Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-06
to every intelligent American that If the
United States
,rIn HAVE srcH LINES

to every intelligent American that il the
| United States
WOULD HAVE sUcU LINES
similar policy must be entered upon. The
| Fifty-frst Congress enacted such law,
and under its benihcent influence sixteen
American steamships OF an aggregate
| tonnage of 400 tons and cost
| ing S7,400,000, have been built or
contracted TO be built in American ship
yards. In addition TO this, il is now prac-
tically certain that we shall soon have un-
| der the American flag one of the finest
steamship lines sailing out Of New York
| for any European port. This contract Will
result ia the construction In Amrican
yards of four new passenger steamships OF
| l0000 tons each, costing about SS,OOO,OOO,
and will add TO our naval reserve SIX
| steamships, the fastest upon the seas.
| A special interest has been taken by me
| in the establishment of lines from our
South Atlantic and Gulf points; and,
| though nv expectations have not yet been
| realized, attention has been called 10 the
| advantages possessed by these reports ana
when their people are more fully alive TO
| their interests, do not doubt that they
will be able TO secure the capital needed TO
enable them 10 profit by their great natural
| advantages.
hoo ioNuN az fANSs
| in its platform for any reference TO TINS
subject and has shown its hostility TO the
general policy by refusing an appropriation
made during the last administration Tor
ocean mail contracts with American
lines. That party of the people.
workmen in our shops, the capitalists seek
ing new enterprises, must decide whether
the great ships
OWNED BY AMERICANS
which have sought American registry
shall again humbly ask place III the Eng
ligh naval reserve; the great ships now on
the designers tables 90 10 foreign shops Tor
construction and the United States lose the
now Frightening opportunity OF recovering
q place commensurate with its wealth, the
skill of its constructors anu the courage OF
its sailors, in the carrying trade OF al
seas.
Another related measure as furnishing
an increased ocean traffic for our ships ana
of great and permanent benefit TO the farm
ers and manufacturers as well, Is the re-
! ciprocity policy declared by Section OF
the tariff act of 1890, and now IN prac-
tical operation with five of the nations
of Central and South America, San Do
mingo, the Spanish and British West In
dia Islands aud with Germany and Aus
tria, under special trade arrangements
with each.
The removal of the duty on sugar and
the continuance of coffee and tea upon the
| free list. while giving great relief TO our
| own people, by cheapening articles used
| increasingly in every household was also OF
| such enormous advantages 10 the countries
| exporting these articles as 10 suggest that In
| consideration thereof, reciprocal favors
| should be shown in their tariffs 10 articles
exported by US TO their markets.
! Great credit is due to MIR. Blaine
| for the vigor with which he pressed this
view upon the country. We have only De-
| gun to realize the benefit OF
THESE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS.
SThe work of creating new agencies and Of
! adapting our goods to new markets. pas
| necessarily taken time; but the results
! already attained are such, am sure, as 10
| establish in popular favor the policy OF
| reciprocal trade, based upon free importa-
| ton of such articles as do not lnJurlously
compete with the products Of our own
| farms, mines or factories, IN exchange Tor
| the free, or favored introduction OF our
| products into other countries. The obvi-
| Gus efficiency of this policy in increasing
the foreign trade of the United States,
| at once attracted the alarmed atten-
! ton of European trade journals and
| Boards of Trade The British Board or
|
memorial asking for the appointment OF a
| commission to consider the best means OF
! cOunteracting what Is called "the CONNER
! cial crusade of the United States" AT a
meeting held in March last OF the Associ-
| ated Chambers OF Commerce OF Great
| Britain, the President reported that the
! exports from Great Britain 10 the
Latin American countries during
! the last year had decreased S25.I5O,OOO,
| and that this was not due TO temporary
causes but directly TO the reciprocity pol
! icy OF the United States. Germany and
| France have also shown their startled ap-
probation of the fact that new aud Wig
! orous contestant has appeared in the battle
! of. the markets and has already secured i'm
portant advantages. The most convincing
! evidence Of the tremendous commercial
| strength OF our position is found IN the fact
| that
GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN
have found il necessary 10 make reciprocal
| trade agreements with Us for their West
Indian colonies and that Germany and
Austria have given US important conces-
sions in exchange for the continued free
importation Of their beet sugar. A few de-
tails only as to the increase Of our trade
can be given here Taking all the coun-
tries with which arrangements have been
made, our trade 10 June 80. loS2, had IN
creased 23.7S per ceEt.-with Brazil the in-
crease was nearly ii per cent; with Cuoa,
during the first ten months, our exports IN
creased 81. .7O2, 1893, or o. So and with Porto
Rico $500. .59s, or "a per cent. The liberal
Darticipation Of our farmers in the Dement'S
of this policy is shown by the following re-
port from our consul General ~ Havana
under date Of July 26, last.
"DurinR the first half year OF 1891
Havana received l40.0j6 bags OF -four from
Spain. and other ports OF the island about
an equal amount. OF approximately ~, Us
bags, during the same period, Havana re-
ceived Il, $40 bags Of American Hour, and
other ports approximately an equal
amount, making about 2S.OOO bags But
for the first half Of this yesr, SPAN has
sent less than 900 bags 70 the the whole
island. and the United States has sent 10
Havana alone lGs, 4S7 bags and about an
equal amount 20 other ports Of the island,
making approximately 337 600 for the first
half OF lsJ%."
Parity by reason OF the reciprocal trade
agreement, but more largely By reason OF
the removal ofthe sanitary restrictions
UPON AMERICAN PORK,
our export OF pork products 10 Germany
increased during the ten months ending
June 80, last, s2,025,O14, or about ~ per
cent.
Ine BTfith lINuc Joh'"bti Vi i<SAuSNf "a
a recent issue, speaking OF the increase OF
American coal exports and Of the falling
OF OF the English coal exports 70 Cuea,
says:
iItfs another case Of American competl-
ton. The United States now supplies
Cuba with about l5O,0 tons Of coal eunu-
ally. and there is every prospect OF this
trade increasing as the forests OF tho
Island become exhausted and the use OF
steam machinery on the sugar estates IS
developed. Alabama ccal. especially, is
securing a reputation in the Spanish West
Indies and the river ard raj Improvements