The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-08

sion into the United States free OF oil duty
of the following articles, to-wit: All
sugars not above No. 10 Dutch standard
in color. molssses. coffee. tea and hides. In
Section of this law lt is declared that
these remissions OF duty were made with
view to secure reciprocal trade with
countries producing those articles, and it
Is provided that 'on and after the first day
of January, 1892. whenever and so often as
the President shall be satisfied that the
government OF any country producing ana
exporting sugars. molasses, coffee, tea ana
hides, raw and uncured, or any OF such
articles, imposes duties or other exactions
upon the agricultural or other products OF
the United States, which. In view of tho
free introduction of such sugar. molasses.
coffee. tea and hides into the United States,
and unreasonable. he shall have the power,
and it shall be his duty, to suspend by
proclamation to that effect the provisions
OF this act relating to the free introduce
tion of such sugar, molasses. coffee.
tea and hides, the production OF such
country, for such time as he shall deem
just, and In such case, and during such
suspension, duties shall be levied. col
lected and paid on sugar, moiasses. cot
fee, tea and hides, the product OF or ex-
the rates set forth in said Section 3
II am further directed by the President to
inform you that in view of the free intro
duction into the United States of the arti-
Cics 0aiucus tuo pTOuuct VI NcucLucio. 10
deems the duties imposed upon the agri-
cultural and other products OF the United
States on their introduction into Nenezuela
TO be reciprocally unequal and unieasone-
bic, and that, unless on or before the 10Th
day of March next some satisfactory COM
mercial arrangement Is entered upon be-
tween the government of the United states
and the government of Venezuela. or IN
less some action is taken by the latter gov
ernment whereby the unequal and un-
reasonable state of the trade. relations be-
tween the two countries 10 removed, the
President will, on the date last named.
issue his proclamation suspendiug the pro-
visions of the tariff law cited relating to
the free introduction of such sugar. mo-
lssses, coffee, tea and hides. the production
of Venezuela, and during such suspension
the duties set forth IN Section of said
law shall be levied. collected and paid upon
sugar. molasses, coffee tea and hides, the
product of or exported from Venezuela.
I'm asking you to transmit TO your gov
eminent the foregoing information L de-
sire to report the assurance which has been
given to You and your government at
various times since the enactment OF the
law cited, or the earnest desire of this gov
ernment to maintain with Venezuela the
most intimate and friendly trade relations
and to express the hope that you may be
empowered by your government to enter
with me upon q commercial arrangement
recipocally equal and mutually advanta-
JAMES G. BLAINE.
'senor Don Nicanor Boleth- Peraza. Envoy Extraor'
dinary ana Minister Plenipotentiary OF Vene-
zuela."
sidered and signed by Mr.. Blaine at his
residence this afternoon. General j. w.
Foster spent some time in consultation with
him on the subject.