The morning call., 1892-09-06

articles as do not in1urlousy compete with the
products 81 our own farms, miIes or factories
In exchange for the free favored introduction
OF our products into other countries.
The obvious efficacy of this policy IN increas-
iug the foreign trade Of the United States at
once attracted the alarmed attention OF Euro
pean trade journals aud boards OF trade Ihe
British Board OF Trade presented that Govern
ment with memorial asking for the appoint
ment of commission 10 consider The pest
means of c0unteracting what Is called tne
commercial crusade of the United states. AT
ameeiIng IN March last Of The Associated ChaM.
bers of Commerce of Great Britain the president
reported that the exports from Hfeas brita'n 10
the Latin A me- lean countries during tbe last
wear had decreased S23. 100000. snd that this
was not due 10 temporary Causes Dut was 3liecliy
traceable TO the reciprocity policy OF me ohitea
GERMANY and France have also shown their
startled appreciation ef sae fact that a new ana
vigorous CONTESTANT has appeared IN the Oatlle
OF lhe markets aud had already secured lnlpot-
tant advantages. The most convincing evidence
OF. the tremendous commercial suepgth OF our
position is found In lhe fact that Great Britain
and Spain iound 10 necessary 10 make reclprocal
trade agreements with us for their West India
colonies and that Germany aud Austria have
given us important CONCESSIONS In exchange Tor
the continued free importation OF their beet
sugar products.
4 few details only as to The Increase 10 our
trade can be given here.
Taking all the countries with which arrange
meuts have been made, our trade 10 June 30.
1892. increased 23.7S per cent. With Brazil the
increase was nearly IL per cent. With Cuba
during the first ten months our exports IN
creased $500. 1873. or 54S per cent, and Win
Porto Rico $3.50. 599, or 81 per cent.
The liberal partieipa ION OF our farmers IN The
beEetis OF This policy Is shown by the ioiiowiug
report from our Consul General at Havana under
dale or july 26 last:
During the first half year of 1891 Havana re-
ceiged l4O,056 bags OF flour from Spain anu Tue
other ports of the i>iand about an equal amount,
or, approximately, 2S0,1l2 bags. During the
same period Havana received 1876 bags OK
American -four and other ports approximately
an equal amount. making ABOUT ZS,OOo oaeS.
Bui Tor the first hall OF lhls year Spain has sent
less than 1000 bags 10 The whole island and the
United States has sent 10 Havana alone l6o. 40 :
bags aHd about an equal amount 10 otheI ports
of the island, making, approximately, 3d., ,ooo
for the tlrst half nf 1892"
Partly by reason OF The reciprocal trade agree
meut, but more largely by reason OF the removal
of the sanitary restrictions against American
pork. our export Of pork products to Germany
Inca cieased during the ten months ending j une
30 last s., 025 O74. OF abs al 81 per Mt
lhe British Trade journal Oi London IN re-
cent issue, speaking OF tie increase OF
American coal exports and Oh me iaIlln
of OF the English coal exports 10
Cuba. says: III Is another case Of
AmeTics competition. The United ates
how supplies Cuba with about 10000 tons OF
coal annually, and there l. every prospect oil thls
Itade increasing as the forests of The island be-
come exhausted and lie use of steam machinery
on The estates Is developed. Alabama coal
especially Is securing reputation In The Span
ish West Indies. anu the river and rau improve
msuts or the Southern States will undoubtedly
creale an important guilt trade. The new reel
pTOcity policy, by which The United States Is
enabled 10 import Cuban sugar, VIII, of course,
assist the American coal exporters even more
Ell ciYely than the new lines OF railway"
Tile Democratic platform promises repeal OF
the tariff law containing this provision, and
especially denounces 4 sham reciprocity that
section OF the law under which these trade ar
raugements have been made. If no other issue
were inVrlYed IN the campaign TINS alone would
give -lt RlOmeutous importance.
Are The farmers OF the great grain growing
States willing 10 surrender these new, large and
increasing markets Tor their surplus?
Are We 10 have nothing ia exchange for The
flee importation Of sugar and coffee and at the
sd nle time 70 destroy he sugar planters OF The
South and the beet-Sugar Industry OF the North
west and OF tie Pacific Coast; or afe We 10 nave
the taxed sugar aHd coffee, which "IarlH Tor
revenue only" necessarily Involves, with the
added less OF tie new markets which have been
Opened2
AS l have shown, our commercial rivals in
Europe do not regard his reciprocity policy rs a
SHAM hut as q serious threat TO a trade
SUPREMACY they have long enjoyed. They would
rejoice. and if prudence did not restrain them.
would illuminate their depressed manufacturing x
elites over Tie news that Tie United States had
abandoned lis system Of protection and reciprOc-
ity. They see very clearly that the restriction
OF American production and trade, aud CORE
spending increase OF European production and
trade, would follow. and l viii not believe that
what i so plain 10 them can he hidden from our
own people,