The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-25
MR.. BLAINB'S PR0JBCF,
A Bfazi|ian's Views Upon the
Reciprocity Proposition.
SPLENDID POLICY FOR BOTH.
How tho United States Would be
benefited by II Treaty...We Can
Command tho South Ameri.
can Market If We Desire to,

| New York, July 24.-Antonio Gui.
maraes, q Brazilian, and one OF the lead.
Ing merchants in business between Bra.
zil and the United States, on being asked
what the result would be Of Il treaty Of
reciprocity between the United States
and Brazil as proposed by his Govern.
ment and Mr.. Blaine, said TINT in his
judgment such treaty would be OF
great advantage to both countries.
"Bfazil-produces a, present G00,OO0
tons OF sugar per annun. But under a
treaty or reciprocity with the Unit, d
States In less than three: years it would
produce enough sugar. to supply the
entire country. At present Brazil fur.
nishcs 70 per cent of the coffee con-
sumed in the United States; but while
the area OF cotlee production Ia limited
to the States Of San P4ulo, Rio and MI.
mas, tho northern production being OF
no account, the sugar cane area extends
irom Para to parana, aad in fact from
the equator to few degrees below the
southern tropic, the possibilities Of sugar
production being far IN excess OF thUse
OF coffee production, and almost unlim-
ited."
Mr.. Guimaraes said that from his cor.
r-spondente his Gounirymea faily re.
alize the great advantage 10 be derived |
from the reciprocity with this country. |
fne desire Tor such treaty was espec-
tally marked in the northern provinces,
where sugar cultivation is already one
Of the principal industries. There han
been some disposition in these provinces
10 dissatisfaction with tho general gov.
ernment. This would DO entirely allayed
If, through the central government, a
treaty with the United States could be-
obtained which would open the doors OF
this market to them aud give to the
sugar industry the Impetus and develop.
nent which it is capable of in that sec,
tion.
"ln exchange for these important nd.
vantagts to my country" continued
Mr. Giumaraes, tive propose to reduce
our import duty on the products of the
United States. Brazil il dependent OH
tarid for revenue, and while in ex-
change for free Sugar We could give en-.
tire free trade, We are in position to
make such reduction OF duty that tie
produce and manufactures OF the Uni.
ted States would enter Brazil at a lower
price than the same articles could be
from Europe. This would be
sufficient to Create for American manu-.
factnres in Brazil an immense and al
most exclusive market.
"My country has population OF over
Il. 900, 900 people, while Cuba has only
population Of 1000 900, and the con.
in Brazil OF such produce and
as the United States could
supply would be- very large, indeed
For example, we import S2l 100000
worth Of cotton goods per annum. BY
i reduction OF duty most OF these goods
would be taken from the United States,
and the importation Of flour and other
which the United States al
ready ships in considerable quantities to
Brazil, would be very largely increased
10 the matter OF duties. At present the
United States purchases OF our produce
to s4000,000, while iu return
We buy sSG88,000 worth. The balance
against the Uuited States has to be re-
'nitted in gold or its equivalent il
Europe. Under reciprocity, the Uaited
States would purchase from Brazil a
large amount, but would increase the
exports to Brazil The people in Brazil
lean stroAgly toward the northern re-
public, and there is no doubt that they
would hail with satisfaction treaty Of
reciprocity which would bring the two
republics. into closer commercial! rela
tinnan