Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-18


on December H. 1851 MI freIlng-
huyseh' then Secretary OF State' N com
mnnicatlng to the PRESIDENT certain con
slderatons touching RECIPROCITY profld-
ing for the favored ana conditional eN-
chahse OF prouucls between tne hl'eu
states and the spanish West Indian PROV
inces OF Cuba ana for'o kico tthe "hoie
communication oeihg aiter"ard trans
mltied pS ffesldeht Arthur 10 tue senate =
says
ne heed mas long oten recognized OF
some arFahgeineht ny "hlCh the hA'u'al
market OF the Iafee communities t'hs al
our doors >heuId DC secured uhdef neheH- :
clal terms LOT the principal pFouuCtiohs q
Inc l hlleu states. III return LOT thl> we
grant certain reserved ia'ors "htrebE 'he
articles, mainly raw materials or 1000 pro-
ducts, which TINS country does not pro-
duce or produces IN inadequate quantity
shall reach their natural market OF con-
sumption IN this country. Iarih barriers,
for the most part greater IN foreign pos
sessions. as respects our manufactures,
than in the United States with respect to
the crude materials we consume, have NTH
erto operated as obstacles TO the desirable
natural movement of trade between our
ports and theirs.
This has been notably the case with the
! Spanish Antilles. Our imports thereirom
amount in round numbers to about s12,-
900, 900 in value, large proportion of
those imports being free-listed in our tar
| ifs. our exports thereto amount 10 near
| ly SH.0OO,0 900, comprising for the most
| part articles in whose production we eX-
eel, ard which, with difficulty and in lin
| tied quantities, find their natural market
in Cuba and Porto Rico, because of heavy
customs taxation and discriminating ap-
plcation of duties. This taxation and dis
elimination have not only practically cut
off profitable market from its full chance
OF development but have also prevented
our vessels from ENJOYING Que snare OF
the carrying trade. These unfavorablt
conditions have kept the bulk of the i'm
port trade OF Cuba and Porto Rico IN oth
er channels The absence OF ofllclai data
for many years makes 1t Impossible to as
certain the precise amount OF the present
import trade OF those Islands, put an ap
proximate estimate OF 500 ooo'ooo or So
pO,UU IN value, coming from All parts
including the mother country propaol.
understates the facts. 1t would he SAT-
TO say that, "nlie under eXistlhg clrculii
stances the bulk OF the production OF tup'
ana forto hlco comes 10 the blteu states
this country only supplies one-niti Oh th'
gooas ana manu- actures "hich 'iose Is
lands must receive from without 10 nee
the aosoiule hecesslties oi existence IT
oaiance oi tra'e is. thereiore' as W thos'
provinces asa.nsI tue niCeu 4'a,es III .n'
proportioh OF 10 /, anu 'nis Is que 10 .,' u,
operation OF causes "hlcn iiihit ouf Iacil'
" 10 supply, anu tne aoiilty ol me poR
uiatioli Vi ouoa anu Vi W noo " uen'a,,,' Wv,
In lrahSniit'ing ny .he tlea.y which ~
Minister, '1hn ". ro.oet' nau hesot.a.e' ass'
win & opa'n' rfesiueht ' arthur, oil Deeeni.e
~, !oofe smnis III MS H ts ~ Tue a,;"r ~ ,h
uses the lotio"ins ians u.se 1ou.nlns W.
treaty-ih iac' VIII queue 'ie ehlire nes
sage: o o..,o rn,,o, c,.,os.