The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-07
RECIPROCITY WANTED.
A Request From Hawaii and the
West Indies.
BENEFITS OF BLAINE'S POLICY.
The United States Must Naturally Coutrol
the Markets OF those Countries on Ac-
count OF Proximity and they Desire
Favorable Terms,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1T is expected that
very soon after the Senate has really set
tied down to work the President will send
to 1t the new treaty which has been nego-
tiated with the Hawaiian islands. This
treaty is sure to provoke an interesting
discussion. II takes the place of the old
treaty, which became virtually worthless
when the reciprocity clause in the Nc
Kinley bill became a law. Under the old
treaty the Hawaiian sugar alone was ad-
mitted free OF duty. But now all sugar
comes In free, and the Hawaiians are no
longer favored Therefore they sent DIR.
Mott Smith to Washington to see what
could he done, and he has just success
fully concluded his mission.
The point of interest about the treaty is
that 1t proposes absolute free trade be-
tween the two countries. Hawaii will ad-
NIT free OF duty every article imported
there from the United States, whether ag-
ricuitural or manufactured, in return for
which this country will receive without a
tariff anything which the Hawaiian ISL
ands may send here. Should the treaty be
ratified the Hawaiian planters will at
once begin TO raise fruits, arrowroot, etc,
and pay no further attention to the
wholesale exportof sugar.
The exports from the United States to
Hawaii would, II duty was charged upon
them by the latter government, place
S40O, 900 In the Hawaiian treasury. Under
the new treaty the amount of duty sac
rificed will be at least $3.50, 900, in view OF
the increased exports from the United
States. The trade of the country with
Hawaii will, therefore, be one OF the
reasons why treaty should be ratified, but
more weiRhty still is the fact that it is TO
the interest Of the United States to con-
tinue the most friendly relations with the
the Hawaiian government.
The islands command n most strategic
position in the Pacific ocean, and England
is ready to establish protectorate over
them at the slightest provocation. IL is
this desire TO checkmate England that puts
the administration in the position of asking
the Senate to ratify the treaty.
WAsHIYGToN, Dec. z. The representa-
tives of the British island of Jamaica are
in town, and will have a conference to
morrow with the representatives of Bar
bardoes and Trinidad, who are already
here, regarding the reciprocity arrange
ments to be made with the British West
Indies under the Mckinley bill. The rep
resentatives of Barbados and Trinidad
have already held several conference with
Hon. John w. Foster, and plan has been
agreed upon granting seven new conces-
sions to the United States, and has been
sent to the minister for the colonies in
London for approval. III Jamaica is ready
to make the same concessions as the other
island, an agreement may be reached this
week.
The representatives of the islands de-
clare with an apparent frankness that it
Is only question of time when the United
States, on account Of her proximity, will
control the markets of the West Indies
They have found Gen. Foster disposed TO
encourage reciprocal trade, and to attempt
to crowd the British islands to the wall
because of the Importance of the Ameri-
can market for their sugar and other pro-
ducts