The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-09-15

commerce. OF Great Britain the President
reported that the exports from Great Britain
| 10 the Latin American countries during the
last year had decreased S23, 150, 600 and that
| this was not due to temporary causes but
directly TO the reciprocity policy Of the
United States. Germany and France have
also shown their startled appreciation Of
| the fact that new and vigorous contestant
| has appeared in the battle Of the markets
| and has already secured important advan-
tases. The most convincing evidence Of
| the tremendous commercial strength of our
| position is found in the fact that Great
| Britain and spain have found It necessary
| 10 make reciprocal trade agreements with
| us for their West India colonies and that
! Germany and Austria have given us import
| ant concession in exchange for the continued
free importation oi their beet sugar
"A few details only rs to the increase of
our trade can be given here. Taking all the
countries with which such ARRANGEMENTS
have been made our trade TO June 30. 1872
had increased 23.7S per cent. With Brazil
the increase was nearly II per cent With
cuba during the first 10 months our exports
increased $500, 1913, or 5isG per cent and
with Porto Rico SEDJj or 80 per cent
The liberal participation Of our farmers i'm
the benefits of this policy is shown by the
following report from our Consul General at
Havana under date Of July ~ last.
During The nrst half car of 1871 Havana received
l4t' 'tkNNl U''uI llhlu Nlhllt hnu OtNff ports
the island about nn equal amount, or approximate.
~ l' iR bags. During the same period Havana re.
2'rD bags Iut for thc frs half of this year spain
has scut les than 'Uu hag- tU the whole island aud
the United state, has sent to Havana alone rs lsi
laE. anu about an equal ainplnt TO Other ports OF
nrst half ~ -'l'
Partly by reason Of the reciprocal trade
agreement, but more largely by reason of
the removal Of the sanitary restrictions upon
N..aY NU.a..U ..HN 81. ID. N...
to Germany increased, during the last 10
months ending June 3uth last, S2 O2t, GA. or
about 81 Ter cent. The British Trddc
JOVyuW, of London, in recent issue.
speaking OF the increase Of American coal
exports and of the falling of of the Eng.
llsh coal exports 10 cuba says:
"'it Is another case Of American competition The
United states now supply 'uba with about 5000
tons u coal annually and there scvery prospect of
thi, trade increasing tho furc.tsof thr Island he
come exhausted aud the use ~ steam mncnlncry on
the sugar estates Is developed. Alabama coal ~.
West indios. and river All rali impro,cmcnts ~
g. southern state, viii uudouhuy create an i'm.
which ihc United Sta cs are unable To- import
cuban sugar viii ut course, u,~i.t the American
coal "Nuoficr even more effectively than the new
ON the doctrine Of protection Mr. Ilarri-
son says.
"rhc declaration Of tho platform in favor
q the American doctrine of protection
meets my most nearly approval. The CON
vcnton did not adopt a schedule but
principle that is tu control all tariff schcd.
U.cs There may be difference of opinion
among prutcctlOulst- a, 90 the rate upon
particu ar articles necessary to effect an
equalization between wages abroad and ~
home In some not teWut. National cam
paisu the issue has been. or moro correctly
bias been made tu appear 20 be, between u
high and low protective tariil--both partics
express NJ some Npiicitous regard for the
wages of our working people and for the
prosperity OF our domestic industries.
"But under u more courageous leadership
the Democratic party has now practically
declared that, If given power, it will enact
a tariff law without any regard 10 it, ellpc's
upon wages, or upon the alital invested u
our great industries, The majority report
ot the Committee on Platform 10 the Ma
tl"nal Convention at Chicago contained this
clause
THAT when custom house taxation h levied M.
ON articles ~ any KIND produced IN this country.
the difference between the cost uf labor hero aud
labor abroad, when such difference exists, fully
measures any puSSibl" benefits to labor. and the
enormous additional lmpOsitiUns of the existing tar
~ fall with crushing force upon our farmers aud
MOrkingmcn
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