Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-07

However this may be, certain it j
that Charles Stewart blaZed the wa
for Blaine. II was done during Mr.
Stewards first term in Congress. Ill
was a member of the Committee OF
Foreign Affairs. Roaring Jim Bedford
of Colorado, had introduced "a bill t
authorize the appointment of Specia
commissioner for promoting commercial
/ intercourse with such countries of Cen
/ tral America a. may be found 10 possess
/ the most natural and available facilities
| for railway Accommodation with
each other and the United States. -
/ Congressman Jordan, of Cincinnati, had
/ introduced another bill entitled "a bill
| for the encouragement of closer rcla-
tionShip, and in the interest Of. and the
perpetuation of, peace between the
United States and the Republics Of
Mexico, Central and South America and
the Empire of Brazil"
Both bills were referred to the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. Charles
Stewart was chairman Of the Sub-cOm-
mittee charged with their consideration.
He reported Il substitute for the two
ulllN anu WAS dubllOl lE'u ~ Allt Ahiil-
mittee to report it to the House. This
substitute was adopted. 1t lead to the
appointment of three commissioners,
who were afterward sent to South
America by President Arthur to obtain
such information as would aid in the
establishment of closer commercial re-
latonShip with our sister Republics.
In making his report, Charles Stewart
called attention to the fact that the bal
ance of trade was much against Us in
Central and South America. The total
amount of our last annual imports from
these countries was SSi, $50, 900. Our
exports to these countries for the same
year aggregated in value S33,4s0,OOO.
This showed balance of trade against
us of SCI. 81, 900. Charles Stewart made
tabular statements showing that the to-
tai value Of the foreign commerce of
these nations, including Mexico, with
all the world each year was S752, 9lS. 900.
The total commerce with the United
States was only Sl42.2S2, 900. The val
ue of the exports of our sister Republics
was S4l3,094, 900 The United States
received only $685. 600 of these eX-
ports, and England got nearly all the
rest. The sister Republics imported
S33s. s94. 600 worth of foreign goods.
Oniv SIS. 9G3. 900 worth came from the
United States.
In his report the Judge asserted that
there ought to be no balance of trade
against us in our commerce with these
Republics. He earnestly recommended
the adoption OF some policy that would
lead to commercial reciprocity. lie
pointed to the fact that for the year
ending June 30. 1883. there was bal
ance of trade with Mexico in our favor
to S7,O21, 900. He laid it to
our railroad communications with that
country. and to the liberal and progress
Sive spirit actuating the Mexican Gov !
eminent in encouraging American IN
vestmentS. Like results, he urged,
could be obtained in the States OF Cen
trail and South America by similar
process.
There was no insuperable obstacle to
building railroad from the United
States TO the Argentine Republic. lie |
said that it would meet with but few /
natural obstacles in the way OF its con- |
struction. The distance would not eX-
coed e. 500 miles. 1t could be shortened |
TO 5000 miles by beginning construc-
ton at the City Of Mexico, where IL
might connect with the railroads already
built
Charles Stewart alluded to other
means and facilities whereby reciprocal
relations between these Re
publics and this country could be pro-
NOTED. While there was no direct sug-
gastion for the establishment OF free
trade between these Republics and the
United States, the report foreshadowed