Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-12
RRAxlI,s Rest CUSTOMER.
This COUNTRY Net Likely to Lose Trade
should the Empire be Restored.

Ehsuseros Nav IL Charles r. Flint
tse Mes Yers merchaas. whose comnefciai
eonpec,iovs VI h South Amsrca are ven
knew. srent several scuss with Ministef
Mecdcncs. Ahe.sras be wished the ssa'e
department. eiseisls. Before leaving iof
New fo,k be said:
"rhs sdsiees received tarcush my nsm
in Neu York are borne cit BY mciA cable
srssas which Minister Mer donea has re-
ceives. stating thAs there il 70 ground fcf
serious sppFs hension in Brszl. The sltnA
ten there is peculiar end viii stand TIE
closest watching, for lhe il hasnee Of vsrx
to bring about . charge Of government ase
powerful - we'll a. insiiicus.
! so1e sro factor in thu agitation row
On foot 10 the old Moaafchical pa. y, y b n,
though depesed and hunilitsted. still exis's
~ email faction ia Br-zl. Numsrcslly
this faclicn is not large, cut IL embraces
Some very sh,esd men, vho viii not fail 70
take advaltsse Of e-e's opportunity TO
strengthen hsr,selses ssd to recruit their
ranks from every poss .bis sonrcs.
Another inpsrt,n. fsc,or 10 be cohsid-
cred 10 the Tremendous foreiga ]. f,sncs,
which 10 slwsysresdy 70 a,sie, IN overthrow
ing . govarr ment which hiss formed close
trade reis ion, vi the Uni'sd Stat TIE
ImpeTislis in Brsz are clever enough 10
invoke tn Ii ipfiusnee and to use ii TO the
best advaLtsge.' The nsso'istion Of The re-
ciprcei,s treaty between the q iiied States
sud BnEii worried great hia'g u the IN
tersss Of foreign uesehxn ., sho had long
er ,oyei the Bra lillian market. ffi, treaty
va. en, red iGto by the p e,ens gJve.nmeat
Of Brszll. aud these foreigners naturally
thi.k that ia tbs event Of tie fstt ,rsti IN OF
tie eupire, y Of the fall Of the present
goserpnsns. the convention uld be null
Il d and the Old order Of commercial sfsirs
co id then b. Tsstofed
II sm cob ad~rt that this would not be
the case. The U. tied States no, cnly takes
tao thirds Of the ece,e grown ia Brazil,
ba, {: also consumes two-,hirds o. tue rub
Der su,pu.. Ne are. therefore, Brszus
best customer, aud il She I'm ire should be
restored tomorrow | am satisfied tina
Brsgiisn interests alone would enable US
to negotiate q treaty % t,rms even more
advan,s sous to the Uei.ed States ;hSn
those wlich govern cur trade today.
at should no, be lost sigat OF tnss when
Mr. Blaine ne gotisted the treaty with Brsz
he was al Iious to make reelprcci trade
agreement With that country IN order that
he might occupy position Of vantage In
the negotiation with other caunties--aDd
particularly With Spsin-whieh were tc
follow. The vision Of bis sction has al
ready besn proved, for the present treaty
with Spain CO.. ctrniag the Cuban trade was
concluded without the slightest difficulty,
Brazil has ,eaily nothing to complain
Of, ard feel sure that the c)ol secoad
thought oil her people will prevelt anything
like revolutit nary outbreak The Re-
publican se1timert 10 unques,ionably dom
insEt throughout the cJuntry. / am salts
fed that all the roy aiiSsin Brazil could find
ample accommodation On a WY small
i,land."
DO you think that the citation over cur
trade relxions with Cubs will ult; mattel,
result in amt xAticI ~ asked The Worlo
correspondent
II q not think we want CUBS, or rather,
l do uot think We need Cuba. We have b
very good treaty with Spain which covers
the Cuban trade, and The propinqui y Of the
Island will oil ssys make the United States
the best market fer Cubsu products and
will clmpsl the Cubsns TO buy their goods
ia The United States. There are reasons
which embrace the marked fl -rence in the
characters If Cubais snd Americans as
well as d ffeIencss in The ,oh ard ctinste Of
the two countries-whch would weigh
against The auns xsIion of Cuba. even il OIL
other grounds il were desirable. Our
position today is 80 thoroughly advauta-
geous thst it is very uninpo,'alt question
as to who rules the I.lsod -