Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-07-21
TELEPHONE TALKS.
s0UTH AMERICA MAKES A FEW RE-
MARKS ON RECIPROCITY.
~ Motives Of the Bunko Game Revealed
10 ths Farmer-High Wages and Home
markets Do Not Materialize-Canads
Appeal for Recognition.

how we put reciprocity clause into
what we call the Mckinley bill, that we
paaoed here last fall?
RA-Yes, heard you did.
U.S.-Well, that clause authorizes the
president to put duties on tea, coffee.
sugar, molasses and hides.
SA.-Aren't you mistaken? / Thought
your constitution gave your congress
full and exclusive power to lay and col
ecttaxes, duties, etc.
.. R-Yes, SO it does; but I haven't
time to discuss constitution now more
han 100 years old. As was going to
~, the president can put duty Of 8
csnts per pound on your coffee, 11k cents
pa pound on your hides and cents per
pound on your sugar, if in his opinion
you unduly tax the goods imported into
Jour countries from the United States.
til to learn what you intend to do in
ngsrd to this matter that have called
Jon up
S.A.-f your president wishes to put a
taxon these articles, all Of which are now
% your free list, and your people don't
object to paying it, don't see why we
should. As to what kind Of duties we
ehculd have, think we can decide for
ourselves without any foreign interfer-
euce.
D. S.-Of course we don't wish to in
terfere, but don't you understand that
tive tax our imports Of those articles
nom your countries and not from other
countries you will lose some of your
trade up herea
3 A.-Oh, yes; Of course we might
lose little with you, but we would gain
about as much with other countries. If
Jon tax raw hides and increase their
cost your manufacturers will make
tower gloves and shoes, but Europe will
make more; SO if you tax sugar as you
have been doing your Gamers and pre-
servers will do less business and Europe
VII do more in this line. l see clearly
tnat while such policy might injure us
little it would harm you much more,
% much more that can't think you
would be so foolish as to adopt it but
only intend it for bluff. No, we don't
care to swap any tariffs this year.
U.S.-But wait a little; don't talk
quite 80 loudly. After shall have ex-
planned few things you may take quite
different view.
y. A.-Well, go on.
q. S.-You see we have had high
protective tariff here for thirty years.
3. Ayes, know that's what you
call 1t. | agree, though, that it's high.
U.S.-Well, the Republican party that
made this tariff has been telling the
farmers and laborers that it was to help
Them by giving them home markets.
high wages, etc.
SA.-You didn't have to give reasons
70 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 I am through.
As was going to say, the farmers who
expected everything Of protection be-
came spendthrifts, and. because nearly
half Of their farms were mortgaged, and
because farmers east Of the Mississippi
river have lost half of their value during
the last fifteen years, they got it into
their heads that "protection" was to
blame for all their extravaganza and
foolishness. The same kind Of an abb
surd idea was taking possession Of the
wage earners, who, because they had to
DO more work or see their wages reduced
nearly every year, began to think that
protection was at fault, though it was
explained to them that it was due to
overproduction, excessive competition,
etc. Well. anyway, by 1890, when Nc
Ainley was revising the tariff, few OF
us saw clearly that the protection sys-
tenn could not stand much longer unless
1t was again repaired with view to
helping the 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.
s. Ayes; l see; but you don't ex-
pect to find markets for farm products
down herep 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 -four and other agri-
cultural products. 1t is implements of
agriculture rather than products of agri-
culture that we want.
u. Snow you understand our pre-
dicament. 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
mentary on your "home market" the
ory7 Doesn't it admit that protection
can't make "home markets.
Canada-Helloi Hellol Is this United
States?
U. S.-Yes.
OIL called you up to learn what kind
Of reciprocity treaty you intend to make
with us.
U.S.-We are not considering any
reciprocity treaty with you and | am
not certain that we shall do so. We do
not care to dicker with you.
C.-But our 100000 people purchase
Is much of you as the other 81 600, 900
on the western hemisphere, and this is
the only country that buys more from
YOU than it sells To Won. For the iasI