Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-06
THE RKAzILrAN TREATY.


THE BRAZILIAN TREATY.
Crest Satisfaction Mt the State Department.
ut Its Reception.
mPonrAxf 1EsuLr ruAr NAY rofLov rHrs
AcTlox-oPNIoEs or MANY MEMBERS OF CON-
eRKss or BOTH POLITICAL PARrrEs-rHR SEQ
RErARr OF STATE GENERALLY COMMENDED.
The State Department il in glow of satisfac.
ton today over the success and elimination OF
Secretary Blaine's endeavors to establish recip-
rocity between this country and Brazil. 1t is
felt there, of course. that the SecretAry's work
has been of the greatest importance and the
most happy results are predicted. An OIL
| cid Of the Department speaking to a
STAR reporter said that in his opinion it will
do more TO stimulate the trade of this country
than any one act that could possibly be done.
In the first place, he went on to say, the free
sugar clause is going to open up for the United
States new source of the sweet commodity,
other than Cuba, so that should Spain be in
clined to hold of from q reciprocal arrange
ment the United States could afford to hold
a .hS from any efforts to induce her to make
NOW INpEPENDEST OF cCBA.
In short. this country is now independent Of
Cuba for its supply Of sugar. and. in the opin-
ion Of many. this is q great advantage. Then,
too, the articles placed on the free list Of this
country are such that no especial disadvantage
| is shared by the United States under the new
arrangement, while under the single clause Of
| agricultural products alone this party 10 the
agreement can reap q harvest OF millions.
Whereas now the majority of BRAZILIAN pur-
chasers OF machinery and tools go TO Europe
| for such goods. under the reciprocity agree
ment they will find II great advantage 10 turn
| their attention to our factories and mills.
This same official then went on to praise the
Secretary, and called attention TO the fact that
MIR. Blaine had lost no time in bringing about
| an arrangement, but had accomplished this
most mssteriy move in an incredibly brief
period.
| 1t is now plain that Senior Mendonca's ''sps-
clal mission to this country was solely for re-
ciprocal purposes, and his elevation to the post
OF minister was probably reward from his
| country for having accomplished his task 30
well. 1T is unofiicially announced that similar
arrangements between this country and Others
OF the South American republics will
soon be entered into. The Brazilian
treaty was attempted first because of the
| greater importance Of the Brazilian markets 10
| tins country, as well a. because il was thought
necessary to feel the public pulse with one
stroke before making an advance all along the
line. 1t is quite apparent this morn
ing that the arrangement has met
with general approval The democratic
press, III noting the treaty, has a tendency
| SoN0Ea EtShf NiHS IL dS Simply Detnk 1OttncT-
ance by Mr.. Blaine of a movement inaugu-
/ rated under democratic auspices. In other
words it is necessary to approve the move
| mcnt. and it is done with as good Q grace a.
possible.
| GOSSIP AT THE CAPITOL.
There was a great deal Of gossip at the Capt.
toi about the Presidents proclamation in re-
gard to the new reciprocity arrangement with
| Brazil this morning, and the comments were
1 eL4,,A l.
| tory. A number Of members Of the House
| committee on foreign affairs we're seen by a
| STAR reporter. and discussed the subject freely
| and with evident satisfaction.
| Representative AcCreary OF Kentucky said
that he had been for years an advocate Of the
policy of extending our trade with Mexico and
| all the Central and South American states and
| also with Canada and had frequently favored
| reciprocity with those countries in the House
and IN committee. Solar as this Brazil reciproc-
| ity agreement was concerned, Gov. McCreary
| said that while il did not seem sufficiently
| broad and comprehensive to satisfy all his
preferences in that direction, he was in favor
| of giving it a fair and full trial before criti-
clsing ii.
| A MOST BENEFICIAL INFLUENCE.
Representative Thompson of Ohio said that
he had great faith that the new treaty with
Brazil would have most beneficial influence
on the business interests of this country. and
comments this morning. that business men all
over the country were expressing their appro-
baton OF the treaty. No one who had not
looked into the mnttec carefully could realize
| the recent vast development of trade in South
America, and it was OF the highest importance
that the United States should secure. if not the
entire control of this trade, at least a fair
share Of it, for our trade with Europe had al
! ready reached nearly it's utmost possible pro-
portions, and we must now seek to dispose of
our surplus products in new fields. We could
never hope to sell barrel of pork or a bushel
of grain In the South American markets until
more favorable business conditions prevailed
between this country and that hemisphere. and
the negotiation Of this Brazilian agreement
seemed to be an important step in that direc-
ton.
FORTUNATE EVENT FOR THIS COUNTRY.
Representative Hooker (Miss.) expressed his
qualification at the successful outcome of the ne
gotiations with Brazil. 1t would prove he
thought, "a fortunate eventfor this country which
now, by the system Of mutual exchange outlined
in the Presidents proclamation and the CORE
spOndence between Secretary Blaine and Seno-
Mendonca, would probably be enabled to secure
an appropriate market in South America. where
hitherto Great Britain, France, Germany and
Italy had enjoyed almost o monopoly. Gen.
eral Hooker called attention TO the fact that
he had always favored such extensions of our
trade, especially with our neighbors on this
continent, and that he had only a few days ago
advocated in the House the policy which had
now been adopted toward Brazil. He consid-
cred the Pan-American movement most
important one in its entirety, and hoped that
this Brazilian agreement might lead to similar
agreements between this country and the other
South American republics.
Representative Ketcham Of New York briefly
but emphatically declared that the effect of the
Brazilian treaty would be in the highest degree