The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-09-12

privately stated here by their diplo-
matte representatives. over the course
Of our government in repeating these
reciprocity agreements.
Those governments were invited to
4 Pam american congress, as the re-
suit Of the joint action Of republican
and democratic administrations. The
reciprocity agreements followed that
congress. The South American GOV
crnmcnts were led to believe that
this would be 4 permanent arrange
ment, and some Of them abroyated
treaties with European governments
in order to enter into these agree
mentS with the United States. Now,
without even SO much as consult
ing these governments, this cXtraor-
dinary democratic party has abrogat-
ed these treaties, put duty on su-
gar: and thus practically insulted
every government that entered into
an arrangement with the United
States. Because, without giving
them notice under which they could
rcimpOSc duties removed in return
for the free admission of their sugar,
to take effect at the same time as
the sugar becomes dutiablc here, our
government has gone ahead and i'm
posed sugar duties. a very promin-
cnt diplomat remarked in convcrsa-
tion here on the subject that in
times past such 4 course would have
been regarded as sufficient for break
ing off diplomatic relations.
Secretary Gresham could not :.
under the circumstances, negotiate
new treaties if he wanted to. But
he could not put sugar on the free
list under any treaty for the reason
that i bounty could not be restored
by treaty arrangement, and without
Il bounty the senate would refuse to
agree to free sugar even in treaties.
Speaking further on this snbjcct, the
Times in it's article says: ''UnlcSs
some such treaties are effected with
out delay after the new tariff bill be-
comes a law. there will be a bic fall
ing Off in exports to countries af-
fected. Already it has been rumorcd
that Spain is about to levy duty Of
s. barrel on American flour, which
at present is admitted at Il very lnW
rate into Cuba and Porto Rico, under
tile commercial arrangement into
which she entered under the old law,
or because Of it's existence. Brazil,
too. which at present takes about
100, 900 barrels Of flour per annum,
admitted free OF duty. will rcimpose
the tax Of Is per cent. levied under
her tariff law Brazil has. on the
whole, given, Perhaps the best re-
suits under the commercial arrange
mcnt. the only possible exception be
ING Cuba, to which little country our
exports increased from $ll POI l9S in
1889. to 1923. .G04. O04 in 1898. In Bra
zil the figures grew from $l5,G4S.525
in 1889, to 500. 2+O, ,9lS in 1892. The
rcvolution which palalvzcd the coll,-
trv.s trade in 1893. OF course. makes
it impossible to compare the figures
for this year with any degree Of us
ticc. but even with this revolution.
the brazilian imports from this cOun-
try reached SIS, ,G15, 431 during 1888.
in increase OF over $4,000, 900 over
the figures or 1889. when there was
no special favor shown to our goods. :
WHAT EHAZIL OFFERS.
The Times quotes Mr.. Charles NJ.
Flint who is prominently engaged IN
the South American trade. saying:
.'If we arc only willing to cultivate
it. the HraZiianS offer us a market
that will grow steadily. To-day they
get practically all their flour from US.
But we can only sell them because Of
the fact hat our flour escapes the
regular l5 per cent. customs duty.
If this duty is rc-impoScd. our mlllcrs
will have to abandon the field to the
miIlcrs Of the Argentine Republic,
who can more than supply all the
-four Brazil wants In these de-
pressed times, when domestic bust
ness is in such bad condition. the
South American markets are Of es-
pccjal Importance TO US. Only the
}other day our house placed an order
for sixty locomotives for the BRAZILIAN
RAILWAYS with the locomotive works
at Dunkirk. Y. Y. This means that
the locomotive works where the order
is to be executed will be kept going
with Il full force for six months at q
time. when. but for the order, the
works would probably be either SHUT
down entirely or kept going on half
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