Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-01-16
Reciprocity Proclamation.

RECIPROCITY FfOCIamdtiOns
WASHINGTON, d. c., January 9.-The score
tary of state has issued the following as no
tice to certain countries which have not con-
cluded reciprocal trade relations with the
United States:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
SR: I am directed by the president to
again bring to our attention the provision
States, approved October 1, 1880, in which
provision is made for admission into the
United States free of all duty of the follow
ing articles, to-wit: All sugars not above
No. 16, standard in color; molasses, coffee,
teas and hides. In section 3sof this law, it is
declared that these remissions of duty were
made with a view to secure reciprocal trade
with countries producing those articles, and
it is provided "On and after the first day of
January, 1892, whenever and SO often as the
president shall be satisfied that the govern
ment of any country producing and export
ing sugars, molasses, coffee, teas and hides,
raw and uncured, or any such articles, i'm
poses duties or other exactions upon agricul-
tural or other products of the United States
such sugar, molasses, coffee, teas and hides
into the Uuited States, he may deem to be
reciprocally unequal and unreasonable, he
shall have power and it will be his duty to
suspend by proclamation to that effect the
provisions of this act relating to the free in
teas and hides, the production of such coun-
hy, for such time as he shall deem just, and
in such case and during such suspension, the
duties shall be levied, collected and paid On
sugar, molasses, coffee, teas and hides, the
product or exports. from such designated
country" at the rate set forth in said sec
ton 8.
ST am further directed by the president to
inform you, that in view of the free intro
duction into the United Utates of the arti-
cles named, the product of Venezuela, he
deems the duties imposed upon agriculture
and other products of the United States on
their introduction into Venezuela to be re-
ceiprocally unequal and unreasonable, and
unless on or before March 15 next some sat.
isfactory commercial arrangement is entered
upon between the United States and Vene-
zuela, or unless some action Is taken by the
latter government whereby the unequal and
unreasonable state of trade relations between
the two countries is removed, the president
will, on the date last named, issue his procla-
nation suspending the provisions of the
tariff law cited, relating to the free introduc-
hides, the production of Venezuela, and dur
ing such suspension the duties set forth in
section three of said law will be levied, COL
lected and paid upon sugar, mOlassee, coffee,
tees and hides, the product of or exported
from Venezuela. In asking you to transmit
to your government the foregoing informa-
ton, desire to repeat the assurances which
have been given you and your government at
various times since the enactment of the law
cited, of the earnest desire of this govern
ment to maintain with Venezuela the most
intimate and friendly trade relations, and ex-
press the hope that you may yet be empow-
cred by your government to enter with me
upon q commercial arrangement of recipro-
city, equal and mutually advantageous.
JAMES G. BLAINE"