The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-29

WASHINGTON, D, @, Sept gs,--Jos-
eph Z, Smith, director o. the bureau OF
American RepublIcs,win have an article
in the Forthcoming bulletin of the bu-
reau, outlining the extent TO which in
his opinion, reciprocity can De applied
under the new tariff lay In fostering
the trade between the United States and
Mexico, Central America, and the West
Indies, He shows the expansion of this
trade, through recent improved means
of communication. by rail and steam
ship, aad concerning Mexico, says
IF transportation enterprises are
supplemented by wise system of reel
procity there viii 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 eachS which
afford the basis for advantageous con-
cessions. The United States could well
afford. in my Judgments remit or mod
ify taxes on Mexican hides, tobacco,
ores and fruits in exchange for the low
ering of Mexican imports upon manu-
fachlred 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, viii quickly
agree upon some plan that VIII De
heartily applauded by the masses OF
both countries. The able and progress
sive' president OF Mexico, General Pof-
firlo Daz, has frequently exhibited the
friendtiest spirit toward the United
States. and Is understood to be stfohg'y
inclined to some effective form OF rec
iproclty. The ADMINISTRATION or iresi-
dent Mckinley can be assumed 10, ne
equally Interested In the removal OF
obstacles to trade development, Tor u
is announced that the president WI!
shortly issue q proclamation granting
the same exemptions from discrlmina-
ton duties to goods brought into the
United States. in Mexican vessels as
those granted by Mexico to goods Ia,
ken into Mexican ports In vessels Oh
the United States. As Mexico has al
ready repealed her discriminating du-
ties upon goods Imported In salilha
vessels, and imposes no such duties up
on goods arriving in steamers PFeai,
dent McRiniey's proposed action wlll
undoubtedly promptly remove what
nov seems.t to be q threatening impede
ment TO trade. II the same spirit should
extend to an entire reimbursement oil
the tariff relations OF the two countries
90 each other, as It certainly does there
can hardly be any serious dlincullS III
reaching a permanent agreement or
greater change upon terms upon hke'
Just, honorable. liberal and highly sat
isfactory 10 all f"
Mr., Smith says the same Is true as to
the trade of Central America and the
west Indies With the single exception
Of cuba. Many of the British colonies
to-the southwark are. he saws, practle-
ally dependent on the United states Tor
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 expected to compel so
luton of the Cuban forces, which VIII
again bring that fertile island Into close
relation with the United States E%-
haustion must ultimately bring one or
the other of the parties to the presen;
struggle to terms, even should the Uni
ted States, as is most unlikely, fall In
IT'S endeavors to effect an adjustment In
the interest OF humanity and the prIn'
cipies which all true Americans have
ever had at heart. 4 step toward reel
procity has already been takeneven un-
der the present conditions Notwitn-
standing the frequently exhibited disIn-
clinatlon OF tile 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 du-
ties upon nearly all aoods imported
from the United States"