New-York tribune., 1890-08-08
THE CAPE MAY CONFERENCE
RECIPROCITY AND THE BEHRING SEA DIFF
FICULTY DISCUSSED.
I'VE PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE on THE SUGAR
oUESTION-FALSITY OF RUMoRs OF AN 1R-
REcoNCILABLE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE
PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS FOR
WHICH MR.. BLAINE is ALLEG-
ED TO BE RESPONSIBLE.
INV ,x,xou,pu tn THE rnrpUSE.l

BIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE IkiBOSE-j
Washington, Aug. IA great deal of idle gossip
Ia INDUCED in by persons in no posdon "hat
ever TO know the real facts regarding the objects ana
results of Mr. Blaines recent visit to Cape May Is
safe 10 assume of course that the visit was not one OF
leasure merely and that matters OF public interest In
and out Of Congress, formed the basis oil more uan
one conversation between the President ana the Seoc
sry of state In assuming this the gossips are quite
right but when they give their imagination full play
and begin to come down to details as to what TOOK
place or better STILL assume to inform the public as
TO the precise point where General Harrison and Mr.
Blaine differ questions Of public concern ana as 10
The consequences TO which such differences are hhcy
10 lesd they write themselves dow1-to put 1t mildly
asses.
Blaine Il Is no longer secret, referred mainly 10 inc
new phase which the negotiations over the behrhS
Sea difficulty have assumed. Precisely whaI .h's
phase is and whether 1t is regarded oy the Aams,@
ton o. favorable to the interests OF the Uted ea'es'
or the reverse Is not known here so far the fres-
dent has not seen 1T to communicate much on this SUD-
tect to any of the many visitors who have called at
The White House since his return. The general
fmpression however, prevails that the recent pubca
ton Of the Behring Sea correspondence has matera
strengthened the of the United States, notwitp-
standing the unpatrioc efforts of Democratic sheete
and the Blalnehatlng crowd Of Mugwump organs 70
belittle the splendid effort of the Adminstfs-
the unwarranted encroachments Of a foreign power
and that. therefore, the present status Of the neso
tiatons is 10 be regarded as more SATISFACTORY uan
when Mr.. Blaine himself compelled TO write ms
celebrated note Of June 80 in reply to Lord Salpnys
protest
That reciprocity and kindred subjects were likewise
discussed by the President and the Secretary OF state
need not be doubted But to assume that on these
subjects there exists radical difference OF opinion
between the two men is to assume something that
is not warranted by the facts. The principles indeed
which each believes TO underlie a sound public poncy
In regard to any attempts that may be made 10
secure an extension Of foreign commerce, are the
same Each believes IN making sugar TO some extent
the basis of reciprocity with certain South American
countries. To some extent. likewise. does the amend
ment to the Sugar schedule recently introduced by
Senator Pierce represent the Presidents ideas on the
subject
1t is well known that he does not desire. now that
the House has voted to make sugar free that the senate
should restore the duty believing this to be unwlse
STEP In view of the bad effect 1t would have upon
friendly Governments with which it might seem de-
sirabe to enter into closer trade relations and which
might regard such step evidence Of insincerty
not to say unfriendliness on our part. But he does
believe that the Chief Executive could safely be ln-
trusted with the power of restoring, either as woie
or In part, the duty on sugar. as against countries
which, after certain period, should continue aS
products 1t is also well known that the President
does not look iavorably upon the proposition 10
pay a bounty, except perhaps, in the case OF sugar
manufactured from beet roCt and sorghum. But Ne
does not on that account condemn the sugar schedne
AS proposed by the House. On the contrary, IN the
main he favors its leading features, and is under
stood ohave said time and again. . .
Leading Republicans in the House, IL Is opy ialr 70
saw oppose strongly the idea Of investing any Pes-
dent with the extraordinary power OF add adding Ing or or
cancelng, by stroke Of his pen o0oo'oS0 2,
the pubuo revenue. They think such power shoula
remain vested in Congress In the Senate there is Is
proposai OF giving the President such power Repubi
ans in that body believing that no President with
nroper Safeguards to time and rates OF increase OF
9ecrease respectively, would abuse his trust
mt whatever the differences of opinion may DC
that exist between individual members of the senate
and the President there is absolutely no warran for
saving that they Of such nature as 10 lndicse
an iTeconcable coniict-a conflict, moreover for
which Mr. Blaine is held responsible. Even now the
senate Committee Finance is engaged in sowing tine
problem of reconcng the different opinions epter.
famed by public this subject. and y Is not az
ali unlikely that il will succeed But In all that mas
developed there nothing whatever to indicate that
MIR blaine has been a disturbing element or that he
has position where neither the President nor
the leading members Of his party in Congress can fol-
low him.