Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-01-14
A WARMING ISSUED.

A Number of Countries Notified That They
Will BE Barred Out After March 18th
Unless They Enter into Reciprocal Rela-
tions With This Country.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIN view of the
provision in the reciprocity section of
the tariff law of October L, 1890. max
ing it the duty of the president after
January 1. 1892. to suspend by proclaim
alton the free admission of sugars,
molasses. coffee. tea and hides against
such countries producing these articles
as after that date maintain tariff duties
upon American agricultural and other
products which he may deem unequal
and unreasonable, the president sub
mitted to the encouragement the
question whether the law authorized
him to issue a proclamation fixing a
future day when the duties imposed by
virtue of the proclamation would take
effect. The attorney-general decided
that the duties must attach and be col
lected on and after the date of the
proclamation and that a future dav
can not be named
Owing to this decision and to the fact
that justice to importers of the articles
named in section 3 of the tariff law re-
quires that reasonable notice should be
given of the presidents intended ac-
ton, Secretary Blaine yesterday sent
notes to the diplomatic representatives
of Austria Hungary, Colombia, Hayti,
Nicaragua, Honduras, Spain flor the
Philippine islands) and Venezuela, in
forming them that March Is the presi-
dent would issue his proclamation un.
less in the meantime some satisfactory
reciprocity arrangements should be
made.
Negotiations with France and some
other countries have reached such a
stage as, in the opinion of the presi-
dent, to warrant the secretary of state
in Withholding notice to them of proc
lamation affecting their products
The following is the full text of Sec
rotary Blaine's note to the minister of
Venezuela and the others are in similar
terms:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, Jan
Sir am directed by the president to again
bring to your attention the provisions of the
tariff law of the congress Of the United States
approved October l, 1890, in which provision was
made for the admission into tie United States
free of all duty of the following articles to-wit:
All sugars not above number It, Dutch standard
in color, molasses, coffee tea and hides. In sec
ton of this law it is declared that these re-
missions of duty were made with view to Sc
cure reciprocal trade with countries producing
those articles, and it is provided that ION and
after January 1, 1892, whenever and SO often as
the president shall be satisfied that the govern
ment of any country producing and exporting
sugars, molasses, coffee, tea and hides raw and
uncured, any of such articles, imposes duties
or other exactions upon the agricultural or
other products of the United States, which in
view of the free introduction of such sugar mo-
lasses, coffee tea and hides into the United
States he may deem to be reciprocally UNEQUAL
it shall be his duty to suspend by proclamation
to that effect the provisions of this relating
to the free introduction of such sugar mo-
lasses, coffee tea and hides, the production of
such country, for such time as he shall deem
just, and in such case and during such sus-
pension duties shall be levied, collected and
paid on sugar molasseS, coffee, tea and hides,
the product of or exported from such desig-
mated country, at the rates set forth in said
section 3.
L am further directed by the president to in
form you that in view of the free introduction
into the United States of the articles named,
the product of Venezuela, he deems the duties
imposed upon the agricultural and other pro-
ducts of the United States their introduction
into Venezuela to be reciprocally unequal and
unreasonable, and that unless on or before the
18th day of March next some satisfactory COM
merclal arrangement is entered upon between
the government of the United States and the
government of Venezuela, or unless some
action is taken by the latter government where
Dy the unequal ana unreaSOna bic state of the
trade relations between the two countries is re-
moved, the president will, the late date
named, issue his proclamation suspending
the provisi Of the tariff law cited relating to
the free introduction of such sugar, molaSses,
coffee, tea and hides the production of Vene-
Zuela: 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.
In asking you to transmit TO your government
the foregoing Information, desire to repeat the
assurance which has been given to you and your
government at various times since the enact
ment of the law cited, OF the earnest desire of
this country to maintain with Venezuela the
most intimate and friendly trade relations and
to express the hope that you may yet be en-
powered by your government to enter with me
upon commercial agreement reciprocally equal
and mutually advantageous Accept, sir, etc,
JAMES G. BLAINE
Senior Don Nicanor Bolet-Peraza, envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Vene-
Zuela.