Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-08-01
va. BInine on the sugar Question
Annim.

Two weeks ago we gave editorially the
main points iu q letter written by Secretary
blaine to senator Frye of Maine on the
subject Of free sugar. urging that our ports
ought not 60 bee thrown open entirely free
90 some hundreds of millions Of Spain az
ricultural products unless a mutual arrange
mcnt was made boy which the ports Of Spain
aud her islands were thrown open 30 afford
a market for our own surplus agricultural
products Mr. Frye replied 10 this letter
with one saying, IN substance that he
thought the suggestion came too late the
tariff bin having progressed so far, and
questioning. also. whether Spain would
enter into such an arrangement, or had
anything of sufficient value To- give in eX
change for it, la reply to MIR. Frye Mr.
Blaine has written still another letter ou the
free sugar question. more forcibe aud def.
mite in its terms than the first It's as fol-
lows:
BAR HARBlH. Me. July - lsaJ
Dear III Firm. You ask me what assurance
have as 90 SPAIN willingness to enter into recip.
rocn arrangements of trade with the United
States y our question surprises me. for Nuu eau
prime minister of Spain in his anxiety Co. srrurr
free admission tl our markets for the sugar OF
Cuba aud Porto Rico. agreed q" very extensive
treaty of reciprocity with Nh John W. Foster,
then our minister at Madrid
a wear before. in 1881. o. very admirable treaty
ot reciprocity was negotiated hv ten Grant and
william u PRESCOTT. as nited states commission
erS with the ltrpuhlc OF Mexico q treaty we'll
considered boo all its details Whose results would
believe. have proved highly advantageous To
buth countries
In view Of the pending discussion. it is some.
what singular cirrunstanrr thaI hnth THESE treat
ICES uI Reciprocity ialitd tu secure the approval nl
Congress. and failed for the express reason that
both provided for the free admission "l sugar
| congress would not then allow single pound OF
sugar 0" come ih Tree ol dntN under any clrcuW-
stances Whatever.
anu h"N iht proposition i- tl "lfh oiI l'' t7
free 20 everybody sugar ana Z" do % WIN shch
IapultN thht we are MOI 70 nave "a ii"llrIi u'i'
10 see I We can MAKE better trahr lau' hN
"hlch we NAV pay Tor az thSl par" l the sugar
d" tht products ut Amercan tarns anI shols.
NliI thahst OF oplhl"h mas 'eIlaiuN .'en
hhfkAhir 300 8" hflrI prfnd. indeed lht "hN
danger OF our not securing advantageous treallr-
"I RECIPROCITY now is thr possible heltI ON tue
10 ~. tl" ''''i'.l ~ qua. ,ll'', 49,. ~ .i
ire sugar ihal ny la,lthl WAITING lh,N 'an ~
yul' an lhFN H''It without money """ "''"""'
price
, hIiu- tIal result HutI "'l W." ~"
lhr tlEuI hrNnnl'An n'rui"'rN nl Tue Commute
' ""N am .'.iihs l'''' '''H'' ''i'''',.',
lu ,' rA1.', ''i' lu lulh 'lal ',I Ia9t l'uiVa.N
euItlv "IrH .,' c" ''h,r ''''li' tild, Mu,,' ~, ~
F'lrhl Ahu wise To leaNt 10 tht treSut"'' as tut
tilf iii'ihlll- l'"'t' AN 'pI'l l"ili'N ." sly i
AINaht.isfuiS arrangements or I,'ll'IoDal tIa t
'"nN wv 'Hf'l'l was unaNlr =" lH'I9u Wv
o"nnllll"' l' laht NY view. ulehl'uil ,tll9 Sl
cdIlsIillt now neoiiNr u has hel cI'aI GU !l'
ulaUs 4uo't' 'al til' suE-'9,"I 'u 't''
vdIll, A"n Ltt' ~ lnyl. Hll rll"'' was i'aN' Nv
IoIt lnr laIii u'I was ttl"r'r! l' l,t i"'lNg. ui
rsr,i I'a'ilgu lu r",l,lIt' H. H. 'ii'iN, a ,tl1
sra'r mistake To oppoSr thiS reGipr"cal pfoposl
conflict in some wav with the polio, OF prolec
u.A. me danssr Is. think whollA ln, tht oIpv
government has heretofore collected a heavy
.r., IRON ID, ~ @ oilg y' "a a.
per annum Tor "A considerable period We wish
Vaint f the s,,,ar w. anpuaily nansi,m, IS rnor
nous shall We pay for 1t all in cash, or snail we
part Of il NAV b. paij for In pork and be4f and
noHl III Innner and SAT- ana IRON M shoto ana
| In short shall We pav Tor It ali in cash or Try
tFrRa{ naFtrr m baT, tmk Tue l"t'1r mod i,
/ to promote trade.
.a @ tn'9 1,t' ar, ' 1v as ,,, l mas, '.s i,,
ngent interest u the increase of our trade with
m"rra mfarrou.,. Mill tbat rrpat continent If
1 we do not make "a beginning. If we now give
away the duties on coiiee and hides and rn66er.
ana get nothing IN exchange which shall be pr2ilt
/ states what shall boz our justification for tn,