The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-23
SEATTLE. MONDAY. DEC. %.
BENEFIT OF RECIPROCITY TREA-

llEs~.
Whatever the present Venezuela furry
nay do. 1t will certainly not make the
spanish-American republics less friendly
disposed to US than they have been 1t is
quite probable It viii draw them nearer
80 us and establish relationship that
is much more amicable and in every way
beneficial than has heretofore existed.
Certainly the way will be opened FOR such
trade exchanges as nave never hitherto
been consummated, and II would not be an
inopportune action If advantage was taken
OF the occasion 10 renew and firmly ce-
ment the business alliances which some OF
our far-sighted statesmen In the past have
been 20 earnestly working TO establish.
President Cleveland In his recent annual
message TO congress referred 10 the Re
publican policy az one (which, IN under
taking to reserve It's home markets for the
exclusive use OF its own producers. neces-
sarily obstructs their sales In foreign mar
kets' II is no doubt true that the Re
publican policy seeks to give the people
OF he United States the preference OF the
home market, because home consumers
form 1hs great majority OK buyers for
home products. That policy would gladly
GEEK foreign markets. but Il VIII not do so
at the loss OF tho home market, for allow
ing foreigners 10 control the home mar
ket would practically annihilate entirely
the manufacturing business OF the United
Etates.
The Republican policy has been TO make
as much as possible in this country. II.
by admitting into this country free OF
duty things which We do not produce.
we are able TO send into other countries
free OF duty things which they do not
produce IL Is an interchange OF commodi-
ties which Republicans have believed
would be mutually beneficial That Is
abe trade relationship which Mr.. Blaine
desired TO establish. which he did estab--
iish and which was destroyed for the rea-
son that our revenue policy was in the
hands OF a college professor instead OF a
man who had some grasp of statesman
ship and had had experience.
How well the old conditions have been
improved upon since the benefits OF Mr.
Blaine's reciprocity policy began 10 be
felt. and how largely We have gone into
the markets of the world under the opera
ton OF Prof. Wilson's bill. as amended by
Senator German. IS shown partially by the
statements made at the recent meeting OF
the executive committee OF the Mlllers
National Association In Chicago Under
the reciprocity features OF the old Law
American mlllers had built up a large and
constantly increasing -four trade with thu
West Indies e~.d spastsh h.aSrfia The
passage CT the wilson bin. which failed
10 provide FOR a~reci proclty treaty, is said
20 have caused the ARREST total loss OF
that trade. The loss 70 the miliers Is estI-
mated AZ not less than s.ooooo0 bfrrels per
year. worth az the lowest computation
fully sie.c0o.oo0. Instead o: purchasing
our -four direct. those Counties uow Impose
an import duty ca -four This has been
done asa retaliatory measure. u IS claimed
that with a reciprocity clause IN the tarlff
there would be no trouble 10 restore that
lost trade and open ~ big export -four
trade
10 one o''''sl 'HNe INJECT M Dl'Hhe =
p'''s ou' '"'s IN vac '''Ui' IS " t'''s'
sou q W. was constantly eIo"'ns- bu'
TIE "'4- i'' q - i''i'' ue''o 't''o g
s''a"' f'cip'oei'y' ana. a'''ouF" events
were proving that Mr. Blaine was right.
the insane desire 10 renudate his sugges-
lions "he'her OF not mere wac reason
risnt or method !" T. oVFFeai"e aay com
mon sense thAt mlsht hASe struggled 20
prevail ana all tnt good was upset ana mat
tiers made even worse thaa 'oey were be-
fore The signing q RECIPROCITY treaties oy
republican administration II has not
only caused me cutting on OF our hour
~aae WIN the s"'s' i"d''s anu spanish