The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-27
FOR TRADES EXPANSION.
sUGGEsT1oNg At THE COMMERCIAL
CONGRESS- BIZ DELE6ITR

Spanish Representative Urges Closer Re-
lations with This Country-An Austrian
Delegate Urges the Abolition of
Our beard OF General Apprnis srs.
PHILADELPHIA. Dot. 2e-Former State sona-
tor OF Psnnsylvanis George II. Anderson
presided at the sessions OF the International
Commercial Congress to-day. Enrique Alza-
mora. a delegate from hajorca. Spain. spoke
OF the possibilities OF Trade with Spain" He
said that he did not believe the figures which
showed the value OF Spanish goods
imported into the United States to
he a little more than $4.0o0.00O0 cor
rectly represented the state Of trade between
the two countries. for the reason that great
quantities OF Spanish made goods were i'm
DO rted from France or England.
Referring TO the export trade OF the United
States with Spain. he said: Il have no doubt
that the sum OF $9.077.000 shown by tho Of
fetal statistics last year could be increased II
the American goods. which to-day are less
known In Spain than are Spanish articles In
the United States. were systematically intro
duced into the Spanish markets. Nsverths-
less. II 10 to be expected that In proportion as
the trade Increases Dom ncatlon will i'm
prove. or vice versa. and that. before long.
trade between the United States and Spain
will reach progressive development bene-
fcial to both nations. / ardently desire that
trade. which 10 the sym Dol Of peace. IL the best
balsam for wounds which war inflicts"
DR. Alexander Van born of Vienna. In dis
cussinR Tho Problems OF International Com
merce." spoke OF reforms. which II adopted.
would inure greatly to the benefit OF COM
meroe OF the United States. 1T 10 my opinion"
no declared. that every American who 10
favorable to the promotion OF commercial rela-
tions on general principle OF fairness aud
honesty will agree with me In the wish that
here express-namey that the United States
should abolish as soon as possible the
injurious system Of ad valorem duties. intro
duco specific duties. and also adjust the
system Of commercial treaties. binding the ma
tionlto definite tariff for q xsd period. should
like to call attention to one featurewhich Is es-
pecially obnoxious and unjust and wholly I'M
reconcila5le with the general character. OF
praism ents are tried by the Board OF General
ull-aedged inIuisiton. from which the only
effective and other wse so highly lauded public
and primitive maxim Audiatu' Ell altera pdrs
The wish that the secret trial OF the Board
stead a public trial with rosA-exam IN alton
substituted. similar to other tr bunais ia this
hllmcnt. Only in this way is il possible to ar ar.
rive at a reasonably beara bic condition and
the dlsaRreeabls. but for the present unavoid-
able; conflicts between importers and apprais-
era"
Alfred J. Ostheimer Of the Imperial Royal
Austrian Commercial Museum spoke OF the OBJ
jects Of the Austrian Museum and how they
are attained. DR.. Christian ID. Lorentzen OF
Grammar. Norway. spoke of tho Industries OF
Norway and the close rotations e1iating be-
Charles A. Schieren OF New York read a paper
on The Value Of Export Trade II Continuously
Pushed. The German American Commission
reported that II had agreed upon a report and
presented a resolution. the glst OF which was
that the congress should agree to tho forma-
ton of an impartial Custom Advisory Commits
sion in every country. This was referred to
the Committee on Resolutions.