Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-12-08

view To giving 70 the people In the fullest pos
sible degree the benefits OF q service estab-
lished and maintained for their protection aad
comfort
Relations with foreign Powers.k
Our relations with other nations are now I'M
disturbed by any serious controversy. The
complicated and threatening differences with
Germany and England relating to Samoan
affairs, with En- land IN relation TO the seal
fisheries in the Behring sea and with Chill
growing out OF the u altimore affair have been
adjusted.
There have been negotiated and concluded
under section OF the tariff law commercial
agreements relating W reciprocal trade with
the following countries Brazil, Dominican
republic Spain for Cuba and Puerto Rico,
Guatemala, Salvador, the German empire,
Great Britain for certain West Indian colonies
and British Guiana Nicaragua, Honduras and
Australia Hungary.
or these those with Guatemala, Salvador
the German empire, Great Britain. Nicaragua,
Honduras and Austria Hungary have been con-
cluded since my last annual message. Under
these trade arrangements, a free favored I'D
mission has been secured In every case for an
important list OF American products. Especial
care has been taken TO secure markets for farm
products In order to relieve that great under
lying industry OF the depression which the lack
OF an adequate foreign market for our surplu,
often brings An opening has also been made
for manufactured products that will undoubt'
eddy, 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 we
| have reciprocal trade agreements from the date
| when such agreements went into effect up to
September 30, 1892, the in crease being In some
| almost wholly and In others In On important de-
| gree the result OF these agreements;
/ Tho domestic exports TO Germany, Austria
| and Hungary have increased in value from BT.
| e87bs 10 sb7,993 O6i, an increase Of ,i0Slo-
Os With American countries our ex'
| ports have increased from Ai,l6O2sb to
| bL6i350A an increase OF SIC, is3l3 or 20 81 per
| cent The total Increase in the value OF Exports
| to oil the countries with which we have reel
| procity agreements has been t2l,0I262l This
increase is 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 all these
| countries since tho commercial agreements
went into effect amounting TO 7i,e9ib 2b, but II
| has been entirely In imports from the 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 10
this new American policy and 10 our acqulsi'
tion and their loss Of South American trade.
THE CANADIAN DIFFICULTIES.
A treaty providing for tho arbitration OF the
| dispute
states as to the killing OF seals In the Behrn3
sea was concluded on the Goth OF February last
This treaty was accompanied by an agreement
prohibiting pelaglo sealing pending the arbitra'
ton and a vigorous EFFORT was made during this
season to drive out all poaohing steamers from
| the Behring sea
The case OF the United States for the tribunal
OF arbitration has been prepared with greal
care and industry by Hon. John W. Foster, ant
the counsel who represent this government eN
press confidence that q result substantially es
tablishing our claims and preserving this grea
| industry 10 the benefit OF oil nations Will be az
| tanned.
| During the past year suggestion was re-
| ceiyed through the British minister that the Ca
madam government would like TO confer as u
the possibility Of enlarglng upon terms
mutual advantage the commercial exchanges o
Canada and Of the United States, and con
ference was held at Washington with Mr. Blain
acting for this government, and the British min
lister at this capital and three members OF the dc
miniOn cabinet acting as commissioners on IN
part OF Great Britain. The conference deyel
, | oped the fact that the Canadian government
, was only prepared 10 offer 10 the United state
. | In exchange for the concessions asked the &C
mission OF natural products. The statement
1 they made that favored rates could not ,
given 10 the United States as against III
' mother country This admission as foresee
I necessarily terminated the conference upo
this question.
4 The benefits OF an exchange OF the naturI
/ | products would be almost wholly with the PEI
' Pile OF Canada. Other topics OF interest wei
I. | considered In the conference and have resulte
, in the making Of a convention for examinin
I the Alaskan boundary, the waters Of Passam
quoddy bay adjacent 70 EaatporL Me, and Q
!, the Initiation Of an Arrangement for the pTote
4 tion OF nsh life In tho coterminous and neig
: boring waters OF our north boundary.
The controversy Is % tho tolls upon sEs We