New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29

the secretary OF state found themselves hanpcIed and
throughout the country. 1t wss alleged by these
newspapers that this power would never be carried
pose duties on coffee. sugar and other articles after
they had once been ADMITTED free. The Democratic
news papers claimed that foreign nation would
negotiate treaty give the subject attention because
the measure was partisan one and part of offensive
tariff act which, the first change parties wOui
De repealed. II also cOntended that the measure
was uncOnstituiiOnal IN conerrne legislative power
the President for the Imposition OF taxes in bis
Evidences appeared showing clearly that the leaders
Of the Democratic party had become alarmed at the
growing popularity with the people Of the reciprocity
plan, born of distinguished Republican parenag".
and adopted, at last by the Republican parry in
eral and determined 10 bcitte IL and deride and
TO drive from lis odgment in the good will OF the
people. Democratic neWNpapers denounced it every
where as an impracucable sham, ana wherever Demo
cratic authority heard from II carried with At
sheer against the measure.
The senator from New York. who has lately entered
brought TO his party as his credentlal OF leadership
upon the other side the trophy of great STATE chained
paused for a moment in his work Of spOation ID de
clare in the Democratic state Convention OF New,
September last to do his will and to register his decree
that the Democratic party Of the state of New York
in convention assembled rcnews the pledges OF lis
fidelity TO Democratic faith and to dcnOuncc In terms
Il give the words of the PLATFORM the Blaine recI-
prOGity humbug."
These vicious attacks upon the measure at the hands
Of DemocNlc newspapers and Leaders had Their IN
abroad made hard the task of our negotiator>:
they strengthened the hands Of foreign governments
to he deadly in their effect both at home and abroad
Importers who brought The products affected hy the
tachS and communicated their doubts and fears TO
their CORE pondents abroad Articles from Demo
cratic newspapers were translated and reproduced i'm
the and coffee producing countries al carrying
the impression that The reciprocity provision in ne
enforced and. without danger To the foreign producer
that it would be enforced we had nothing 10 trade on
We had repealed at different times, the duties
upon great foreign products which at the time %
their repeal might have been used to induce foreign
10 bC on
We had given up coffee. tea and hides and last ana
greatest of all. had given up sugar and meyer before
any advantages with the countries, producing 'cne
articles in return. Their imposlilonS upon our
products had continued great "a ever. and in some
cases had been increased. The time had now come
back OF the advantages which we had so blndly
thrown away.
RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH BRAZIL
The first country approached was Brazil. For the
ten years preceding the year 1890 we had received
OF BraZil's goods and products SJo.1if ana had
sent back only $50, 49,. 537. The balance Of more
than 300, 900 900 against had been paid TO Brzl
in money which had gone to purchase English, French
and German products which the Brazilians needed and
which We ought to have sent to them Instead Of the
gold which they made Us pay.
The chief products Of Brazil sent TO MS are coffee.
rubber hides and sugar The first three have for
years been admitted free, and the farm act which
had Just been passed had practically placed sugar
on the free list thus letting in the entire product Of
Brazil free Of duty
Tho side of this not pleasing thing for
our negotiatOrs to contemplate. Brazil imposed
heavy duty upon almost one Of our products ana
ever since the duty on coffee was removed IN l7'2'
the United states through it, Ministers 10 Brazil, has
tried TO obtain concessions 10 American products
from the Government Of Brazil a compensation for
The free admission Of coffee from that country. Nothing
came Of this till the passage of the Tariff act Of Oc-
tober. 1880. The power conferred upon ne frcoidct
the Brazilian Government at once 10 a sense oi tie
marked difference in the tariff conditions OF the TWO
GG0e 2a speeGy Which S B,n q gave free
admission to "A valuable list Of American products aud
apprOxinating an equality of treatment in tariffs
For the last ten or twelve years We have taken annu
ally from Brazil about $6OOOo0OO and have sent there
about 10000. 900, per year. leaving difference
against u, Of nearly $5OOoo,oOo per annum. Brazil
has been in condition OF unea,lncss ana ierl.nl
ever since the treaty went into effect in APRIL aud The
conditions are not favorable for Judging a. to the
effect Of the arrangement. but, under the impetus
Of this arrangement export trade with that country
ha, increased in the last eight months nearly S2oou.-
600 compared win the corresponding ,Itne III , ,hc
previous year. which wear. up To that time was tie
e a N the w h"Ty s %f Sr hove T1t of the articles
to be admitted free into Brazil under the arrangement
$40 800 900 OF which The United only furnished
S3394 633. OF the articles 10 Ice admitted at the
importations into Brazil have been S:5 63l 2t3 OF
which the United states furnished only $2.031. $50
The two schedules together show total annual mpor
ation into Brazil Of Sos 6j -. Of which ONLY $3.50
532 from the United states against >33,201,Gj0
Considering All the conditions Of Brazil. the IN
creased trade II nearly S2.o0o,o0O In the last seven
have had with Brazil for the CORE, ponding time
indicate, uncrringly that the United states under
this arrangement will maintain trade with Brazil
which I'm due time must i1ing expectations there
nearly quite equal to the mpOratiOn> # IN that
country.
IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH CrBA.
The next country with which negotiations
opened under Section 3 Of the Tariff act. Spalr,
with a view TO increasing trade with The colonial
Islands OF Cuba and Porto Rico. At the powerful
effect Of the reciprocity provision Of the arG Wa
made apparent For the past twenty years trade
relations with Cuba have been more unsatisfactory
than with any foreign country. our commerce has
bcen subjected 10 ANNOYANCE and embarra~ mcnt I'm
entering the ports Of the island. causing delay and