Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26
PROCLAMATION
To Be Issued Directed Against
Nom Reciprocal Countries.
The Proclamation Will Take Effect
On January /, 1892.
Diplomaticai Circles at Washington In .
Fluttet Over n Promised Action of tho
Prcsident-The Announcement
Is Made In Positive Form.

New York, Dec, lS-President Har-
rison, according to Washington spec
ial, has decided to exercise the power
vested in him in section of tine recip-
rocity clause Of the Mckinley tariff bill
and issue proclamation restoring the
duties on sugar, coffees, teas and mo-
iasses from the countries that have not
negotiated reciprocity treaties with our
government. "'rhe proclamation.
runs the Washington dispatch, will
take effect on January /, 1892, and will
be issued in few days, certainly not
later than Christmas day, 1t has been
prepared by the secretary of state and
has been signed by the president
From time to time there have been
rumors that the president would issue
such proclamation, but they have not
been believed. But the president has
now decided to take this step regardless
of consequence, and the announce
ment is therefore made in positive form.
"rhe effect of the presidents proc
lamation will be far-reaching. The
only countries that have concluded re-
ciprocity treaties with the United
States, and will consequently not be
included in the proclamation, are Bra
| zil, Cuba, Porto Rico, San Domingo
and the British West Indies,
1.-THE German reciprocity treaty has
not been ratified yet, and can not be
until it comes before the German
reichstag, which will not be until Feb
ruary I. German beet sugar is now on
the free list, but under the presidents S
proclamation the duty viii be REIN.
posed on it for at least thirty-eight
days, from January to February I,
and longer if the reciprocity treaty is
not ratified by the reichstag promptly.
Reciprocity treaties are now pend
Ing at the state department with
Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Saliva
dor, Colombia Venezuela, Peru ant
Ecuador. But until these treaties are
ratified into an accomplished fact, the
president will not take official cogni
rance of them. Sugar, coffee, hides
etc, from these countries, after Janu
arv |, can not come into the United
States, without the payment of dutie
thereon, AS soon as each treaty i
ratified, however the embargo will b.
, removed.
l Last year we imported from Ven
, ezuela over Ii, O00, 900 pounds OF cotfe
free, but after January duty OF
, cents per pound will be added to al
coffee imported from that country un
der the presidents proclamation Thl
: will practically shut off Venezuela
coffee trade with the United States
, will be unable to compete with .Rrn ri
a which can send its coffee here free
@ "Mr. RYAN the American minister t
Y Mexico, was here few weeks ago /
o is understood he brought with him tn
d draft of reciprocity treaty with Mex
0 co. which he submitted to Mr. Blaine
The secretary of state, it is said, mad
some slight alterations in the treat,
h and Mr.. Ryan took it back to Mexic
= with him to be re-submitted to II
|. Mexican government The change
r made by Mr. Blaine in the Mexlca
r treaty were not important and II Is d
a lieved that they will be acceptable
o the Mexican government
Is Minister Morales, of Salvador a
d rived here several weeks ago for u
y express purpose of negotiating a
g ciprocity treaty. He stopped IN 81
Francisco and spent some time in sigf
seeing. Now he is awaiting the arriV
Il of his instructions, which he neglect
Ill to bring with him. His instructlo
r. should have followed him at once
r. mail, he says, but they either were &c
ra en- route or were never sent "hich
to perhaps, the most likely. In the mea
id time the position Of Mr. Morales Is
~ enviable. !.
to He is here to negotiate treaty
lis until his instructions and credentl'
y are received the state department c
e- take no official notice of his presen'
II is regarded as singular that he
get no word from his government
nd the subject. In quiet way the me
he bers of the diplomatic corps are poRi
ry n great deal of fun at him.
re The fact that the president would ls'
no the proclamation indicated above 10
N into effect the first of the year, has DC
in known in diplomatic circles for seve
he days, and it produced sensation 'ne
20 The representatives of South Amer'c
at countries that have not negotiated r'
on procity treaties with us are par'ieu."
'rn excited. They have been swarm
ire around the state department ior
rs. last two days gesticulating ana swe
-. ing automatically in many lang"as
'aS "They all want to see the secret
10, 10. and get their reciprocity arranse'"'
Ivy Ivy fixed up forthwith"
ell Massacre OF Christians pe're'"'
an v., nac 1S A dlSnatcn III