The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
TRADE TREATIES
NOT ACTED UPON.
AMERICAS REGIf 2OGFTY HISTORY
Agreements Ratified Since 1880 and
Those Pending Hcfore the SEN
atc-scope of Commerce AZ
fectcd Thereby.

The special interest in the reciprocity
History of the United States awakened by
the discussion which has Teen in progress
here during the week suggested to the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics concise
presentation of the history of the reel
procity treaties and agreements which the
United States has had in the past those
now in operation. and those awaiting &C
ton by Congress
The list of reciprocity agreements since
1850 consists Of:
An agreement made with Canada which
operated from 1855 to 1866, under which
the United States admitted free Of duty
from Canada breadstuffs. provisions. live
animals fruits. poultry. hides, skins, and
iurs. ores and metals. timber and lumber,
cotton, fax, and hemp, and unmanuSac-
tured tobacco; Canada also admitting the
same articles from tie United States free
Of duty
An agreement with the Hawaiian Isl
ands existed from 1876 to 1900 by which
the United States admitted free of duty
sugar and m0iasses. and other tropical
products OF those islands and they ad-
mitted free of duty breadstufs. provi-
sions, and general merchandise from the
United States
Covering the West Indies.
The treaties made in 1912 under the
act of 1880, with Brazil; with Spain for
Cuba and Porto Rico; United Kingdom for
the British West Indies and British Gui-
ana; Dominican Republic. Salvador, Mica
ragua, and Guatemala in Central Amer
lea. and Germany France and Austria
Hungary. Under these the United States
agreed TO admit free of duty sugar, mo-
lasses, coffee. and hides from the coun-
tries mentioned. and in exchange for that
privilege those countries agreed TO the
following concessions on goods from the
United States: Brazil. the free admission
of wheat -four, corn and oats, meal,
starch, vegetables. hay, pork Except
hamsl fish, cottonseed oil. coal naval
stores. agricultural implements. manu-
featuring and mechanical tools engines,
mining machinery and material for rail-
way construction and equipment; also
% per cent reduction in the duty on lard,
hams. butter, cheese. preserved meats,
fruits and vegetables, cotton manufac-
lures, iron and steel manufactures, lunl-
Der, timber. wood manufa ctures, wagons
and carriages, and manufactures of rub
Der
As TO Cuba and Porto Rico.
With Spain. for the admission Into Cuba
and Porto Rico of The following articles
free OF duty: Meats. fish. wood for coop
rage d-t- btA-ANll44e- wagons Ca1LS cars
for railways, sewing machines. manufac-
lures Of iron and steel oats and forage
and numerous other articles, also a re-
duced rate Of duty on wheat, -four. and
many manufactured articles. With the
United Kingdom. for the British West In
dies. an agreement similar to that above
named with reference TO Cuba and Porto
Rico Similar agreements with Nicara-
qua Honduras Guatemala Salvador. and
no
the free admission OF the following arti-
cles from the United States Bran fax
feathers hides and skins, tan bark, also
large list Of articles at a reduced rate
OF duty With AUstria-fiungaTy an agree
meut similar TO that with Germany.
Agreement made in 1888 Under the act
of 1897, with France by which the Unit
ed States reduces the rate of duty on
tartar, bFandies still wines. and paintings.
and France extends IT'S minimum tariff
rates to canned and prepared meats, also
fruits, hops, timber and lumber IN the
United tSates. Similar agreements were
also made IN 1890 with Germany. Portu-
gal, and Italy, All Of the recent agree
merits with France. Germany. Portugal
and Italy are now in existence.
The EnratIfed Treaties
The pending unratified treaties from
which the injunction of secrecy has been
removed, provides for the reduction of
u II per cent duty OF sugar, noIasses.
fruits, and asphalt from the British West
Indies and Guiana. and the removal OF
reduction OF the duty on a large list of
agricultural products and manufactures
entering those colonies from the United
States; reduction of 20 per cent in the
duty on sugar. hides, and certain grades
of wool from Argentina entering the
United states and reduction in the Ar
gentina duty on a large list Of food stuffs
and manufactures from the United
States; a reduction of from TO 20 per
cent on certain manufactures entering
the United States from France. and the
application Of the minimum tariff of
France to most of the articles entering
that country from the United States. IN
addition to these. there are pending treat
les with Nicaragua Ecuador. the Danish
West Indies. and the Dominican ReDub-
lie, from which the injunction of secrecy
has not yet been removed.
Treaties and Agreements
The following statement shows the full
list of the reciprocity agreements and
treaties which the United States has
made and put into operation since 1850,
also those pending and unratifed:
Reciprocity treaties and agreements Of
the United States and the period of their
existence: With Canada. March 10 1850,
to March II, 1866; with Hawaiian Islands
September 3. 1876, TO April so 1900: with
Brazil, April L 1891, to August q 1894:
with San Domingo, September / 1891 to
August q, 1891; with British West Indies,
February l, 1892, to August q. 1894; with
Salvador, February 1, 1892, to August q,
1894; with Nicaragua, March p 1892 to
August "a 1894 with Honduras. May %.
1882, TO August Y, 1894; with Guatemala.
May 80, 1892 to August o. 1894. with
Cuba and Porto Rico. September / 1891
to August q, 1894; with Germany. Febru-
airy l, 1892, to August q, 1884; with Aus
tris-Hungary, May 20. 1892, to August n
1884; with Switzerland June 1. 1898 to
March g, 1907 with France. June /, 1898
still II force; with Germany July 10, 1900
still in force; with Portugal, June p 1900
still in force; with Italy July is, 1900
still in force
Agreements made. but not yet ratified
by the Senate-With British West Indies.
Argentina, France, Dominican Republic,
Nicaragua, Ecuador. All these agree
ments were reached in 1893