The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-07

American steamship lines, do not doubt
that we shall. within short period
secure fully one third of the total trade
Of the countries Of Central and South
America. which now amounts to about
5000, 000, COO annually. In 1885 we
had only per cent. of this trade.
The following statistics show the in
C ease IN our trade with the countries
with which we have reciprocal trade
agreements from the date when such
agreeme ats went into eject up to Sep
tember 30, 1892, the increase being
in some almost wholly. aud in others In
an Important degree the result OF these
agreements.
The domestic exports to Germany
and Austria Hungary have increased Ia
value from SAT 673.75 to S57 993. 064,
an increase of $40, 300 or 81 63 per
cent. With the American countries the |
value of our exports has increased from |
$44. 100 385 to $54.6l3, sos, an increase !
Of $40 453, BIB or % 67 per cent. The |
total incrtSsse IN the value of exports to
all the cou ltries with which we have
reciprocit, agreements has been
$50. 772 62i This increase is chiefly IL
wheat, -four, meal, dairy products, and
10 manufactures of iron and steel and
lumber. There has been large increase
in the value of imports from all these
countries since the commercial agree
ments went into effect, amounting to
S74, 294, ,525, but it 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 to the new American policy
and to our acquisition and their loss OF
| South American trade.
Behrfng Sea Arbitration.
A treaty providing for the arbitration
of the dispute between Great Britain
and the United States as to the killing
of seals in the Behring sea was con
cIuded on the goth of February last.
This treaty was accompanied by an
agreement prohibiting pelagic sealing
pending the arbitration, and a vigorous
effort was made during this season to
drive out all poaching sealers from the
Behring sea Six naval vessels, three
revenue cutters and one vessel from the
fish commission. all under the command
of Commander Evans Of the navy were
sent into tae sea which was sys
tematicaily patrolled. Some seizures
we're made and it is believed that The
catch in tae Behring sea by poachers
, amounted to less than 500 seals. 1t i
, true. however, that in the north Pacific
{ | while the seal herds were on their wa,
+ to the passes between the Aleutlan Is
. lands, aery large number, probabl,
80. 900, were taken. The existing stat
utes of the United States do not restral
our citizens from taking seals in the Pa
9 cifc ocean and perhaps should not unles
Y the prohibition can be extended to To
y citizens Of other nations. l recommen
5 that 90 y er be given to the President b
n proclamation to prohibit the tax
ing OF seals in the north IA
# cstic by American vessels in ca:
d either as the result of the findings OF II
If tribunal of arbitration or otherwise, II
restraint can be applied to the vessels
is all couptsiea
i. The case Of the United States for d
IS tribunal If arbitration has been prepar,
es great care and industry by the Hon. Jol
u W Foster. and the counsel VIII" repr
n. sent this government express conhden
= that q result substantially estaOllsbli
u our claims and preserving this great l
h. dustry for TIE bene fit Of all nations, "
be attained.
i Conference with Canada.
to Daring tne past year suggestion W
IN received through the British miuist
IN that the Canadian government won
es confer IS TO the possibility of enlargeme
he unon terms of mutual advanta
~ to the commercial exchanges of Cana
of and or the United States and conit
d ence was held at Washington with
he Blain, acting for this government, d
mo- the British minister at this capital a
;c' three members of the Dominion cabin
,ot acting as commissioners on the part
nj Great Britain. The conference oeveioI
tho tn, fact that the Canadian governm
;cb was oulv prepared to offer TO the Uni
o,v States IN exchange for the concessl
ota asked the admission of natural provint
tba The statement was frankly made +
Tba favored rates could not be given to
the United States as against the mot
,ha country This admission, which
,ich foreseen, necessarily terminated the
re. ference upon this question. The oen'
bic of an exchange Of national prod'
, % would be with the people OF
ith NADIA. Some other topics of interest
ont considered in this conference and
nee resulted in tho making of conven
4 at for examining the Alaskan boundary
lee. the waters of Passamaquaody Bay a
,ren cent toEastport, Me and in the initia
hnt Of An arran cement for the protectlo
wing fish life III the Ca'erihlnus "uu n1e
, de- mo waters of our northern border
mod The controversy as to tolls upoI
and Welland canal, which was presentt
congress at the last session by sp
message, having failed of adJustme
lions felt constrained to exercise the auth
rious conferred by the act Of July 20.
and and to proclaim suspension OF the
many use of s.. Marys Falls canal to Ca
fairs, IN transit to ports In Canada. ne
seal retarv Of the treasury established
with tolls as were thought to be equlvae
re af the exactions unjustly levied upo
commerce in the Canadian canals.
If, as we must suppose, the pol
con relations OF Canada and the dlspo
law. of the Canadian government are
, re main unchanged as somewhat radio
coun vision Of our trade relations shot
ic of think. be made. Our relations
,uata continue to be intimate and they s
lpire, be friendly. | regret to say, nov
ndian that in many of the controversies n
aqua. these as to the fisheries on the Att
these the sealing interests on the Pacih
mpire the canal tolls, our negotiation;
duras Great Britain have contln
con been thwarted or retarded
ssage. unreasonable and unfriendly obJe
free and protests from Canada. In tee
red in Der Of canal tolls our treaty right
Amer frequently disregarded. 1t is hare
S been much to say that the Canadian
m pro and other railway lines which T
1t un- our northern boundary are sustai
ression commerce, having either Its or
oreign terminus or both IN the Oniteo
gs. An Canadian railroads compete WIZ q
manu- of The United States, for our trait
otedly, without the restraints oi
ly aug ter state commerce ACT le
benefits pass almost without detentlo
ot he To and cut off our te