New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
MR. BLAINE on CUSTOMS UNION
DISCUSSING PLANS FOR RECIPROCITY WITH
THE PAy.AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
. srccrsTrp AMENDMENT TO THE PENDING
TARIFF BILL BY WHICH THE Diff

GUILTY NAY BE SOLVED.
Washington. June 1o.-President Harrison TO-
dav transmitted to Congress letter from Secre-
tarv Blane. conveying the report of the ran
! American Conference upon the subject OF customs
Union Mr. Blaine says
Department of state,
Washington, June 4. 1890.
! To the President: $1,000. .cr..
neg leave to submit herewith the report upon Gus
TOM. 1-n,on > adovted Ly the International American
! Conference. . 200 .u.hor
Tho Act Of Congress approved May %, 1883 anthor'
Ting the President to invite delegates 70 'niS .
named as one Of topics 10 be considered Neaeul'
toward the formation Of American customs Onio"'
Under which trade Of the American nations s"''' "
far az possible and profitable. be pomoteo' 49, 49,,
The committee the Conference I" "hl'h uH9 ''i0
va refcrred interpret,d the term "CUstoms Union !"
! mean an association, or agreement amcns 'o s
American for free interchange Il uo'"'H''0 pa
ucts and uniform style OF tarin ia"'' Gnu Az az
,,,,blo divson NJ the customs dues collected under
! them. , ,.ao,,.a
Such pronosition was at pronounced impracura-
BILE Its adoption would require compete r'N'9o'' "
tariff all the eighteen hatoha anu nus -
all Of our sister Republics are largely, If not ehtie'
| dependnt upon the collection OF customs uu's 'U' Wv
revenue TO sustain their Governments. But inc N''
ence declared that partial reciprocity between inc American
p.h,,as r-os not only practicable, but must nec"s'
,rnv ,ncre,.e the trade and the Development Of the
material resources OF the countries adopting ua'
and 10 would all probability bring ABOUT d.
results IS those obtained ty Tree udu' "i0"@ VIZ
| States OF this Union" ,
The Conference recommended therefore that the several
Governments represented nesotiate recllro'iF tred
..,,on such basis would BE- acccparle III e''n '"''
,It ,n.o consideration special situations conditions
and interests Of each country, and with We" 10 pro-
mote their welfare 49,
Tho delegates from Chill ard the Argentine Repuohc
AID not concur in these recommendations for the reason
,ho, ~. attitude OF our Congress at that time was not
such a. to encourage them expect favorable responses
from the United States in return for concessions "hIn
their Government might Offer They had come her, with
an expectation Government and people desired
10 make whatever concessions were necessary ana pos
sible TO the trade between the Ohi'ed oIS
| ard tho two countries named The President Of the
Argentine Republic, in communicating 10 ms NohEI'''
the anpointnent OF DELEGATES the International on
ference said The Argentine Republic feels tho vc'i'"
interest in subject and hopes that rs conmeFai r.
ations with tho United State, NAV find some PRAGUE"
solution Of the question Of the interchange OF produc
bo,vnon the two countries considering that this IS the
| most cncaciou, way OF strengthening the tics which
bind this country with that grand J|publc "n''o
| institutions model"
II was. therefore unfortunate that the Argentine U
cate, shortly after their arrival in Washington in sfar'h
Of reciprocal trade should have read in th' dalS prs
propositions were pending In "r' CONGRESS 10 'HP
heavy upon Argentine HID g, when f"' EanH H'"
had been upon and Increase N" duty on
Argentine wool the adoption Of the recommend
tons Of the Conference. which herewith h'I"'' mus
have been restored the free list but the duty upon
Garnet wool remains and the Argentine deIef"'s o.
clared represents the only concession We nave 10 o'I
| them exchange for the removal Of du''S upon o''
| peculiar products.
o,ly those who have given the subject careful stud
realize the magnitude Of the commerce Of these sister
nations In the combined imports OF Chil ahl mo
| ,-~.ntoe Eenublic reached the enormous sum Of
.e33 p 500. statistics ~ Ctan c"Vmerce "i 1881
have not vet been received but INC imports NJ the Aft
tine E4pubi, year were slf3CooOoo Ih''' M
uorts con. ,ted the greater part OF articles mat 'o'u
have been furnished by the manufacturers Of the tinted
state. Vet in 1855 Of total Of s293ooo 600 inlot-
We contributed but $4,000 COO. whie England contributed
go 600 O0o $4,000 Ooo and Franc f"'cVooov
win our extraordinary in population. and The
even more extraordinary Increase In material wealth. our
progress in trade with south America has beh strangely
! hindered and limited.
