New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-19
NO PROMISE TO BRAZIL.
ANOTHER EVENING Posi-" YARN EXPLODED.
GENERAL FOSTER SAYS Mr.. BLAINE DID NOT
ASSURE BRAZIL THAT NO RECIPROCITY AR
RANGEMENT WOULD BE hADE
IBY rgLEcRApH TO THE ThIBCSE.1


Washington Nov. ls-aThe London Tines one
of whose chief owners is said to be Colonel NORTH
the English 'nitrats king the "Jornal do Commero'
Of Rio Janeiro, which is said 10 be owned anu ooh
trolled BY English merchants and steamship owners
and which is fifty described by The New forA Eve"
ing POST The London Times Of Branll'-and Inc
New-York Evening POST all In a state d mind on
account of the carrying out by President Harr'sohs
Administration Of The policy Of commercial reciproo'y
adopted by Congress. The success and prospects OF
that policy gall and NORWOOD to the Bngishme'
and their allies and sympathzers in New YORK, mo
Jancro, Valparaiso and every other commerciai CITY
on the Western hemisphere. Probably The NeW-iorA
Evening Post is the most frantic, as 1t certainly Is
the most mendacious organ of the interests which arc
engaged I'm fighting reciprocity tooth and nail ror
two days the editor of that organ has fairly tried 10
Guido himself. Ills attempts have been direced 10
the reciprocity agreement between the United staUss
and Brazil
Several weeks ago this editor was laborng TO sho"
by garbng official statistics that the agreement "i'p
Brazil II it amounted TO anything at ALL was an INJURY
to American export trade with that country now ne
Is expendlng his efforts with equal zeal TO shO" 'ae
the United States pract.sed trick. cheat conn
dence game upon Brazil in consequence Of which ta'
country gave the United states better bargain uah
she ought to have done. and one which she vs. sorrS
for and wants TO amend. In a leading editorial pup
lished in "The Evening Post y Of Monday are fouhd
these passages:
Nearly two months ago called attention to the charge
publlcv made In Brazil the reciprocity agreement
with country had been obtained by Mr. Blaine through
deception. He said TO have promised the brahiis'
necotators that Government would not enter into
treaty with Spain affecting Cuban sugar, ana IL was
alleged that but for that promise, since broken bafH
would have accepted the agreement In anything IKE
the actually adopted We said then that the brazil
ian Government indignant az the fraud practsed upon
its good faith and had for its Minister To tbs country
70 come home and explain how he had been imposed uoh
We in possession OF information when ehsocs
IS TO the whole matter in It's true light
In the FIRST place there doubt whatever that the
BRAZILIAN Government into the reciprocity aSree'
upon the distinct that It would be given
advantages matter Of that Cuba was not "
obtain II was stated In the hearings before the com
mttee OF Congress nduirng about the matter Thus the
formal do Commerce." Of october 10 expressly states
that the Government the obvious objections to tho
treaty. NAMELY that Brazil would lose her only advantage
under it through concessions Of similar terms to cuba
by saving that 'n the Government OF the United
States promised Minister Salvador de Mendonca that
IL would make similar treaty with spain ms =
in line with the papers former declarations on inc
same subject which have quoted before. as we nave
also assertion that four exmembers OF the Brazah
Cabinet stand ready to vouch for the fact OF the om'e
made to Mr.. Mendonca by Mr.. Blaine.
enabled moreover through information coming to
from authentic sources 10 ahfn that MI Bau'
did in fact Mr. Mendonco his wor CT honor not 10
negotiate with Spain affecting Cuban sugar and
that told thought the Cubons would In
consequence and seek their independence we also
have positive when the brazilian Minister
appeared before the committees Of the brazilian Congress
investigating the question he could defend MS
conduct OILY BY saving that MI. ane had deceived him.
There is much more 20 the same effect in the same
editorial and In another editorial published yesterday
Tribune correspondent to-day called the attention
of General John ". Foster to these editorials Even
The Evening Post" admit that General Foster is
good authority the subject OF reciprocity negotia-
tons and agreements and here is what he said
Il was cognzant of every step OF the negotiations
which resulted in the reciprocity arrangement with
Brazil, and l assert most positively that no promise
or assurance given by secretary Blaine. or by any
other person having authority 10 speak on the subject
that a reciprocity Arrangement would not be made win
spain. And, further, ! satisfied that Minister
MrndOnca has not made any such representation 10
No person or Government having knowledge Of
he law Of Congress under which the negotiations Were
carried on could have been msled by any such alleged
promise The third section OF the Tariff act is an offer
10 all countries producing sugar ana co4.1 ana III
that section IL piiny the Cdty OF thc lTesuelt
through the secretary OF state TO oner us advantages
TO all sugar and coffee producing countries ana lne
terms of the law made known to Brazil by Secre
tary Blaine, in official note as early as NOVemDef
- iii is true that proposition was introduced by
member in. the Congress OF Brazil, upon his own
responsibility 20 open negotiations, Tor revision %
the reciprocity arrangement but no ACTON wa taken
on IL by Congress- and it j. understood thai Tie con
utiec of that body, aftc: hCaring Minister hendOhct
defence OF the arrangement decided thai 10 steps sh1nid
he taken TO modefy II until "a full Opportunity was
given 70 test IFS mert' and effects upon tne colntr:
The editorial paragraph III Yesterday s Evenlho
POST concludes with m admonltion 20 The Tribune
Ir4z severely alone there many foul odors IN
thgt quarter which would be most unwise TO air up
Editor az The Evening POST has attempted to play
ON his readers or Of the foul odor,7 which mast
prevail in the neighborhocd OF the editorial rooms OF