New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-23
MIR. BLAINES POSITION.
HIS VIEWS on THE SUGAR AND OTHER
SCHEDULES OF THE TARIFF BILL.
ANXIOUS TO SECURE CONCESSIONS FROM THE
sUGAR.GROwI COUNTRIES OF SOUTH
AMERICA-THE RECENT INCIDENT
IN THE APPROPRIATION
COMMITTEE ROOM.
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IN THE APPROPRIATION
! COMMITTEE ROOM.
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| Washington. June 22-Wam F.. Curtis, the
executive officer of the recent international
American Conference and now attachc
OF the State Department, to-day sent ont the fol-
lowing as an authorized explanation of the Incl
dent in the Senate Appropriation Committees
room last Thursday and of Mr.. Baincs views on
/ the sugar and other schedules of the proposed
Tariff bill:
There is no reason why the expressions of Mr.
Blaine in the of the Senate Committee on
Appropriations last Thursday concerning the Tariff
/ BILL or his letter TO the Senate of the same day.
should have caused any surprise at the Capitol or
certainly 10 the Ways and Means Committee of the
House for he has been trying to impress that
committee with the same views all winter. While
| the bill was bciag formulated he had repeated
conferences with Mcssrs Mckinney, Burrows,
Gear D.ngley and other Republican members, both
/ singy and together, and in the most earnest man
ner protested against placing sngar on the free list
without corresponding concessions from the sugar
growing countries, and against the proposed
duty Oh hides. lie explained TO tie com
miitec the situation in the international
American Conference and the efforts he
the Central and South American countries, so as
/ 10 extend the market for home manufactures ana
| Agricultural products lie demonstrated to them
that the time had arrived when the United states
must either produce less or sell more, and that
fine only possible market for the disposition of the
surplus was on the American Continent south OF
rhc Rio Grandc The duties charged on this coun-
try's peculiar products by the southern nations
were. However. practically prohibiory. and TO eN-
tend sales II Was necessary 90 secure their removal
ar reduction That could easily he DONE he eA-
planned by Offering in exchange the duties chargc"
ON sugar and carpet woods; ana L' deihoh-
siratcd - the committee that such an eN-
chance would result in furnishing mar
kct for from S5O.0o00o0 20 SloO.ooo,ooo
in brcadstnAs and provisions, the -four ard
corn. corn neal bacon, hams lard and preserved
meats of all kinds produced IN this country, ana
/ numerous articles of American manufacture. lie
/ did not oppose tine removal OF duty Oh sugar y"
! the contrary, lac favored il, but he begged the
committee not to throw away the greatest oppor-
,,,uit, that was ever offered for the extension oi
,be trade Of the United States an opportunity
! that would never come again If SUGAR was placer
upon the free list without securing corresponding
co,ce,sions from tie sugar growing nat ons which
! comprise 4O.o0O0oO oi people. lie Iec'Ii"" 'he
r,ilf of paciue coffee on the free list some years
/ MOO II was Done for the same reason th't II IS
! urouo.ed - place sugar on the lle" Isl az ths
! ti,,r-ro meet "a supposed political eNigency, "Ht
! instead Of aNording "A free breakfast Tor the
workingman, the Empire Of Brazil placed an eN-
! port duty on coffee, and the price OF the "ru'le
| remained tie same Brazil would nave removed
Ler duty from this coun'rys Hour ana o'h'r
brca,,uAs al that time had We asked H. p"' 'i,c
elections were approaching ana Congress 0o"''
| not wait 10 trade.
MIR Blaine demonstrated 10 the committee, too,
! that the removal Of the duty on sugar was nov
going 70 relieve the farmer from the depression
m prices The farmer does not usc raw sugar o''
,nucd sugar. and the duty tine latter Is not
,,uoycd bv tEc Mckinley bill. He would be-
| c,cu more al the mercy II the Sugar Trust, o'
| uIy othcr monopoly that mIsht he cs''"hSi'u
| for the domestic m+nnia'tuTer "l s"-"I "o't" "I ~
IN "a position to increase tue price oi l"r I'''u
art clr any time hc Ghost, although nc ""ul" ~
| his raw material a great deal cheaper
| Nh Blaine cndcayorcd 10 convince ne com
| miti.c that II they wanted 10 do somethlhS !"
! beicnt the farmer they could do II pcS' 'N Pi"-
| ylhng him n piOhlahlc maf"t l'r ms S"iP"s
| pr,lucis This Was much more important IMAM
| 10 cheaper the price Of his SUGAR one 'ht ="
pound \ farmers family usc "a hnnd"I pounds
Of ,ugar year, perhaps on "hl,h 'nc r''n,'ipI 'I
| would amount to one dollar lie c"ud """Iu
| ia sacrifice. that II the price of wheat corn ana
other agricultural products c0nld be advanced
even one cent bu>hcI. But b\ the hr-"'i"lVH
"a
! plislcd The duty on sugar coud De remover
and an enormous foreign demand ior farm products
secured. -
Hui tie committee had decided I" put sugar
on The free list and would not reconsider tnaI
determinations
Vr U.ain, submitted 10 the committee lnior-
n,ll, an amendment to the lann bill similar 10
that introduced IN the senate by Mr. Hale me
uther day authorizing the PreSlicnt 10 declare
thc norris of the nitcd States free 10 the sugar
! ~ any nation that removed the duties on our
food products. but Mr.. Mckinley was The only
one oi the Republicans who would agree 10 IL,
There il no reason why the actual iacis ahout th'
incident in the Appropriation tonm,'t'c room
/ the other day should not pe rla'-' "'PP Nv"
+" Ir a witness, and the circumstances Wcrn
these. .;,,,
Mr. Blaine was explaining 10 the Subcommittee
| tLc necessity of making appropriations 10 r'IIA
| INTO elect Recommendations of the Ih'erii''lVuv
conference Mr.. Hale, | think 1t was lnIHHir'a
unon Mr. Blaine declared that If sugar was
| n1ocrd npon the free list, the Rr'at'N,
results sought for and cNprctci rom ~
| international Conference would hc Ntcrll',II'
H.. declared .that the leaders IN congress "oun
rc,li1e this before many months; ana sald INA.
| - bc wa. in the Senate he would fight the Snsar
| schedule 10 the best of his ahilltN. ,l"IN
,,iiIinus of pcoplc hc tddcd. had expressed tiriI
,'iiiir"ness 10 admit onr food products frcr u
| ,ye wouLl take the duty OIL their sugar, ana ~
| the face of that proposition tTnti.'N ,p a',,'
| tn ,nt suqar on the free list without asking any
| rpnsi,,n =" rn in return Neither Mr. Allison nor
| Wr Uolc dsscntcd. but both admitted the Just
| moss of his criticism. Mr.. Blackburn, VINO was
| the only Democrat present. INDUCED IN ln,'r i
| nIo,nc in a iocnlar way, and then the committee
| ,',,.G the consideration of the Appropriation
| hills There was feeling shown, hut IN ,nt
| contrary all the gentlemen present agreed tha'
| Mr. Blaine was right