! In ,ses our total exports all the world were
! 1875 737 600. Of which ESQ l9HoOO went " Sp'n''"
! America fourteen per cent.
In 1sss our export, all the world wer" e7's3jS 600
AN Increase Of hundred per cent? "hc DHI So'''OV
/ went IN Spanish America-ltue more than nine p'i
ont, and t1 greatest gain 80 900 00o ha- been noticed
| during the last two years
I. ,v,s The unanimous judgment 81 the delegates that o
export, to Countries and tho other republic coa h'
increased great degree a. bv Ae negotiation -N'A
eate As are recommended BY tn Conference Tho prat
al EVERYDAY experience Of merchants engaged IN tho
trade Demonstrates beyond question That IN all ca.'' o.
merchandise which have long and successfully proacea
for eXnort they able - compete with their EUROPEAN
rivals In quality and price and the reiterated statement
that our noghbors do not Sny OF us De-
| cause we do not buy Of them. because "" tax hei
prn1ucts been annually contradcted by the STATISTICS
n o quarter o. a century Iht Ialh Oh
means for reaching their markets has been nc CHIEF obstacle
- ,h CAV q, Increasing exports The carrying trade has
been controlled rs European merchants who have foibidcea
an eAchange oommodiuc tn" merchandise We sol IN
south America carried there In American ships o. foreign
IL A. chartered b. American commission houses Inc mfr
han4se we tuv IN South America brought to US IN Eu
ucan vessels that taxi return cargoes but sail Tor
liverpool Have Bremen or Hamburg with wheat cotton
and corn There they load with Manufactured goods
Tor the South markets. and continue their trangn
r y,,ge, having for food they compelled 10 buy
% Vs. win the pro ods Of te sale Of then manufacture II
.rsets that We could and would supply We controlled
| tue Carrying trade
rr,,e t,x.s imports as We DO and in 1880 her NOR.
chants suffered As ours now. from the lack Of trans
roration facilities with the Argentine Republic Under
hcsel encouraRcment from the Government, uTcct anu
,crul.r steamship lines established between HaN!e
and Buenos Ayrcs and dscct and natural result her
os increased from IS 292s72 in 1850 to t229aoooo IL
nm. cxporience Of Germany furnishes even more
,.,st,, e'amolo la 1850 the exports from Germany to
Tho Argentine Republic only S2,SG5,l52 In 1888
they were 1890 900 This result" writes MI Baker
our most useful Intelligent Consul a. Buenos Ayres
s due Ars, % the esta. Of quick and regular
.te, communication between the two countries second
10 the ta5llshment branch hou7es by German msf
chants and manufacturers and third 70 the opening Of
German-Areentine hank to facilta," exchange"
| There is no direct steam communication whatever be-
tween the United STATES and Argentine Republic ;
and there are no direct banking facilities. The Inter
national American Conference las earnestly recommended
the establishment Of 10th but reciprocal exchange" Of
tariff concessions equally effective in stimulating
commerce increasing the export Of the products
Of which W. the largest surplus not only 20 the
progressive Republic named but TO all the other Ancr
can nations.
The Conference believed that while great profit would
come 10 all reciprocity treaties should be
adopted the would be by far the greatest
gainor Nearly all articles export to ncghbors
subjected heavy customs taxes heavy, in many
cases as to prohibit consumption by the Of
the people on hand than 81 cent OF
imports America admitted free leaving
but l. per upon which duties may s be removed
But mindful of the that United States has. from
time time removed the duties from coffee, cocoa, India
rubber hides ciuchOna bark dye and cabinet woods and