The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-17
.BLAINE'S PET SCHEME.
Unable To Attend a Manufacturers Ban.
quet, the Secretary Writes a Letter
Explaining How Reciprocity VIII
Open a Freer Trade In Latin
America For All Ameri-
can Products.

BosToS, Sept. l6.-In response to an in.
vitation 10 the annual banquet of the
Boot and Shoe club of Boston, Colonel
Clapp. editor OF the Journal, has received
letter from Mr.. Blaine, in which the
secretary of state, referring 10 that por-
ton Of the invitation saying the members
Of the club are in hearty sympathy with
his views regarding the best method OF
extending American trade, regrets that
engagements will not permit him TO ad-
dress the meeting. A member of the club.
he says, can do great good in counteract-
ing certain phases Of New England opin-
ion, which he regards hurtful 10
New Englands interests. New En-
gland is TO receive in the new
tariff complete protection for every
manufacturing industry within her bor-
ders, and il will be, in the judgment Of the
secretary OF state, both inexpedient and
injurious for her representatives 10 dsrc-
gard measure which will promote east
ern interests.
Mr.. Blaine refers 10 letter recently re-
| ccived from the president Of the late mill
lers' convention at Minneapolis, referring
to the excessive duties on American Hour
in Cuba, and stating that Americans will
be unable 10 retain anv portion of the Gu
ban -four trade unless immediate relief is
secured. In view of these facts, says Mr..
Blaine. is il possible that protcctionist
congress can even think of opening our
markets TO Cuba's products free while
allowing great western industry To
be absolutely excluded from her markets
by q prohibitory tariff? With reciprocity
the west can annually sell many hundred
thousand barrels of -four in Cuba and
Porto Rico, together with large mass of
other agricultural products. Without
reciprocity she will be driven more and
more from these markets.
Giving the fullest protection TO all
eastern interests as proposed, as the tar
| it'll bill does, surely no man of good judg-
ment, certainly no protectionist OF wise
forecast wishes 10 expose western in
terest to a serious injury, especially when
il is manifestly easy 10 protect and
promote il. Manifestly easy, because at
| this time boards OF trade, chambers of
commerce and public opinion in Havana
are demanding reciprocal trade with the
United States.
Certain wise men have asked how can
we sell farm products in South America
when the same things are produced
there. Cereals are undoubtedly grown
| i'm the southernmost portion of South
America, but wise men will remember
that cereals and sugar do not grow in the
same soil. The sugar countries of South
and Central America and the West Indies
contain N,U00,0O0 of people, who import
the larger part of Their breadstuffs. In
deed, the largest portion OF the sugar pro-
duct Of Latin America Is at our doors and
we can greatly enlarge our exchanges there
IL congress will give us an opportunity
for reciprocal trade. Another class OBJ
serves IL as "a waste of time To study the
system. To these must reply that the
best method OF studying the system is to
observe its practical workings. While
studying in the abstract, and refusing 10
take some object lessons these gentlemen
| propose TO open our market to Latin
| American products free of all charge,
without asking Latin America TO give us
| i'm return some freedom in their markets.
| The object lesson Immediately before
us is the treatment OF the sugar question.
Shall we make Latin America a gift OF
that trade? When we have studied that
lesson we shall he prepared for Sec
ond.
The worst proposition of all is put forth
by those who say "let us put sugar on the
free list now and next year take up the
subject of reciprocity" IL 1 understand
their logic il is 10 make sugar free
this year without condition, and next
year TO ask Spain il she will not kindly
consent 10 grant us reciprocal trade.
Holding complete vantage ground them
selves, the proposed policy transfers the
vantage ground To Spain. Those who
take this ground belong TO that class OF
careful guardians Of property who pre-.
pare a strong lock for stable after the
horse is gone.
/ do not mean in anything l have said
To imply that reciprocity Is only a west
ern interest. IL will prove beneficial and
profitable both 10 farm and shop. The
many forms in which our business inter-
ests will be promoted by reciprocity cam
not be known till the active commercial
men OF the United States shall have de-
veloped themselves by investigation and
experience. We shall not realize the full
benefit of the policy in a day or year, but
shall we therefore throw away countless
millions Of trade, in addition To- the siJ,-
OuO,OU we have already thrown away, and
then ignominiously declare, without trial,
that 1.-THE system won't work?h Finally,
there is one fact that should have great
weight, especially with protectionists,
every free trader in the senate voted
against reciprocity. Free trade
papers throughout the country are
. showing determined hostility TO IT,
Ii is evident free trade senators and free
trade papers have specific reason for
their course. They know and feel that
with the system OF reciprocity established
and growing their policy Of free trade re-
ceives most serious blow. A protec'
ZIONIST who opposes reciprocity IN the
form in which IL is now presented knocks
away one Of the strongest supports OF hls
system. The enactment of reciprocity II
: the safeguard of protection. The defea
: of reciprocity is the opportunity of free
trade.
. Engiishmen Attacked by Portuguese.