Evening journal., 1891-12-17
RECIPROCITY TO RULE.
If 1t Cannot Do That 1t May
Ruin.
DUTIES ARE TO BE REIMPosED

Eow tIae President win Bring 10 Terms
Those Nations That Have Not Arranged
Reciprocity Treaties Hides WIN RE-
main on the Free List. 1t Is said.
WASHINGTON, Dec 17.-It is said here that
President Harrison has decided to exercise
the sfeezssaar- vested in him in section 3 Of the
reciprocity clause Of the Mckinley tariff bin
and issue a proclamation restoring the duties
on sugar, coffee, teas and molasses from the
countries that have not negotiated reci-
procity treaties with our government. The
proclamation win take effect on Jan /, 1892,
and win be issued in few days, certainly
not later than Christmas day It has been
prepared by the secretary Of state and has
been signed by the president.
Its Far Reaching Effects.
From time to time there have been rumors
that the president would issue such procla-
nation but they have not been believed.
But the president has now decided to take
this step regardless Of consequences, and tho
announcement is therefore made in positive
form.
The effect Of the presidents proclamation
viii be far reaching The only countries
that have concluded reciprocity treaties
with the United States and will, conse-
QueRtly, not DO included in the proclama-
ton, are Brazil, Cuba Porto Rico, San Do
mingo and the British West Indies
Diplomats All Torn Up.
The fact that the president would issue
the proclamation indicated above, to 70 into
effect on the first Of the year, has been
known in diplomatic circles for several days
and it produced a sensation there. The rep
resantatives Of the South American coun-
tries that have not negotiated reciprocity
treaties with us are particularly excited.
They have been swarming around the state
department for the last two days gesticula-
ting and swearing automatically in many
languages. Thoy all want to sec the secre-
taly and get their reciprocity arrangements
fixed up forthwith
Driving Them In.
II the presidents proclamation is designed
to hasten the South American countries
into the reciprocity scheme, il seems TO be
succeeding admirably Before the end Of
january the state department expects 20
have every country in South America with
the exception Of Chill and Argentine, Bo-
hyie and Uruguay, included in the reci-
PtSNat1 oiAltnStmtHt.
Hides on the Free List.
The effect Of the Presidents proclamation
VII be modified in an important particular
i is learned, by the omission 10 reimpose a
duty on hides. Mr.. Blaines hand win be
seen in this. New England forced the
trainers Of the Mckinley bin TO place hides
on the free list, and the semi-ofilcial an
nouncement that the president win make
an exception in favor of this commodity
IN his forthcoming proclamation may DO re-
garded as significant
Reciprocity with british West indies.
WASHINGTON, Dec, IA satisfactory rec
iproeaty treaty has been agreed upon be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
to embrace Jamaica, Barbados, the Wind
ward and the Leeward islands, Trinidad
and British Guiana Ia return for the CON
tinued free introduction Of sugar and coffee
into the United States the British West In
dies win greatly enlarge the free list of their
tariffs and make very considerable rcduc-
toms ia tha dutNy ~, fls fna lf.,f,