Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-28

| convention of New York, which assembled
| in Saratoga on the 18th of September last, to
| do his viii and register his decree, that che
| democratic party OF the state OF New York. IN
convention assembled. renewed the pledge of
its fidelity to democratic faith and denounced
| in terms 'the Blaine reciprocity humbug."
| These vicious attacks upon the measure ct
the hands of democratic newspapers and lead
| ers had had their inevitable result; they had
| weakened the effect OF the measure abroad,
made hard the task of American negotiations,
| strens thened the hands offoreign governments,
| were mischievous, uEpatriotic and We're meant
| to be deadly in their effect. both, at home and
| abroad.
EFFECTS WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES.
Mr.. Hale went on to state the effects Of the
reciprocity arrangements made with Brazil,
CUBA and Porto Rico, the Dominican Republic
Germany. the Hawaiian Islands and the British
| West Indian colonies. AS to Brazil,
he said that the increased trade with
that country of nearly $2,000000 in the
last seven or eight months indicated uner-
rinSly that the United States would under that
arrangement maintain trade with Brazil that
would bring American expectations to that
country nearly or quito up to the i'm
portations from it. As to Cuba, lie
said that the passage OF the reciprocity pro-
vision in the tariff bill brought the
Cuban sugar planter face TO face with the
question whether new advantages should be
given to the trade of the United States by him
or he should see his own industry ruined and his
plantation abandoned. When that negotiation
was opened the representatives of the State
Department found the Spanish government
fully impressed with the belief that the power
given to the President by section 2 of the
tariff act would never be enforced.
THE TREATY WITH SPAIN.
All OF the arguments originally advanced
against the amendment and the articles in
democratic newspapers predicting that nothing
would come of it had been carefully gathered
by the Spanish authorities. and the United
States neGotiators were told that
Spain and Cuba had expected the benefit
of free su gar without being obliged to give
anything in return; but when they were as
sured that the President would carry the law
into execution in good faith, the Spanish gov
eminent at once entered upon the neSo-
tiation of an arrangement which cu!-
minated in treaty having two sets OF
provisions. Large favors had been OBJ
tanned. especially for American agricultural
products. All kinds of meats, heretofore pay
ing heavy duties, were now admitted to Cuba
entirely free. lard. which had been sent to
Cuba TO the extent Of nearly g, JlO, 600 year
under duty OF Az cents pound, was now
admitted free The expectation of lard would
now be increased enormously. So also with
fish (fresh and salt), oats, barley, rye, cotton
seed OIL haT. fruits (fresh anG prCseryed), yege-
tables, all kinds of wood and lumber, wagons,
sewing machines, raw petroleum and
coal. Then, as to flour, the duty,
which had been s5.6i per barrel
equivalent to prohibition) had been reduced
to about ninety cents a barrel. With this small
duty, the cheapness of American flour and the
advantage in freiShts by nearness Of the
market this country was given complete
monopoly OF the Cuban flour market
and the industry of the Spanish wheat
grower and miller had been in
effec: destroyed. The added trade gained
VII (f1l,a oil Sha xriu-
dom of the reciprocity feature of the tariff act
of 1890 The same results applied to corn and
cornmeal, the duties of which had been reduced
from 66 cents per 100 kilograms to II cents,
making it mere nominal tax and giving to
the United States complete control Of the mar
ket in these articles.
THE POLITICAL FUTURES OF SPANISH ISLANDS.
The good effects of this treaty touched the
political futures of these islands of the Span
ish main as well as the commercial future. The
control which under this treaty the United
States would have OF the commerce of Cuba
would lead more largely to the in
vestment of American capital in that island.
Ii would attach Cuba more and more to the
United States. 1t would make it less depend
ent upon Spain and less valuable to her
as colony. because heretofore it
had been kept largely as market
for Spanish goods. When Cuba ceased to have
commercial or financial value for Spain the in
terests Of that country in its possession would
diminish and Cuba would naturally attain indie
perdence or become part of the great United
States system. Reciprocity with American re-
publics anu American colonies brought them
all nearer to the United States in every way.
In reply to questions from Mr.. Vest Mr.. Hale
explained that the new treaty with Spain would
not take full effect until July. 1892, but that in
the meantime there was transitory arrange
ment in force.
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
As to the Dominican Republic, Mr.. Hale
said tina. although its trade was small it was
important that that republic should be
included in tho scope of the new treat
les. The fourth reciprocity arrangement.
he said, had been concluded with Germany and
was important both in a commercial and po-
litical and commercial view. Areduction of
duty on very important list of American
agricultural products had been obtained. One
immediate effect of the reciprocity provision
OF the tariff act, so far Germany
was concerned, in the power given to the
President to levy duty on German sugar
was to bring about an agreement removing
the prohibition on American pork into Ger
man ports in September last, and this
had been followed by Sweden and
Norway, Denmark, France. Italy and Austria. It
was here as III Cuba and IN Drazil that the ire
me-dous leverage of the power OF the President
10 reimpose the duty on sugar had worked
and brought about these concessions to
American trade.
HOUSE.
In his prayer this morning the chaplain gave
hearty thanks for 1.-The blessed prospect that the
dogs of war not to be let loose. but that
the difficulties between our own and sister
republic are to be settled in the high court of
common sense and magnanimity."
The debate on the report Of the committee
on rules resumed.
Mr.. McAiillin (Tenn.) took the floor and
made speech in support Of the proposed
rulec- He had been speaking but few min
utes when Mr.. Pruden, one of the Presidents
secretaries, was announced and presented the
Presidents supplemental message upon the
Chilean difficulties.
The message was not Immediately laid be-
fore the House. the Speaker withholding it in
order to permit Mr.. McMillin to conclude his