The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-27

The effect of Mr.. Baine's policy of
reciprocity has been to extend the foreign
trade of the country without impairing in
the slightest degree the protection &C
corded home capital and labor. This
effort to secure new markets and extend
old ones for American products has been
successful beyond expectation. Germany,
Italy, Denmark and France have already
agreed to remove or modify the prohibi-
tive or restrictive DEGREES which virtually
excluded American pork. The restriction
was placed by Denmark upon the pork of
this country in March, 1883, up to which
time the average quantity annually
exported thence was 3,127, 1872 pounds;
1889 there was exported only 49,
900 pounds. These figures for Denmark.
a small country compared with Germany,
France or Italy, reveal the enormous adj
vantage that must accrue to American
farmers from the opening of the markets
OF these countries to our pork products.
Germany was forced to yield, because she
was exposed TO retaliation, since we could
cut her annual expectation of SIS, 00O, 900 to
S20,000.000 of sugar off the free list, and
could sweat France and Italy in the mat
ter of their wine and fruit trade Mr..
Blaine is reported to be now pressing the
negotiation of a reciprocity treaty with
Germany which proposes such reduction
of duties imposed by Germany upon bread
stuffs as to practically give America al
most free market in that populous coun-
try. AT present the duty is 81 cents per
bushel, which, if continued, would be
nearly or quite prohibitory in years of
generous domestic crops
The Colonial Standard Of Jamaica con-
fesses that "the eventual result of the Nc
Kinley tariff will be the deviation of all
the staple productions of the colonies.
such as sugar, coffee. pimento and dye
woods, from the markets of Great Britain
to those Of the United States"
This means loss of freights to Brit
ish vessels and a reduction of the
profits of British commission merchants.
The governor of Jamaica is opposed to re-
ciprocity, because he is an imperial fedora.
ZIONIST, but the Colonial Standard tells him
that the facts Of the case for reciprocity
are too strong to be resisted. We quote:
The United States take tar more jamaica SUI
gar than Britain and Canada combined, and
purchase IS per cent of her banana exports, be-
sides good deal of coffee. The well being of
the merchants and planters and of the 90, 600
negro landowners demands that the American
market shall be retained at any reasonable cost.
The people of Jamaica have in the
United States a market of 63, 900, 900 of
consumers for their fruit and other prod
ucts and do not propose to let sentimental
regard for the Home Governments wishes
interfere with self-interest and considera-
tons of material advantage IN trade.
The Toronto Globe confesses that the Brit
ish West Indies, if our government were
to insist on preferential treatment for
American products, would concede it
rather than jeopardize their exports to
the states, provided the British govern
ment would allow them to do so.
If the British government refused and
President Harrison enforced his policy of
retaliation there would be an explosion
OF popular discomfort on the part
OF the colonies. Canada, by it's
action year ago, prevented
Newfoundland from obtaining reciproc-
ity treaty from Mr.. Blaine and would I'M
doubtedly protest against preferential
arrangement in favor of Americans.
Nova Scotia's large trade with the Spanish
West Indies is already threatened by Mr..
Blaine's reciprocity under the Mckinley
bill with CUBA and Porto Rico.
This is the diplomatic record of the Re-
publican administration made under the
skillfui management of James q. Blaine.