The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-03-27


az the one hope for securing better condi-
tions abroad for the sale Of the live stock
produced In the United States.
When Grover Cleveland took the oath
OF ONCE as president OF the United States.
March a. 1898. there were reciprocal agree
ments In existence between the United
States and a large number OF leading com
mercial nations OF the world, and under
every one OF these agreements the pro-
ducers and manufacturers or the United
States had proiited In marked degree
Our trade with these countries under the
reciprocal agreements increased beyond
what IL had been at any previous period IN
the history OF our country, and the bene-
fetal results were day by day becoming
greater.
II cannot consume the time OF the house
by taking up each OF these agreements and
showing by statistics the exact DEMENT'S
that accrued 20 the American people from
the successful negotiation or these agree
ments. / desire. however. to illustrate TINS
position by considering a few OF the more
prominent countries.
Germany a. Good Example.
IT have already referred 10 our important
commercial relations with Germany. Ger
many and Austria entered into reciprocal
agreements with the United states under
which In consideration OF the free admis-
sion OF their beet sugar into this country.
the agricultural products OF the United
States we're admitted into those countries
at largely reduced rates OF duty. The dis
ordinations In favor OF the United states
amounted to IS per cent. on wheat. rye.
hops, fiour and other mill products, 7h
per cent. on oats. 3Sia per cent. on game, ~
per cent. on corn and lumber. 70 per cent.
on pulse. timber and fresh meat, 10 per
cent. on pork and butter and corresponding
rates on other articles. These rates were
such to greatly increase our trace with
Germany and Austria.
',The restrictions and limitations that
/ had been placed upon our trade, especially
/ on our hogs and cattle and other live STOCK,
! for years prior 10 this agreement were
! removed and the American hog took In
Germany the proud position that he has
maintained so long in this country. our
wheat and -four trade Increased In a cor
| responding manner. To snow you now
rapidly our trade with Germany improved
under these reciprocal agreements desire
10 call your attention TO the Item OF Hour
alone. In 1891 our shipments TO Germany
/ OF -four aggregated S.s64 barrels: In 1898
/ they had increased 10 a9..is barrels IN
! 1894 TO 2S6, 229 barrels. our flour trade
! IN France shows quite as great an IN
crease In 1892 we exported 10 France 2lO.-
\ i02 barrels OF -four. valued at I.l1S,H4
when the Mckinley law was repealed
no provision was made by the democratic
party, then In power, TO continue these IA
vorable commercial agreements win
France and Germany 10 which l have al
] luded The repeal OF the Mckinley law
destroyed these commercial agreements,
and the result upon our foreign trade ~
marked. We sold 10000 barrels OF hour less
In Germany the first year After this reel
proclty feature was repealed that country
/ Immediately placed restrictions upon the
/ Importation OF -four TO such an extent that
the market there to-day - practically
closed TO our millers,
Duucs Now Prohibitory.
American millers say that France. Bel
GUM and Germany, since the abrosatlon OF
| these treaties, have put prohiDitory duties
on American flour. This Is quite evident IN
France because the moment our agree
ment with France was destroyed by the re-
peal OF the Mckinley law our exports In
1895 dropped from the figures l nave Just
given 10 l.l02 barrels, valued at A,lio.
"Our trade with Cuba, under the recip-
rocal agreement negotiated by our minis
tor, Mr. Foster, with Spain. shows won
/ derfu increase. In 1891 we sold cuba il4,-
| AN barrels Of flour. In 1892 under this re-
| ciprocal agreement / have just mentioned,
TIE trade Increased 10 366,175 barrels, In
! 1893 II had increased 20 the enormous hgure
| OF GIG, 400 barrels. and IN 1891 10 662.24S bar
rels This shows an increase IN trade o.
40 per cent. during the period this recip-
| rocal agreement was in force. Under that
agreement American -four entered Cuban
ports at duty of So cents per barrel Tho
| moment the democratic party repealed the
Mckinley law and destroyed this CONNER
cial agreement with Spain, Spain put a
| duty OF S416 per barrel on -four. which In
that market IS practically prohibltive. And
the result is that our market there has
been ruined.
"a reciprocal agreement was negotiated
| by Mr.. Blaine on behalf OF the govern
ment OF the United States with Brazil,
under authority contained In the law or
1890 The testimony taken before our COM
mittee on ways and means showed a
marked growth under that agreement In
our trade with that country. American
nour was received there under conditions
that practically gave the control OF the
market 20 Americans, and all other farm
produce found a ready market there
England and France Hurt.
Both England and France felt the eff
fects OF our increased trade under this
reciprocal agreement. The exports OF
Great Britain 10 Brazil I'm 1891 were SAL
1901 1876 IN 1894, when the reciprocal agree
ment between the United States and Rrazil
was IN operation, the exports Of Great
Britain to that country dropped 20 $751;
go 800 The exports from France TO Brazil
show a more marked decrease than those
OF England. In 1891 French exports 20
Brazil amounted TO l02.93i.S76 francs. In
1894 this trade had dropped 90 S3, .072
francs. Since the repeal OF the Mckinley
law and the abrogation Of our agreement
with Brazil France and England have re-
gained all they lost IA the way OF exports
20 that country, and the United States has
lost practically All that was gained during
the period the reciprocal relations existed
between these countries.
Enough Is here shown 20 demonstrate
20 every candid mind that the policy OF this
government hereafter should be 20 estab-
llsh with all commercial countries OF the
world such reciprocal agreements.
"All OF the reciprocal agreements which
. Il have heretofore mentioned were de-
, / stroyed by the repeal OF the Mckinley
, law and the substitution OF our present
tariff law. In every instance statistics
show that the nbrogation Of these CONNER
cial treaties has worked disastrously tC
our foreign trade. Protests were made by
Germany and Austria and all OF the Cen.
, tral and South American states with whom
we had these agreements. These protests
were UNDECIDED by the last democratic ad.
ministration. These foreign governments
: received but n light consideration at the
hands OF the then secretary OF state. VIII,
, was not In sympathy with the great princi
pie Of international trade. The results thai
, determinations have been made by prac
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