Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-23
Mr.. HALE ON RECIPROCITY.
He Says Mr.. Blaine's Proposition IL
Not Inconsistent With Protection.

A Portland dispatch to the New York Sun
says: Senator Hale, at his home In Ellsworth
told an Euening Express reporter what the re-
publican Senate should do with the tariff bill.
He said:
"The Senate will take mp the measure imme-
diately. tits the duty Of the republican Senate
TO stick to the bill until it is completed and
passed. II will not necessarily be the McKin-
ley BILL but will retain all Of its good features
The first duty Of the republicans in Congress
is to pass a good, strong protective tariff bill.
The proposition which will be debated and
passed upon by tho Senate will be to try and
secure a foothold in the South and Central
American nations aud to get their markets for
our goods. This does not in any way inter-
rupt the working of the protective system, nor
il it inconsistent with protective tariff. The
free traders are very fond OF declaring that
the movement made by Mr. Blaine, and. so far
as can be judged by his messages, approved by
the President. involved free trade or recIproc-
ity with the countries of the old world. This
has no foundation whatever. The protective
tariff gives its benefits to our labor. which in
tho same fields has competitor in the I'M
derpaid labor Of European countries, who
manufacture the same things and stand ready,
ii they can, to break down the protective sys-
tenn, to take control of our markets and drive
out our labor. The situation in Central and
nish the products which we do not supply and
which we need. We produce and manufacture
the things they need and which they cannot
produce. Their market is largely in the hands
of Great Britain and France and the money
which We pay for their products goes to
these countries. Instead of paying for their
products in money. which goes to Europe, We
ought to give in exchange our goods, and we
ought, by treaty or by legislation, to 80 fix
business relations between US that their goods
VIII come to us and our goods go to them. My
impression IL that movement should be made
with reference to sugar, not involving it with
the wool question. MIR. Blaine is right in say
ing that II We give to South America, Cuba
and Porto Rico an open market for sugar, with
out terms being imposed, we shall have no hold
on these countries to induce them to let our
products into their ports. ! believe it to be q
fact that preparations tending to = negotiation
with some OF those countries, which would
have resulted in reciprocity, fell to the ground
III the winter, because the representatives of
those countries discovered from the provisions
of the Mckinley bill that they would get the
benefit OF free sugar without being asked any
thing in return. When we open the ports Of
the United States to the sugar of South
America, Cuba and Porto Rico, the benefits
ought to be paid for by their admitting
the breadstuffs Of the West, the agricul-
tural implements manufactured oil over
the country, the petroleum of the
middle states, the lumber from Maine,
the manufacture Of cottons and woolens and
perhaps few other articles. The duties laid
III Spanish ports upon American -four alone are
so enormous that their sugar products
ought to be held where they now are until the
enormous duties which they levy on American
-four shall be wholly or partially removed The
passage of the amendment which offered,
somewhat modified so to be adapted to pres
ent conditions, if it does not result in this
would certainly bring about negotiations that
could hardly fail in resulting in treaty mutu-
ally beneficial"