New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-26

Winston Rcan. who has ably represented inc
United States in Mexico during 'he i''' 'T"'
,.oor. has rivcn 4 lucid explanation OF Ms
fajIue 70 negotiate a Reciprocity tr'aE' Nv
has stated in Washington that the reS'rlc''o'',
;,nosod by the Aldrich amendment opei"'cu
~ hammer him in arranging an agreement WIN
no Ncvicon Government. and that President
tfor,i,,n has not felt at liberty 10 90 OUTSIDE
.ho LIMOS defined by Congress. TIE TRIBUNE
r,n,. onticinotcd this failure two years ago
..lrr :, it's snocial spondence from Mexico
= demonstrated that the Reciprocity amend
mont did NOT offer sufficient margin for the
roco,iotion of n satisfactory convention. ~
tho production Of sugar was not sufficient 10
srnnlv the home market. and as the exports
IF cofrcc and hides were not very large there
,,os NOT adcouatc ground under the amendment
rnr commercial union. The only practical
,notbod Of procedure as we then indicated
was that of negotiating an equltaplc treaty
outside of the provisions OF the Iari1 ACT
Tho President has not considered II 10 pc
within his province to disregard the VIII OF
CONGRESS and to renew negotiations on the
limos of the Grant Romero Convention
The tariff makers, az a matter of fact had
embarrassed the treaty ncgotiators by prema-
urcly giving away the American market TOR
r,v fibre. which is one of the chief Mexican
oxpots. When General Grant made his dlpio-
matte overturcS for reciprocity he obtained I'M
oo,+ant concessions in return for the removal
&C tbc duties on fibre The convention was
nromDtly ratified by the Mexican Congress but
aftor Drotracted delay was virtually Strangled
we'll treated in these transactions, and much
resentment was caused by what must now be
considered by men OF both parties in tho Ont"d
states to have been serious blunder.
In the Mckinley act the duties on fibre Wcre
,akon off without reserve. If fibre had been
included in the Aldrch amendment Reel
procity treaty might have been negotiated.
s. il was. the privileges Of n free market were
rivcn away cmtutouSly, and Minister Ryan
was left 10 undertake the hopeless task Of
proposing a convention on the basis OF cone"
and hides. The consequences have hccn, first
= large increase in the exports Of Mexican
hides TO the United States without any CORE
>ponding advantage for American exporters
in return: and secondly the collapse OF nceo-
tiations for Reciprocity treaty
The moral of these proceedings IS PLAIN.
Commercial relations between tho United states
and the Southern republics ought 10 be rogu-
lated By treaty makers rather than tariff
makers. Mexico received all the advantages
If free market for lis fibre rs gift, and
consequently was not grateful for thorn. II
the tariff schedules relating to fibre had been
left undi,turbed and a Reciprocity treaty had
bcon negotiated on the lines Of General Grants
Convention important concessions would have
bccn made 10 American exporters. In the
slmc way if rubber had been included IN ile
Nldrich amendment larger and moro sails
factory treaties would have been made with
Brazil and Central America. 10 j, not bu'l-
nes,likc for Americans to give away their great
market without driving an international bar
Gain every time.