The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-26
FRYE GETS AN ANSWER
Secretary Blaine EXplli1s Ills Opinions
on Reciprocity.
He Wants Larger Markets for
American Farmers-lot Us
Trade Our Pork, Beef.
Etc.. for Sugar.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Frye to
day received a letter from Secretary
Blaine in reply TO his of recent date. Mr..
Blaine says in part: 'You ask me what
assurance have as to Spain's willingness
to enter into reciprocal arrangements of
trade with the United States? Your ques-
ton surprises me, for you cannot have
forgotten that only six years ago the
prime minister of Spain, in his anxiety to
secure free admission to our markets Of
the sugar Of Cuba and Porto Rico, agreed
to very extensive treaty Of reciprocity
with Mr.. Foster then our minister at
Madrid. The year before, in 1883, a very
admirable treaty Of reciprocity was negoti-
ated by General Grant and Mr.. Trescot
as United States commissioner with the
republic of Mexico. II was treaty well
considered In all its parts and all its de-
tails, whose results would. believe, have
proved highly advantageous to both coun-
tries.
"In view Of the pending discussion il is
a somewhat singular circumstance that
both these treaties failed to secure APP
proval OF congress, and failed for the ex-
press reason that both provided for the
free admission of sugar. Congress- would
not then allow q single pound OF sugar to
come i'm free OF duty under any circum-
tion is to open our ports free to every
body's sugar, and to do il with such
repidity that We are not to
have a moments time TO see
II we cannot make better trade-a trade
by which we nfhy pay for at least part OF
the sugar in products of American farms
and shops. Our change of opinion GER
tainly has been remarkable in so brief n
period. Indeed the only danger of our
not securing advantageous treaties OF re-
ciprocity now Is the possible belief on the
part of those countries that we are anx-
ious for free sugar and that by patient
waiting they can secure all they desire
without money and without price.
"Fearing that result i sought an inter-
view with eight republican members of
the ways and means committee more
than five months. In endeavoring
TO convince them that il would
be expedient aud wise to leave
what advantageous arrangement OF recip-
rocal trade could be effecsed / was .una-
BILE to persuade the comynittee TO take my
view. 1t is, think, a very grave mistake
TO oppose this reciprocal proposition
touching sugar from the fear that i may
conflict in some way with the policy OF
protection. The danger is, think, wholly
IN the opposite direction.
1.-THE value of the sugar we annually
consume is enormous. Shall we pay for
Il all in cash or shall we seek reciprocal
arrangements by which large part of il
may be paid for in pork and beef and
flour, i'm lumber and in salt and i'm iron, in
shoes and calico and furniture and thous-
ands of other things? think the latter
mode Is the highest form of protection
and the best way to promote trade.
"When shall We enlarge our commercial
intercourse with that great continent,
South America, il we do not now make a
be0innin0? If we now give away the
duty on sugar, as we have already given
away the duties on coffee and hides and
rubber, and get nothing in exchange,
what shall be profitable TO the farm OF
factory i'm the United States? What shall
be our justification for the policy? You
have recently received congratulations In
which cordially join, on carrying the
| shipping bill through the senate. Do you
not think the line OF ships SO generously
| aided by the government will have a bet
ter prospect for profit and permanence
| IL we can give TO them outward cargoes
from the United States and not confine
them TO inward carRoes from Latin Am
erica ="