The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-06-23
The President Indorses BIaines !
Proposal for a Customs
Union.
He Transmits Letter To Congress
Upon the Subject The
Correspondence.
Millers In Session at Minneapolis
Resolve 10 Reduce the Output
General News.

WARRINGTON June an.
President Harrison has transmitted %
congress- q letter from Secretary Blaine
upon the subject OF customs union and the
recommendation In respect thereof BY The
Pam American conference. Secretary Blaine
suggests m amendment 10 the tariff bill
authorizing the president TO declare The
ports ef tho United States free TO tina pro
duets Of any American nation npon which
no export duties are charged. 90 Iona =
such nation shall admit free 10 its ports
manufactures and products of the United
States. Mr.. Hale presented an amend
ment 10 be offered 10 ths tariff bin In ac-
cordance with Secretary Blains's sueges-
tion.
The president In transmitting tho coma
munication, says: @It has been so often
and psrsistsntly stated that our tariif lswn
offered IN insurmonntabIe barrier TO q
large exchange OF products with the Latin
American nations, that deem II proper 10
call especial attention to the fact that more
than 81 per cent. of the products Of tboss
nations sent 10 our ports are admitted
free. II sugar IL placed upon the free lisf,
practically evesy important article exported
frpm those states will be given untaxed
access to our markets except wool. The
real difficulty In the way Of negotiating
profitable reciprocity treaties is that W.
have given freely 80 much that would have
had value Ia the mutual concessions which
such treaties imply. cannot doubt, how
aver, that the present advantages which
the products Of these near and friendly
states snjoy In our msrkets--thoueh they
are mot by Law exclussve--will, with other
considerations favorably dispose them 70
adopt such measures, by trsaty or other
wise, ~ viii tend 10 equaiixe and greatly
enlarge onr mutual exchange.
- viii certainly be time enough for az
70 consider ii waSmust cheaper the cost AZ
production By cheapening labor in order
Go gain access 20 fhs south Asnesican
mAxketA when 20 have fairly tried fhe w.
fsct - Uetnblixhed ind reIix,IS stsAn1 com
munication and Of convenient methods os
money exchanges. There can be no
doubt, think, that with thsss facilities
we'll established and with . rebate OF
duties npon imported raw materials used
In the manufacture Of goods for export,
onr merchants will be able so compete IN
the ports Of Latin-Amarican nations with
those Of any other country. If, after the
congress shall have acted upon pending
tariff legislation il shall appear that under
this general treaty making power, or under
any special powers given BY Law our trade
with the states represented In the confer
ence can be enlarged, upon basis Of ma
teriai advantage. u should be promptly
DONE"
Mr.. Blaine In his letter says:
To escape the delay and uncertainty OF
treaties, 1t hes been suggested that q
practicable and prompt mode Of testing the
question Was 10 submit an amendment TO
the pending tariff bill, authorizing the
president 20 declare the ports OF the
United States free to Gil products Of any
nation Of the American hemisphere upon
which no export duties ARE imposed. when
ever and 30 long 40 such nation shall adj
INIT 10 It's ports free OF all national, pro-
vineial, lstatel municipal and other sases,
our fiour, cornmssi and otherf bseadktnffs,
preserved meats, fsh. vegetables aud
fruits. coston seed oil, rice and other pro-
Visions. including all articles Of food, ium-
Der, furniture and other articles Of wood,
agricultural implements aud machinery,
mining and mechanical machinery, strnct-
ural steel and iron, steel cars and refined
petroleum. + mention these particular
articles because they have been most fire.
quently referred TO as those With which q
valuable exchange could be really
Objected