New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-13
THE RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
NO TROUBLE EXPECTED N THE NEGOTIA.
TONS WITH SAN DOMINGO.
EUROPEAN INFLUENCES IN SOUTH AMERICAN
CoUHTRI Es-wHAT THE UNITED STATES
MUST EXPECT TO DO TO
GET THEIR TRADE.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkiBUNE.I

rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkiBUNE.1
Washington, May 12.-It Is UNDERSTOOD ulst uie P'o
lminary steps toward the negotiation OF treaty VI
commercial reciprocity between the United states anu
san Domingo are found to be not altogether easy III
some respects but IL is expected that every difficulty
will he overcome The return Of President Harrison
is patiently awaited by Minister Galvan, and 1t Is SAID
That he expects able to send dIait OF
the proposed treaty to san Domingo by the mddle Oh
June.
In conversation with a Tribune correspondent To-Day
Spanish American, who Is thoroughly conversant WIFI
Dominican affairs, well with the public a1alrs Oh
the Central and South American Republics said as
regards the pending negotiations with San Domingo 1t
should not be forgotten that her exports 10 the Unted
States exceed the combined exports Of Bolva ECUADOR
and Peru to this country and that her imports from te
United states twice great those OF Ecuador
and one third greater than those of Peril Probably
both san Domingo and the United States Will be Obliged
to make mutual concessions and perhaps both VIII have
10 make temporary sacrifices In order to reach an agree
ment San Domingo ready TO bear her share in this
respect and 10 20 far 1t will be permitted her to
20 By the economical system that forms the basis OF
her public administration and the necess Of provld
ing for the most pressing needs Of the National Gov
ernment."
The Spauish-Amerlcan continued: 81 suppose
that there are comparatively speaking. few men In
public life or who are engaged In commerce or manu-
features the United States who know or appreciate
the enormous OF money which SpanshAmcrica
has 10 pay every year TO Europe in the way OF com
MISSIONS exchanges, frelghts subsidies or interests on
their National loans and on the capital OF great
number OF private enterprises England alone has
great many millions OF pounds sterling invested In
spanish America. National, provincial or municipal
loans railways teegaphs, water works, docks, mines,
lands banking institutions steamship lines etc. etc,
the bonds and shares OF which daily quoted at the
London, Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin stock EX-
changes are, most of them, in the hands OF British
capitalists. The boards Of directors of those COM
panies together with the committees OF foreign bond
holders which are dll organized under English law,
make their influence felt to such extent that they have
become an important factor in the economical and
political life as has already been seen, with few eX-
ceptons, OF almost all the Spanish American Republics.
Is IL their fault II such is not the case with their
National bonds and the shares OF their railways
telegraphs, and mining companies at the New-l oIk
Stock Exchange? Is it their fault If their planters
and merchants are forced to carry out all their com
mercal Transactions through English, French and Ger
man houses!
ago long as the Spanish American Governments,
planters, miners and merchants do not find In the
United states the terms and facilities as are
readily offered to them in England France, Germany,
Belgium and Holland 1t will be ont Of the question
for American merchants and manufacturers to enter
on fair and equal terms in the commercial race against
their European competitors.
al need say no more to show that, under such cir
cumstances it will not be easy task to supercede
European trade South America unless the merchants
bankers and contractors Of this country are prepared
TO do for tho development of the national resources
Of those countries what has been accomplished by
British capital and enterprise especially during the
last sixty years"
"What in your opinion, will be the chief obstacles
in the way OF reaching satisfactory commercial agree
ments with the spanshAmerican countries y asked
the correspondent.
"WeIl European influences both commercial and
potaca will be exerted to the utmost and they are
extremely powerful. Again, it must be remembered
that most of those countries are deeply In deDt 10 fu
rome and that the main sources or revenue III ui0St
Of them are duties levied on imports. Now, while
the Southern Republics are not prepared for Tree tade
as the basis Of their economical policy, neitler III
my opinion, will they try TO effect radical TeVouuoh
i'm their system Of public administration for the special
object OF opening new markets for the bene-
At Of the United States. Commercial treaties between
nations are precisely like business transactions be-
tween individuals. Interest the origin ana me end
OF all such compacts. Therefore, In proposing TO
the south American Republics 10 enter into reciprocity
treaties the American people must not expect that
thew will agree to it, If fiscal conc iAcls eqmvalent
10 those demanded from them are not equally granted
by the United States. Spanish America, ms shown by
the example By Mexico, san Domingo, Brazil ana
the Argentine and BY the attitude taken In regard 70
the subject matter by the South American delegates 10
the late International American Conference rs WI
disposed TO conclude reciprocity treaties with the
United States we'll TO enter into any other Inter
national agreement which may serve TO enlarge ana
strengthen their commercial and political rel1uons
States might find itself without friends and without
foreign markets in the New World, IL Congress, blinded
by political passions shall refuse to follow Mr. Baines
patriotic advice I'm regard to reciprocity