The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-20
TRADE WITH LATIN-AMERlCA.
Proposition for Reciprocity-The
Appropriations Needed.


A Proposition for Reciprocity-The
Appropriations Needed.
WASHINGTON, June 10 Secretary Blaine
was before the subcommittee Of the Senate
committee on appropriations to-day. in
charge of the diplomatic bill, to argue for
favorable action upon Senator Hales pro-
posed amendment to the bill to carry out
the recommendations of the pan-American
conference. The items of amendment are:
To complete the work of the conference
clerical work, printing. ETC., s49. .750; ex-
penses OF the monetary union (which the
President is authorized to call TO meet in
Washington the first Wednesday in January
nextD, SIS, 900; proportion Of the expenses
OF the survey of the inter-continental
railway, chsrgeable to the United States,
S65,000; bureau of information, $50, 900; (;
compilation Of the publication Of uniform
nomenclature or articles OF merchandise in
the English. Spanish and Portuguese Ian
guages. 81 1000; erection of suitable Latin
American memorial library to be dedicated
on the 4O0th anniversary Of the discovery
of America, $3.50, 900; total. $425,750.
A RECIPROCITY PROPOSITION.
President Harrison to-day transmitted to
congress a letter from. Secretary Blaine
upon the subject of customs union and the
pan-American conference. Secretary Blaine
suggests an amendment to the tariff bill
authorizing the President to declare the
ports of the United States free to the
products of any American nation on which
no export dues are charged 50 long as such
nation shall admit free TO its ports manufact-
ures and products of the United States In
his letter Of transmittal President Harrison
says: ut has been 30 often and 80 per-
fnt nd hat nrfH lax. .sNffn
an insurmountable barrier to large ex-
change Of products with the Latin Ameri-
can nations that deem proper to call espe-
cial attention to the fact that more than 81
per cent. Of the products of these nations
sent to our ports are now admitted free. IL
sugar is placed upon the free list, practically
every important article exported from those
states will be given untaxed access to our
markets except wool.
THE REAL DIFFICULTY.
"The real difficulty in the way Of negoti-
ating profitable reciprocity treaties is that
we have given freely 80 much that would
haYe had value in the mutual concessions
which such treaties imply. Icannot doubt,
however, that the present advantages
which the prod ucts of these near and
friendly states enjoy in our markets,
though they are not by law exclusive, will
with other considerations, favorably dispose
them TO adopt such measures, by treaty or
otherwise, as will tend to equaize and
greatly enlarge our mutual exchanges.
cHEAPENING COST.
''It will certainly be time enough for us
to consider whether we must cheaper the
cost Of production by cheapening labor, in
order to gain excess to South American
markets, when we have fairly tried the
effect of established and reliable steam
communication, and Of convenient methods
of money exchanges. There can be no
doubt, think. that, with these facilities
well established, and with rebate OF che
duties upon imported raw material used in
the manufacture Of goods Tor export,
our merchants will be able &c
compete in the ports of the
Latin-American countries with those of
any other country. If, after congress shall
have acted upon the pending tariff legisla-
tion, 1T shall appear that under the general
treaty making power, or under any special
powers given by law, our trade with the
states represented in conference can be en-
larged upon the basis Of material advantage
it will be promptly done"