The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-04

INDUSTRIES, the influence OF the QeluSlVe
doctrine that the Internal development
of a nation is promoted and its wealth
increased by a. policy which, undertake
ing TO reserve its home markets for
the exclusive use of Its own producers,
necessarily obstructs their sales in
foreign markets and prevents free &C
cess to the products of the world; the
desire to retain trade in time-worn ruts,
regardless of the memorable laws OF
new needs and changed conditions of
demand and supply and our own halt
ing hardness in inviting free ex-
change of commodities and by this
means imperiling our footing in the
external markets naturally open to us,
have created a situation somewhat IN
furious to American export interests,
not only in Germany, where they are
perhaps most noticeable, but in adj
jacent countries.
EXPORTS AFFECTED.
The exports affected are largely
American cattle and other food pro-
ducts, the reason assigned for unfavor-
able discrimination being that their
consumption is deleterious to the pub
lie health. This is all the more irr'i-
tating in view of the fact that no Eu
ropean state is as jealous of the ex-
cellSlce and wholesomeneSS of its eX
ported food supplies as the United
States nor so easily able on account of
inherent SoundnesS to guarantee these
qualities.
AMERICAN INSURANCE COM
PANIES.
Nor are these difficulties confined to
our food products designed for expor-
tation. Our great insurance companies,
for example, having built up vast
business abroad and invested a large
share of their gains in foreign coun-
/ TRIES in compliance with the local laws
and regulations then existing, now find
| themselves within a marrow circle of
onerouS and unforeseen conditions and
are confronted by the necessity of re-
firing from field thus made unprofit-
able, if. indeed, they are not summar-
! lily expelled, as some of them have been
! from Prussia.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CANNOT
BE ONE SIDED.
1t is not to be forgotten that intern2-
tional trade cannot be one sided It's
currents are alternating and its move
ments should be honestly reciprocal,
without this it almost necessarily de-
generates into a device to gain adj
vantage or a continuance to secure
benefits with only the semblance of a
return. In our dealings with other
nations We ought to be open handed
and scrupulously fair. This should be
our policy as a. producing nation and
it plainly becomes US as a people who
love generosity and the moral aspect
of national good faith and reciprocal
forbearance These considerations
should not however constrain us to
submit to unfair discrimination nor to
silently acquiesce in veXatious hind
RANGES to the enjoyment of our share of
the legitimate advantages of proper
trade relations.
A RETALIATORY POLICY.
If an examination of the situation
suggests such measures on our part as
would involve restrictions similar to
those from which we suffered, the way
to such a course is easy. 1t should,
however, by no means be lightly
entered upon, since the necessity for
the Inauguration of such a policy
would be regretted by the best senti-
7 mont of our people, and because it ma
turally and logically might lead to con-
sequences of the grayest character
GERMAN PRAISE FOR THE NEW
NAVY
1 take pleasure in calling to your
attention the enconiums bestowed on
these vessels of our new navy which
took part in the notably ceremony of
the opening of the Kiel canal It was
fitting that this extraordinary achieve
ment of the newer German nationality
should be celebrated in the progress OF
American exposition of the latest de-
velopments of the worlds naval
energy.
Relations with Great Britain.
Our relations with Great Britain, al
ways intimate and important, have
demanded during the past year even
a greater share of consideration than
is usual Several vexatious questions
were left undetermined by the decision
of the Boring sea arbitration tribunal
The application of the principles laid
down by that august body has not
been followed by the results they were
intended to accomplish, either because
the principles themselves lacked in
breadth and definiteness or because
their execution has been more or less
imperfect.
SLAUGHTER OF SEALS.
Much correspondence has been ex-
changed between the two governments
on the subject of preventing the ex-
terminating slaughter of seals.
The insuff1ciency of the British patro
of Boring sea, under the regula tons
agreed on by the two governments has
been pointed out and yet only two
British ships have been on police duty
during this season in these waters
The need of more effective enforce.
ment of existing regulations as vel
as the adoption of such additional
regulations as experience has shown
to be absolutely necessary to carry out
the intent of the awards have beer
earnestly urged upon the British gov.
eminent but thus far without effective
results In the meantime, the depletion
of the seal herds by means of pelagiC
hunting has so alarmingly progressed
that unless their slaughter is at once
effectively checked their extinction
within few years seems to be a mat.
ter of absolute certainty
The understanding by which the
United States was to pay, and Great
Britain to receive. a lump sum of s425.-
600 in full settlement of all British
claims for damages arising from our
seizure of British sealing vessels
authorized under the award of the
Paris tribunal of arbitration, was moi
confirmed by the last Congress, which
declined to make the necessary an
preparation. l am still of the opinion
that this arrangement was judicious
and advantageous one for the govern.
ment, and 1 earnestly recommend thai
it be again considered and sanctioned
If, however, this does not meet with
the favor of Congress, it certainly will
hardly dissent from the proposition
that the government is bound by every
consideration of honor and good faith
to provide for the speedy adjustment
of these claims by arbitration as the
only other alternative A treaty OF
| arbitration has therefore heep n p-raa6