Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-04-24
RECIPROCITY.
Secretary Blaine's Plan of Pan-American
Free Trade,

Secretary Blaine's Plan of Pan-Americar
Free Trade.
| WASHINGTON, April 22.-Since the an
nouncement was made that there was a
scheme on foot to negotiate treaties OF
reciprocity with the Central and South
American States the matter has been
very widely discussed and much has
been written on the subject. It is now
quite well known that the Secretary OF
State has been engaged for months in
| negotiating treaty which will estab-
lish more reciprocal relations with
Mexico and that he has also within
the past few weeks indicated to the Ar
gentine Confederation that the Repub-
lie could have the same privileges of
RECIPROCITY as were proposed to Mexico.
Should these regulations be consum-
mated they will probably be communi-
Gated in the form of treaty to the SEN
ate before the tariff measure reaches
that body. The terms of the treaties,
so far as they are known, would obviate
the necessity of placing duty on hides,
lead ores, and other Mexican or South
American products.
The knowledge of pending negotia-
tions has been communicated to some of
the members of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations, and intimations of
the same character have been conveyed
to some members of the Committee on
Ways and Means, and also to certain
representatives from Massachusetts, and
other New England States. If this de-
sired reciprocity can be accomplished
and the trade between the Americas
put on a secure footing, it is believed
that it will go far toward satisfying
the large interests that are now clamor-
ing to have raw material from these
countries placed on the free list
The attitude of Secretary Blaine to-
ward Mexico and the Argentine Repub-
lie is understood to apply to all Central
and South American States if they de-
sire TO take advantage of it
RUSK'S REMEDY.
The Secretary of Agriculture on the Farm
Depression.
New YORK, April GA special to the
World from Washington says that Sec
retary Rusk is about to issue an address
to the farmers of the country, explain
ing how the depression in agriculture
can be remedied. He attributes the
present state of affairs in part to care
lessness in culture, and says that in the
days of worldwide competition a sue
cessful farmer must be as we'll trained
and careful in business as the store
keeper, and his equal in intelligence
and general education.
The Secretary also thinks that the
farmer does not study the market re-
ports as carefully as he should, and rec
ommends that he avail him self of the
information supplied by the Agricultur-
al Department He thinks that farmers
should not acquire more land than they
can profitably cultivate. After touch
ing upon the question of farm mort
cages, transportration the middle
man, gambling in farm products and
combinations to control the mar
ket, the Secretary makes long argu-
ment in favor of higher duties on farm
prod ucts. He gives tables to show that
our imports of agricultural products
amount to S226, 273, 73S. the greater part
of which, probably $3.50, 900, might
be, with proper encouragement pro-
duced on our own soil. He thinks that
the problem can be solved by the impo-
sition of high rates of duty on agricult-
ural products.