Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-11-21
RECIPROCITY.

II. Irm,. undefined-The Tariff Re-
formers Left Without q Plank GO
Stand On.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-What will the
tariff reform issue have to feed upon
when the present administration COM
pIetes the reciprocity work now LAID
out? The reciprocity policy has great
field before it. It's scope is not yet aP-
preciated. Even the West Indian and
Central American colonies OF Great
Britain have the power, with the ap-
proval of the colonial governors, to reg
ulate duties on imports. and it is under
stood that most of them desire to enter
into reciprocal relations with the United
States. The provisions OF the third
section of the tariff act will coon be in
full operation. The president will be
free to exercise at bis discretion the
authority with which he was clothed
by the last congress in respect to the
the further admission, free OF duty, OF
sugar, coffee. hides and tea products
imported from countries which decline
to enter into reciprocal commercial ar
ranpemepts with the United States.
There is good reason to believe that
agreements will be concluded and pro-
claimed with several countries, negotia-
tions with which have been pending
for come time past, and also that Ger
many will soon be able to give public
notice of her agreement with the United
States. No time has been lost or effort
spared by the administration since the
law was enacted. to execute its provi-
sions by such negotiations as have APP
peared to be practicable, and large
measure of success has already crowned
those efforts. Few persons are probably
aware that more than one-fourth of all
the importations into the Uuitee States
consists OF coffee, sugar and hides.
which are conditionally placed or con-
tinued on the free list by the last con-
gress. To be exact, the total importa-
tions of all articles in the year ended
June 30, 1890, amounted to SI89, 31O,-
400. and the total value of coffee, hides
and molasses and sugar not above No.
Ii, amounted to S201. 4O4,084.
The relative proportion which coffee,
hides. sugar and molasses bore to the
total importations for the year ended
June 80, 1891, was still greater, and this
is what the administration has got to
treat upon in demanding reciprocal adj
vantages from these countries. The
of the work already accom-
plished by the administration under the
third section Of the act, will be clearly
and better appreciated by
the mere statement that reciprocity
agreements already concluded and in
force, and the reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii which is still in force, cover con-
siderabiv more than one half of the an.
nual importatlons of coffee, hides, sugar
and molasses. The total importation
Of those articles from Brazil, Cuba,
Porto Rico. Hawaii and San Domingo,
in the year ended June 80, 1890,
amounted to S1O5. 1856, 962; the total
from all other countries amounted to
only 500, 045, 100, of which Germany
S18, 72S, 022, which amount
being deducted in anticipation of the
sarly PRONUNCIATION OF an agreement
with that country. leaves only 81, 317,-
100. The administration Will use this
trade of 81, 100000 for all it is worth
in requiring reciprocity concessions.
The following shows the countries which
can be reached and the extent to which
their trade may be affected unless they
shall find the way clear to enter into
arrangements, or the pres
ident shall become convinced that it
will be impracticable for them to do SO.
Imports into the United States of
sugar, coffee, tea and hides: