Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-14
MIR. BLAINE AND RECIPROCITY,
The Secretary Busy Comforting With
Spanish. American DIPLOMATS.

The Secretary Busy Comforting With
Spanish American Diplomats.
There are some significant signs in the air,
which, while they do not altogether escape
observation, are not at present attracting the
attention which their importance warrants.
The STAR has already intimated that Mr..
Blaine has not been distracted from his work
on the reciprocity plan by the excitement OF
the election, and that he may give his party
some things to consider before the next session
OF Congress has ended which will relieve
them somewhat from the depressing effect of
the election just passed. To even the most
casual observer it is evident that the republi-
cans must have something more invigorating
than the Mckinley bill if they are to live and
move and have being in 1892. There must
that pound of pork which find no market under
the Mckinley bill IL the farmers are to become
reconciled to their old love-
1t is believed that the reciprocity plant OF
Mr.. Blaines. with a little hot-house treatment
at this time, is going to bud and blossom and
bear fruit, which will taste sweet in the mouths
Of the people and will prove a balm of GIlead
to the republican party.
1t is noted Of MIR. Blaine that when he takes
hold of a thing he takes hold in earnest He
has leeway from now until '92 for the nego-
tiations with Spanish-American nations for
reciprocity. But he is at work on these
matters now as if they were things to be ac-
complished at once. He is seciuding himself
from the public to great extent and is devot-
ing nearly all his time to the work on his great
plan, which it is said he believes will be the
salvation Of the party, and which will certainly
make him the great man Of the party if it is
successful He would probably prefer the
fame OF having developed our trade on the
American continent and given a new impulse
to our national prosperity TO that of being
President
DAILY coNFERENcEs
Doubtless Mr.. Blaine saw the cyclone coming
and he devoted himself more earnestly to his
task OF preparing means of escape from lasting
injury. Within the past two weeks he has had
the east dining room at his house fitted up
as an office and consulting room,
and many times day he has
representatives of the anish-American repub-
lies. He has denied himself to other callers
and has devoted himself to conferences with
these diplomats, and it may be assumed that
these conferences have not been fruitless, since
all parties to them have had practically the
same object in view.
The presence at Washington Of Mr.. Pitkin,
our minister to the Argentine Republic, and
Mr.. Conger, our minister to Brazil, are not
without significance. There are reasons why
negotiations with Argentine might be con-
Quoted at Buenos Ayres, and this makes it i'm
personally with the Secretary of State after
having been in conference with the Argentine
government.
The negotiations with Brazil have probably
advanced further than any others. Senior
Salvador de Mendonca, the special envoy ex.
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary to
this country from Brazil, has gone home
taking with him some important papers. He
will be gone just about as long as it will take
for him TO get down there, have a treaty
signed and get back again. Before Congress
has been in session more than a month the
Senate will probably have q treaty with Brazil
to consider
The progress of friendship and association
with Peru and Colombia is satisfactory also.
We may not be making as much progress with
Chill. Chill is not as cordial in its love of the
United States are some of the other Spanish.
American nations.
CUBA ENTHUSIASTIC FOR REcIpRocrTY
In Cuba there is a tremendous agitation oi
the question Of reciprocity with the United
States. just what is the disposition at Madrid
is yet to be found out. There has been change
of cabinet there and the new Spanish minister
here was presented to the President today,
Our minister 70 Spain, Mr.. Grubb, is On his
way to Spain having fun INSTRUCTIONS II hii
carpet bag. The governor general Of Cuba has
called the chairmen Of the chamber of com.
merce, the Economic Society, the union
OF cigar manufacturers and the board OF
trade OF Havana to the palace and con-
veyed to them communication from
the government at Madrid asking them to send
to Madrid, in union with the chamber of COM
merce at Santiago de Cuba delegate repre-.
senting each body to give the foreign office
their views on the subject of negotiations for
reciprocity with the United States and to con-
fer on the subject These commercial bodies
will act upon this request, and throughout
Cuba there is great enthusiasm IN favor of re-
ciprocity.
A Havana paper. discussing the complaint OF
the Spanish minister Of foreign affairs that the
Havana commercial bodies we're injuring the
chance Of making good terms with the United
States in a treaty by showing their eagerness
and the necessity for such a treaty, states tina,
they cannot tell Mr.. Blaine anything about the
condition and needs Of Cuba that he
does not already know 1t says Mr..
Blaine is now better informed upon
the subject of Cuban industry, trade and COM
merce than is the government at Madrid; tina,
he possesses all the information on the subject
that is to be had and fully appreciates the
situation. Il says further that Mr.. Blaine has
it in his power to practically destroy the Cuban
sugar industry.