The sun., 1901-10-09
OUR SOUTH AMERICAN
TRADE RELATIONS.
Rapid Ira importation and a More
Liberal Tariff Essential to Fur
ther Development Of Commerce.
BY CHARLES r. FLINT.

BY CHARLES II. FLINT.
ur relations with South America have
been steadily growing closer for years
but our aggregate shipments to South
America have grown more slowly than
our shipments to other parts OF the
world. 1t is interesting to determine
why this is SO. 1t should be fenlem-
bered that all of South America beNond
Cane st. Rogue is farther from New
York than from the principal European
shipping ports in the actual time OF
transit OF merchandise; and, aside from
coffee. sugar, rubber and hides. We nave
a very small amount of freight tot w.
turn eargoes.
We have not yet succeeded in estab-
fishing American lines of vessels running
to the ports of South America. various
attempts have been made, but none u
them--cxcept the lines to Panama anu
yenezuela-ha been successful. lhete
Is no question that steamers undef the
American flag. making round voyages 70
and from the United States, would great
ly stimulate export trade. Inc fnoaeIh
custom of carrying small stocks, re
auently rrplenished. makes It lmpossip!e
to do n large business in the OLD way.
Errope has such an infinite number OF
lines that there need practically be no
delay in ! shipment, and the result Is
that the articles which 1t is necessary
should arrive at a fixed date in order 10
be veniihc are principally ordered ff.hh
Europe. Formerly steam opportunity
once 4 month was considered abundant;
to-day il is difficult to develop tfaue
with any South American country as It
,,,sI
portuuitics for shipment. The steamer
CARRYING the goods has to-day become the
warehouse. and merchants no longer lock
up vast sums in stocks to meet thelf
demands for months ahead.
There arc various articles produced
IN South America that are practirais
shut ont of this country by onr pfotec
tive tariff. OF these, the most import
ant is the wool grown i'll the River flate
Under the present tariff conditiohs, yer.
little of this comes to the UNITED Stales
The Administration has long felt tina
Il was very desirable for the govern
ment to do what it could to make on
commercial relations with South Amer
lea more important, and has recognizes
that the proper method is by a series o
fGclDrOciLy tTtHtltS Ill Wh'h Wv Di.N'
those countries lower duties on certai
articles produced by them in considers
tion of similar concessions on article
shipped by us.
The next great step in the develol
ment of our relations, therefore, mus
be the formulation and ratification 9
suitable reciprocity treaties.
1t is doubtless the case that producin
interests in the United States are greatl
0pposed to reduced duties OH sugar, wo'
and other articles which are produced
tbe United States. 1t also appears te
tain that it was Mr.. Mckinley's inter
to make concessions to those countrle
and that President Roosevelt has mac
Mr.. McKinleys policy his own. II Il
Senate of the United States can be u
duced TO cooperate with the Admins
tration. there will be IN immediate IN
pettls to the trade between the Unite
STATES and South America
With better transportation faciliti'
and return cargoes secured by reclpro
ity treaties, the American manufactur
and merchant can dominate the Soul
American markets.