Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1891 — Reciprocity at the Other End. [ARTICLE]

Reciprocity at the Other End.

Mr. Blaine’s reciprocity with Brazil does not seem to be viewed in that country in exactly the same hopeful light in which the American protectionists see it. The redaction of Brazil’s duties on manufactured articles, it is hoped here, will give our manufacturers a decided advantage in that country over their English' rivals, but this opinion doest seem to prevail in Brazil. The Rio News, a paper friendly to reciprocity with this country, has re-

j cently been discussing the BJalnd treaty, ■ and it shews that our manuf&c£?n><& are | not going to get entire control of Bra- ! zalian markets, by any means. It says: ! “in regard to cotton and hardware, our English friend) may rest content—the” treaty will work, no great changes jn this respect. The 25 per cent, roduci tion will barely equalize tho cost of the I goods to the importer, while the unwillI ingness of Americans to mercial houses in the country, and to give the customary credits, will' more t than offset any slight advantage the i treaty can give. Treaties and legisla- ; tion may injure commerce, but after ail no sound and prosperous is over ! built up without individual effort and initiative. Mr. Blaine will have to conjure up something besides a reduction i of 25 per cent on duties before ho can ! turn the tide of importation in South America from England to tho Unitod States ” ! In showing that American lack of on- ! terprise prevents us from having a ; monopoly of Brazil’s market, the Rio I paper is simply saying what our own I trade papers and business men have i said in the.past in exp’anaticrh of our limited sa cs of goods in i South America. Tho trouble has been that our manufacturers liavo been taught to re'y on the Government to hold the home market for them against all comers; thus they have come to look upon this homo market too much as their only field of operations. With high tariff prices guaranteed to them at home, they have been slow to push out into foreign markets, where they will have to faco a frowning world of competitors. It is time for American manufacturers to put out to sea and learn to swim in deep water.