Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-17
OUR FOREIGN POLICY
The Subject Of Hon. /. P. XisVsl'j )
Address Wednesday EVenlns
At Meeting in Meonian Hall, Under
Auspices of Blaine Republican Club.

Hon. A. L. wisweli Of Ellsworth, sa-
dressed large meeting in Meonian Hall
Wednesday evening, under the susplcss Of
the Blaine Republican Club, having fer
his subject, "0ur Foreign Policy"
In The absence Of the president of the
club, DR.. j. F. Hin, Treby johnson, Esq
presided and the speaker was introduced
by W. White house. Esq, Mr.. Wis.
wells address was able ard OF deep interest
as relst,ng to the foreign policy Of the
pr esent ADMINISTRATION.
1T seemed 10 me- said Mr., Wiswell in
course Of his opening, that IN no respec. is
our foreign policy more distir i've than in
regard to cur relations with the isdependent
nations upon the American continent and
even more particularly ia regAd TO the
steps that have been taken by she presen,
administration with & view of increasing
our trade with the countrie. Of Central and
South America,
The vital importance of this subj ct TO
the commercial snd business interests Of
the United S.s'es needs only q statement Of
the condition Of our trade during the p,s
to be easily and fully realized, For instance
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oa,,n,,in. .nd FINN Iba inform.t;on uh;ch
,ro,,;d ,herehv he nht.inea and the more
,rt; .,a,nl,tio,s formoa,
W. sns.Ser tbsn dxcIt Mt emma Ieng,,,
an tho r,ynoses and ,css of the Couure,s
tb,, assembled IN 1881
Re,err,ry 10 the iournov thrnuuhou, tho
Iroi,ad sta,es made by The delegate, u, the
conference ths sneaker said. mo ,moun,
81 .,,t,stjcs ard mn fl ,w NJ elonnence could
lave made the 1mpre.sion upou these re,
raaentatives that wsE made when they saw
ri,b ,he,r orn eyss the great factories
railing mills machine shops and other in.
s,i,u,ion. which were continually turning
ont ,he verv things which for c,tturies the
Sou,h American countries had been pur
cbasipu trnu Europe.
The whole Journey wss free from .ny
thing unnleas.nt and nowhere was nartis,n
r,ncor allowed to msr the occss.on, until.
in the course OF their Journey, the dele
gates arrived a. Albany. /. was reserved
for the Governor % the Empire state.
for the first and LAST time during the VIII L.
trim. to ipteriect into any of The p,oceed
inas xny partisan spirit or make ANY re-
mark which could in any wav interfere
with the successful accomplishment OF In,
obiect which the conferences was called to
co,sider. Governor Hill in his address OF
welcome took occasion to say But the
object Of the Congress will not be attained
until our country realizes that a Chinese
Wall of restricted trads legislation around
it's borders is q barrier to commercial in
tercourse with other nations
ITO this Hon. John d. Henderson made
! a dipnifed repiy, and when he spoke Of the
trip through New England, OF the magni
tude Of the industries which they had had
an opportunity to observe, he said We
found much 10 admire, much to give .ur-
prise, and in this connection YOU will in
duge me in saying that this marvel0u.
industrial progress Of New EGG
land could lot have existed but for
that system Of federal legislation 40 ear
nestly condemned by His Excellency, the
Governor"
The speaker then called attention
to the measures adopted by this
conference as bad particular refer
ence to our foreign trade, and ais,
discussed diferen, sub jec,s that came be
fore them. As reciprocal treaties, granting
of aid to steamship lines between the
United States and South America, Inter
national bank, etc
The producers OF this country can
never e1pec, 10 export TO South America a
great proportion of their surplus product,
uhlIi cohhuIIcs'ion' are eno,mously IN