The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-01
RECIPROCITY
May Foster Trade Between the United
States, Mexico, Central America
And the West Indies-An Article nv .IosanA
T. smith, of the Bureau of the Amer
lcan Republics, in the FOrthcom-
Ing Bulletin of the Bureau.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Joseph p.
smith, director of the bureau of Amer
lean republics, will have an article in
the Forthcoming bulletin of the bureau
outlining the extent to which in his
OPINION reciprocity can be applied un-
der the new tariff law in FOSTERING the
trade between the United States and
Mexlco, Central America and the West
1nd1eS. He shows the expansion of this
trade through recent improved means
Oh communication, by rail and by steam
snip, and concerning Mexico, SAYS:
II transportation enterprises are
supplemented by wise system of rec
lproclty, there will be no bounds to the
development of mutually beneficial
trade under the stimulus of closer in
tercourse and better acquaintance.
The tariffs of the two countries levy
duties on the products of each. which
afford the basis for advantageous con-
cesslons. The United States could well
afford, in my Judgment, to remit or
modify taxes on Mexican hides, tobacco.
ores and fruits in exchange for the low
erlng OF Mexican impOsts upon manu-
featured articles which Mexico does not
produce, and there can be but little
doubt that governments so friendly
and SO keenly DESTROYS of increased
trade, the one with the other. will
qulckly agree upon some plan that will
be heartily applauded by the masses of
both countries. The able and progress
slve President of Mexico, Gen. Porfrio
Dlaz, has frequently exhibited the
fr1endlleSt spirit toward the United
States, and is understood to be strongly
inclined to some effective form of reci-
proclty. The administration of Presi-
dent Mckinley can be assumed to be
equally interested in the removal of
obstacles to trade development, for it is
announced the president will shortly
issued a proclamation granting the
same exemptions from discriminating
duties to goods brought into the Unite d
States in Mexican vessels as those
granted by Mexico to goods taken into
Mexican ports in vessels of the United
States. AS Mexico has already repealed
her discriminating duties upon goods
imported in sailing vessels and imposes
no such duties upon goods arriving
In steamers, President McKinley's
proposed action will undoubtedly
promptly remove what now seems to
be threatening impeachment to trade
If the same spirit should extend to an
entire readjuStment of the tariff rela-
tionS of the two countries to each
other, as it certainly does, there can
a W no
reaching a permanent agreement for
greater exchange upon terms alike
just, honorable, liberal and highly sat-
isfactory to all.
Mr. Smith says the same is true as
to the trade of Central America and
the West Indies with the single excep-
ton of Cuba. Many of the British col
onies to the southwark are, he says,
practically dependent on the United
States for the necessaries of life, and
reciprocity would insure the sale to
them of many articles which they now
buy in Europe.
AS to Cuba he says:
Economic forces alone may be ex-
pected to compel a solution of the Gu
ban troubles which will again bring
that fertile island into close relation
with the United States. Exhaustion
must ultimately bring one or the other
of the parties to the present struggle
to terms, even should the United
States, as is most unlikely,
fail in it's endeavors to effect
an adjustment in the interest
of humanity and the principles which
all true Americans have ever had at
heart. A step toward reciprocity has
already been taken, even under the
present conditions. Notwithstanding
the frequently exhibited Discrimination
of the Spanish government to make
any concessions to the United States,
the cable dispatches announce that a
new customs tariff has been formed for
Cuba, which reduces the duties upon
nearly all goods imported from the
United States"
COMING BACK.