The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-12-13
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We Are at Peace With All the World
Work al the State Depart ment.

Our relations with other nations are uA-
disturbed ty amy serious controversy.
The Implicated and threatening differ
ences with Germany and England relating
10 Samoan affairs, with England IN rela-
iIOu 10 tie seal fisheries in Bcrhing sea,
and with Chilli growing out of the Balti-
more affair nave teen adjusted.
There have tccn negotiated and con-
clud, under section 3 of the tariff law
commercial agreement, relating TO recipro-
cal trade with the following countries:
Brazil, Dominican republic. Sp. for
Cuba and Porto REQ. Gua,ema.a Saliva
dor. the German Empire, Great Britain
for certa n West India colonies, and Brit
ish Guiana, Nicaraugua, Honduras and
a AUSTRIA Hungary.
OF these. those witG Guatemala, Saliva
dor, The German empire, Great Britain,
Nicaragua. Honduras aud Austria Hun
gary have been concluded since my last
ANIMAL message Under these trade ar
rangements d free favored admission has
been secured II every case for an import
ant list If American products
The following statistics show the
increase IN our trade with the cOun-
tries with which we have reciprocal, trade
agreements from the date when such
agreements went into effect up 10 Septem-
b,r 20, ,s.2, the increase beng in some
almost =, holly and in others in an import
The domestic exports TO Germany and
Austria. Hungary. have increased In
value from -. .j,3.1 6 to So gIS. 0ji. an in.
crease of ) o.; .:SJS. '2l. 10 per cent. WITH
American countries our exports have in
crossed from Sii.lCo,.sJ 10 $i4. 5l3. 59S, an
increase OF 81 '.I53.3i3 or % q per cent.
Tue total increase in the value OF exports
Ia all the countries with which we have re
ciprocity agreements las been so. 80 Gel.
This increase is chiefly in wheat, flour.
meat ami dairy products, ard manufa1-
lures Of iron ana steel and lumber.
A treaty providing for the arbitr II on OF
the diSput. between Gieat Britain and the
United States as TO the killing of seas in
tie Behring sea has been effected.
Our Canadian Relations.
During the past year, a suggestion was
Received through the British minister that
tine Canadian government would like to
confer as To the possibility of charging,
upon terms of mutual advantage. the COM
mercial exchanges OF Canada and OF
the United States and conference was
held AT Washington, with Mr.. Blaine acting
for this government. and th,. british min
ter at This capital and three mem bers OF
The dom Mon cabinet acting as CON-
m ssionrr on the part OF Great Britain.
The conference developed the fact that
Canadian government was only prepared
to cffer the United States IN exchange for
the concessions asked. the admission OF
natural products. Tie statements they
made that favored rates could not be
given to the United States as against the
mother country This admission as fore
seen necessarily term mated the conference
upon th,s question.
The controversy as TO the tolls upon the
Weiland canal. which was presented TO
congress AT the last session by special
message. having failed adjustment. l ielt
fcf:ei by the act of July 26 1872. and TO
proclaim a suspcn,. on OF the free use of
81. Mlrys Fails canal 10 ca.,oes IN transit
TO ports in canada. The secretary OF the
treasury established such tolls a. were
thought 10 be equivalent 10 the eXact;ons
unlustly levied upon our commerce IN the
Canadian canals.
If, as we suppose. the political rela, ;ons
of Canada and the disposition Of the
Canadian government, are TO remain I'M
changed a some hat radical revision OF
our trade relations should. / think. be
made. Our relations must continue 10 be
intimate and they should be friendly. !
regret 10 say, however, that 10 many OF the
controversies, notably those as TO the
fisheries on the Atlantic, the sealing
interests on the Pacific and
the scanal tolls. your negotiations
with Great Britain have continuously been
thwarted or retarded by unreasonable and
unfriendly objections and protests from
Canada. In the matter Of the canal tolls,
our treaty rights were fiagrantly disre-
garded
There is no disposition on the part Of the
people or government of the United States
TO Interfere in the smallest decrte with
the political relations of Canada That
question is wholly with her own people.
II is time for US. however. TO consider
whether, il the present state of things and
trend Of things. is 10 continue, our inter-
changes upon lines Of land transportation
should not be put upon a different
basis. and our entire independence Of
Canadian canals and Of the St. Lawrence
as an outlet to the sea secured by the
the falls of Niagara and the oDenin1 of