The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-09-28
WHAT SHALL WE SAY TO THr
SOUTH AMERICANS
IFrom the N. Y. Evening Past.

invite delegates from South America
Central America, Hayti, and Santo
ID DmiDgo, to join delegates from our
NIrth America Qncluding Mexico), to
convene in Washington for conference
over topics enumerated in the law, and
also over any other topic any invited
state may suggest IL has been recently
put about from Washington that the
state department will endeavor TO ex-
! clude political topics, and coDfine dis
cusslon and action to economic topics,
snch as increasing the markets for the
products OF each stale. A "customs
union" is one of the objects specified i'm
the law. Ii is an object political as
well diplomatic. 1t Mexico or Cen
tral America (ncluding the five states
or Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras.
Nicaragua and SALVADOR, or the re-
public OF Colombia, wish the confer
ence to discuss and act on the Monroe
aoctrlne or the naturalization lin the
interest of Europe) of canal at Pana-
una or at Nicaragua, who beside anna
Jority of the states represented can sav
'NayF Assuming that the Monroc
doctrine and canal NATURALIZATION arc
among the topics to be by the limited
states suppressed if presented i'm the con-
ference, there will remain topic which
IS included in the objects Tor which
Inc conference has been convened. and
III which some of the states invited arc
intensely interested. 1t is the iupedi-
ineht In the way of the coming of
South American woods into onr msrlsets
an impeachment interposed by the
severe customs tax, averaging some 40
per cent. Gd UdlOrem thereon levied at
our ports.
One of the governments invited-and
one Is enough to illustrate what we
say-ls that OF the Argentine Republic.
Wild "h area OF one million aud a half
OF square miles, territory as large as
an central and western Europe COM
olneu, ana an increasing population.
now not less than 5000, 900, and a chief
CITY OF over fifth of million. That
population is largely of European birth.
There are over 100000 Europeans i'm
one OF the fourteen provinces. The
republic has now over $4,000, 900 of
horned cattle, and not far from 14O,.
O0O,OOO of sheep, of which last at least
one quarter are owned by Scotchmen
ahd lrlshmen. The quantity OF wool,
cereals, hides, and tallow which the
Argentine Republic will, in the near
lutnre, have for sale to foreigners can
not now be estimated by anybody, SO
vast Is the promise of the country.
mere are experts who predict that
the Argentine Republic can and will
supply the worlds demand for wool.
and by that competition wooIens and
w0rsteds will, in the end, be cheaper
relatively than cottons.
what will our delegates to this con-
ference be directed by our President
Harrison to answer when, by the orders
OF The president of the Argentine Re-
pubic, his delegates address our dele
gates thus:-"YOur government has
invited the Argentine Republic here to
say what it wishes done to increase the
sale OF Argentine products in the
markets of the United States of North
America. In response to your courte-
Gus invitation we say that we ask that
your customs tax OH wool be removed.
Ii you say that, under the favored-na-
non clauses in your treaties, you CALI
not treat US better than you treat An-
stralia and other wool producers, then
we ask that all imported wool be un-
taxed by your congress"
hi'houSu eApeTts uluer, tnere Is
tendency of proof to show that there
are only two really distinct varieties of
sheep, the long wooled and the 8 orr
wooled, from which come woolens and
Worsteds. Or both of these Prot.
Archer gives thirty.two original varie.
ties, four OF which he apportions to
Europe, fifteen TO Asia, eleven to At
rlca. and only two to Americs, namely,
the West Indian sheep found in Jamaica
and the Brazilian sheep. The Spanish
or nerino type is by every one put first.
Spain has fallen off as wool-produc-
ing country, and because her merino
type has been transplanted. 1t is due
to George III. that this splendid breed
came to England. The first English
Merino Society was formed in 1911.
Australia never had native sheep, but
now she exports over /, 1,2S3, 1850 bales of
wool. The British Kingdom, the Au-
stralian colonies, and the Cape have
now lis 100000 of sheep and a clip of
6O0 900 900 pounds of wool. France
had: in 1888, only 22,6l6,547 sheep.
Spain has fewer than France. In all
tue dominions of Russia there were in
1882 only 81 1880 sheep. Germany
has 22,000.000, Austria nearly 4 OOO.-
DOO, Italy S,596,10 Sweden and Dem
mark and Norway only 1900 200. All
Europe has only l7l,S66 ,965. The
United States (ourselves) had in 1885
only 4S. .322 1881. British North America
has only about 100000. So that apart
from Europe and Australia the country
most in prominence now in wool pro-
iuction is the Argentine Republic and
me region OF the La Plata. Already
The Argentine Republic is only the
second government in supplying woods,
he chief part of which are of the
nerlno type. The Argentine fleece is
rapidly increasing in weight, and inn
proved methods are making it more
,leanly. The La Plata Valley and the
Argentine Republic have now quite
hree time as many sheep as we have.
VI 5o,OOO,OOO of sheep in 1883 in one
province, Buenos Ayres had 81, 900 900
belonging TO Argentines, $4,000 900 to
Irlshmen and Scotchmen, and s. .OO0, 900
% other natiOnalities. Formerly Ar.
gentine wool could not be used, ex-
;eptlng Tor common fabrics, but now
! has more clean and firmer staple.
mere are many sanguine persons who
oeileve that II the Argentine Republic
IAN nave an end of revolt and revolu-
ION, and II mechanical contrivances
or cleaning the woods 20 on as recent
Y, the fu:ure of WOOL growing is hers,
md she can supply the wool -consump-
lion of the world, and, by greatly re-
tuced prices, DEFY competition.
What she wishes of us a blind man
ian see. Will President Harrison.
secretary Blaine, and a republican con-
sress give TO her free trade with US i'm
WOOL, II she will give to us free trade
II all the things we can make or pro-
luce! 1t not, why did we invite her
% our congress of the three Americas5