New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-11
4 GEEfr INIEICAN POLTCT.

The Tariff bill with IN" Aidrich Amendment
a> a rider offers AL ia" practical advantages
+, ho derived from ia" negotiation Of rccipr"'-
ity treaties With ~"uth American c'rntic'.
II enlarge, II" li,t of frc" ilrp"rta'i"n>. ami
cy;"nd> lndclimltrly pr'yi",i> concessions III re
la,;.n I, coffee - hii'>; hu' II make, ia"
continuance Of th' - .'S' "i i ire" hLilh''
for Ionl,orial and tropical c>pl,, r"ud:tI"naI
upon reciprocity. If American f'"d supplies
arr. not received in c>chans" i"r sugar.. No
asses coiI"c. TIA and hides on r';:N n!hI"
terms. rc,aa,ory du,ic> viii BE- I'M ">"d at the
discretion of the Executive. In chcct III"
nitod state, Offer, south and Genital .lnrii-
"a and the spanish West IEl!"> Il c"mpr"
hcn>lyr measure Of free trade, """l and cop
per bcin. the only pr"duct> cN'!ud"d: hut
thee trad" CONFESSIONS are not granted ciatu-
i;ol>y but onl y with tn" uniri standing that
reciprocal lavoI> are To be extended - .\m"r-
can exporters. With the rjiat"iy duties
held in r's"ry" reciprocity can practically b"
,,ciro'l and an rniaigrd foreign market ere
1lcd for American exports without thu >aCr!iic"
81 any hrih' Industry.
The c,tl"pmcnt Of foreign trade i not,
however. dependent wholly or cIrn IN In"
nn,-nt any iIi.-but Ia" NliioI.al illg. \
free exchange Of the characteristic p,od'"i> OF
the nllcI -rat"> and ia" >nulhcIn cnIniiic,
Will be- materially helpful IN cn.al ung i"rcGn
mag, is but III order Ia secure the full adj
Ianiag" Of reciprocity under the Ahlrch
Amendment and The Tariff biz th" commercial
marn" mus; be restored With American
steamship lines running from New York, NrW
Orleans and .-an Fianci>c, 10 the principal
,ol> OF tn southern countries NOT unl! VIII
rcc.p.ncity in Agricultural precincts Yield is
,nil incrrl,. in trade. but nnii.cl> will also
be opened for American manufactures and en-
t"iI,rl>c. The pa, .gr ui thc shipping bills
will be- required IN orcr to Ioirnd ont the
policy embodied in the Aldr'h amcn'mcni.
ihi> is the only lIit,' question which the
House has not taken up and fonod IT, Il vote
speaker Reed assured his constituents that
Il, ion on ihc,r bills would hc secured 1T the
ncAt. if not before the cU>c Oi IL" present
session. Since the senate has disguised of
Them will it not bo practicable for the House
to force them 60 Il passage within :. fortnight
and thereby complete the circuit of legislation
on behalf Of American industrial interests :?
With the Tariff bill practically rtlcgitcd to Il
legislation now well in hand, there ought 10 be
| little difficulty in securing action on these i'm
| pOriamt MEASURES which are absolutely c>>cn
| tial to the development of the export trade.
| The Speaker has properly credited the l"sc
| with painsiaking care in redccmn% the prom
Uses of the Republican National platform. Ono
| pledge has not %ct been carried inio cXccd-
| ton. That Is legislation for the restoration
| of the flag to the high seas. Let the shipping
| bills be enacted without delay and the record
will be complete. Congress and the Admins
| traton will then be united in promoting u
common American policy-he development o.!
home industries and the enlargement of for
cicn markets for surplus produce and MANU-
facnrrs The Tariff BILL the Reciprocity
amendment and the Meat Inspection Act will
fit in with the results of the PAN American
| Conference, Secretary Blainrs reciprocity pro-
posalS and diplomatic measures for removing
the European prohibition of pork and other
meat products. A policy at once American
| and HOMOGENEOUS will be worked out for the