World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-17
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From Our Regular Corrcsroqdeul

The reciprocity question ~ to y
be given new flip at the meet
ing OF Congress. Ii il said chat
thc President in spite OF his pre-
vlously expressed determination,
to send no more reciprocity \
treaties TO congress will recon3
sldcr his threat and give the 4
Senate 4 chance 10 turn Gown \
some more reciproca. arrange 4
ments This is Il consummatjon
devoutly TO be- hoped for and It
is said to be forced by growing
demand Of the voters IN the
wheat and cattle regions that
something snail be done for
their relief, 1t is stated from st
Petersburg that Russia has al-
ways arranged between the for- +
eign office and Ambassador Myerl
for a new treaty that viii admit |
American goods to Russia on q y
par with those of other countries.
America had a good and grow
| ing trade with Russia half a
dozen years ago and it was Killed
at a blow by a diclsion Of the Su-
preme Court which declared that
Russian sugar was bounty fed
and in consequence had to pay
Il discriminating duty on coming
to this country. Now Russia eX-
ported little to us except sugar,
while our exports to her were
large and varied Our exports
we're about tifty million above her
Imports with that country alone
/ 1t is propable that Russian su-
gar vas bounty fed within the
strict meaning Of the act though,
| Russia never would admit the.
| contention.
| Anyhow when we shut out her
sugar she disseminated against
our manufacturers and we have
, not oniy lost the benctitof a good
many years trade with rich
and growing country, but have
lost our place in her markets
which has been filed by mana
facturers Gron other countries.
There seems no particular rea.
son why Russia should want to
negoiiale frc III treaty with lis
except on the general Sc re Of
friendship and that does not
count for much between nations,
But the chance has been offer
. ed and il is possible that adyan
! tlge viii be taken uf the next
session to bring the matter tc
the attention Of Congress-.
1t il certain on the other hanC
that something VIII have to bt
done ab Dut the German situation
Germany has denounced he
treaty with Us that viii eXpir,
in March 1906. aud the farmers
of this country are threatened
Z with Il discriminating dut.
d against American taodstutfs tha
r, will be quite as disastrous Z
in them as to Germany II it com
ht down to Il tariff wai, lhe
er there is The Chinese question
4 The boycott against America
ht goods is spreading in China an
us whiie uhe government prolesse
" to be helpless in the matter,
he il we'll known that 1t is using tt
a aTlIatlOn Us Il l1UWSIlul lTFrl
force the more liberal receptm
Of Cinnamon in this countr
,9 There is a serious questn
whether Congress viii perinlt
more liberal rendering OF u
Chinese exclusion act. III
chances are that it viii NJ
Bul at the same time it,
to possible that against the chan'
y, Of losing a very valuable expo
~ market. Congress might v
ig' willing to make some conces'
u ions, III dutiable articles fro
ii. China thai would suit :
-, Chinese almost rs we'll as liftil
~. the ban that has for 50 ma
wears hung over Chinese labo