Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-07

disturbed by any serious controversy The
complicated and threatening differences with
Germany ano England relating to Samoan af-
fairs, with England in relation to the seal fish
cries in the Bering sea, and with Chill growing
out OF the Baltimore affair, have been adjusted.
Ihere have been negotiated and concluded,
under section three of the tariff law CONNER.
cial agreements relating to reciprocal trsHle
with the following countries: Brazil, Domini-
can Republic, Spain for Cuba and Puerto
Rlco, Guatemala, Salvador, the German Em-
pre-, Great Britain for certain West Indian col-
onles ana British Guiana, Nicaragua, Hondu-
ras ana Austria Hungry. OF these, those
with Guatemala, Salvador the German Empire
Great Britain, Nicaragua, Honduras, and
Austria hungary have been concluded since
my last annual message Under these trade
arrangements free or unfavored admission
has been secured in every case for an impor-
tant list of American products. Especial care
has been taken to secure markets for farm pic
ducts III order to relieve that great underlyi1y
industry OF the depression which tine lack OF an
adequate foreign market for our surplus often
brings. An opening has also b en- made for
manufactured products that will undoubted' 7,
: TINS policy Is maintained. 9reatly augment
our export trade. The full benefits of these
arrangements cannot be realized INSTANTLY
New lines of trade are to be opened The com
mercial traveller must survey the field The
FHanutactuTc,, must adapt his goods TO the new
markets and facilities for exchange must be
established. This work has been we'll begun.
our IneI chants anu manufacturers have entered
the new fields with courage and enterprise. In
the case OF food VrO1uetS, ana especially
with , uua, he trade dsG not need +D ,y-1if and
the Imme 1latc resu have been IL. So crafty
ing. II Is policy and those trade arrange
mentS can he continued Ia force and aided by
the establishment of American steamship lines
30 not doubt that We shall. within a short
period, secure Iully oue-third of the total trade
OF he countries Of Central and South America,
which now amounts to about S60J,000000 an
nually. In 1888 we had only per cent of this
trade.
Increase in Reciprocal Trade.
The following statistics show the increase in
our trade with the countries with which We
4l.J
when such aarcC meats y ent into effect up to
Sept ,Sl lS9. the increase being in some almo-t
wholly and in others in an important degree
the result of these agreements. The domestic
exports TO Germany and Austria Hungary
have Increased in value from 81 .61S, sj6 to
S5',@B'1i. gn .Ucr a-e of S1O,3l9;sS, or 2lG3
per cent Hl-h American countries the value
OF .ir t%i as has increased tron, "a, lGl2o5
TO :, i.1i, IS, an n rease of Sluf553l3, or 80.
per 90, The total increase n the value Of
expo g. TO al the countries with which We
have r--oIocity agreements has been $50, az
t&i. y is crease is chiefly IN wheat -four.
niett Cd. dairy products and in manufactures
OF n 10 steel and lumber There has been
,Hr-. crease in the value of imports from
al aie countries since the commercial agree
ment~ v ent into effect, amounting TO S74,2J4.
30 uut It mas been entirely in imports from
the american countries, consisting mostly Of
suEtr. coffee india rubber an! crude drugs
Tn. alarmed attention of our European cou7
Pet!tcrs for the south American market has
been a'tractea TO- this new american policy
anc to our acquisition and their loss of South
American trade.
The Seal Industry.
ire ty pgovi3uE for the araitrat.ou o.
Tie di2psJG b.s"sen Great 6;ita.a g,
ing uf serls il tn ill.ing "a
was concluded on the 29th Of February last
Tins treaty We lccaups,Iiet. ag ,.4 a.,rleilent
prohibiting Pela-Ic sealing pending TIE arBi-
,-.tiar and iEproua effort Wa ma !c iurinc
tins sn;'S5n TO drive out ali uq.rh,ug seaicrs
reya-ae cutters and one vessel from .ae fish
conlals N. all under command al ammGgy
Ger i..i-..'. ot me nav We-h sea. 11i.s sc se y
Wllcn was aFsielH'tig"i, 1',.E"lhd. some
seizure were m dc and e. s. that the
ca .ch IN the FeTtlE sen 10y p....4gIe mount ted
to less than > D soais. Is true, however. that
in the North Pacific while ke sea- herds were
on their way to PASSES between the Algutiayl
islands ve.-y large number probably .i5tau.
We're taken. The existing statutes of the
United States do not restrain our citizens from
taking seals in the PacIfi. ocean. and
Psph"Ps Is6 e s4S44 DOT 70 Vi9 is R2n5s Rj2nISino9 N
other nations l recommend that power
be given to the President by PROCLAIM
non to prohibit the ta6in- ui seals IL tle North
Pacific by American vessels. in case either -
the result OF tho findings of the tribunal of
arbitration. or oth,rv-ise the restraints can l,,
applied 10 the vessels OF all countries. The case
OF the United States for the tribunal of arbitra
ton has been prepared with great care and
industry by the Hon John W. Foster, and the
counsel who represent TINS government ex-
press confidence that a result substantially
establishing oar claims ana preserving this
great industry for the benefit of all nations
Will be attained.
Commercial Exchanges With Canada.
! During tho past year, a suggestion was re-
ceived through the British Minister that the
Canadian GoY ernment would like to confer as
mutual advantage, the commercial ex-
changes of Canada and of the United
States, and a conference was held
at Washington, with Mr.. Blaine actin ;
for this government and the British minister
at this capital and three members of the Do
part of Great Britain The conf erence devel-
oped the fact that the Canadian government
was only prepared to offer to the United States,
I in exchange for the concession asked the. al,
mission of natural products The statement
was frankly male that favored rates could not
be given to the United States as against the
mother county. This admission, which was
foreseen, neces- arily terminated the con.
ference upon this question The benefits of an
exchange of natural products would be almost
wholly with the people OF Canada. Some other
topics of interest were considered in the con
. ference, and have resulted in the making of a
convention for examining the Alaskan boun.
Diary and the waters of Passanaquoidy bav,
adjacent to Eastport, Maine and in the initia,
ton of an arrangement for the protection of
fish life ii the coterminous and neighboring
waters of our northern border.
The controversy as to tolls upon the Welland
canal which was presented to congress at the
last session by special message, having failed
OF adjustment, felt constrained to exercise
the authority conferred by the act of July %,
1892, and to proc aim suspension of the free
use of St Mary's Falls canal to cargoes in tran
sit to ports in Canada. The secretary of the
to be equivalent to the exactions unjus ly
levied upon our commerce in the Canadian
canals.
If, as we must suppose, the political relations
of Canada and the disposition of the Canadian
government are to remain unchanged, a some
what radical revision of our TRACE relati us
should, 1 think be made. Our relations must
continue to be intimate, and they should be
friendly. / regret to say, however, that II
many of the controversies notably those
as to the fisheries on the At
lautic, the sealing interests on the
! Pacific and the canal tolls, our negotiations
with Great Britain have continuously been
thwarted or retarded by unreasonable and un-
friendly objections and protests from Canada
In the matter of the canal tolls, our treaty
rights were hagrantly disregarded. 1t L
hardly too much to say that the Canadian
Pacific and other railway lines which parallel
our northern boundary are sustained by com
merce having either its origin terminus or
both in the United States. Canadian railroads
compete with those of the United States fol
our traffic and without the restraints of ou,
interstate commerce act. Their cars pas
almost without detention into and out of oul
territory.
Freight over the Canadian Pacific.
The Canadian Pacific railway brought intc
the United States from China and Japan vi;
British Columbia, during the year ended Jun,
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