Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-04-05

Il The rumor Of negotiations for treaties
n reciprocity with southern countries
20 heeiuning to take definite shape,
nd the Washington correspondent OF
>nay!s Philadelphia Inquirer says that
m. Blaine will be ready to send two
oatleS 70 the Senate before the tariff
oosurs reaches that body. The mys-
Sei6us treaties are said 10 I've with
fexieo and the Argentine Republic,
E<nd will obviats the necessity Of duty
- hides, lead, ores and other southern
rOducts, although noexplanation no IL Of
|Sfed ~ to the how or why. The Argen-
6lne exports enormous quantities Of
kldes aud products Of the cattle In
Ennstry, aud II looks very much as II the
5nsoposed duty on hides has been put
Into the Mckinley bill merely to be
knocked out for the benefit Of the Ar
<ontines, who will thus have an advan-
tnge over other foreigners In our mar
$1kots, while the manufacturers, who are
E&hrmed at the Mckinley tariff, will
ot their hides free from the south In
spite Of 1t. But this little plan will
6on1y work as part Of the commercial
<)brerations which 1t Is hoped may he set
IN motion by other provisions Of the
Seaties, and by subsidized steamship
1ncs. OF Mexico's sloth and sleepiness
G9&e know quite enough TO have slight
AOpes of = booming trade In that quar-
~ very soon, but 1t IL relief to pass on
- consideration Of the ways and
sDans Of building up trade with wide
Awake, wealthy and energetic Argen-
Ine. The exports Of that country are
~, as rule, what we need, and as they
must make n European market for their
qfplus agricultural products, II may be
,fy hard 10 draw their trade this way.
ye do not want their wheat, corn aud
oef, but they do want our nanufac-
nred goods, and consuls report that
Everything American Is In great favor
lore. Our agricultural machinery, tools
nd engines suit the conditions qfe M
"a their praries and frontiers country.
ksll ~ In our own weS tho clumsy
~ are much preferKey also want our
nfopean artacfoleum, and there seems
mDer 9eason why triangular course
be NJ should not be established from
sra$entine to Europe, from Europe
AFRICA and then back again to
Am Ayres. They must pay for what
eH them and we need not care how,
least that seems to be the theory of
advocates Of commercial stimulus
subsidized steamships. The steamers
&hslr return trips from the Argon-
= 70 America may bring US hides and
~ other things, but unless they can
- II pay to stop by the way for Bra
aah coffee or Cuban ores the steam
~ business Is likely to stagger badly
~ IL tries to stand without subsidy.
IL queer that the first moves of this
> ration towards lowering the
81 tariff barrier should 10 with coun-
that has very little to offer US
surplus wheat, corn and agricultu-
products OF the same kind that we
"a abroad. The Argentine exports In
amounted to eighty-four millions OF
llaTs, aud Of this seventy-six and
~ millions was In agricultural pro-
- and produce of the cattle industry.
- latter amounted to more than fifty
~ millions. These exports are grow
y with wonderful rapidity, aud the
xtcultural population il being enor-
pusly increased by the rush Of immi-
ataon from Europe, tempted by the
liant climate, fertile soil and the
nyernment offer Of free lands and seed
q six dollars month for the first
Most of the immigrants are
eIiAns and Spaniards. Our consul re-
~ that refrigerator ships will soon
IN to export fresh beef to Europe.
passage requiring twenty-five days,
In short, these Southernen show en-
prise and energy equSled only in the
nltsd States. The details of the no
- treaty will be awaited with inter.
bnf IA should be sprung upon the
Hong with the steamship sub
cheme which bears upon the same
Hon Of development of Southern