The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-28
TELEPHONE TALKS.
SOUTH AMERICA MAKES A FEW RE-
MARKS ON RECIPROCITY.

NtftftF0 0fl HCAtFRO(tif-f3
The Motives u the Banks Cnme Revealed
to the Tarm~r--fBieh Wages and Home
Markets DO Not Materssiixe--Ca nsds's
Appeal Tor Recognition
United Htates-Heilol Hello!
South America Hclloi
U. Sis that you. South America?
s. A.-Yes: what do you want.
q. S.--This ia United States. You
know We put reciprocity ciause into
what we call tho Mckinley bill, that we
passed here last fall?
s. Ayes. heard you did.
US. Well. that clause authorizes the
president to pat duties on tea, coffee,
sugar. molasses and hides.
s. A.-Aren't you mistaken thought
your constitution gave your congress
full and exclusive power to lay and col
lect taxes. duties. etc.
U. S-Yes. no II docs; bnt haven't
time to discuss constitution now moro
than lU0 years old. As | was going to
say, tho president can put duty Of 3
cents per pound on your coffee. ~ cents
PER pound on your hides and cents per
pound on vour sugar, II in hts opinion
you unduiy tar the goods imported into
your countries from the United States.
II b 70 learn what you intend 10 do IN
regard 10 this matter that / have called
you mp.
SA.-N ypus president rishee tovut ..
TAI on fheae ARTICLES. all Of which arc now
on your free list. and your people don't
object 10 paying It, don't zee why we
should As to what kind Of duties we
should have. think We can decide for
ourselves withoct any foreign interfer-
ence.
u. S.-Of course NE fo,i't wish to in
tcrfere. but don't you understand that
II we tax onr imports Of those articles
fYun Your countries md not from other
countries you will loco come Of your
| ride mp here?
3 A--Oh. yea: Of course we might
-s~e II list!e with,you. bat We wotl,l ge;,;
.l,out ~ lnuc.iHith ether countries. +
| son tax raw E!.ta ai.. Increase tltei-
a,s't ypnr ri.aaructrt.@s I0iil make
ever gloves ua.l SHOES ,s.,t i.u-al,T Kill
Hsts.-s 5,st
fs9sst tts+ptI Tssoi1!1 y0Es t,!nnera jfit pre-
| 1'ry,-s viii do l,tss hnaiiis~;s a.i Er.c1s
| Ill 10 in,5-.- ia Til; line. | iee cle;i.ly
t'ia' while s,tfs+i i~1liey nigh. injare liz
.-tittse /. world hlrIa you much msrc,
- mush ult,.e. t.1at cant think yon
'rp.Iid Is - foo!ish ~ to adopt II but
anly intend il for n hiniF. No, we don't
yarc 10 swap any tariffs this year
&. S.-Gut wait little; don't talk
iluite so londly After shall have ex
planned a few things you may take quite
different view.
8. A.--Well. 90 on.
U. S.-You sec wo have had high
protective tariff here for thirty years.
S. Ayes, know that's what you
call it. agree, though, that it's high.
U.S.-Well. the Republican party that
made this tariff has been telling the
farmers and laborers that 1t was to help
them by giving them home narIess,
high wages, etc.
S.A.-You didn't have to give reasons
to your manufacturers, guess. They
didn't object to policy that would give
them exclusive ownership OF your "home
markets" and
/ u, S.-Please wait until am through.
As was going to say, the farmers who
expected everything of protection be-
came spendthrifts, and. because nearly
nalf CT their farms We're mortgnged, and
because farmers east OF the Mississippi
river have lost half Of their value during
he Inst fifteen years. they got 1t into
heir heads that protection" was to
blame for all their extravngance ana
'oolishness. The same kind If an ab
,urd idea WIS taking possession OF the
wage earntrs. who. because they hid 10
| 10 more work or see their wages reduced
nearly every year. began TO think that
protection was at fault. though 1t w-as
Explained TO them TINT It was due r.,
InverprWluction. excessive composition
| tic. Well. anyway. by 1870. when Me.
| .iinlcy was revising the tariff, fow OF
IL saw clearly tho protection sys
'em could not stand much longer unless
It was again repaired with view to
helping tho farmer. twas for this pur-
pose that THAT Is, we--hit upon this
scheme Of reciprocity to open markets
in your countries for our farm products
q. Ayes. see; but you don't ex-
pect to find markets for farm products
down here, We are In the farming bust
ness ourselves, and unless your farmers
look well to their laurels they will soon
lose some Of their markets In Central
America and the West Indies, where we
are already selling Honr and other agri-
cultural products. It Il implements Of
agriculture rather than products Of agri-
culture that we want
u. Snow you understand our pre-
dtcament. We must make the farmers
believe that we really expect that reci-
procity will open up new markets.
8. A.-But isn't the scheme sad COM
smentary on your home market" the
ory2 Doesn't 1t admit that protection
cant make home markets.
Canada--Hellol Hello! Is this United
States?
u. S.-Yes.
Gil called you up to- learn what kind
Of q reciprocity treaty you intend to make
with us,
~. S.-We are not considering any
Ffeciprocity treaty with you and am
not Certain that we shall do 30. We do
not care to dicker with you.
C.-But our 5000, 900 people purchase
as much of you as the other 81 ,000, 600
on the western hemisphere, and this is
the only country that buys more from
you than 1t sells to you. For the last
forty years you have had balance OF
trade in your favor Of over $3.50, 000. 900,
while the balance Of trade against you
with these other 100000 people was
over 81 600, 900 900.
talk With waqa Would dG haSs care
plain too many things. ! will only say