Show OUR TRADE with the various states of central and south Aine america to be extended dy western asad areas to the Il lerald WASHINGTO TOS april 1 10 0 the senate corn in attee on foreign relations lations Ke aft t day reported ad adversely and ra becom in mended ended tri the indefinite postponement of two bills introduced by senator cockrell to provide for tile appointment ment tofa of a to visit the principal cin wintries yiv alnee tries of central and south america for fr the tile beof of col tin information looking to the tile oz of american trade and commerce cow in that direction aud one bill introduced by senator authorizing tho tile president to extend invitations to the governments of tha republics of mexico 31 exico central america and south An america terica and to the empire of brazil to bend delegates ta a convention at washington to con eiser mixer questions relating to reciprocal reci relations etc te win the place of these bills they re ro ported an amendment to the consular consula and diplomatic bill which provides provi ilea that bo be appropriated to enable the president to compensate A commission to be appointed to examine and an I 1 report are t upon t the relations of exor the atit united 11 st states a tes with the beveral u countries of central and south amer ca a and 11 d upon the tile best modes of securing intimate national relations re 1 actions between them and the united state states to enable him to defray the expenses expensed of such commission should it bo be deemed advisable for it to visit any of said countries andio and to enable him to compensate delegates of the united states to a congress of these states to bo be held in washington should it be deemed advisable to conyedo such congress after the report of the commission shall have been madej made and to meet such portions of t the be expenses un n es as it may bo be proper for the united I 1 t ed states to pay in submitting this proposed amend ment which it asks to have referd referral to tho appropriations committee lift P foreign presents as a part of its report a letter from the secretary of state dat dated ed march 1881 1884 In dorsing dorsin the proposed amen amend ment the letter is addressed to seg senator miller of california chairman of the committee after saying tho the proa posed congress should not bo be e 0 without having a w well ell defined define program and referring to the fiti failure lure of ilie tho colombian congress al at pana phila ma for that reason the secretary pays moreover it is pro probable bablo that other states certainly tile smaller and less powerful among them would desire a i treaty of alliance requiring of iho tho united states protection and defense in case of an attack not only from froin european powers but by their more powerful neighbors on this continent material aid also in the construction of their railroads and oilier otheral similar milar lufroi w entertained by ns us Inthe in the conference the smallest state would have a voice e equal 1 to that of the united states and slid while wo we need not nece be lye bound by the conclusions reach reached ed it would we weaken aken rather than strengthen our influence with these countries if we should feel forced to reject measures adopted bythe by the conference con much of this character influenced fluen ced the failure of the notable project reject for an american congress in panama during the adams administration tra tion in 18 1828 9 0 the true plan it beems to me nie is to make a nEeri benoe M reciprocity treaties tre alioa with the state states of I 1 central and south america takina care that those manufactures and as i far as practicable those products that into competition with our manufactures ID an u fact 11 ree and products j should not be admitted to t III the free j list by these treaties trea e ri light se i cure a fol a valuable consideration so as not to violate the anost iiii wi favo favored reil i claus clauso o of their treaties further subi advantages such for example as attlio tile freo free navi navigation atoun of th their air coasts coast river end lakes indis in tho tile reductions of materials p peculiarly the production of central i a n take groinus fro from inuS us the tile ability to otter offer reciprocity and we would th as lose an op opportunity ort unity to e cure a valuable trade the rhe removal of duties from coffee without greatly cheapening it ita price deprived III us 5 of the tile power to negotiate i with tile CON fe feo i rowing countries countr iee of spanish america highly advantageous reciprocity treaties trea Uee and the nato red reduction ution of duties on sugar would complete our inabilities toes to ca cablish favorable commercial relations with those countries which forn four national market and from which we nye are now almost entirely ex cl clu cluley clep if we ive confine the reduction of duties on euch such articles As su garand coffee coal ee to those spanish american countries which are willing will ilig to begos aiato with us treaties re reciprocity C ip rocity 1 will I cheapen cli capen these products for our 0 or own people and at tho tile same time gain control of or those markets for tile tho products of our fields and factories another point seema seems w well ell worthy of consideration tho the un united cited states are great producers r of silver aud and cery every mar market ee t which can be opened for this valuable product is to our direct advantage great grep tt britain on the other baud hand tries to exclude it aa as a means of chanso ex 0 o for borits its use in inthis this v ay depreciates her wealth balth and anti works to her aae tho states of central 1 and gout south america are al also go balyer producers proda cra with interests liko like ours our it would therefore be advantageous and ably practicable to aggeo opo apon 11 a common silver coin coln equal it in value yalu cay say to our gold dollar or to some other appropriator blancard blan dard which under proper regulation as to coi coinage na ge etc ete 6 should hould be current in all the co coun un trie this continent thus v alue would be civen given to our silver products w and slid comin commerce orce with these countries would bo be aided the communication t then lien outlines legislation to this end the tile recolus recommendation men wen dation of the tile committee wa va s prepared by tile secretary of state and approved by the tile president |