The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-15
RECIPROCITY TREATIES.


The special interest IN the reciprocity
history OF the United states. awakened
by the discussion which has been In
progress has suggested 70 tho treasury
bureau OF statistics concise presentA-
ton OF tho history OF the reciprocity
treaties and agreements which the United
States has had IN the past. those now in
operation and those awaiting action by
congress.
The ust OF reciprocity agreements since
1s50 consists Of:
j. An agreement made with Canada
which operated from 1854 Go 1866. under
which the United States admitted free of
duty from Cunada breadstutss, provi-
sions. live animals, fruits, poultry, hides.
skins and furs, ores and metals. timber
and lumber, cotton, fax and hemp and
unmsnufactured tobacco; Canada also
admitting the same articles from the
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 molasses and other tropical
produxts of those islands, and they ad-
mitted free of duty breadstufrs, provisions
and general merchandise from the United
States
3 The treaties made fl 1Sl-99 under the
act OF 1870 with Brazil. Spain, for Cuba
and Porto Rico; United Kingdom. for the
British West indies and British Guiana.
Dominican Republic, Salvador, N!cara
qua and Guatemala in Central America
and Germany. France and Austria-Hun-
gary Under these the United States
agreed 20 admit free OF duty sugar. mo
lasscs. coffee and hides from the couH-
tries mentioned. and Tn exchange for that
privilege those countries agreed 10 me
following concessions on goods from the
United States: Prazil, the free admission
OF wheat, -four. corn and oats, meal
starch. vegetables. hay, pork, except
hams, ash, cottonseed oil, coal, naval
stores. agricultural Implements, manu-
featuring and mechanical tools. engines,
mining machinery ana material Tor rail-
way construction and equipment also
e per cent reduction in the duty on lard,
hams. butter. cheese. preserved meats
fruits and vegetables, cotton manufact-
ures, iron and steel manufactures, lum-
ber timber, wood manufactures, wagons
and carriags and manufactures or rub-
ber with Spain, for the admission INTO
Cuba and Porto Rico OF the following ar
ticles free of duty. Meats, hsh. wood for
cooperage and building, wagons, carts
cars Tor railways, sewing machines,
manufactures OF iron and steel oats and
forage and numerous other articles, also
reduced rate OF duty on -four, wheat
and many manufactured articles. with
the United Kingdom, for the British
West Indies. an agreement similar 10
that above named with reference To CUBA
and Porto Rico. Similar agreements with
Nicaragua, Honduras. Guatemala, Saliva
dor and the Dominican Republic. with
Germany. the free admission of the fol-
lowing articles from the United states;
Bran. flax feathers, hides and skins, tan
bark, also a large list OF articles az re-
duced rate or duty. With Austria Hun
gary. an agreement similar 10 mat with
Germany.
4. Agreement made in isns, under the act
Of 1897, with France b. which the United
States reduces the rate of duty on tar
tar, brandies, still wines and paintings,
and France extends its minimum tariN
rates 90 canned and prepared meats, also
fruits hops. timber and lumber IN the
United States. Similar agreements were
also made in 1000 with Germany. Portugal
and Italy All OF the recent agreement
with France. Germany, Portugal ana
Italy are now IN existence.
The. pending unratifed treaties from
which the Injunction OF secrecy has been
removed provided for; On The reduction
Of 1915 per cent duty on sugar, noiasses,
fruits and asphalt for the British West
Indies ard Guiana, and the removal or
reduction of the duty on a large list or
horticultural productions and manufact-
tires entering those colonies from the
United states. 60 \ reduction of ~ per
cent In the duty on sugar hides ana GER
tain grades of wool from Argentina en-
tering the United States, and = reduction
in the Argentine duty on . large list OF
foodstuffs and manuiacture from the
United States. CSl a reduction or from
ia 20 per cent on certain manufactures
entering the United states from France,
and the application of the minimum tar
iff OF France 20 most OF the articles en-
tering that country from the United
states In addition - these there are
pending treaties with Nicaragua. Eeua-
dor. the Danish West Int..es and the
Dominican Republic. from which the In
junction OF secrecy has not yet been re-
moved. --Bradstreets.