Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-05
RECIPROCITY.
Progress of Negotiations With the South
American States.

Progress of Negotiations With the South
American States.
WASHINGTON. Oct RI Delegates
from Barbados and Trinidad, the two
most important of the British West In
dies. are expected here shortly to con-
fer with Sir Julian Pauncefote and tho
state department The aggregate for
eign trade Of the British West Indies IL
S61. 702, Ill, of which Barbados aud
Trinidad have S3a, 331. sra These are
the figures for 1889, the latest which
have been compiled by the bureau Of
statistics Of the treasury department
The trade of these two islands with the
United States, however, is less than
with Great Britain, and the American
exports to them are considerably
smaller than the imports from them.
Secretary Blaine and Mr.. Foster hope
to remedy this state Of things by
a reciprocal agreement which will
open the markets of the islands on
favorable terms to this country's prod
ucts- The countries with which treat
les will be especially sought in addi-
tion to those already made are Mexico,
Venezuela, Colombia and Peru. Ne
gotiations with Mexico are going on
at the Mexican capital between the
United States minister, Mr.. Ryan, and
a special delegate appointed by the
Mexican government for this purpose,
Senior Jose Ives Limantour. and he is
expected in Washington early in the
winter to talk with Secretary Blaine
and with Senior Romero, the Mexican
minister. If a treaty is made with
Mexico it will be outside the linn
its of the Mckinley bill, for Mexico
does not export enough sugar, coffee or
hides to justify opening her markets to
American commerce in return for the
placing of those articles on the free
list
Treaties will probably be made with
Venezuela and Colombia upon the
ground of their large exports of coffee
to this country. The government of
Venezuela was the first to propose reci-
procity after the passage of the McKin-
ley bill, but a final agreement has been
delayed by the promptness of Minister
Peraza in accepting the first PROPOSE
tions of the state department. which
went a good deal further than the We
nezuelan government was ready to go
or Mr.. Blaine expected them to go.
Minister Scruggs, the United States
representative to Venezuela, is now in
Washington. and will take back to
Venezuela modified propositions which
will probably be promptly accepted.
The negotiations with Colombia are in
charge of Minister Abbott, this govern
ment's representative at the Colon bian
capital, and he is hopeful of satisfactory
results This country's trade with
Peru is not important either in imports
or exports. but ex-Mayor Grace, OF
New York, and some other gentlemen
having business interests in Peru are
trying to arrange treaty which may
be of some benefit.
There is no pro aspect of treaty with
the Argentine republic. for her treas
ury is depleted. and she probably would
not suffer seriously if she lost the trade
with the United States. She sends only
So, AL, 202 in hides and skins to this
country. while sending $1s. 800. 1s5 to
France, s4.1s1, 9s7 to Belgium, s1,954,
694 to Germany, S1,31s, 3s3 to Italy,
81. O5s, TAI to Spain and S97s. 633 to Grea,
Britain.