Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-17
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. THE CUBAN FLOUR TRADE Blaine Points Out How it
 Can be Secured. \ TERRIBLE MINING DISASTER. An Accident on the West
 Shore Railroad. PASSAGE OF THE ANTI-L0TTERY BILL. A Fire in the Palace of the
 Alhambra.
PASSAGE OF THE ANTI-LOTTERY BILL.
BENEFITS OF RECIPROCITY.

DEN UT AeA1oAA N MT. Blaine Further Elucidates His
 Ideas of Reciprocal Trade With
 Latin American COuntries-Reci-
 procity a Strong Support of PrOtec- tfon-Its Adoption a Serious Blow
 to Free Trade.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The following correspondence has been given to the As sociated Press:
 BAR HARBoR, Me-,
 September 15, 1890. l Colonel ". W. Clapp. editor Boston Journal,
 My dear sir am in receipt of your favor ask ing me if I can attend the annual banquet of the Boot and Shoe club of Boston in October You add that the members are lin hearty sympathy with my views regarding the best method of extend ing American trade and would be glad to have me address them"
 regret that my engagements will not permit me to accept the invitation, but you will please thank the club for the compliment they pay me. are interested in a system of reciprocal trade with Latin America. They can do great good by onon a a U1 %e Few s in ington-an opinion which must regard as in the highest degree unwise and hurtful to New Eng new tariff the amplest protection for every man ufacturing industry within her borders, both w a 1e atives to disregard measure which will promote western interests.
 have lately received letter from MT. J. F. Imbs of St. Louis, Mo, a leading representative of the flour interests and president of the late for G the gran and of great section MT: Imbs says: That adviees rate than was first supposed to be the case. :" And he adds q respectfully submit that the part of the Cuban four trade unless immediate relief is secured"
 In view of these facts, is 1t possible that pro- our market to Cuba's products free, while allow ing great western interest to be absolutely ex- cluded from her market by prohibitory tariffs With reciprocity the west can annually sell many hundred thousand barrels of flour in the markets of Cuba and Porto Rico, together with large procity she will be driven more and more from those markets.
 Giving the fullest protection to all eastern in terests, the proposed tariff bill does, surely no man of good judgment, certainly no protection ist of wise forecast, wishes to expose a western manifestly easy to protect it and promote it manifestly easy because at this very time the boards of trade, the chambers of commerce and the public opinion in Havana are demanding re- ciprocal trade with the United States. I select Cuba and Porto Rico for examples because in certain quarters it has been said that, while we might secure reciprocity with some little coun- tries in South America, we could do nothing with the Spanish islands
 Let us at least give the Spanish islands an op- portunity to speak for themselves.
 Certain wise men ask: How can we sell farm are nrouced m theres Cereals are undoubtey grown in the southernmost part of South Ameri. ca, but wise man will rememberthat cereals and sugar countries of South and Central America and the West India islands contain forty millions of people who import the largest part of their M sugar product of all Latin America is at our doors and we can greatly enhance our exchanges there, if congress will give us an opportunity Tor
 Another class observe that they want time to study the system. To this I might reply that serve its practical workings. While studying in the abstract and refusing to take some object market to Latin American products free of all charge without asking Latin America to give us in turn some freedom in their markets The ob- ment of the sugar question. Shall we make Latin-America gift of that trader Wheu We have studied that lesson we shall be prepared for the second.
 The worst proposition of all is put forward by those who % ppt on ject of reciprocity" If understand their logic 1t is to make sugar free this year without condi consent to grant us reciprocal trade. Holding the complete vantage ground ourselves, the pro posed policy transfers the vantage ground to Spain. Instead of granting q favor to Spain to day, are to ask her for a favor tomorrow Those who take this ground belong to that class of careful guardians of property who prepare g very strong lock for the stable after the horse gone.
 do not mean in anything have said to imply that reciprocity is only western interest. As remarked in q note to Senator Frye, it will prove beneficial and profitable both to the farm ant the shop. What, for instance, could be more natural or more just than that in giving a fret market in the United States to hides from tht Argentine Republic, we should ask the Argentin, Republic to give better market than we nov have for the product of leather to the Unite; States The many forms in whicl | our business interests will be pro noted by reciprocity cannot be known unti | the active commercial men of the United State | shall have developed those forms by investiga | tion and experience. We shall not realize tn | full benefit of the policy in a day or year, bu | shall we therefore throw away countless million | of trade, in addition to the sixty millions VI have already thrown away, and then ignorantl l declare without trial that "the system won | work."
 Finally there is one fact that should have grea weight, especially with protectionists. Ever. procity provision. The free trade paper determined hostility to it. It is evider papers have specified reason for their cours, They know and feel that with system of rec procity established and growing their policy ( free trade receives a most serious blow. Tn protectionist who opposes reciprocity in th form in which it now is presented knocks ava | one of the strongest supports of his system.
 The enactment of reciprocity is the safeguar of protection.
 The defeat of reciprocity is the opportunity | free trade.
 Yours very respectfully,