Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-15
BLAINE ON TRAps REclpROClTY.
"our Field of Commercial Development
Lies South Of Us"
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Lies South Of U.s.
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WARRINGTON, July ll.-The following letter
from Secretary Elaine has been received to-day
- BAR HARBCH, July II. 1890
Dear Mr.. Frye: have Just received inteiii-
gence frC the highest commercial authority 10
payapa that American -four under the ne" du-
lies imposed by Spain cannot roach the CHhan
market under a cost ~ 4lL41 per parIei c2uht-
inc the shipping price In New lorA AT &ieO per
hafrei enain holds the market Tor herself ana
Ia ablo 10 send European -four ~ price whlch
totally excludes American nour from me iI't Ac.9
of Cuba and Porto Rico. other articles OF hhlo-
rican growth are likewise taxed by SPAN 10 he
,,int III trobibition. This One-sidei commerce
viii seriously tnjurc shipping routes Whlcn h'e
SIN IN American hands largely, II nov
exclusively II would certainly os q ,saS - -,
ordinary policy on the part OF our 0oVernn"nt
fust at his ume 70 open our market without
charge or duty 10 the enofInoas crops .. susA,
raised IN the two spanish isian1% Nhua aNu
Porto Rico furnish Va win nearly or Q.lLo one
half Of tho sugar which We consume ana We gro
far larger consumers than any DINER uAtoh ia
tho world. TO rivo free market 70 ms IN
mense product ot Spanish p,ahiaNohs a. NHs
moment spain 80 excluding mo pIo-uts 81
AInorican farms from nor market "onii
ls a policy unprecedented as VOL as uh-
wise our trade with mo SCUM amer io"u
REPUBLICS as VOL a. Win Tie Meet lnuR
islonrts nas beon FOR mauy years IN a most un-
satisfactory condition. the aggregate pAlhneo ..
trade with an lstin-Amerca Is AeaFil! hsaln't
us A single illustration VIII sunlce. olhco VIC
repeaied the duty on cCuoe IN 49, No haNo 'Ii-
,ortad nr1duct- OF Brazil 70 the extent OF fN<l.-
sO6OJ0 ard have SOLD TO her only SOD, 4Sl;uoJ Vi
our own products. Tho dliicrence-suDi'oi'VV
we have paid Ia gold OF its equiFaeD.' nnt - q
gtl ma amended this vast sum IN the uirkeis OF
Furope YOU can readily roe how dlhrr'ht inc
result would have been II IN return ioi tle rec
admission OF Brazilian conee IN our mar aots NC
had oxn ted tho free admission OF certain pro
d,,.,s ~ Tho United states In the Brazilian mar
ket To re peat This error Win sugar Nto An hihoun
three times as large as with coheel VIII cleHo NJ
opportunity to establish reciprocity OF UAue WIN
me cnnrre against tho protective policy,
which has injured 10 most, Is that us brpouts 80
wholly 10 the manufacturer ana caplthisi, anu
not al all 10 The farmer. You and Won KNOW
that This Is not true, but SIN IL - lhe Iio5.
t,Iausible and therefore most huriiul hisuhetI
maGe by the free-trader. Here y ~ oPPoIt.uhl-
~ whore the farmer may Dc paheAte4 -p'iil,-
rilv. undeniably richly benentel nero y an
cpportunity for tho Republican congress 70
omen the markets Of forty millions oi peoplo 70
tho products OF American farms. ShtI We
sezs the opportunity OF shhll we W" ,.,iT r,ii
DO moi doubt in many respects me tatlu Dhi
nendtng In the senate is Just measure, hhu
that most Of is provisions are IN accordAnce WIZ
a wiso policy Of protection. But there u no.
section or line In tho entire bill that VIII upen "A
market for another b1snel " wheat or aho'nor
barrel OF pork. IL sugar i now placed on INC
free list without exacung important trade con on
cessiOns IN return We .hau close INC ~ ~
nrontaple reurocity against ourselves. MINK
Won viii mud some valuable hints on this 10
iect I'm the Presidents urie, message OF june
10Th, with az much practical WISDOM as was c'SR
stated ia so short space.
oar foreign market for breadsiniis grows
narrower. Great Britain IL exerting every hoI'e
q secure her bread supplies from lnliS, an iI
The rapid expansion Of the wheat area VA hussls
cives us a powerful competitor IN the markets OF
Europe. II becomes US. therefore, 10 use e.oi5
ho;h Of Tie American continents Win nearly
one hundred million dollars worth OF sugar seek
1 ing our market every year, We shst' prove ~.
siyes nlost unsettled legislators II wo 90 not Sc
cure largo field for tho sale and consumption
| Of our bresdstuns AMI provisions The lato con-
| ference OF American republics proved mo eAist-
encs of a common desire for closer relations our
! Congress. should take up the WORK where me IN
| teruatonal Conference left It, Our field OF com,
| merciaI development and progress lies south OF
/ ~. Vary sincereiy yours, JANIS q. BLAINE.
| Noa. IS. r. Fine, United states Sendte.