The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-27
MEEREsTING FROM CUBA.


tutU UebGQt-IN !fsGbTfes or CuOI-SLutfStt-
cal Statement for Three Ye1rs-Ihe Joint Interest
OfPlantimg and CONNIE eiat C.bans- Proposs-
tion TO admit British and Amsriean Coin into
charlottesville Opevn-NtUstraIson of the
Censoysh,p-Niarinis Wittctsm.
Well, by way of variety, let me commence this
letter with little piece of gossip. II seems that
the editors of The Faro Ladusr,ai, the liberal paper
here, were not included in the invitations for the
banquet given 10 Senior San Martin, at the Cerro
Villa. This was followed by witucism in the
Faro, wherein the banquet was styled Balshazzar's
Feast, and winding up with ausion to the
guests and those favoring the banquet, coupled
with the quotation of a Spanish proverb-" To
every hog comes his st. Martins day" This is
the day on which general sau entering of hogs
takes place in Spain, These remarks brought out
several gentlemen, who visited the Office of the
Faro, with the intention of CHI istising the
author of the wi,,cism They could not
fasten it upon any One of the editors,
who is Spaniard. has resigned the position,
TO avoid the unpleasant consequences of an
extreme hostility growing out of such state of
things between the paper here and other parties,
j including the government. II Is supposed that the
censor, whose duty it TO judge all articles writ
ten for publication in the journals here, permitted
this 10 pass into the paper for The purpose of injur
ing the Faro, against which II suppose suffi-
cient amount of charges being made, IN run
ming account style, 10 just,f, ,he government in
some day putting stop to ITS issue. II has been
customary for the censor Ia expuage articles much
more innocent than this Oh ,b- matter IL may be
said that all Coca to prove Inc i'm olcy OF violence
on the part OF those who hope for better things in
Cuba; for those ameliorations which Spain can
grant, she will grant, or risk the loss Of her
sovereignty over the island
In my last, / related IN instance of the leniency
displayed by the present Capt.iu General, on the
occasion OF his recent visit u Matanzas. Another
instance has just TRANSFERRED this city, wherein
that literally which distinguishes him from many
of his predecessors was again exhibited. An Ame-
rican named Stiff, Californian, Was convicted by
the court having jurisdiction in such cases, of av
ing drawn arms upon one Of the guard whose duty
II YVES to arrest him, in sequence OF disordery
behaviour in the street Upon Intercession of the
acting Consul here, Mr. Morlant. the Governor
Gener-l, taking the case ont of the hands Of the
court, Eas pardoned him The penalty OF the law
is six years confinement in the cham gang The
man is row let off by payiag he costs Of the sun,
which has been generously subscribed by the
Americans in Havana.
Yet the Creoles here feel that 1t is merely their
good fortune-not a consequences OF the manner in
which Spain governs them-thdt they have CO.
vernon General who is disposed 10 mitigate the Sc
verify of that government. The next man may be
tyrant
Let US now see what is the food contained in
Cuba for sustaning that spirit Of commercial free
dom named in my last letter, and for maintaining
its healthy action. An economist Will not tail 10
IL Is
soil is Of depth and sreogth that after the ither
ing Of the hundreth crop, Is s,l with deep plough
ing, ready to produce more that only one third OF
the arabic land OF the is iacd has been reduced to
cultivation that this hos been done with i'm
perfect agricultural Implements, which have
merely skinned the suffice OF the SOIL, with
out ever turning up to the frucufying light
OF the sun, the subsOll m its deep rich deposit.
that one planter rrinidsd has Just sold the
last lot of his crop at I-50s growth and that
the sum received completes the aggregate of half
million CT dollars received b. him tor the sugar aad
molasses Of that Years crop That IN 1850. Cuba
exported over 200 900 boxes Of sugar, as will up
pear by the Official returns when published, but
which does not include all, as shall hereafter ex-
plain.
Owing to the favor OF her cl mate, similar to that
wherein the hest quality OF cane was first found,
and thence brought tor cul iyaion, Iaht) owing
aso 10 the abundant raias, followed ny very great
heat, and 10 The cheapness Of labor. Cu has nau
raj advantages tor the cultivation ct sugar
that none of her competitors can con
tend against with succtss. And wherever
nature most f4vors the protucioa Of an article
necessary to the comtor of mankind. there, too,
should man favor il Rebellion against natures
laws Is loes; obedience TO her laws rs gan-is uni
yersai gain.
How does Spain deal w..h this beautiful island ?
Products Of Spain, excepi Hour, are charged with
a duiy OF chly seven g.r cent, white on those OF
other countries from 81 To % ter cent Ia imposed
Spanish flour. IN Span sn bottoms Ia charged ~
per barrel; American fout - %, neariy ten dol
lars per barrel
lion Of pounds, is OF grehyl ue. when we con-
slider that certain dstricts produce qualities un.
equalled elsewhere The coffee estates are gra.
dualy being converted inio sr estates, the cul-
tyation OF the latter beng more profitable
But the great staple Of h l.itnd Is sugar How
rs IT fostered by the goverUinrntl II Is not per-
mitted 10 take care OF its.if winch is all IL re-
quires An export ouy Of 81. crats per box OF
400 lbs is imposed. A duty or "a per cent is
charged on agricultural mach'u.ry aud imple.
menls imported, excep' steam m,lls A duty OF
a IA .FpY.n Eed me- nf
United States, the largest customer tor Cuban
sugar; Of DC. per 100 los CA her corn, Of PIC
per 100 lbs. on her codnsh, "f 2lc on each
of her suRar.box shocks, 81 Bic per 10. on her
hams, OF &c. per ID on her ne, Of &c per d. on
her lard, on her candies g.. PER ~ slt per ton,
tonnage duty, 10 levied oH all vessels her than
Spanish; t2ac. on Spanish
Quoting from returns more correct than the
official, ] find that tue exDort Of sugar TO the
United States, in 1915, was ~ $50 noxes; in 1916,
was 2i2 $50 boxes; 10 lSH, sis oh 63o boxes
seems that the exporla ioa at sugar 10 the
United States IN 1871, was about double that
ofl5i6.
Let us see what was the importation Of leading
articles from the Unii,d States against this sugar
export. OF flour in 1915, IL vas "a, lj7 bhs.; IN
1916, ives 6,o96 bills IN iSi7 vas I1,755 bbls
or maize, principally from IN, Uaed ates, 10
1875, IL was ~, $50 srfobss OF % To-. each Ia
1916, was ~ ,2i0 suooes; in l5i7, was o., 2o7
arrobes.
During the year 1917 corn. or maize, was ad.
mitied INTO fopr ports, Havana, Mi'Anzas, Carde-
mas ind Marel, free OF dugy. II T. 10 be scea IN II
;he amount OF breaistuils taken from the Y nited
Staies IN II ~ was immensely greater than ~ any
previous year This was manly the result of tree
trade IN maize, combiued with ihe reduction made
IN tue United States by the tirIn ct 1916. acting
cooperatvely. The mutual looseniug OF reetrc-
ton aiding materially n causing ~ oace an enor'
nous increase IN exchange ~ products.
IL 10 admitted that portion 81 this increase IN
exchange "a to be accounted tor ny the scarcity o
breadstufls here, owing Ia the hurrIc tne OF $50
This cause, doubtless, operated greatly Tor the IN
INN "A tgn N Al "a
been only partial In respect T. watch owed
iis great increase mainly to the eting vi Of the
duty Tor that year Certainly the government ex
pected such result t. accrue from tnlt act or II
would not have relinqushed the duty; that result
being the sole object. Thus IL l. that government
by Its acts, admits the value Ut punciple