Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-18


in no way extend itself as an impetus il
the way of opening a market for our farms
Gnd workshops; but would be measured as
benefit by the amount in dollars which
have given; and whether the price of the
article in the countries where 1t is raised
would be advanced to the scale of prices
charged in European sugar-producine
countries is a question which arises undeI
absolute repeal the same as it would undel
the proposition of repeal accompanied
by reciprocal privileges in the ports of the
>ugar-producing countries.
think il has been urged in certain
quarters, where the amendment Is regard
ed aS the ahomination Of desolation, thai
none Of the sugar producing countrie:
would be induced or tempted to give oul
products any advantage in their ports by
their contemplated repeal Of the duties OF
sugar. The answer 10 that is very plair
and obvious. There is not one of these
countries that does not desire the repeal o1
the sugar duty. With hardly an exception
there Is not one Of these countries which
does not wish to enter Into reciproca
system of treaties by which the gate.
would be opened for our products there
and for their products here. Spain negoti
ated such treaty with US seven year,
ago. Mexico has negotiated one since.
Rrazil has kent a representative here IN
readiness to negotiate such a treaty TO,
months mast And when /, Il said In add.
tion that the NEGOTIATIONS of such a treat,
would not incrcas. the consumntion al
our own products as have heard il il
averred, single dollar, the best answer
that can Ia. given Is IN no,p our exn.rienr,
with Spsin upon TN, island of Cuba Seno,
l. = ,,alban Of M. Hrm of Calhan Rio
4 10 of Havana rhe larrest hour imnort.
err in Cuha yiyes III. foIlowinp a, fact.
coming uudrr his imm.di.t. notice He
saws
l-n,u lssa ~, I,,nor,a,yo, ~ Am.ricar
four was limited an,, covered ,pnroximate
Iv 95 Nor r.nt OF th,. to,al cn,l,,r,,,inp ~
the island owing to the extremely hiyh
,Inti.s vhtrh a, thst inns s,nnun.eJ N
81 - Der barrel Will. snani.h nonr oply
mil 81 - In 1s.2,be >, nor con, ,s,
lax wa. .uppte..,. IN, dptv on american
tinur hripg ,,duc,d ia II N IL Ij.,, ~ 81
- imposed bcfor, that reduction in duty.
Not. the r,.ujt which fnJInwed The
imnortatiop of American annr increas.d
d. ursrI, ~ t,.r conf of m. total consumn.
tinl ..i,,r the impefus yiyen bv ~.
agreement, entered into by Mr. Foster in
tDFUaTA. 1S-4 thFDiIDl " hlfh the dt .ftpr-
tion Of nsy was suppressed and American
-four paid only 81 % - IN. importatiop
of our hour increased 10 nearly - per
cent of the total consumption of the island.
So apparent was this that, the Spanish
Government becoming alarmed and the
advancement of Mr. Foster not having
rIpcncd into a ratified treaty. the duty
upon Spanish -four was gradually rednc,d
under provision that. al IN. emf OF ten
wear. II should enter absolutely free 81
duty; and. upon this. the lmportation Of
American hour began 10 diminish thrs.
wears aro and has fallen OF by degrees
Since
Does any man of sense douht that two
thing. would happ.n if a r,ciprocsl
could be made with Spain nv
which the sugar product OF Cuba and
Porto Rico should enter our ports fire.. A.
I. provided by the House bin, and thar all
or nearly nil of the dutv which l. laid
upon our dour should he taken of nrs, a
great increase Of our export of nour tn
Cpba and Porto Kico and SECONDLY a
GREAT increase Of the total con.nmn,5or
n ali of which nur whast nrnipr.r.
wnrlJ share tho hen.tt2 In t.r, /, i.
ma, Ia n. fnroott,u in consolidating mi.
sphi.c, ,h,- r.,.,nrncaI r.I,,io,u h,,,.n
cnnn,ri.s hirh a,. M, riv.l H., ~. r,a
nrnducts I'm, xh,rb lesir, Ia furri.b .acb
nth,r ,,i,b .bcir n,vu ny,dnc,. r..,l. in
l.r..r rnnsntpu,inn txhicb pac..o,ta,..
