Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-06

already prepared, and enter with ter
rihle efficiency upon the destruction Of
our commerce. The undisputed fact II,
the steamship lines Of Europe were
built upon and are now in part Aus-
tanned by direct or Indirect government
aid, the latter taking the form Of
liberal pay for carrying mails or Of an
annual bonus given In consideration
OF agreements 70 construct the ships 40
m TO adopt them for carrying armament
and turn them over 10 the government
on demand upon specified terms. II
WINS plain to every intelligent Ameri.
can that II this United States would
have such lines, n similar policy must
be entered upon. Tho Fitty.fitst Con.
greee enacted such a law, aud under Its
bcnihcent influences sixteen American
steamships, OF an aggregate Tonnage Of
b400 tons, and costing 81, 400, 600, have
been built orcontracled for In Amcrl-
can shipysrds In addition TO this II "
now practically certain we shall soon
havo under the American flag one Of
the fineet steamship lines calling out OF
New York for any European point.
This contract will result IN the con.
ttruction by American yards OF
OUR NEW PASSENGER sTEAMsHirs
OF 10, 600 tons each, costing about 49,.
1000, and will add TO our national
resources six steamships, the fastest
upon the seas.
Special intetes. has been taken by
me In the establishment Of lines from
our South Atlantic and Gull ports,
and, though my expectations have
not as yet been realized, attention has
been called TO the advantages possee-
sed by those ports, and when those peO-
pie more fully awake 10 their intefctts
| do not doubt they will secure the cap.
iial needed to enable thom TO profit by
their great natural advantages. Thu
Democratic party found no place In
their platform for any reference 10 this
subject and has shown lts hostility TO
the general policy by refusing to ex-
tend the appropriation made during
the last administration for ocean mail
contracts with the American lines.
Patriotic people, workmen in our
shops, capitalists seeking new enter.
prisus, must decide whether great ships
owned by Americans which have
sought American registry, shall again
humbiy ask place In tho English
naval register. Great ships now on
the designers table 10 10 foreign shops
for construction. The United States
has Frightening opportunity OF TO-
covering n place commensurate with
It's wealth, the skill OF Its constructors,
and the courage OF It's sailors In thu
carrying trade OF all the seas. An
other related measure, as furnishing
Increased foreign traffic for our chips
and OF great AMI permanent benefit u
farmers aud manufacturers as well, Ia
| che reciprocity policy declared by sec.
ton OF the tariil act OF 1873, now in
practical operation with Ave nations Of
Central and South America, San
| Domingo, the Spanish and British
West India tslands, and with Germany
and Austria, with several trade mr..
engagements with each. The removal
OF the duty on sugar, and the contlnu.
ance OF coffee anu tea on the tree list,
while giving great relief TO our own
people by oheapening articles used
Increasingly In every household, was
OF such enormous advantage 10 coun-
tries exporting these articles as 10 Stsg'
gcst tho continuation thereof " re-
| ciprocal favors should be shown In
their TARIFF to articles exported by ui
to their markets. Great credit IN du,
Mr.. Blaine for the vigor with which he
pressed this view upon the country.
We have only begun 20 realize the
benefit OF these trade arrangements,
work OF creating new events and
adapting our goods to new markets. II
has necessarily taken time, but the re-.
suits already shown are such, | am
sure, as to establish q rule In favor OF
the policy OF
RECIPROCAL TRADE
upon free importa, ionof such articles
ms do not compete with the products Of
our own farms, mines and factories, In
exchange for free or favored introduc.
| ton Of our products into their coun.
tries. Tho obvious efficacy OF thli
policy In increasing tho foreign trad,
Of the United States at once attracted
the alarmed attention OF European
trade Journals and boards Of trade. A
British board OF trade presented that
government memorial asking for the
appointment OF commission 10 con
slider the best means OF countefacting
what ~ called tho commercial trade OF
the United States.
At meeting in MaicI last OF the
associated chambers OF commerce Of
Great Britain the president reported
| that exports from Great Britain to the
Latin-American countries during last
year decreased s23, 1850, 900, and this ID
due not TO temporary causes, but direct
ly TO tho reciprocity policy OF
tho United States. Germany and
Franco also have shown startled
appreciation Of the fact that new and
vigorous contestant has appeared In
the cattle markets and already secured
important advantages. Tho most i'm.
portant work OF the commercial
strength OF our position Is found in tn,
fact that Great Britain and Spain found
II necessary TO mako special trade
agreements with the rest OF her Wosl
Indian colonies and that Germany and
Austria have given us important con.
ccasions in exchange for the continued
free importation Of their beet sugal
product.
A few details as 10 the l Increase IL
our trade eau DO given here. Taking
ail the countries with which arrange
ments have been made, our trade Il
June 90, 1902, had increased 23.TS pei
cent. with Brazil tho increase wal
nearly i per cent. With Cuba durinl
tho first ten months our exports In
creased S3,902, l93, or 54.6 per cent
The liberal participation Of our farm
ers In the benefits Of this policy Il
shown by the following report from GU
consul.general at Havana under date
OF July Goth last. During the frs
half year OF 1891, Havana received
| 1 An lS0 ha1a nj finur fran, Snaln AND