The broad ax., 1896-05-16

Representative Hopkins informs tn
public that his reciprocity bill Is much
-hixher up and wider cut" than was thu
third section OF the Mckinley bin tsi
-oomprehensiye enough TO cover ali
phases Of our commercial relations with
other countries." It specifies i've diff
fsrent conditions under which the pres
ident II authorized to, make CONNER
cial dickers, as follows:
First. where the exports Of such coun-
tries or colonies are In excess OF Their
Imports from the United States.
Second, where their chief articles Of
export are admitted Ifree into the Unit
ed States.
Third, where their exports are adj
mitted into the United States a. an
average rate OF duty lower than the
average rate Of duty imposed upon the
productions Of the United States by
their customs tariff.
Fourth, where they impose higher
rates Of duty on the products OF the
United States than are imposed on the
sans or similar products Of other ma
tons.
Fifth, where they impose restrictions
and regulations to govern the importa-
tons Of merchandise Of the United
States that In the estimation OF the
president may be unjust, excessive and
obstructive to commerce.
Mr.. Hopkins processes to believe that
If his plan sAouid be adopted ana put
In operation this country could drive
out English trade and monopolize the
Brazilian markets, and for that matter
all Latin American markets. The
above conditions are given in full In
m. Hopkins swn words in order that
the reader may be able to examine
them and see for himself that the very
same conditions could be made the basis
Of trade aickers by England and other
European countries not only with the
Spanish American countries. but with
the United States also.
II would be q waste OF space to 90
over them one by one and show how
they are all In greater or less degree
aysilable for the purpose Of English
dickers with the Latin Americans,
leaving rs at the same disadvantage
as At present, and leaving to
the English the same advantage Of low
er cost OF manufactured products. Any
one who viii look over the conditions,
keeping this point In mind, will read
lily see that we have no advantage In
such b contest that would not be fully
Offset by the advantage the Latin Ameri-
cans would secure BY buying the cheap
goods Of England and other European
countries.
The point specially deserving Of at
tention Is that Europe could serve US
A Mr.. Hopkins proposes that
we shall serve our neighbors to the
south Of Us England takes half Of all
our exports and admits them all free,
with the exception Of tobacco, which Is
taxed solely for revenue, as England
produces no tobacco. On the other
hand, ~e impoee our highest duties on
ouSn dlNkCtco a. TIC Pcoptc VI GIcal
Britain manufacture. Here are pre-
cisely the conditions. which, according
to Mr.. Hopkins. would warrant Great
Britain In saying to us: I'VE ts.ke
your products free of duty. Now we
demand that you cut down you< duties
on our goods from one-half to three
fourths or we win clap high discrimin-
ating duties on your wheat. your -four,
your cotton, your beef. your pork and
the various other things you are selling
US In great quantities" Great Britain
can do that to us as wen as we can do
Il 10 Brazil. and with as much assurance
Of success in bringing us to terms with
the reciprocity" club.
How would Mr.. Hopkins like that?
How would our farmers like it-<hose
toilers Of the field In whom Hopkins
and his republican brethren profess TO
take 30 lively an interest? Probably
they would not relish 1t at ALEX.