The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-12-15
relieve that great industry lying under de-
preston for the lack OF on adequate foreign
market a3sss '-s3ls
FOR OUR SURPLUS pRopucrroN,

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relieve that great Industry lying under de
preston for the lack OF Oh adequate foreign
market. 75 81
foh ooh suRfLus PRODUCTION
also for our manufactured productions,
which q. will, IL this policy is maintained
i benefits Of these arrangements cannot he
/ realized Instantly. New lines Of trade are
survey tie e Tie must
| adapt his goods. to the onew markets and
| facilities for exchange must be established.
and Ssge ST.
new fields with courage and enterprise In
the case Of food products, and specially with
/ immediate results have been gratifying. II
Ine loi1lsGy ~ Inese sraue can
tabisLnncnt OF American steamship lines, j
/ do not doubt that we SHALL within a short
! period, secure fully one-third OF the total
America, which now amounts to about $780,
OOO, 900 annually. IN 1885 we had only 8
per cent Of this trade. .5 &,
The following statistics show the increase
in every trade with the countries with which
| we have reciprocal trade agreements from
ths date when such went into
! ing In some almost wholly and in others in
an important degree the result Of this agree
| The domestic exports to Germany and
from $47, 67$,756 to So, 97s,o64, an Increase
l. w
American countries the value of our exports
has increased from S44. 100, 2S5 to SOD, 613 sos.
an increase Of SIC, 653, S1s, or 49, 81 per cent.
to all countries with which we have recipro-
cal agreements has been $2O772, GIL. This
increase IS chiefly wheat, -four meat and
| dairy products and manufac tures Of iron and
increase in the value Of Imports from 01 ali
me ent Went in into effect, amounting to $74,
| 294, $685. It has been entirely in imports
from the American countries consisting
crude drugs. The alarmed attention Of our
can market has been attracted to the new
their loss Of South American trade
BERIEG SEA.
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tho disnnya hetWeen Greaf britain. and tSe
United States as to the killing Of seals in
the Bering sea was concluded on the Goth
OF February last This treaty was accom-
plished by an agreement prohibiting pelagic
Sealing pending the arbitration,. and a Wig
orous effort was made during this season to
drive out all poaching sealers from the Ber-
ing sea- Six naval vessels, three revenue
cutters and one vessels from the fish COM
mission, ali under the command Of Com
mander Evans, Of the navy, were sent into
the sea, which was Systematically p9trolled
that the catch in the Bering sea by poachers
amounted to less than 700 seals. It is true
however, that in the North Pacific, while
s
passes between the Aleutian islands, O very
large number, probably 45, 900, We're taken.
The existing statutes of the United States DO
not restrain our citizens from taking seals
in the Pacific ocean. and perhaps should not
unless the prohibition can be extended to
the citizens Of other nations. i recommend
that power eogiven to the president, by
proclamation, to prohibit the taking OF seals
In the North Pacific by American vessels,
Sc tina of f result o. nag
the restraints can be applied to the vessels
Of oil countries; The case Of the United
been prepared with great care and industry
Who represent this government express con
Ing our claims and preserving this great in
dustry to the benefit of oil nations will be
attained 3 $; si5f
n,,rn,, - oA maj asa QUESTIONS
caWn 3,o ome phs' Se;i m4s re-
GylyeI ilo Tue 1rltSn munster laal me
tne possiUity u eniarging upon terms OF
ua, az ~ ~ ~ saiGe lne Conl1eiclai
States and conferenca aWu q a,d dne H[Ga
Biaine aciins ior tMS government anu the
biaaiSn munster ~ sI at ms caPital anu three
commissioners T,n on the part 81 Great Britain.
me GGnaefence ueseiopeu tne TACT that the
n bs only to
tine G me ADMISSION OF nat
urai products. me statement was frankly
- ~ 'Tt g 81 at1les cvuu AVI ue gwen
70 me On Ms9 states as against the mother
sean yessa;, +,aia'+I ntn vas lore
upon this question. The benefits OF ali ex-
change OF natural products would be almost
wholly with the people of Canada. Some
other topics of interest were considered in
the conference, and resulted in the making
Of a convention for examining the Alaskan
boundary and the waters OF Passamaquoddy
Initiation OF an arrangement for the protec-
ton Of fish life in the coterminOus and
neighboring waters of our northern border.
The controversy as to the tolls upon the
Welland canal, which was presented 20 con-
! gress at the last session by presidential
message, having failed Of adjustment, I felt
constrained to exercise the authority con-
ferred by the act Of July Is, 1892 and to
proclaim a suspension Of the free use Of ST.
Mary's falls to cargoes in transport in Can
ada. The secretary Of the TREASURY estab-
lished such tolls as were thought to be
equivalent to the exactions uniuStly levied
upon our commerce in the Canadian canals
IT, as we must suppose, the political rela-
tons Of Canada and the disposition of the
changed, a somewhat radical revision Of our
| trade relations should. I think. be made
Our relations must continue to be Intimate
and they should be friendly Il regret to saw.
| however, that in many of the controyersies''
| notably those as to the fisheries on tie At.
and canal tolls. our negotiations VIII
! Great Britain have continuously been
| thwarted or retarded Nv >>nnraosnnnhle AMI
unfriendiy objections and nrntests From, Can.
odo n fhn mattor. 81 +bas oonol +nII.> a..
| treaty rights - .'"lta' 'o-1' w. ~,
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