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Latin-American Tariff Conces-
sions and Secretary Blaine. 4
FpEE TRADE IN CERTAIN THINGS.

FpEE TRADE IN CERTAIN THINGS.
The\ scheme VIII De Spoiled. He Says,
If Congress Puts Sugar on the Free List.
Proposed Amendment to the Pending
TarisT\ Btu.
wAm1NeroN. June 90 President Harri-
son has sent to the senate message upon
the question Of reciprocity with,she Latin
American States accompanied by a letter
Of Mr. Blaine to the ~resident briefly re-
viewing the proceedings Of the conference,
which declared TINT partial reciprocity be.
tween the American republics was not only
practicable but must necessarily increase
the trade aud tie development Of the ma
teriol resources Of the countries adopting
that system, and thatit would in an prob
ability bring about as favorable results az
those obtained by free trade among the
different states Of this Union. Secretary
| Blaine writes
| Secretary Blalne'- Letter.
"Only those who have given the subject
careful study realize the niagnitnde Of the
commerce Of these sister nations In lsss
the combined imports Of Chilli ard the
Argentine republic reached tic enormous
sum Of S3s8 i21 sos The imports 0l the
Argentine republic for 1889 were slas,o5N,
COO These imports consisted ia the greateg
part Of articles that ccaSld have been fur
nished hy the manufacturers of the United
States, yet ia 1885, Of the total Of $685.
100000 imports, we contributed but Si3,-
0O0,000 while England contrihuted s90,-
00O,000, Germany s43,000,000 and France
$38, 100000 With our extraordinary, in
crease IN population, and the even more
extraordinary increase ia material wealth,
our progress in trade with South America.
has been strangely hindered and limited
Exports Could he Increased.
"In 1868 our total exports TO all the
world were $50, ,7Si 900 of which s53, ,l97, ,000
went TO Spanish America-l4 per cent In
1883 our exports TO all the world were S742,
3Gs On0 an increase Of 100 per cent, while
but 500 273 coo went 70 Spanish America,
little more than per cent, and the great
est gain $4,000, 600 hns been noticed during
the last two years It was the unanimous
Judgment of the delegates that our eNporta
TO those countries and 70 the other reprf'-
lies could be increased 20 a great degree by
the negotiations OF such treaties as ares
recommended by the conference"
Reciprocal Tariff Concessions.
After deploring the present lack C&
MEANS for reaching Latin-American p0rsg
by American vessels, the secretary says;
"rhere Is no direct steamship communica-
ton whatever between the United States
and .the Argentine Republic, and there are
no direct banking facilities The lnterna~
4 tional American conference has earnestly
recommended the establishment Of BOTH
but reciprocal exchanges OF tariff conces
sions will be equally effective in stimulat-
: ing commerce and increasing the export
OF the products Of which we have the larg
est surplus, not only to the progressive re-
IL publics named, but to all the other Amerl-
can nations.
Nearly all the articles we export to our
neighbors are subjected to heavy customs
.~ taxes, 50 heavy in many cases as toprohibit
their consumption by the masses Of the
people On the other hand, more than 81
per cent Of our imports from Latin Amer
, lea are admitted free, leaving but IL per
cent upon which duties may still be re-
moved But mindful Of the fact that the
United States has from time TO time re-
moved the duties from coffee, coca, India
rubber, hides, cinchona bark, dyes and
cabinet woods and other Latin-American
products, our government may confidently
ask the concessions suggested. The in
our farms, our factories and our forests.
a An Amendment 20 the Tariff Bill.
The secretary says that seventeen repub-
lies represented in the PAN American con-
ference have signliied their desire to enter
- upon reciprocal commercial relations with
the United States, and that the remaining
A | two w0uld express equal willingness could
n they be assured that their advances would
be favorably considered. In conclusion he
says; "Io escape the delay and uncertainty
Of treaties it has been suggested chat a
Il practicable and prompt mode Of testing
the question is 10 submit an amendment "a
y the pending tauif bill authorizing the
n president 10 declare the ports Of the United
4 States free 10 all the products Of any ma
1 tion Of the American hemisphere upon
which no export duties are imposed, when
ever and so long as such nation shall admit
X TO its ports free of all national provincial
4 (statel, municipal and other taxes Our -four,
curnfnenl and other breadstufls, preserved
a meats, fish, vegetables and fruits, cotton
seed oil, rice and other provisions, includ-
& ing all articles Of food, lumber, furniture
& and other articles Of wool, agricultural inn
4 plements and machinery. mining and me-
chanical machinery, structural steel and
& iron, steel rails locomotives, railway cars
and supplies, street cars and refined petro-
j leum.
He Objects to Free Sugar.
'The list could no doubt be prohtabIy
enlarged by careful investigation of the
needs and advantages Of both the home
and foreign markets OF course the ex-
change involved in these propositions
would be rendered impossible if congress
a in its wisdom should repeal the duty on
sugar by direct legislation instead Of allow
u ing the same object to be attained by the
reciprocal arrangement suggested"
The President Against Free sugar.
: President Harrison, ia his message ac-
companying the secretary's letter, saws
among other things; 1T has been SO often
and persistently stated that our tariff laws
offer an insurmountable barrier to a large
exchange Of products with the Latin-Aner-
lean states that / deem it proper to call
especial attention to the fact that more
than 81 per cent. of the product Of these
nations sent to our ports is now admitted
free II sugar is placed on the free list
practically every important export from
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