The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-27
Uncle San, Cannot
Be Thrown Down
spccial Correspondence vi The Tribune.

special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, April %.
THE TALK OF an internal onal alliance against
| the United States with the purpose oi rc.
| - pressing her export trade seems unlikely
to cause serious anxiety II considered in the
liAl't of recent commercial history. Ftequ MT
| announcements have been made during the past
few years of combinations legislation against
the United states with reference to our export
| trade a few years ago American meats were
| the subject of legislation in several VI the En-.
iopean countries with the apparent purpose Of
discriminating either against certain classes of
| our prodicls or OF aiding certain classes Of pro-
| d'tcrs IN the countries in which the legislation
| was had. little later came similar action with
reference to American fruits. Still later further
| legislation with reference to various grades oi
| meat was had. and this was followed by increase
Ut duties IN certain European countries apai,,s
| the classes Of brcaistulls Of which the United
states is a large producer aml exporter our
| ,iaily products have also been the subject Of
more or less attention from Europeans who had
looked askance at olcomargarnc butter and
ilied cheese The sugar legislation and laws
OF the United states have furnishd n basis Tor
certain restrictive regulations with reference to
| certain products Of our manufactures and tho
war with Spain was looked upon by many "a
likely TO practically destroy the commerce ur.
What has been the result Of all this CONNER.
cia friction. commercial hostility. and of these
national and international combination against
American commerce. r. answer in word: a
steady increase OF American exports 10 the co,in.
tries in question and in many cases q decrease
of American imports FROM those countries. Take
the case Of Germany. for instance where
s'ricti,c legislation or regulation with reference
In, t,.,x
aeiintcd and in some actually applied.
The figures of the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics
show that our exports TO Germany have in.
creased from So million dollars in lsnI. to H.
million dollars in 1900. while the figures for the
eight months ending with February. 1901. show
exports to Germany valued at 13t million dol
lars. against IN million dollars in the core
spending months of last wear. and III million
dollars in the same months Of the fiscal year
1s'W. Meantime imports into the United states
from Germany have fallen from III million dol
lars in 1897 to o7 million dollars in 100. though
for the fiscal year 1901 they win probably be
slightly in excess of 1900
In France certain American productions.
pecialy those Of agricultural origin. have been
the subject of more lcss restrictive legislation
or regulation; yet onr exports TO France, which
in 1893 were 81 million dollars were in 1900 80
with February. 1901. sc million dollars
against 4! million dollars in the corresponding
months OF 1890. Meantime o,,r imports from
France have not materially changed the imports
of lsO3 having been IS million dollars ard those
of 1900 - millions dollars while for the eight
months ending with February. 1901. they show
all increase OF a little less than one million dol.
lars over the corresponding months Of last year.
To Spain our export trade, instead of being de.
stroycd or materially reduced, las increased,
and the exports during tho present fiscal year
seem likely TO be greater than in any other
year, with possibly single exception. in DIR
history, having been for the eight months ending
with February. 1901. slo.3i5 $50 against S. 5Gj?7l
in the corresponding months Of 1900. and SG.Oli.-
02j in TIE same months OF the fiscal year 1850
Even in the fiscal year 1900 ,lc total exports 10
Spain from the United States were larger than
in any earlier year since 1891. Even in the case
OF Russia, whose recent action with reference
to certain American products has been ALREADY
the effect is up to this time scarcely
Our exports to Russia during March
OF the present year, the first full month follow !
ing the announcement of the discriminating rates
against the United Statsc. Were Sl109.GS,i, as
against Sl246,G2l during March OF last year.