Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-10

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care has been taken 10 secure markets for farm
products In order TO relieve that great under
lying industry OF the depression which the lack
| OF IN adequate foreign market for our surplus
often brings An opening has also been made
! for manufactured products that will undouEt'
edly, II this policy is maintained, greatly aug
ment our export trade. The full benefits OF
these arrangements cannot be realized instant
ly.
The following statistics show the increase In
our trade with the countries with which Wa
have reciprocal trade agreements from the date
when such agreements went into effect up 10
September ~, 1897, the in crcase being In some
almost wholly and In others In IN important de-
gree the result OF these agreements:
Tho domestic exports TO Germany, Austria
and Hungary have Increased in value from 81, :.
673,736 TO ss7,s03 06i, an increase OF sl0,3l9.-
3n8 With American countries our ex'
ports have increased from Ai,lO).SS 20
5I6iS59S An increase OF $40 S,3ll or 216I per
cent. The total increase In the value OF exports
10 all the countries with which wo have reci'
procity agreements has been t2L6is,Gal. This
increase IL chiefly in wheat, -four, meat and
dairy products and manufactures OF iron and
steel and lumber. There has been large In
crease In the value OF imports from oil these
countries since the commercial agreements
went into effect amounting 10 .Ii,soi5s5. but IL
has been entirely In imports from tho American
countries consisting mostly Of sugar, coffee,
India rubber and crude drugs The alarmed
attention Of our European competitors for the
south American market has been attracted to
this new American policy and TO our acquisl-
tion and their loss OF South American trade
TIE CANADIAN DIFFICULTIES.
A treaty providing for tho arbitration OF the
dispute between Great Britain and the United
States as TO the killing OF seals In the Behrlng
sea was concluded on the Goth OF February last
This treaty was accompanied by au agreement
prohibiting pclagic sealing pending the arbitra-
ton and n vigorous effort was made during this
season 20 drive out all poaching steamers from
the Dehring sea.
The case OF the United States for the tribunal
OF arbitrai ion has been prepared with great
care and industry by Hon. John W. Foster, and
the counsel Who represent this government ex-
press confidence that result substantially es.
tablishing our claims and preserving this great
industry TO the benefit OF all nations will be Ut
tanned
During the plst year y suggestion was re-
ccivcd through the British r,iaister that the Ca
madam government would Ike 10 confer as TO
the possibility OF charging upon terms OF
mutual advantage the commercial exch sngcs OF
Canada and OF the United States. and con-
ference was held at Washington. With Gr. Blaine
acting for this government. and the British min
lister n, this capital and three members o: the do
minion cabinet acting a. commissioners on the
part OF Great Britain The conference devel-
oped tho fact that the Canadian government
was only prepared 10 offer 10 the United States
in exchange for the concessions asked. tho I'D
mission OF natural products Tho statements
thcy made that favored rate3 could not be
given to the United States rs against the
mother country This admission as foroscon
necessarily terminated the conference upon
this question.
The benefits Of an exchange Of the natural
products would be almost wholly with the peo-
pie OF Canada. Other topics OF interest were
considered in the conference and have resulted
In the making OF convention for examining
the Alaskan boundary. the waters Of Passama'
QuoddI bay adjacent 10 Eastport Ne, and on
the initiation Of an Arrangement FOR the protec-
ton OF fish life in the coterminous and neigh
boring waters OF our north boundary
The controversy as 10 the tolls upon the Wei.
lard canal which was presented 10 congress nj
the last session by special message, having
failed OF adjustment I felt constrained TO ex'
ercisc the authority conferred by the act OF
Jlly ID 1872, md TO proclaim suspension OF
the free use OF 81, Marys Falls canal TO cargoes
In transit 10 ports in Canada. The secretary OF
the treasury established such tolls as were
thought 10 be equivalent 10 the cxactions I'M
Justly levied upon our commerce In the Cana
dian canals
II. as we must suppose. the political relations
Of Canada AMI the disposition of the Canadian
government, are 10 remain UNCHANGED, q some
what radical revision OF our trade relations
should, ! think be made. Our relations must
continue 10 he intimate, and they should DC
friendly regret TO say, however. that in
many OF the controversies, notably those
as to the fisheries ON the Atlantic, the
sealing interests on the Pacific IND
the canal toNs, our negotiations
with Great Britain have continuously been
thwarted or retarded by unreasonable and I'M
friendly objections aad protests from Canada.
In the matter OF The canal tolls, our treutT
rights were fiagrauty disresarded. 1t Is card
Is too much to say tina: the Canadian Pacific
and utner railway lines which .arallef our
nortl7srn boundary ore sustained O5 commerce.
having its origin or the OriginAtorS. or both In
the United States The CInadiaa railroads
compete with those OF the United States Cor
our traffic and w5thou: thu restraints OF our IN
tcr.staIe commerce act. Their cars.pass almost
without detention in and out OF our territory.
The Canadian Pacific railway brought INFO tie
United States from China and Japan via British
ColumbiH. during the year ended June ~ lSeG'
- a39. $50 pounds OF freight ana IL carried from
the United SIutesto be skipped To China ami
freight There were also shipped from the United
States over this road from eastern ports OF tks
United States government and Pacific ports dur
Ing the same year. II. 9I2 0lSp pounds offroghtand
there were received over this road ut the United
States eastern ports from ports OH the Paeihc
coast IL, @933li pounds OF freight Mr. Joseph
Nlmmo, former chief OF the bureau OF statistics,
when before the senate committee on relations
with Canada, April 26, 1891 said that the vaSHse
Of goods thus transported between different
points in 1hc United states acroas Canadian
territory probably amounts 70 Sl0o, 100 oOO q
year"
There L. 10 disposition on the part of the Peo-
ple or government Of the United States TO In
terlcre IL the smallest degree with the political
relations CT Canada That question Is wholly
with her own people. II Is time for us how
ever, 10 consider whether. II tho present state
OF things and trend OF things is 20 continue our
interchaugeS upon lines Of land transportation
should not be put upon different basis, and
our entire Independence OF Canadian CO.
nails and OF the St Lawrence ns