The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-08

to the report OF Mr.. w. f. Curtis. chief
of the bureau of, American republics,
has driven American -four off the west
coast of South America. and supplies
Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, and Bolivia,
and is a troublesome competitor in
Panama, to the millers of California.
The Argentine Republic formerly inn
ported breadstuffs, but now exports
$14, 100000, annually. The same is
true of Uruguay, and the time is COM
ing when these South American coun-
tries will compete with us in the West
Indies and Europe. This is the result
of immigration and the wonderful
development of agriculture in those
countries.
Perhaps we are asked: "How about
BrazilP" 1t is well-known that Brazil,
like other South American countries is
receiving European immigration and
her agricultural resources are being
rapidly developed. 1t is estimated
that she would only take So, 4S3, 900
annually of our agricultural exports.
The arrangement had been in opera
ton nine months, with Brazil, on
December 81, 1891 and as compared
with like months of 1890 the account
stands as follows.
1890 1891
Total domestic. ..$1O,O11,S71 $7,O69, 222
Total agricultural. $5,3oS,0O1 $4,6S2,646
Here is an actual falling off in nine
months, in agricultural products, of
$525,455. And this is reciprocity.
The reciprocity arrangement with
Cuba, Puerto Rico and San Domingo,
went into effect September l. 1891,
and we have the statistics for four
months, ending December 81, 1891.
The total gain for the same months
over 1890, on all exports was $4,123,-
$50, and of this amount the increase
of agricultural products was only
$511,474 So the manufacturer gain
was SO per cent. the farmers gain Z
per cent, or over 5 to l against the
farmer.
How about the farmer? 1t is a
maxim of equity that one is intending
to do what he really does do. How
about the price of wheat? The bot
tom knocked out Notwithstanding the
famine in Russia, and the short crop
in Europe. And apropos of this sub
ject-how about free coinage, which
the south and west are asking forp
How about stagnation of mining in
dustries at home, which furnish home
market for farm produce.
We have arranged for recipl ocity
with countries to the south of US import
ing $248, 100000, while others import
ing 1874. ,00O,0 900 stand out.
We will recur to Bra zil:-We remit
to Brazil SO, 1872, 900 annually on coffee
alone. Their concessions to us only
amount to $4,000 annually, accord
ing to the estimated tables. Accord
ing to the same,-Our exports of ag-
riculUural products are $S,443, 900.
which fails $1,279,OOO of balancing
our coffee accent.
Great Britain buys annually of the
Latin American countries we are
seeking to capture, $50, 100000 annu-
ally, and sells them $177, 100000 an
nually. or nearly two to one. The
United States buys of the same coun-
tries $207, 00O.O and sells them only
the sum of 800, 900, 900. more than two
to one against us. We tax our own
people to pay bounties to foreign nat
ions. This is Reciprocity as it ap-
pears from these figures.
Our exclusive tariff system caused
England to stimulate wheat growing
in India, Australia and south Amer
lea, thereby damaging our market for
agricultural products, Here is an
other piece Of folly, for England is our
natural customer, but could not be ex-
pected to buy our produce while we
practically exclude her merchandise.
She gets more than even with US in
the long run. She gets US to adopt
gold standard and demonetize our
silver for her benefit. Then she buys
our silver at So cents and takes it to
India, where she herself has estab-
lished silver basis, making; at least.
rs per cent on the speculation. These
arc some of the ways by which the
farmer and miner are impoverished.
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