National Republican., 1874-05-30

THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
= Not long ago Captain General iConcha
issued an order levying an income tax o
ten per cent upon the commission mer
chants of Havana The result Is that ex
porting merchants have since then been
compelled to increase the. prices Of good:
shipped by them to the United States.
Their PLAN writes recent correspond
ent ftis exceedingly simple; it takes nc
money out of their pockets, or Of 'tht
pockets of the middle-men of the island
''but Is, in fact, an indirect tax upon the
- tttpeople Of the United States. Ia Other
,J''wof6S the income tax levied by the Cap,
tain General upon an especial industry il
-'fn reality 4 tax upon the consumers oi
Cuban products IL the United States ''1;a M.
Z No man who has spark, of American
pride In his soul will hesitste to denouncf
this imposition as unjust unwariS nted, ant
cruel. 1t is, nevertheless of piecs with
The financial policy of the Spanish authorl
ties as regards the commercial relations Of
tho United States with, Cuba. To-day
American -four shipped from American
ports via Spainto Cuba in Spanish bottoms,
can be sold cheaper in Cuban markets than
that which Is shipped direct from this.coun4
try to Cuban ports. In fhct the customs
regulations Of the island as prescribed by
the Captain General and Tho Madrid suo
thorities, are intended 10 destroy all equity
of commerce between this country and
Cuba and to compel the customers of Cuba
In the United States to pay an inyidious
and onerous tax. The tax is invidious be-
cause the same regulations do not apply to
the commerce of other governments. For
instance, Great Britain has advantages OF
this kina ghsif4 enables tes Sott94 manu-: manu-
besturer of that country to underseH Amer
lean cotton goods in the Cuban markets.
Great Britain also has proposition pend
ing TO seize the customs revenues of the
island as security for the payment Of a
Spanish loan negotiated In London not long
ago, the interest upon which is now in de-
fault, and the remark Is often nasde that il
the island Of Cuba was located at the mouth
Of, the, Thames, as it. virtually is ct uthe
noah of the Mississippi the English Gov
eminent would not hesitate TO assume even
greater authority over, It's customs Affairs
than It now receives as the reward Of 1t:
diplomatic shrewdness. Cd In palmer terms
The English Government, remote as 1t Il
from the island really rilrasi more power
and is consequently enabled to reap create
commercial advantages from the trade witt
Cuba than this countryi does, -altheugh W
arc the nearer neighborI ,7i3 o.. szogGo odE
ydThe natdrsf remedy for all this the wa,
to remove the inyidious distinction agains
the United StStksy and 10 osecure something
like reciprocal relations, would be to pro
test against tie odieps come tsKs To- INhiel
we have made rallusion;y but the troubie 1
that the selhsR policy Of the p4niatdss, =
gether with their arrogant conceit weiil il
induce them to1ignors Anysueh protest an
ifonelsA0uId be offefeds dshe'fesuls weald ,
sn interhinabls diplomatic ,cogespp pndtsppfl pf
With any other tresty-makiRg power 9TH
natural method Of procedure mig be Evsil
able but We hayG had 2tD6 napy promise
from Spain hichs remain uakept fto-dsJ
and We5havs had too many causeslof CON
pl6int 6h3accoGns Of delays H. sadipf9mstii
kind We are therefore compelled Is,
matter Of justice to ourselves! Land for ih
pupOse Of protecting oar own intefestsIT !
look y the cnban insurgents our Q natur,
allies sforT friendly and treeippOcal tenn
They have proved by six long years Of ".
that they do not intend to be Spaniard
or to be ruled b. Spaniasdss and althoue
thel Spanish Goyernments has 5 expendt
$780, 900, oo0 Of money and thelivesof 100