The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-25
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WASHINGTON, Jan. % -Rcciprocl,y
negotiations continue to proceed in a
manner satisfactory TO officials. but
there isno present prospect that treaties
or agreements viii be concluded in the
near future. The negotiations with
Peru are sfnrthest along md these have
reached n Spoint where the draft OF q
treaty has been made. There nre q
number OF points oper however, and
Minister Eguiguren SNOW IN communal
cation with his government with View
TO closing the matter. IN tconnectloni
with the ticgotlhtionp he has received
from Peru samples OF the rcmnrAablc
cotton grown In that country. Unlike
the cotton of Eoifr southern statoa ma
Other cotton sections. that Of Peru hnD
many lcolors other than white.
1.-the negotiations have brought out,
however, That freight rates are of clc-
inent which give European countries u
great advantage over the United States
In the matter OF Trading with Sonth
America. In the case OF Peru the rate
TO tho United States Is the same US the
rate from PERI, to- Liverpool and thence
to the United States. This To o consid-
eruble extent comnllcutes efforts toward
securing reciprocal trade. +
Brazil, Argentine md Chill have made
no moves thus far toward reciprocity.
Almore satisfactory trade condition has
haen established with Argentine, how
ever. 1t was lnnderstood at one time
that retnlintory legislntio would be re-
sorted to by Argentine as a means OF
~ tta nj nF,f atng ne lang
This lhns not been done. however. md
the new tariff law OF Argentina is said
to contain no provisions specially bur-
uenaome to American goods Most OF
the ministers OF the American republics
have advised their governments as to
tho iDIngley provision on reciprocity md
are awaiting Instructions.
The British negotiations rs to recf-
proclty with the West indian Islands
hive advanced rs result OF several re-
cent meetings between Sir Julian Paun-
iccfote and Commissioner Kasson. The
basis OF exchange has been formulated.
but the draft Of an agreement has not
yet been made. The ambassador cx-
poets to have in few days much Vnlu-
able material from the several colonies
bearing on the articles likely to come
within the agreement. The negotiation
is restricted to the West Indian colonies,
the plan Of Canadian reciprocity being
put aside for the present. Hopes ARE
still expressed that some general ar
rangement can be made by which COM
mission will deal with all Canadian
questions. including not only reciprocity
but also the Bering sen matter. AT
present, however. there nre no negotia-
lions Ia that direction. although It is lan-
ticlputed that they may be resumed.
The French negotiations are await
Ing Ambassador Cambon,s further in
structions from ParIs. The German me-
sotiations are not being pushed so far
as can be learned. and 1t Is felt that ac-
tion on them will depend considerably
upon the success 'of the movement to
have European countries which give a
bounty on certain products, mainly
sugar. unite In common action.