The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-08-15
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. AUGUST is, 1891.
As TO RECIPROCITY.

None of the great European nations
have touched it," shrilly pipes the Great
Falls TRIBUNE in regard to reciprocity
with the United States. No, you bet
they haven't. They will probably not be
allowed to touch it. because their pro-
ducts would compete with the products
of American labor in the American mar
ket. We want no reciprocity with oun
tries having the same latitude as our
own, but we do want ii with countries of
different latitude whose products will
not compete with our own and we
can admit free without damage to home
labor. Does the esteemed TRIBUNE
understand:-Inter Mountain.
Yes, the TRIBUNE understands that
the Inter Mountain doesn't know what
it is talking about. 1t is talking
through its hat" Latitude cuts no
figure in the matter of reciprocity. The
United States lie between the 18th and
10th parallels of latitude, France be-
tween Al and 81, Spain between 3G and
AZ and South America between 10 north
and d south. The administration
would very gladly enter into an agree
ment with France and Germany by
which American pork may find an en-
trance into those countries. 1t has
already entered into a reciprocity treaty
with Spain and has It pretty little piece
of sentiment with Brazil, called a reel
procity treaty. Mr.. Blaine's scheme of
reciprocity contcmplatcs the opening of
foreign ports to American wheat and
to American pork. lie declared the
Mckinley tariff would not open a single
market for another barrel of either.
Therefore. the a~trocity was gilded with
reciprocity or free trade to make it
palatablc to the American people.
But it won't go down with the great
European powers, They want reel
procity in all or nothing. Spain has con
scented to reciprocity with her Cuba.
Every 220 pounds of American flour that
went to that island was taxed 81. 1t is {
now entered free and the United States S
take some of their products without ex-
a duty. Thus far all the reci- .
treaties this country has formed ,
foreign powers will not result in
adding another vessel to the insignifi- :
amt list of American merchantmen. 1t 3
s not likely any more reciprocity treaties :,
will be entered into under the present +,
act. 1t expires by limitation the LIST of :
January next year. y
1t is a little singular that republican !
mint, tln I,+., h ~ "
more beauties in free sugar and free =
on the reciprocity plan, than they :
in all the rest Of the Mckinley tariff. =.
They dote on free sugar and reciprocity, .
yet free trade pure and simple .
would not give us sugar and a few other =
.rading articles which we get under reci- :,
)rocity upon better terms than we now :,
ret them. And still these same republi- =
an organs denounce free trade as ruin "
us to the country. Funny, isn't it?
heir inconsistency is absurd and ride u
lous. :
The Inter Mountain seems to know a T,
reat deal more about Sam Hauser and ;,
am Schwab and Helena and.the North al
IN Pacific mineral land steal than it Il
oes about reciprocity. 1t is lamentably =,
t fault upon that matter. Blaine wants e.
} enlarge our markets by it. The Inter y,
fountain evidently thinks it is intended .,
ally for countries whose products will
ot compete with our own. Blaine in
'nded it should run upon a brodd-gauge al
ack; the Inter Mountain confines it to :.
ne rail. Really it is free trade with a ar
ring to it. Practically it will amount &C
nothing.