Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-04
RECIPROCITY WITH AUSTRIA.
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Consul General Cod chIaiit at Vienna adj
viscs the State Department jha: an extensive
market for american manufactures could be
furnished by n reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Austria Hungary. He sa~s:
The question OF free trade with either of the
central European states is debarrcd b. The trade
convention mutually entered into for period
OF twelve wears. Hence. in order to i'm, rove
our CONGRATULATIONS with Aus .ria-Hungary
il seems hiehl- desirable tina. a separate trade
convention between the United States and
Austria-Hunyary be concluded. which. of
course. will differ from the trade convention
between the United States and Germany in so
far as the circumstance is to be considered that
Austria-H Hungary is not only in the main feature
agricultural state ITSELF bu: that i: also dis
poses Of the agricultural products OF the Balkan
peninsula; consequently 1t will be q conn etitor.
instead of q customer. Of our wheat and dcur
trade. But IL the almost prohibitory
Austro-HunSar;an customs tariff were re-
duced on such of our products as
lard. canned goods. falted and smoked
meats. ham. bacon. nc, on maize. tobacco, cot
ton oil. spirits, petroleum. white resin, wood,
dyewOods and extracts. sole leather and also on
many of our important manufactures which re-
Quire ingenuity and workmanship. Austria
Hungary might become an important market
for those articles in course of time. provided
our merchants will study and adapt themselves
TO the trade customs and usages of this country
and our manufacturers OF machinery. tools.
Implements. &c. and inventors In general will
pro.ec ct their property By taking ont patents or
registering their trade marks in this country to
prevent the imitation of their products by
numerous INSCRIPTIONS traders and mechanics.
The American inventive genius. fo,tered by
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has long become proverbial in Europe, and
American inventions are generally sought after
and universally employed. In the remotest
villages of remote European provinces the
traveller will find American tools and i'm
plements. but il many cases only the inven-
ton il American. while the article itself is an
imitation produced by cnterprising German or
other manufacturers. who sometimes no.
only COPY the article. but also take ont a patent
for it, which. as long NJ ii il not disputed unjust
be considered valid by others. The Ameri-
can inventor or originator does not derive any
profit from this trade. for the sole reason that
he has neglected to patent his article abroad.
Ii may be said with truth that no organized
efforts have vet been put forth by the business
men OF the United States to increase the export
trade to this country. In MANY lines the SUI
perioritv Of our products il widely recognized.
and. with n wise reciprocal treaty, must find 4
ready market in Austria Hungary.
The establishment of sales agencies in Vienna
to supply Austria Hungary and the eastern
states with American goods and systematic
canyassing of these countries will greatly en-
hancc our commercial relations. Most Ameri-
can manufactures and products that reach
Austria are transported by way of Liverpool.
Hamburg. Bremen or Antwerp, and lose the
American labels and designations by the time
they are landed on Austrian soil. with prices
increased. A much greater sale might be
effected if direct shipment to Trieste OF Fiume
were made.