Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-07-24
Secretary Blaine.
A LETTER TO SENATOR FRYE REGARDING
TRADE WITH CUBA, PORTO RICO AND THE
SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS
The following letter from Secretary
Blaine has been received by Senator Frye:
RAR LII ,ENnE Mn Inlv L An

The following letter from Secretary
Blaine has been received by Senator Frye
BAR HARBoR, Me, July II, 80.
| Dear Mr. Frye i have lust received
intelligence from the highest commercial
| authority in Havana that American flour,
under the new duties imposed by Spain,
| cannot reach the Cuban market under the
| cost OF 81 .l6 barrel, counting the ship
| ping price IN New York as 81 So a barrel.
| Spain holds the market for herself and Is
able to send European -four at a price
| which totally excludes American flour from
| the markets of Cuba and Porto Rico.
| Other articles OF American growth are
| likewise taxed BY Spain to the point of
| prohibition. lhi- one sided commerce
vii seriously inJure the shipping routes
sun IN American hands. largely, if not ex-
| rlu>lNeiy. 1t would certainly be a very
extraordinary policy on the part of our
government, just al this time. to open our
markets. without charge of duty, to the
enormous crops OF sugar raised in the two
! Spanish islands. Cuba and Porto Rico
! furnish the United States with nearly or
quite one half of the sugar We consume.
aud we are far larger consumers than
any other market in the world 70 give
free market to this immense product of
spanish plantations at the moment Spain
j. excluding the product, OF American
farm, from her market would be a policy
As unprecedented n unwi~c
oar trade with The American republics.
a well a. with the West India islands has
been FIR many years IN most unSati-fac-
i"iy condition me aggregate balance Of
trade VITA all Lat.n.Amrrica has been
heavily a-.uu~t u.s. \ single illustration
"Ii suhr" Since wc repealed the tlgty
on coffee IN lN.2 We have imported the
products If Brazi to an extent Of Ss2l.-
3lh 4ho ana sold - her only SljG l3l 600
"t our o"n products. The difference We
Hafr paid HI gold or its equivalent and
BfaI'i ha~ expended vast sum In the mar
kri~ 81 Europe" You can see how dirrr-
"nt The result would have been il. IN re-
turn fer 'hc free admission of Brazilian
ceilcv ID eur markets w" hud cXactrd the
Tree admission "t certain products Of the
nilcd States In the Brazilian market To
repeat this error with sugar TO an amount
three times a. large a. with coffee viii
close al opportunity to establish reciproc.
ity trade with LatIn-Amrrica
!! hr charge against The protective policy
which has !rjufcd il most j. that it> b.nt-
H. - wholly to the manufacturer and the
capitalist amt not at all to the farmer
/ on aud well know this + not true: stIIl
il /, th. most nlan.ti,f.. and tb.r,f,r. ,La
most hUrtf,II lr..umrnt r,.,dhy fr.n .r,I
cr- ii,rc i an oppo,tunity vber. IL.
farmer may b., lcnrti,d-n,iuariI,, nm.
deuiAtly ana richly benefited IIare h. On
arnpltuilIry form R.rui.i.Y,, C,p,,r... ;,
npru the market, Of forty niInop. Of moo
ul,. to tile produc,s Of american farms
Shall ~ ~cilc The nrpor,unt,y 81 sbau w,
throw +, away> d1 not donh, ,ha, IN
many r,~r,cf, ,h,. t,rfr nm rcrdi,, tr .h.'
>cuA,r F., 4 in,r measure. thst nm.7 ~ III
pruyI>.ui, arc III accordance. Vim ,h.. ,yisa
policy of protection. But th,.r, i. not
section pr gu, M tb,. ..rtjr. hiu ,,at ,,ii
np,u a market fnr another hu>b.l of vheat
or another barrel nf pork If .uoar