Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-07


sought American registry shall again
humbly ask place ia the English naval
reserve; the great ships now on The design
er's tables TO go to foreign shipyards for
construction, and the I'm ted States lose
the now Frightening opportunity OF recoy-
ering place commensurate with its
wealth, the skill of its constructors and
the courage of its sailors, in the carrying
trade of all the seas.
Another related measure, as furni shlng
an increased ocean traffic for our ships,
and of great and permanent benefit TO the
farmers and manufacturers as well, is
The Reciprocity Policy
declared by Section 3 Of the tariff act Of
1890 and now in practical operation with
five of the nations of Central and South
America, San Domingo, the Spanish and
British West India islands, and with Ger
many and Austria, under special trade ar
rangements with each.
The removal of the duty on sugar and
the continuance Of coffee and tea upon the
free list, while giving great relief to our
own people by cheapening articles used in
creasingly In every household, was also OF
such enormous advantage to the countries
exporting these articles as to suggest that
in consideration ther of reciprocal ia tors
should be shown In their tariffs to ar isies
exported by us to their markets.. Great
credit is due to Mr. Blaine for the yigor
with which he pressed this view upon the
country
We have only begun to realize the bene-
fit Of these trade arrangements The work
of creating new agencies and OF adapting
our goods to new markets has necessarily
taken time, but the results already at
| tanned are such, | am sure as to establish
| in popular avor the policy of reciprocal
| trade, based upon the free importation OF
such articles as do not iajuriously COM
pete with the products of our own farms,
| mines or factories, in exchange for the
| free or favored introduction of our prod
ucts into other countries.
The obvious efficacy of this policy III in
| creasing the foreign trade OF the United
States at once attracted the alarmed atten-
| ton of European trade journals and boards
of trade. The British board of trade has
ial asking for the appointment of COM
mission to consider the best means of coun-
| teracting what is called 1.-THE commercial
crusade of the United States"
| AT meeting held in March last of the
associated chambers of commerce OF Greet
Britain the president reported that the ex-
ports from Great Britain to the Latin
had decreased 1913 750, 900, and this was not
due TO temporary causes, but directly to
the reciprocity policy of the United States.
Germany and France have also shown
their startled appreciation of the fact that
new and vigorous contestant has APP
peared in the battle of the markets, and
has already secured important advantages.
The most convincing evidence of the tire
mendous commercial strength Of our posi-
ton is found in the fact that Great Britain
and Spain have found it necessary to make
reciprocal trade agreements with us for
their West India colonies, and that Ger
many and Austria have given us import
fbas
ued free importation of their beet sugar
A few details only es to the increase o.
our trade car be given here. Taking all
the countries with which arrangements
have been made, our trade to June 30, 1892
had increased 49, 70 per cent. with Brazi
the increase was nearly II per cent; with
Cuba during the first ten months, our ex
ports increased IS, 702, 1893, or "a. So, and with
Porto Rico $590,599, or "a per cent Th'
j. liberal participation Of our farmers in thu
benefits of this policy is shown by the fol
lowing report from our consul general a
. Havana, under date of July 20 last;
During the first half year of 1891 Havana
received 140,056 bags of flour from Spain
and other ports of the island about al
equal amount, or approximately $780,
bags During the same period Havana re
ceiyed 1896 bags of American -four, ant
I other ports approximately an equa
! amount, making about $4,000 bags. Blu
!. for the first half of this year Spain has sen
+ less than 1000 bags to the whole island
! and the United States has sent to Havan
! alone 16s,4S7 bags, and about an equa
! amount to other ports of the island, max
, ing approximately 1877 900 for the first hal
, of 1892"
Partly by reason of the reciprocal trad
. agreement, but more largely by reason c
: the removal of the sanitary restriction
. upon American pork, our export OF por
= products to Germany increased during tn
i ten months ending June 30 last, $2O25,0t
or about SO per cent.
n The British Trade Journal of London, |
( a recent issue, speaking of the increase {
a American coal exports and OF the fallin
q off of the English coal exports OF Cub
= says; - ouo.so, o.so a. Ar,oricon com ret
q ton. The United States now supplies Cut
a with about 15G, 600 tons of coal annual.
4 and there is every prospect of this trade Il
:. creasing as the forests of the island becon
"a exhausted and the use of steam machinel
a on the sugar estates Is developed. Al
bama coal, especially, Is securing reput
"a ton in the Spanish West Indies, and Il
ir river and rail Improvements OF the sout
a ern states will undoubtedly create an II
q portant gulf trade. The new reciproci
/ policy by which the United States are e
A. abled to import Cuban sugar will,
+ course, assist the American coal exporte
If even more eneCtlNtiy Ohoh eho hOW AhAeS
M railway"
q. The Democratic platform promises ,
ic peal of
The Tariff Law
containing this provision, and especial
m denounces as sham that section of t
at law under which these trade arrangement
ts have been mnde IL no other issue we
~ involved in the campaign, this alo
would give it Importance.
k Are the farmers of the great graln-gro
Ill ing states willing to surrender these M
he large and increasing markets for tn
ms surplusP Are we to have nothing in {
ge change for the free importation OF sue
or and coffee, and at the same time to destr
ip the sugar planters of the south and
beet sugar industry Of the northwest a
k Of the Pacific coast, or are we to have
ed taxed sugar and coffee, which "tarlH
iy revenue oni necessarily involves, w
err the added loss of the new markets viii
Ell, have been opened
iS- As have shown, our commercial rlv'
err In Europe do not regard this reciproc
as policy as "sham," but as a serious thr'
he to trade supremacy they nave long
.ht loved They would rejoice-and, II p
he dence did not restrain, would illumin
in their depressed manufacturing cities-o'
&C. the news that the United States had abb
i've doned its system OF protection ana II
Id, procity. They see very clearly that restl
rn- ton of American products and trade, q
ich n corresponding increase of European
ter duction and trade, would follow, ana
Of win not believe that what is so plain
lis them can be hidden from our own people
M The decla cation of the platform
are favor OF "the American doctrine OF 7
ect lection" meets my most hearty approx
rm The convention did not adopt sched'
or Int n nrinciple. that is to control all Ia
ion schedules. There may be difference
as opinion among protectionists as to the r
ent upon particular articles necessary to eff
emu an equalization between wages abroad