The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-12-16

OF an adequate foreign market for our surplus
often brings. An opening has also been made
for manufactured products that viii undoubt
edly II this policy is maintained. greatly aug
ment our export trade. The full benefits O.
these arrangements cannot be realized instant
ly.
The following statistics show the increase in
our trade with the countries with which We
have reciprocal trade agreements from the date
! when such agreements went into effect up tc
September 80, 1892, the in crease being in some
almost wholly and in others in an important de
gree the result Of these agreements:
The domestic exports to Germany, Austria
and Hungary have increased in value from si7,-
/ 6T3,756 to s57, 1913 064 an increase of sl0,3l9'
3O8 With American countries our ex
ports have increased from s4i,16l,sS5 TO
5ielS59& an increase of $40. 45s,3l3 or .367 per
cent The total increase in the value OF exports
TO all the countries with which we have reel
procity agreements has been s2k5I2, 62l This
/ increase is chiefly in wheat, flour, meat and
dairy products, and manufactures of iron and
steel and lumber. There has been n large in
crease in the value OF imports from all these
countries since the commercial agreements
went into effect amounting TO 7i,294525 but il
! has been entirely in imports from the American
| countries. consisting mostly of sugar, coffee
India rubber and crude drugs The alarmed
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/ South American market has been attracted tn
this new American policy and to eur acquisi
ton and their loss of South American trade.
THE CANADIAN DIFFICULTIES
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 concluded on the 10Th OF February last
This treaty was accompanied by an agreement
/ prohibiting pelsgic scaling pending the arbitra-
/ ton and vigorous effort was made during this
| season to drive out all poaching steamers from
/ the BehriuG sea.
The case Of the United States for the tribunal
OF arbitration has been prepared with great
care and industry by Hon. John W. Foster, and
! the counsel who represent this government ex-
/ press confidence that result substantially es-
| tablishing our claims and preserving this grea:
industry to the benefit OF all nations will be at
/ tanned.
During the past year a suggestion was re-
/ ceived through the British minister that the Ca
/ madam government would like to confer as to
/ the possibility of charging upon terms OF
| mutual advantage the commercial exchanges OF
/ Canada and of the United States, and a con-
! ference was held at Washington with Mr. Blaine
/ acting for this government, and the British min
istSr At this capital and three members OF the do
minion cabinet acting as commissioners on the
l part of Great Britain. The conference devel-
| oped the fact that the Canadian government
| in exchange for the concession asked the ad-
mission OF natural products. The statements
they made that favored rates could not be
| given to the United States as against the
mother country This admission as foreseen
necessarily terminated the conference upon
this question.
The benefits OF an exchange of the natural
products would be almost wholly with the peo-
pie of Canada. Other topics Of interest were
considered in the conference and have resulted
in the making of a convention for examining
the Alaskan boundary, the waters Of PasSama-
Quoddv bay adjacent TO EastpOrt, Me, and on
the initiation of an Arrangement for tho protec-
tion OF fish life in the coterminous and neigh
boring waters of our north boundary.
The controversy as to the tolls upon the Wei
land canal, which was presented to congress at
the last session By special message, having
failed of adjustment 1 felt constrained TO ex-
ercise the authority conferred by the act Of
July 20, 1892, and to proclaim q suspension Of
the free use OF St Marys Falls canal TO cargoes
in transit to ports in Canada The secretary Of
the treasury established such tolls as we're
thought TO be equivalent to the exactions un-
justly levied upon our commerce in the Cana
dian canals.
II, as we must suppose, the political relations
OF Canada and the disposition of the Canadian
government, are to remain UNCHANGED, some
what radical revision Of our trade relations
should, 1 think. be made. Our relations must
continue to b. intimate, and they should be
friendly. l regret to say, however, that in
many of the controversies, notably those
as TO the fisheries on the Atlantic, the
sealing interests on the Pacific and
the canal tolls, our negotiations
with Great Britain have continuously been
thwarted or retarded by unreasonable and I'M
friendly objections and protests from Canada.
In the matter OF the canal tolls, our treaty
rights were fiacrantly disrcyarled. 1t is hard
~ too much TO say that the Canadian Pacific
and other railway lines which parallel our
northern boundary are sustained by commerce
HAVING its origin CT the originators. or both, in
the United States. The Canadian railroads
compete with those OF the United States for
our traffic and without the restraints Of our in
ter-state commerce act. Their cars.pGss almost
without detention in and out Of our territory.
The Canadian Pacific railway brought into the
United States from China and Japan via British
Columbia during the year ended June 20. 1892,
% S59, $50 pounds OF freight and it carried from
the United States 10 be shipped to China and
Japan via British Columbia -, Ots, 3i6 pounds OF
freight There were also shipped from the United
States over this road from eastern ports CT the
United States government and Pacific ports dur
ing the same year, l3,92 0l3 pounds OF freightand
there were received over this road at the United
States eastern ports from ports on the Pacific
coast Il, 293, 3l5 pounds OF freight. Mr. Joseph
Nimmo, former chief of the bureau OF statistics,
when before the senate committee on relations
with Canada, April &c, 1890, said that the value
OF goods thus transported between different
points in the United States across Canadian
territory, probably amounts TO 100000 0OO
year"
There is no disposition on the part OF the peo-
pie or government OF the United States TO in
terfere in the smallest degree with the political
relations of Canada That question is wholly
with her own people. 1t is time for us, how
f,aF tho -@safa
of things and trend of things is to continue our
interchangeS upon lines Of land transportation
should not be put upon different basis, and
our entire independence of Canadian ca
nails and OF the St Lawrence as
an outlet to the sea secured by the
construction of an American canal around the
falls OF Niagara and the opening OF ship com
munication between the great lakes and one OF
our own sea ports We should not hesitate 10
avail ourselves OF our great natural trade al
vantares. We should withdraw the support
which is given TO the railroads and steamship
lines Of Canada by 4 traffic that properly be-
longs to US and no LONGER furnish the earnings
-Ckich tighten the otherwise crushing weight of
The enormous public subsidies that have been
given 10 them. The object Of the power OF the
treasury 10 deal with this matter without
further legislation has been under considera-
ton. but circumstances have postponed con-
clusion. II is probable that consideration OF
IN DTtITltlN VI Il LlOuilCdRlUu OF duED4dllOu VI
the article CT the treaty Of Washington relating
to the transit OF goods in bond is involved in any
complete solution OF the question.
THE AFFAIR WITH CHILL
Congress at the last session was advised OF
the progress of the threatening differences
with the republic of Chilli. Il gives me now great
qualification to report that the Chililn govern
ment. in a most friendly and honorable spirit,
has rendered and paid as an indemnity 10
the families Of the sailors Of the Baltimore who
were killed and to those who were injured in
the outbreak in the city OF Valparaiso the sum
of So, 90 This has been accepted, not only as
an indemnity for wrong done, but as q most
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