Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-06
RECIPROCITY NOT
4 DEF|JNC1 ISSUE
LEADING DEMOCRAT OF SENATE
PLANS TO WORK TO EXTEND
SYSTEM.
WOULD ADOPT FREE TRADE
between FAVORED NATIONS
BurIoson Favors Making Concessions
to All PAN American Countries Who
Give United States Something in
Return - Gun Trade With Holy
Land.
Especial Correspondence


Washington, Oct 5.-Representative
Albert Sidney Burleson, of Texas. one
OF the Leading democrats of the house.
refuses to take the view that reel
procity is a dead issue just because
Canada has turned down the :eciproe-
ity agreement.
Mr.. Burleson who has already in
troduced q resolution looking to reci-
procty with Mexico. intends to give
close attention to the reciprocity ques-
ton the coming winter. He expects to
PROPOSE a measure which will look to
reciprocal relations between this coun-
try and the entire western continent
That is. he believes that such legisla-
ton should be passed as would pro-
vide that when the duty on any ar
ticle of export from this country 10
one of the countries Of Pan America
is removed or wiped out, this country
should automatically lower or wipe out
the duty on the same article entering
this country from the nation that mas
made the concession.
Mr. Burleson wants legislation OF
this kind applying to Canada but ne
would also have it broad enough 10
apply to all the nations OF the west
ern hemisphere.
The Texas member is convinced that
such a course would not only meet the
approval of the public but that II
would be the statesmanlike thing to
do and would result in a vast ex-
pansion of American trade oelore
many years had passed. He says IL IS
the duty of this country to reach OUT
for better and broader trade relations
with the Pan-American country and to
look far into the future with reference
to this matter.
It is almost impossible to estimate.
in the opinion OF Mr.. Burleson. the re-
sources Of Latin America which are
yet undeveloped and the potential
trade Of that part OF the world with
the United States That being so. he
holds this country should prepare itself
to take advantage Of the situation and
leave nothing undone to build that
trade up.
In view Of the fact the reciprocity
agreement was not relished by Can
ada. il is likely that the subject OF
reciprocity with Mexico and with other
Latin American nations will be Kept
much at the front this winter, not
alone by Mr.. Burleson but by others.
~ go
Consul William Coffin Of Jerusalem
has been making an interesting report
TO the department of commerce ana
labor on the industries and commerce
Of his consular district. OF which Jeru-
salem is the center and which lncluoes
large share Of Palestine. 1t shows
there is a large and steadily growing
foreign trade, in which. however, she
United States has little part.
The Standard OIL Company appears
IN get a liberal share OF the business OF
the Holy Land. 1t appears that about
one-fourth Of the kerosene sent into
the country comes from the United
States.
Production Of the exports classed as
religious souvenirs forms one OF the
leading industries in both Jerusalem
and Bethlehem. In Bethlehem are
several concerns which ship mother
of-pearl articles. chiefly rosaries and
crosses, all over the world. Most OF
the pearl waste from which these ar
ticles are made is shipped from the
United States. In Jerusalem, there are
numerous small shops manufacturing
olive wood boxes, crosses, mower al
buns and the like for the tourist trade. |
Much of this goods is shipped out by
parcels post and the export figures do
not cover It, The souvenir shops In
such as weapons, antiques. brassware.
inlaid furniture and rugs, most OF
which are imported from Damascus.
The district about Jerusalem, says
Mr.. Coffin, derives much Of its revenue
from the tourists who visit the Holy
Land every year. A distinction is made
between tourists and pilgrims. the
tourists being those who travel first
class and spend money freely. Ameri-
can tourists are more numerous than
those of any other nation. Many
thousand pilgrims visit the Holy Land
every season, most of them being Rus
sian. Extremely low rates are made
for these travellers, who live economi-
cally, often walking from Jaffa to Jeru- !
salem. and making their tour Of the
Holy Land on foot The pilgrims leave
little money but many Thousands OF
dollars are spent by the tourists and
this money is a large share Of the in
come Of the inhabitants.