The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-31

BLAfsEs BEST WORK UsDosE.

BLAfNE's BEST WORK UsDosk.
The Wilson bill, a. amended By the SER
ate finance committee, restores the duty
on sugar and abrogates the reciprocity
treaties we have with sugar-producing
countries. These reciprocity agreements
with Brasil, Cuba, Puerto Rica, santo Do
mingo, Germany. Salvador. Trinidad, Bar
BADGES, the Lssward and Windward
Islands. British Guinea, Jamaica. Nicar-
aqua, Guatemala, Costa Rics. Honduras.
Austro- Hungary and Franae. are all do
pendent on section 3 of the Mckinley tar.
IN law.
These reciprocity arrangements were se-
cured from the countries that granted
them by virtue Of section Of the Mckin-
10y law. which authorized the president to
refuse to any countries which &ere favored
By the free admission Of raw sugar. coffee
snd hides, the advantages Of the frss i'm
portations Of these articles. unless they
favored this country with reciprocal ad-
vantages In the way of reduced duties on
articles produced or manufactured In the
United States.
As the Wilson bill LETT tho house the
seciproclty section OF the Mckinley law
vas repealed. 1t left sugar. coffee and
hides on the free list. but it took out Of the
hands of the president the power to re-
taliats in case any countries that were
favored by the free admission Of these
three articles failed TO give the United
States reciprocal advantages.
The tariff bill a. IL passed the house
practically destroyed the entire system Of
reciprocity, for it left 1t like Law which
includes no penalty for violation. But the
amendment Of the Wilson bill by the
senate went further than this. and de-
stroycd all possibility OF continuing tho
reciprocal agreement by putting . tariff
duty on sugar. This amendment
will Of course Immediately de-
prive US of the privileges under
which We have shipped great quantities OF
four to Cuba and other West India
islands and made large consignments OF
pork to Germany and France. This
amendment strikes out sugar and leaves
only coffee and hides N the basis Of recipro-
city arrangements. II closes the country to
the free admission OF raw sugar. both cane
and beet. and closes the markets of sugar
producing nations to the free admission OF
American flour, pork, etc. The Wilson
bill - amended by the senate abrogates
oil reciprocity agreements and by putting
sugar under duty rohs the United State,
of millions Of dollars in its export trade
besides increasing the cost Of sugar. . non.
competitive product. to the consumer.
Tariff tinkers who can spare beer an in.
creased tax and yet tax sugar need
guardian. Here are q few figures which
ready 10 throw away,
In lss9. before reciprocity went int
operation. We sold to Cuba sif, 2o3. l9s o
domestic material. In 1893 our exports Il
the Queen IT the Antilles had expanded
to SIS. 6oi, GA. an increase of more than
double.
In issa our exports TO Brazil am ountec
10 $7.sas. SIS. Last year they were SIS.
e75, So. an increase OF more than iuo re
cent directly tracsahic to Mr.. Blaine
reciprocity policy.
Under the reciprocity clause Of the Nc
increased from SD. ooe. set In isss 10 SIS,
SIS. sss in isa3 Sugar Is an article tina
has become q necessity 90 the &, 90, 900 o
our people aud which cannot be pr oduces
in sufficient quantity to supply the no m
demand, aud yet IL 10 to he taxed 10 pleas,
Louisiana. thus destroying our newt,
acquired foreign trade and Imposing
wholly unnecessary tar on the Ameri
can people. This imposition of = Ia,
on sugar and the ahrogstion Of the rec
iarocity agreements cuts the Americas
people as with a two-edged sword. Unde
tax on sugar. The abolition Of the suga
duty hy the Republican party saved tn
American people ST.. esso. 90 year: a.
actual average saving OF g. 10 every family
II did thss without destroying the Unite,
American production Of cane sugar il
Louisiana. CT bee, sugar in Kansas, Ne
hraska. Utah and California After par
In. this annual bounty OF some So nsn. 90
the direc, saving 10 the people by plae!n,
sugar with tea and coffee on the free lis
Was over SO COZ 40 yea.
The senate amendment wires out tn
reciprocity agreements and we. Of eoars
lose all the advantage they have given u
in Cuba. Germany. Rra4u and oshs
countries. THU the American rro
duosr and manufacturer are not ons,
taxed on their consumption OF seras
bat are cut OF from the new u.arke;
which reciprocity opened 10 them. To
oaiy exception to sASs destractio,
Of reciprocity treaties is the Prob
able residence Of the nemocrac
frora their determination 10 ahrorase RI
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty which VA
rot negotiated snder the Aldrtca amend
meat 10 tho Mckinley sarig law. Tt
Democrats sec that se have r.
eeivet q valuable consideration, IA
concession Of Pearl harbor. undo
this treaty aud il would be YER
mean 10 sesossss the treaty AID ALL hAs