New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
EXPECTS OF RECIPROCITY.
sToYE,e CAUTIOUS RESOLUTION.
WHY HF CAREFULLY CONFINES HIS INQUIRY

TO PORTO RICO IND san DOAIN1o'
Washington Jan l6-Ihc cat is out OF the Jag
80 far rs the resolution OF Mr. stone, OF heh"'hS'
about the effect Of reciprocity Upon our eAP'r'
trade is concerned. He asked only aoou l"'.o
Rico and san Domingo. with both Of which our udut
has been small. and carefully omitted 70 ASK "oo"'
Cuba and Brazil Ills statement that he CID not De
iicvc that reciprocity had been Of any dement, ~
The producers OF the United states was alone su''c
10 raise the suspicion that his inquiry was ho' ''"''
I'm good faith. and that he expected 10 OBTAIN ~
formation By a partial inquiry when ihiEnt seINo "
n basis for an attack Indeed. his omission OF Cuo"
was tontamOunt 10 evidence that such was MS pu'-
80 ,oo.,,se the agreement as 70 Porto Rico was
irclnded I'm the same paper with the agreement as
10 Cuba and in every respect was ldehticdi "s "
terms Now, why did Mr.. stone omit Ouua an"
incude Porto Rico?
A Tribune corres pondent. who has Deeh '"iei''
student of the subject OF reciprocity In all It's feaoS'
q, able ~ answer this question: in part at least For
acme reason not vet explained, there was sneht i'
ing on in the exports 10 Porto RICO during inc hS'
Two or three months after the agfeehieh' "0'''
into effect The decrease was not great III i"''
an estimate based upon carelu eAaiilii"'o' ".
The published reports of the Bureau Vi o'"'i,"'
indicates that 1t did not average more th''
$40 600 a month say 100000 during 'he nrs' u'o'
months A like estimate based on a similar eAahiiia
,ion Indicates that there also small decrease ia
the exports TO san Domingo during Tue SAME P.
A. IN the canse OF the In either case hons
can be said as yet except that. as everybody h"o"
kpanish Americans do not respond so quichly "s uo
tbe people of the United States or England 10 ne"
commercial conditions whether advantageous OF 'Ie
reverse. -, g.
But the export trade OF the United States with san
T,ounco or Porto Rico Is OF minor consequence whe
compared with its export trade With Cupa winch Is
five and one half times as great as WIN roiV" nv
md nearly twelve times great rs Win san Doine
Nov careful estimate of the exports to Cuba during
the first three months after the reciprocity aeieee"V
went into effect based upon the exports OIL ehuci"'
articles, indicates an increase in three months Vi
81, 800 600 and probably the complete omciai u"'a
,s,,l ncrcose tbi, bv $4,000 to 100000 Is 1t any
wonder. now. that Mr.. stone omitted Cuba? An III
crease OF 81 800 900 I'm three months would ihucae
nm increase for the first year under RECIPROCITY Vi
E5oOO.OO0. The total exports OF CUBA uurlne 'no
year ended June 80. 1891. amounted to Sll'0-0'ooo
md an Increase OF S5200.OOO would therefore DC
equivalent to about a. per cent Mr.. stone hsn'
,eort II he had not already taken the gIouhu .h"'
n slight decrease I'm exports was due to RECIPROCITY
that this remarkable increase due, not TO reel
procity but to the natural grown and expansion oi
our export trade He might do so II the TACT ou hot
show the conYay-that total exports Tor the year
ended June So 1891 were less than for the preceding
gear.
II Is to be hoped that official figures Will soon be
accessible showing the exports to Brazil since the
reciprocity agreement, which became operative on
AnrIl 1901 careful estimate based on the official
statements which have been published indicates tnat
there has been substantial ncIease e ~
Mr. Stone regarded IT good and sufficient reason i
why he should omit Brazil from his resolution n OF IN
ouiry The answer would not have suited ms Pur,
noses II NAV be that some member OF the House OF
Representatives who is socitous to get all the
attack mnon recprocy NAV ask that body adopt
resolution the reply to when VIII cover 'o e''' W