Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-07-02
THE DUTY ON HIDES.

The duty on hides and wool, two of the
leading features of the new tariff bill, will
not add TO the volume of our business with
the South American repub lies. although we
must find purchasers for our surplus prod.
ucts in the markets Of the world before all
classes of American producers can realize
the highest measure OF prosperity. Having
practically closed our ports against the wool
OF Latin America and placed heavy burdens
upon their exports of hides, it is not strange
that our Southern neighbors should regard
our offer of reciprocity treaties with suspi-
cion. At meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Of Cincinnati on Monday one of
the representatives of the South American
commercial bodies, which have recently
sent delegation to the United States for
the purpose of establishing closer trade re-
lations with US, stated point blank that re.
ciprocity treaties were not wanted. "Our
products" he said, "are exported free of
duty to England, France, Germany, Bel
GUM and Italy, and we receive from Europe
all the goods we require and all the capital
We need for commercial development. As
we find no compensation nor any reason to
tie ourselves 10 the United States, under the
present circumstances we think that taking
into consideration the protectionist doc
trines Of this country, we have nothing to
do but to use the same principle in our de-
Tense and impose prohibtive duties upon all
the American goods that may be imported
into South American republics" This
seems TO be the logical outcome OF the kind
of reciprocity which we offer to our neigh
bors TO the south of US. We build q Chinese
wall around the United States and invite
the South American republics to climb over,
II they can, at their own expense. If they
retaliate with the same sort of reciprocity
and rear tariff wall which our manufac-
turers may find 1t impossible to climb we
are simply getting taste of our own pro.
lection medicine. Reciprocity that does not
reciprocate is q sham and frsud.-Sun.
A recent dispatch from Washington gives
the following: at is said that President
Mckinley will stand by his nomination of
b. Ii. Warner, Jr., TO be consul at Leipsic.
Senator Wellington had Endorsed th young
man for the consulate at Southampton,
which is more important post than that
at Leipsic. Senator Frye, of Maine, is chair
man of the committee on commerce. He is
a warm personal friend Of Mr.. Warner ST.,
and, it is understood. is heartily in favor of
the confirmation of his son, and to have in
formed Mr.. Wellington of the fact.
"As the matter stands It has stirred up
quite pretty fight, and the Warmers, 80 it
Is said by their friends, are confident of com.
ing out ahead With the power of delay
and obstructio0 possessed by a Senator, Mr..
Wellington can postpone action almost in
definitely, even If unable to defeat Mr..
Warner ON direct vote. The question for
him to consider is whether it will pay him
to come In conflict with the President"
At the recent reunion of the United Con.
iederate Veterans at Nashville, Tenn, the
question OF the location of the proposed
battle abbey, to the erection of which Mr.,
Charles Broadway Rouss has offered to con-
tribute 100000, was discussed, but no Sc
lection was made. Richmond, Nashville,
New Orleans and other Southern cities had
their advocates. The matter was referred