The morning call., 1891-11-01
-EDiTOKIAE NOTES.

The State DEPARTING Mt elaborate plan to take
every possible advantage of. our 4reefpioelly
agreements viii provide considerable WORK for
our Ministers aud Uonsuls abroad. Tie articles
OF European manufacture in demand in, Latin:
AMERICA to*wRch they aIe to devote special at
tention are included under the headings of cotton
and wooden piece goods carriages and wagons,
drugs, food and food products, furniture; hard
ware, hemp and fax manufactures, machinery
ofall kinds. musical Instruments paints. plute
aud @indow4glass, stattonery, watches, clocks
Toys and notions, and wearing appaI ell OF all
kinds. AT the BuredtIof American Republics
where the Importance of the iuVesiigatIou is ap-
preciaI-d, II is said that locomotives and raliruad-
cars, street cars, agricultural implements blows,
mowers ana IeapeTs. eel tain kinds OF machinery
flour, refined Petroleum, and TO avery llmii ed ex.
tent provisions make Ifli nine Ieutiis OF our en-
tire expectation 10 Latin America. OF Tie nun
dredsof alIlcles Enumerated In group Xcommer-
Clap Of the Lalln-American classification there
is not one which The United S ates could uUC aud
should not supply. We produce them, and by
little investigation and EXPERIMENTING we
should meet lie demands of trade throughout
all of he countries embraced in Latin America
In the building at the Worlds Far wherein the
commercial exhibit Is displayed, 1t is suggested
that there should be d colossal Map OF North aud
South America, The West Ipdies and the Wind
ward Islands. Every principal port and the
leading cities should be distinctly laid down.
Then the route traVersed by steamships from the
United States should be clearly indicated, The
distance and lIne Of voyage. There should also
be large drawings OF the wharves or moles where
cargo Is landed from lighters, meaus OF hosting
from lighter to wharf, and the mode OF. trans
porting passengers between ship and Shore San
Francisco merchants who know the difficulties
encountered 10 extending trade iii Z, nlra and
South America will greatly appreciate the I'M
portance OF the work planned by Secretary
Blaine. :,...
NJ. Lockroy, the French statesman and jour
nalist, in pointing out the reasons why the al
lance of France and England would seem quite
natural, says: Questions divide us, which II
would, perhaps. be well openly 10 face and solve.
The English, by taking the. size OF the Triple
Alliance, might deal US a mortal blow; while, on
the other hand, by launching some fast cruisers
or torpedo-boats on the q eat trade hlghways 1t
would be possible for us to stafye Great Britain,
to suppress her commerce aud TO ruin her indus
tries. This Is the danger publicly pointed out by
her Aofnlrhls and statesmen They do not dread
great naval combat ike those waged by Mel
son. They show Parliament, when they want to
obtain credits, a cloud of small vessels gradually
destroy ing The mercantile marine, interrupt.ng
the relations between mother country and col
onies, stopping The supply of raw material. iso.
latng The British Isles. and by their speed escap
Ing capture Without doubt. England represents
formidable power with her 4oo, 900, 900 SUBJ
Jects, her $4,000 merchantmen, her 800 men-of-
war, her forts at the extrrmlies OF CUFFS or
estuaries, her population Of sailors. But she is
also everywhere vulnerable. aud her prosperity
has become. from the military standpoint, a
cause OF weakness and a permanent danger.
However 1t be- we do NOT wish for this enemy"
When the Reichstag resumes Its siitngs En-:
peror William Will demand new milf airy credis
on the ground that there Is need Tor reform In
the artillery service and for changes In The cloth
lug outfitof the German army. The enforce
ment of tile navy Will also be urged. As usual,
the demands may be accompanied by assurances
that they are designed TO permit the Fatherland
TO live In peace, but the Gar may not be able to
sec things in that light. Tie Sultan OF Turkey
is just now Fastening preparations for the effect.
&: i've forthcatlon OF the Bosphorus and the Darda.
nees. and has already Engaged some OF the best
engineering talent In the German army for the
purpose. New guns are to be supplied from Ger
man and British foundries, and the vicinity Of
ConstantinopIe will be put in condition 10 give
a hotreceptlon to any fleet intent Oh forcing an
entrance. - =