Show TELEGRAPHIC Mexican Treaty New York J7The Herald review ingthe summary of the Mexican reciprocity recipro-city treaty says the principal on which I it is constructed seems to be the free importation im-portation of the chief agroultural products pro-ducts of Mexico into the United States I in exchange for the free importation of some of tbe products of the United States manufactures in Mexico So rigidly is this principle adhered to that raw cotton the largest item of our exports ex-ports to Mexico is not included although there is not a mill in that whole country which can spin Mexicanjcotton without mixing it with American The Mexican fibre is too wiry and staple in short ro needful is the mixture that till the railroads rail-roads supplied cheaper transportation the mills situated llko those of the Bin cens at Lagos and the great Hercules Mills at Queretaro were at prodigious expense in getting American cotton by the imperfect methods of transportation the rough highways over the Mexican table lands afforded This principle of the treaty simplifies the discussion but we recognize that it is likely to array against it the vehement opposition to it of the manufacturer in one country and the agriculturiit in the other We observe ob-serve with satisfaction the statement that care is taken to abolish interstate duties in Mexico on American imports We hope also that the full text of this treaty will disclose some stipulation for the reform of the almost unlimited system sys-tem of fines at the arbitrary discretion of custom house officers which present is authorized by laws of Mexico to such a vexatious extent that it not only harasses but corrupts all commerce there |