New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-04
ASKING FOR RECIPROCI1 T.
ep1r,su WEST INDIES WANT ACCESS 10
THE AMERICAN MARKET.
,xsrprcr,oSs TO SIR JULIAN rAuNcEForE Io
ASCERTAIN THE VIEWS OF THE "Ash-


ASCERTAIN rIID VIEWS OF THE "Ash-
INGrox GOVERNMENT.
,.o, Nov sThe British Ambassador TO inc
,-,,,oa States Sir Julian Pauncefote. mas oee' 80
,,rc.ed 10 ascertain the views OF the GoVeihin.".
NJ the United States In regaro 10 '
,reoty with the West Indies tan Gov
wosh,ng,on Nov at has been known ''o'e =.
.ors time that the West Indian posseSs"'
cr.ot Britain have been urging the HUM ,or-
o,, 10 secure them all the reoipio ,,,,o
,rcs possible under the Dinsley act a., I,tgh
,,vc was taken by British Guiana WIZ. oaon.
raw, or Colonial Legislature. Unanimously 49,
'ou' ,..,o,, ronros,,na the authorities 1T Lon
a., ., ,rs,rrot the British Ambassador al "aS"-
t,cton 70 secure all the advantages o'ie' l.,
countries in the line Of RECIPROCITY nv 40. tbo
,he High Court brought out the statement ,,o,
sugar industry of the co'ohE' VIM. .,o .ucr,
one WIS dependent a large extent on ,ne
- .,., tho shipments to the thlteu 0'"'''
,xcsed,ng those to all other countries oo'
=. r.as oIso stated during the debate 'ha' 'ne
D,.r,s, net would permit reciprocity arrange
won, under which British Guiana wouiu 0o
her shipments Of sugar to THIS co"hU!. :. as
Vi,hout the reciprocity arrangement vas
.,,.a g., tho debate South American sugar 1p'o-
duc,np countries would secure control OF the IAi'e'
.can market and the industry OF brl's" ""
would be crippled II not destroyed De- 80
s,a,o closed the Government Secretary announced
hal
~ the Colony had already called the a.'e".'o'' "
,ba Iondon authorities to the subject. IN view "a
.ho resolution however the Governor-Genefal sup
rIoren,ed his previous action by giving nouce "
,he Foreign Office of the action or the Coiohia'
LEGISLATURE 1t was understood that other BRUSH
American colonies would take similar action ! ne
;ns.rucfiors now issued 10 Sir Julian faShc9e,U.e
ne in response TO these appeals from inc Din
isT RrItisb colonies which secured reciprocity
.raa',as under the Mckinley act We're Barpadoes;
Guiana Jamaica. Leeward Islands. lrinioad any
Iyimdyrard Islands. The treaties were neeotIa'eu
ns,ueen Sir Julian PaunCefote ana Mr. BIa!he; Oh
rohrvarv / 1892 and President Harrison put tneli
nase HE British Government acted for tne coionlss.
mt Subsequently each colony passed "a" Cat ~
Inc the reciprocity arrangement into enec., re
san. procedure would be observed IN the Piese"'
case. ...- ,,oro rood, for the British
. .sS Of he Bahamas. Bermuda or Brltlsh
fIondrras ms il was found that there were no a.
tirIes on which reciprocal exchange coulo pc n"'
The aggregate trade of these Brltlsh coIon'eSH -
large excce ling that of some OF me III ~
n1norts Of the colonies were $S3oVcooO hnnuaiy anu
the imports about the sane. Ihr man si e.
IN the United States were as loliHMs' ous"' ,seo'
-so noo. fruite SO GOO coffee. SN"wm cocoa so"
fsN: drugs ard chemicals. sSoNw| ne sip,,,. i
49,, tbS I-rited States the colonies were MAIN
!" hreadst,Ts provisions. manufactures OF Noh'
steel and wood and cotton. . .,o. Civ
7, s learned M the state DcpArtihen' &c.
,,l,on Pouncefotc himse. has not We, co,nIni.i,
cs.ed with tho Department respecting lrc uoa ,h
Tinted States and the British West n Nv, M
sessions but unofficial advices to me enc. o bnnn
30 comes charged with such MISSION ""'' "N'
received from London