The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-03
ABOUT RECIPROCITY.
Its Beas ties ~ ExcmpstfSed ~ the Trcss,
with BraRil.

with Urontls
The reciprocity treaty with Brazil
has been in operation twenty months.
and its bmsted results may be read In
the official returns of trade During
the period in question the exports from
Brazil 10 the United States have
amounted in value TO $204, .624.
against Sill, 1858 in the twenty
months immediately proceeding the
treaty. In the twenty treaty months
the exports of the United States TO Bra-
I'll have amounted TO 81. $50. 4O6, against
go, $50, O97 in the preceding twenty
months While the imports from Bra
I'll have increased s93, $500 in vsSue,
the exports to Brazil have increased TO
the value of sl.4s4,009. The imports
from Brazil have increased in nearly
seventy fold proportion TO the exports
Of the United States TO Brazil under
reciprocity.
II has never been pretended as spe-
cal merit of reciprocity that its effect
would be to increase the imports OF this
country The object of the policy. ac-
cording to its advocates, is To promote
the export trade Of the United States
by securing treaty favors to this trade
from other countries But the theory
does not work in the commerce with
Brazil While the American people
have consumed in twenty months Bra
lillian com,nodities-chiefy coffee. rub
Der and sugar--of the value OF $20a,'
sl4. 6a4.the exports to Brazil from this
country scarcely exceedsa tenth of that
. figure. In this lopsided reciprocity the
Bra zilians sell us their products in In
| creasing quantities and go TO othel
markets for their supplies
IL would be interesting to learn from
the advocates of McKinlcyism wha
are the causes Of this phenomenon il
trade. Has reciprocity stimulated thu
, efforts of England, Germany ant
: Fra nee TO overcome the treaty advan
, tages granted by Brazil to the unite'
e States, or are these advantages, afle
5 all. merely illusory? Certain 1t is tina
:. there is nothing in the returns OF trad
9 with Brazil to indicate that this coun
. try has derived the slightest bcnefi
r from the treaty of reciprocity wit
: that government. On the contrary IN
a statistics show an almost invincible re
!. pugnance on the part OF the Brazilian
q to a reciprocal exchange OF commoditie
l. with the people of the United State
4 The explanation is in the simple fa'
"A that the Brazilians. while finding tt
n chief market for their products in tn
at country can buy textile fabrics, iro
and steel and other manufactures els
If where on better terms In enhancin
Z. the cost of production the Mckinis
bill has increased the obstacles to tras
.k with Brazil, and the reciprocity trea
IA has in consequence proved dead le
| ter.
In giving the results Of reciprocity
is would be well il the treasury officia
would also give the returns OF ira
.l with Venezuela and Colombia sin
President Harrison's proclaniati
- arainst those countries went into effe
on March last. We catch glimpses
No. the effect of retaliation upon those y
on republics in the general returns
,.e trade. While some coffee and hides
. Il imported from Colombia and Venezu
in spite Of the em barge. the export
~. import trade Of the United States "
~, both countries has considerably
a., clincd. There is no doubt that
sl mischief done to the trade of this COZ
or. try by the stupid embargo against tn
two South American neighbors
more than offset all the boosted be
~. fits of reciprocity. One of the first
i, of the incoming administration on
4th OF March should be withdra'
Of the proclamation OF retallat
agains. Colombia and Venezuela
Philadelphia Record.