New-York tribune., 1891-02-07
TRAnE WITH RR1ZIL.

The Administration is vindicating its splen-
did Reciprocity policy in way that compelS
the admiration and gratitude OF the whole coUll-
ny. The new treaty with Brazil, accomplished
50 promptly upon the adoption by Congress Of
the law empowering the President to negotiate
is one of the wiseSt and most helpful acts Of
craftsmanship which has been performed 10y
any Administration Last year we sent $40
600, 600 into Brazil, just about halt her tota
earnings from exports. We bought two-thrdS
Of her coffee and one-halI OF her rIbber. We
received in return only about QI,O0OOOO; the
balance. SG3, ,J0G,0O0, went 10 enrich ulcIl
Britain. France. Germany and Italy. 1t went
10 ,upport British French, German and Italian
shipping companies. We supplied One-half the
money which Brazil spent for her imports and
allowed it to 90 into The pockets Of our rivals.
Could ANYTHING be more foolish, more short
sighted?
The conditions that have resulted to our dis
advantage in cutiYatinC trade with Brazil have
been described by our diplomatic and consular
officials there again and again. They are NOT
90 be ascribed to the tariff. Any one VINO does
that is ignorant or malicious. Our farmers ana
manufacturers can sell, and 50 far is they have
had the chance, have sold aS chcaply as LII
ropeans. Such differences as exist In favor OF
Europe result from the fact tndt European mei-
chants have made Il careful study of the Bra
lillian market, and supply just what it wishes
We compete with articles made for the general
trade against these especially adapted 10 Bra
ul. and this fact sometimes makes our goods
appear costcr. But if we had the induce
meutS TO seek the tiaGc we should ask no odds
of Europe, even without the enormous adNan-
,1ge of Reciprocity. And even with that ad-
vantage. vast Us it is, we Shall be helpless 10
get the trade unless we at once make arrange
ments Tor quick, safe, frequent and trustworthy
transportation.
This has been the urgent and constantly re-
peated plea of every minister and every conSu
who has gone from this oOunu, into South and
Central America for the !ast twenty yeas.
Within six months indeed, cX-MlEl>ter Adams
and Cons al General Doc1ely have shown that
hirh fieights and slow communication are the
oniy conditions that hold Us back in brazilian
commerce When it has been said that in the
wear which has JUS, closed the steamships enter
ing Rio flying the American flag were but 10
as against 363 British, 145 German, ~
French and 53 Italian, the necessity Of I'M
mediate action by Congress for the relief OF
orr slippnc interests becomes conyincngly
clear if we are to via and hold the rich trade
that Mr.. Blaine's statcsmahShip has placed
within O1r grasp.
For is of 10 moment what the inducements
that Brazil may give us TO bring our products
into her malke,s ii is no matter how she may
enable us TO cut out our commercial nYa.S, J.
we continue to depend on foreign conveyanceS.
30 long as freight rates between NcW-l0 0fh
and Rio are twice what they are between EIo
| and London, and - long Us it takes twice As
| much timc to obtain invoice, from this country
as from England, business j., Out Oi the qucs-
| tion for u.s. We must have ships. We must
l. run them on fast time. Communication must
| be made quick and frequent All the rest VIII
| inevitably follow That S63,00O,000 which
went from our pockets into the circulation and
commerce of Europe last year viii stay here.
Our farmers will send wheat, corn hay, po-
tltoes and rye 10 Brazil instead Of their hard
earned gold dollars. Some idea OF the kind oi
| business that may be done there Is 10 be had
| from an examination of the business We are
doing now. The manifcslS Of the United states
and Brazil Shipping Company are wonderful
exhibition Of the diversity of the Brazilian de-
mand In food supplies Of every sort, i'll cot
ton and woolcn goods, and in machinery, from
i locomotive to a screw-dgivcr, we have already
laid the foundations Of an excellent trade. 1t
lies with Congress to say whether the people
shall have the chance to improve this unique
ooportunity. We have no manner of doubt that
| if the House will pass the shipping bill, our
exports to Brazil alone will reach S3O,0G0,0 900
within three years, and fully half Of them in
| f.. pf fhn 1 llo-
ghanies.