Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06

q. mi1go. the Spanish and British West India Is
iands apd with Germany and Austria under
special trade relations with each. The removal
! OF the duty upon sugar and the continuance of
conee and tea upon the free list. while giving
great reifef to our own people by cheapening
! articles used Increasingly in every household,
| was also OF such enormous advantage to the
countries exporting these articles as TO suggest
/ tnat IN consideration thereof reciprocal favors
| should be shown in their tariffs to articles eN-
| ported by u to their markets Great credit is
/ Que TO MIR. Blaine for the vigor with which he
pressed this view upon the country. Wehave only
| begun 10 realize the benefit of these trade ar
| rangemcnts. The work OF creating new agencies
and OF adapting our goods to new markets has
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 the free importation Of such arti-
| cies as do not injuriousiy compete with the
| products of our own farms, mines factories
| IN exchange for the free or favored introduce
/ non OF our products into other countries. The
obvious efficacy OF this policy in increasing the
foreign trade of the United States at once at
\ tracted the alarmed attention of European
trade journals and boards Of trade.
GREAT BRITAIN BECOMING ALARMED.
The British board Of trade has presented to
that government a memorial asking for the APP
pointmert of a commission to consider the
best means Of counteracting what is called the
/ commercial crusade Of the United States" At
! q meeting held in March last OF the associated
| Chambers Of commerce OF Great Britain the
/ president reported that the exports from Great
/ Britain 20 .he Latin American countries during
/ the last year had decreased r23, 10000. and
/ That this not due 70 temporary causes, but
! directly to the reciprocity policy of the [ nited
States. Germany and France have also shown
/ their startled appreciation OF the fact tha' n
new and vigorous contestant has Appealed in
the battle OF the markets. and has already Sc
cured important advantages The most con-
vincing evidence OF the tremendous Commercial
strength os our position is found III the
! fact that Great Britain and Spain have
found il necessary to make reciprOc1l-traGc
agreements with for their West India Colo
I MES, and tina: Germany and Austria have given
! US important concessions in exchange for the
continued free importation OF their beet sugar
A few details only as TO the increase of our
| trade can be given here. Taking GI the couH-
tries with which arrangements have beer made
our trade 70 June so, 1892. had iucrea5e ed "a. rs
per cent. With Brazil the increase was nearly
/ II per cent with Cuba, during the first ten
months, OUT exports increased $500. 1873. or
5iS6 per cent, and with Porto Rico 359O.959
or 81 per cent The liberal participation v, or
farmers in the benefits of this policy is shown
by the following report from oar consul general
| 81 Havana. under date of July 26 last
During the first half year of 81 Havana
, received 1905 bags Of -four from Spain, and
| other ports Of the island about equal
amount. OF approximately 80. liz bags.
..Durino Tie san,e ne-,od Havons received
1886 bags of American -four. and other ort5
approximately IN equal amount, making about
%. 00) bags. 81
.sBut for the Hrst b,If Of this yenr Spair has
sent less than LOCO bags to the whole island
aud the United states ho, sent 10 Havana alone
l6o,4ST bags, and about an equal amount to
other ports OF the island. making approx
\ Pnrtlr nv reason Of the rsrinroc,l trade
s9rs ement bnt more largely nv reason of ,he
removal of the sanitary restrictio,s unor
American nork our exnorf OF porl, nroJucts w
! Germany Increased diving the ten ,,ontb.
! ending lime go Iast 81 O25 GA or about AZ ner
cent.
| The British yro5e .L,,r,o1 of London in q
! recent iss1,e sneat;no ~ the ircr..ss ~ Ama-;~
can coal eynorts and the failing off of the Eng
| lsl coal eyports 10 Cnba says1
| al is another case Of American co,ns.i,;on
The Tinted States now snnnly Cnba with about
| $50 600 tons of coal Annually ard there IL every
prospect of this trade increa.iny as tbe Yoreafs
| of the island become exhausted and the nae of
steam machinery on the sugar estates ia devel-
oped. Alabama coal especIally ia securing n
reputa ton in the Snanish West Indies and fhe
| river and rnl improyements Of the sontbern
states will undoubtedly create an importo MT rulf
| trade The new recinrocitv nolicv nv which
| The limited States are erabied 10 innort Cnbun
| sugar will, of course, assist the American coal
exporter even more effectively than the new
iA ri, VI
the tariff law conta;n,-r th;s ,rnvts;o ID az VI
| pecially denoupces as "sh.m recinrocitv" that
| section Of the law under which these trade ar
| rangements have been made. If no other issue
| were involved in the campaizn this alone vould
! give 1t monegtou Importance. Are the farm
| ers of the great grain growing states willing tn
| surrender these new large and INCREASING mar
kets for their surplus? Are we TO have nothing
| In exchange for the free innovation of snpar
| and coffee. and at the same time TO DESTROY the
sugar planters of the south. and the beet sugar
| industry of the northwest and Of the Pacific
| coast; or are we to have the tn xed sugar and
coffee which n tariff for revenue only'' neces
| sarily involves with the added loss of the ne,v
| markets which have been opened2 As have
| shown or commercial rivals in Europe do not
| regard this reciprocity policy ms a ..shap brt
| as a serious threat to a trade supremacv they
have long enioyed. Thew would rejoice and
| IL prudence did not restrain. would iIlnmipate
| their depressed manufacturing cities over the
| new. that the limited States had Abandoned ;,s
| system of protection and recinroc;tv Tbav
! see very clearly that a restriction of American
1 productions and trnde and n corresnond;no in
| crease of European production and trade would
| follow. and / viii not believe that what ia so
! plain to them can be hidden from our own peo-
Pie'
| HEARTILY IN FAVOR OF PROTECTION
| Inc ueeh'r"uon 0i tne Piauorm IN 1aVor OF
! Ae AnierlcAn ooctrihe Vi protecuoh meets
NJ! inos' hea'S approval lhe convention qua