lo,.,.r .,,,1
uln-,ro,i,, ~. 7 cn,,, u,hs, has
b.,., .s;I ut,,n hi. hranci, ~ ,h. S,,.;,,.,
H. Nr ,ntopln Guj,r.ra. R,,,ii}an
a;,I i..,Iin,, ,n.rch,n,T h,,.t,... h..,,.a,n
pra,1 arl IL t,r,,.t S,a,
p,a,u nrn1nc.. q, ,r...,r, ,,,s, 900 ,,o-
~ .r,,ar mar snnuu, In, u,,,iar n ,roa, -,
r..inrncjtv uitb IN. r-ui..I Sta,.. n NH
,ban ,hr., var. /, ,xn,,I,I nrn,Inr.. .,,,,,,t
.r,nlv ,h.. .n,ir.. cnu,.ry :,
nr,,rnt Bra,il furni.he. N ner cent of the
MIMI. consumed N III. I'nit,I St,,.. N,
,,hiI, tn. ar,.. of rnr,.. ,,r,,inc,innf. lin,t-
81 "a m, Stst,. Of san Panic Mo srd
Nina. G,rs.s TIN. northern prnductIor
h,.i,., nf pn account tha sp,,ar r.,. ar.a
.<t.nd, from Para Ia parana mi IN f.cf
All along III. li,toral of Rr.zil from the
EQUATOR 10 a few degree. below th, south.
.rn tropic the possibilities Of ,uyar nrn.
duction being far IN excess of thnsa nf
cnr,,, nrndnctIon and almost unlimited
In exchange for these impor,ant sdysn-
,ay.s ~ nv conutry ~. nr,nose ~ r..
duce our important duty on III. products
of III. United States. Brazil il tep.pd.nt
ON . tsrltf for II. r.y.uue and wbu,. in
e<chauo. for free supar We could not give
entire free trade We arr In a no.ition 10
make such a reduction Of duty that the
.nr.durc and manufacturers uf th,. I-pi,.d
State, could enter Brazil AZ a lIttl, lower
pi-lr, .hnn that nt vhjrh the sarnp artirIe .
rouId IL. imported from Enron. and thi-
wouId be sufficient To create for American
manufacturers. m Rrazil an immense and
alrnn.r exclusive marL.t
NJ rounrrv has a nnpplation Of over
- u,0 900 pronle whii. Cuba has only a
nnnulation of , 900 600 and the consrmn.
iinp in Rra,iI Of surb nroauca ard mann,
f.ctnre. A. IN. Tinted States cnnld sunnIv
wonld he very laro. ind.ad For .xsmnle
W. innort s9I 900 900 worth of coiton
ooods ner anuum Rv n reduction Of dntv
,nn., nf tho.a ,,nod. wonId ~. ,.ron fra,,
III T-ni,.I Staf.. and thn imnnrta,ion ~
annr aud other nrnyi.ion. whirb rho
I-rit.d Sta,.s alr.,d, sbi, II con.idarohis
,.nanti,ias ~ pragiI ,,o,,IJ Ia ,orv Iaroaiy
;,rr..a..,J nn.l.r ,ha s,irnlrs ~ nr..far
enr,. in tbs mat,er Of dnties
A. tnrrsrntthe i-nited states nprcbase.
j, arr nrndncn IA 40 o0n whiis, 70 /,
ra,rrn n,ly INV :. ooo 0oo INA baIarc.
a,,a;rs, ~. I,ni,.L S,a,a. bas tn ho ran,t,
ted in gold or It's equivalent to Europe il
pay for the merchandise that we buy there
Under reciprocity the United States woulj
purchase from Brazil larger amount, but
would increase at the same time the ex
ports to Brazil.
Brazil is as large country a. the Unitet
States. 1t is as well populated as wert
the United States when they first measur
ed their forces with those in England
The conditions day are especially favora
BILE to treaty such as the one proposed