Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-10-06
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ports and. thou b my expectations have
not yet been realized, attention has been
calico 10 the advantages possessed by these
ports, ana nrn their people are more fully
alive to their interest 1 do not doubt that
they VIII be able 10 secure the capital
needed 10 enable them to profit By thelr
great natural advantages. The Demo-
cratic party has round 10 place IN its plat
form for any reference TO tins subject and
has shown its hostility 10 the general
policy by refusing tOeXpeud an apprOprla-
ton made during the last administration
for ocean mail contracts with American
lines. he pairiOlc people, the Workmen
~ our shops, the capital seeking new en-
terprises, must decide whether the great
ships owned Dy Americans which nave
sought American registry stall again hunl-
bly, ask place IN the English naYa re-
serve the great ships now on the design
ers tables 90 10 foreign shIpyards tor con-
struetion and The United states lose the
now Frightening opportunity OF recovering
place commensurate with us wealth, the
skill Of ITS constructors and the courage OF
lis sailors IN the carryin trade Of the seas
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.
Another related measure. as furnishing
ali increased ocean traffic for our ships.
and of great and parma rent benefit TO the
farmers and manufacturers as Well, IS the
reciprocity policy declared by section . OF
the tarln act OF 1899 and now III prac-
teal operation with fNc OF the nations
Domingo, the Spanish and British " est
India Islands. and with Germany and Aus
tTla, under special trade arrangements
with each. The removal OF the duty on
sugar and the continuance II coffee and
tea upon the free list, Whle giving great
relief TO our own people by cheapenIng
articles uSed Increasingly IN every house
bntG 1lgD al Iftl f4unTfIGEs ADVANTAGE
to the countries exporting these articles as
20 suggest that IN consideration thereof re-
cipr9cai idNors should be shown IA their tar
IFS 10 ARTICLES exported by Us 10 their mar
kcts. Great credit IS due 20 Mr.. Blaine for
the VigOr with which he pressed this view
upon the country. We have only begun to
realize the benefit of those trade arrange
ments me WORK of c eating new agen-
CieS and OF adapting our goods 10 new mar
kctS has necessarily taken time, but the
results already attained are SUCH | am
sure, as TO establish IN popular favor the
policy OF reciprocal trade, based upon the
free importation of such articles as do not
inJurousfy compete with the products OF
our own farms, mines or factories, in eX-
change for the tee or favored introduction
OF our produce IN other countries.
EUROPE FEARS OUR RECIPROCITY
The obvious efficacy of this policy in in.
creasing the foreign trade Of the United
States at once attracted tue alarmed at
tenuon OF European trade Journals and
boards of trade / he British board of
trade has presented to that government
memorial asking Tor the appointment OF
commission To consider the best means OF
COunteractIng what Is called The CONNER
eial crusade Of the [ nlled States" Al a
meeting held IN March last OF the Assoc
cialed Chambers OF Commerce of G1.lt
Britain, the president reported that the
exports from treat Britain 10 the Latin
American countries during the last year
had decreased So, 100000, and that this
was not due 10 temporary causes but d-
rectly 10 the reciprocity policy OF the
United states Germany and France have
also SHOW. tnelT starued appreciation OF
the fact that new amt vigorous contestant
has appeared III the battle Tor the markets
and has already secured important adYan-
tages. nc most convincing evidence of
the tremendous commercial strength OF our
position is found IN the Tact that Great
Britain ana SPAN have found it necessary
to make reciprocal trade agreements with
US tor their West lHdlh caiunipS and that
Germany aud Austria have gwen us i'm
pOrtant Concessions In exchange Cor the
continued free importation OF their beet
sugar
few details only as to the increase of
our trade can be gwen here. Taxing all
:
have been made, our trade TO June 80, lSy3
had increased ~ IS per cent With Brazil
the increase was nearly III per cent: with
cuba. during the rist ten months, our OK
ports Increased ~, ~, lHj or 5l.o6 per cent
and with Porto EIcO 800, $50 or "a per
cent. The liberal participation OF our far.
mers in the hl atiitS OF this pouCy is shown
by the Following report from our consul
general at Havana under date of July 70
last. ''Durlng the urSt half year of ~
Havana received li0.BJ6 bags of flour from
spain and other ports Of the island about
an equal amount, or approximately 260, IL
bags. During the same period Havana re-
celyed 1890 bags OF American flour and
other ports approximately an equal
amount, making atout 900 bags. But for
the trst half of this year Spain has sent
less than I.u01 bags to the whole island and
the United States has sent to Havana alone
ltS,4S1 bags and about an equal amount to
other ports of the island, making apprOxi-
mateiy 551, 900 tor the first half OF 1892"
AMERICAN PORK.
Partly by reason of the reciprocal trade
agreement but Lore largely by reason of
the removal Of the sanitary restrictions up
on American pork, our export of pork pro-
ducts To Germany increased during the ten
months ending june 20 last S2.U25.074 or
about - per cent Inc British Trade jour-
nal of London, III recent issue. speaking
OF the increase of the American coal ex.
ports and of the falling oil of the English
coal exports, says 1T IS another case of
American competition. The nited states
now supplies Cuba with about 100000
tons OF coal annually, and there is every
prospect of this trade increasing as the
forests OF The island become exhausted and
the use OF steam machinery ON the sugar
estates IS developed. Alabama coal eSpe-
cially is securing a reputation IN the span
lSh W est Indies ami the river and rail I'M
proyementS of the southern states wall un.
doubleday make an important gulf trade.
Ihe new reciprocity pohcy by which the
United States IS enabled 10 import Cuban
sugar VIII, of course, assist the American
coal exporters even more effectively than
the new lines of railway"
DEMOCRATS PROMISE NO PROTECTION.
The Democratic platform promises a
repeal Of the tariff law containing this pro.
VISION and especially uenoance as sham
reciprocity that section of the law under
which these trade ARRANGEMENTS nave been
made. Ii no otherlsSUe We're involved III
the campaign, TINS alone would give It
momentouS mpoytaucr. Are the farmers
of the great gram growing states willing to
surrender these new, large and increasing
markets tor their SurpluS1 Are we TO have
nothing IN exchange for the free imporla-
ton OF sugar and coffee and AZ the same