New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-17
A TRADE TREATY SIGNED.
RECIPROCITY WITH THE BRITISH COL
ONY OF BARBADOES.
FIRST TREATY TO BE FRAMED UNDER THE
DINGLEY LAw-PROGREss IN OTHER
NEGOTIATIONS.


Washington. June 16-A reciprocity treaty
between the United States and Great Britain III
relation 10 trade between this country and the
British colony OF Barbados, was signed at the
State Department to-day by the representatives.
Of the two governments. 1t is the first treaty
framed under the Dingley law. and the first OF
the series Of treaties which the British colonies
to the south of this country are seeking to ne
gotiate. John A Kasson. Special Reciprocity
Commissioner, signed for the United States, and
the British Charge d'Affaires. Mr.. Tower. for
Great Britain.
The treaty is made for the term of five years,
with provision for an extension. unless either
party should denounce 1t in the mean time. IL
is made strictly within the terms Of Section 4
Of the Dingley law which provides for reduc-
ton OF not more than 20 per cent of the regular
duties on goods. wares and merchandise which
may be agreed upon. in return for reciprocal re-
ductions given by other countries This section
further permits goods to be taken from the
dutiable list and placed the free list. also
the placing of goods on the free list for term
of years. The act provides that the treaty Is 10
be made by the President by and with the con-
sent of the Senate, but a clause is added that
the reduced duties to apply when such
treaties shall have been duly ratified by the
Because this convention is treaty and not
a mere reciprocity arrangement, and conse-
quently, like all treaties, must be submitted 10
the United States Senate for approval, the state
Department is precuded from making Its terms
public Therefore 1t is not possible to give with
more than an approximate degree of accuracy
the scope Of the instrument In particular the
Department desires to avoid the discussion OIL
special articles Included as this Is likely TO lead
to controversy. The information received from
official sources has shown that the chief artices
of export from Barbados TO the Uniteu states
are sugar moasses and maun1ak, tne latter y ue
ing a pitch much like asphalt, sugar IL VIZ
principal product of the slanas and the chleI
article exported to this country, the traue iaSI
year amounting to $203S61O
The chief articles sent TO Barbados from the
United States are food stuffs, mainly houi
cornmeal salt beef. bacon. pork, Dreac anu
corn The islands depend almost entirely on
this country for their food supply. On the
other hand they have been receiving thelr
manufactured goods almost exclusively HOIi
England American consuls have called atteh-
tion recently TO the market In Barbados tor
canned goods. butter. preserves cement, bicy-
cles carriages and electrical equipment.
The treaty relating to British Guiana Is nearly
ready TO be signed all the essential FEATURES
having been agreed upon. The negotiauohs
have proceeded so far that one OF the Con'hls-
sioners from Guiana, Mr.. De Jonge, mas depart
ed Sir Cavendish Boyle remaining TO close up
the matter. The Jamaican negotiations began
to-day and the officials express hope that re-
suits may be secured at an early day.