Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-07

fCousinued from lst psee-

and AH$tFfA uUM8Axy At~sV -SSa1 - :
since my laG4 annual message.
Cnaer thee trade arrangements frec or
favored admission has been secured In every
case for an Important list Of AmerleantpFpn-
| ucts. Espssial care has been taken TO secure
markets for farm products in order % rrhese
,hn, great underlying industry OF the depres-
sion which the lack Of an adequate foreign
n,.rk,. for our surplus often brings An
opening has also been made for manufactured
products that viii undoubtedly, v this policy
Ii maintained greatly augment our export
| trade. The full benefit OF these arrancenaents
ran not be realized instantly New tines OF
trade are 10 be opened
The commercial traveller must adapt ms
goods to the new markets, and facilities tor
exchange must be established. This work his
| fs,en well lsSIln. merchants and manHfAc-
turers having entered the new fields Win
courage and enterprise IL this policy ans.
these trade arrangements can be CONTINUED IN
force and aided by the establishment ~
American steamship lines, do not doubt that
We shalt within short period. secure fury
one-third OF the total trade of the countries 81
Central and south America, which now
amounts to about ssSa,1n0s annually. In
| 1885, We had only per cent. of the trade.
Increase of Trade.
| The following statistics show the increase
in our trade with the countries with which We
| hayc reciprocal trade agreements. mum the
date when sutslt an agreement went INTO eject
| MP To sept "a, ss- he increase being IN some
/ almost wholly ami in others in an important
degree the result OF these agreements; Inc
! domestic exports to Germany, Austria ana
Hungary have increased in value from S'f,-
s,a ~; TO Sltsasaii an increase Oh slu.sl@ses,
or 81 Is; per cent. With American countries
! The value, ot our exports Increased from Sit.-
! i6issj To ST. ,H.5~. increa-e of so, iai,;lS
or s..s.6. per cent The total increase IN the
value of exports 10 all the countries with
/ which we have reciprocal agreements has
| been S-E.,l..b.l.
! This Increase is chiefly in wheat, -four. meal
( and dairy products and in manufactures oi
{ iron and sictl and lumber. There has been Il
largo increase in the value Of Imports from all
these countries since the coIaucft al agree
penir went infe effect, amounting 10 S,f-.'i--
! rs. hut il has been entirely in imports from
| the American countries, consisting mostly ri
sugar, coffee. india rubber and crude drugs.
! Behrins sea Matter.
| Atreaty providing for the arbitration of the
dispute betwce Great Britain and he United
States as 90 the killing of seals in Rehring sea
| va- concluded on Feb. - last This treaty
/ was accompanied by IN agreement prohibiting
/ pcla-ir sealing pending the arbitration, and 4
| vigorous effort was made during this season
| 10 drive ont AL poaching sealers SIX naval
vessels. three revenue cutters and one vessel
/ from, the fish commission all under the COM
mand nf Commander Evans, Wore sent int" iiit
sea which was Systematically patrulled
| Seizures were made and it is believed that iitt
| catch in the Behriug sea by poachrr>
amounted 10 less than $40 seals. II is true.
| however that in the north Pacific, while the
| seal herd, were on their way to the passes irc
| tween the Alurtian islands. "A very large MUM
| her probably ;,5.nn, were taken. The sing
| statutes of the United States do not restrain
| our citizens from taking seals in the Pacific
| ocean. and perhaps should not, unless the pro
| hibitiun can he extended To the citizens oi
| other nations.
| | recommend that power he given TO tbs
| president by proclamation TO prohibit the tax
| ing of seals in he North Pacific b., American
| vessels. In either - the result of ih'
| iildings of the tribunal or arbitration ~
| otherwise the restraints can he applied 10 the
| vessels of all countries. The case OF The
| United states for the tribunal of arbitration
| has been prepared with great care and indus
| try by the Hon. John w. FnSter, AMI the
counsel who represent this government eN-
| press confidence that result substantially
| establishing our claims and preserving ihis
great industry for the benefit OF all nations
| Will be attained.
| Trade with Canada.
| During tho past year suggestion was re-
| ceived through the British minister that t.s,
Canadian government would like to confer ~
/ To the possibility of charging nlnn terms Of
| mutual advantage the commercial exchange
! of Canada and of the United States. and a
| conference WAS held at Washington, with Mr.,
/ Blaine acting for this government, and tho
| British minister at this capital and three
! members Of the Dominion cabinet acting rs
| commissioners the part of Great Britain.
| The conference developed the fact that the
| Canadian government was only prepared IA
| off Ia 10 q
| concessions asked. the admission of natural
| products. The statement was frankly made
| that favored rates could not he given to the
| United States rs against the mother country.
| This admission necessarily terminated The
| conference upoe this question. Some other
/ topics Of interest were considered in the con
| ference. and have resulted in the making Of .
| convention for examining the Alaskan bound.
| airy and the waters of I'assanqupddy bay, adj
| iaeent TO PASSPORT Ne. and in the initiation
| of an arrangement for the protection Of ash
| life in the ueighhoring waters of our northern
| borders.
| The controversy as to tolls upon the Welland
| canal which was presented TO congress NJ the
! last session by special message, having failed
| of adjustment. felt constrained 10 excrci e
| the authority confessed by the act Of Jniy -.
| lss,. and to proclaim suspension Of the free
| use of ST. AIary's Falls canal Ia cargoes in
| transit to ports in Canada. The secretary of
| treasury established Hich tolls ne were thought
| to lie equivalent to the cSaetions uDinstly
! levied upon our commerce to the Canadian
| canals.
| If, as We must suppose, the political rcla-
| tons of Canada and the disposition of the
| Canadian government are TO remain mn
| changed, somewh hat radical revision of our
! trade relations should, think, he madc, onr
| rclat ions must continue to he intimate and
! they should he friendly.
| | rpuPet in say. however. that
/ the controversies. not only those to the ASH
| cries on the Atlantic the scaling interests On
| the Pacific and the canal tolls. our ncgotiu-
| tions with Great Britain have continue
| ously been thwart.d or retarded by I'M
reasonable and unfricpdly objections aud
| protests from Canada. In the matter Of the
| canal tolls our treaty rights are frequently
| disregardcd. II the Canadian Pacific and
other railway lines which parallel our north
| ern boundary are sustained by commerce baV-
ing either its origin on terminus, or both. IN
| the United States, Canadian railroads com
pete with those of the United States for our
traffic and without the restraints of our inter
| state commerce act. Their cars pass almost
! without detention into and out Of our terri.
! tory.
There is no disposition on the part "f the
people or government Of the United STATES 4"
Interfere in the smallest degree with the I'olit
ical relations Of Canada. That question Il
wholly with her avn people. II is time for MS
( however. 10 consider whether il the present
state of things and trend of things is Ia ron.
,inuc. our interchanges upon lines OF hand
TRANSFORMATION should not he pnt irl,on diff
ferent basis. and our entire Independence Of
Canadian canals ami of the ST. Lawrence. rs
our outlet to the sea. secured by the construc-
lion Of an American canal around the falls NJ
Niagara aud the a,ening Of ship cnmmunica-
'inn between the great lakes and Of our
own seaports. We should not hesitate To avail