New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-13

those islands OF which fully oehalf consists OF %
ihat we send them amounts to S95OO,o00 year and
other articles bring the meat provisions up W
Tbon there are our grain products aud our wopu cApo
We thus than ten sistcenhs OF our etpo,s r
those Islands which IRE wholly or trade there must
always he "a limited arcont OF tno u y, 49,
climate Not over s,oG % weoi goo Of cotton goods
iron and steel exports amount %o two Islands ia
ring o isat hal, ire 81 Rem negroes Of limited wants
the amount OF trade we now have WIN hc"' o"'''' "
Mr. smith thought that while this cOuntrys carrying
treaty with other Islands Of the West indies tue SPANS"
Milan and Brazil II would be decrc"Sod'
DETERMINATIONS IN RATES.
Mr. Foster said concerning determinations IN '"o
of duties on cargocs from spain ana 'nose i'o ''
country: "Cuba ia portion of the spanish h'''o''
What the regulations in this resi- Get may be IA uop'S'
o,ccro and This treaty could not restrict the action oil
81 ain in this regard There ia discrimination IN lHo,
OF spanish ships II u true na, W.T. % tr our meats
biIng materials etc. but the duties are 50 iage ma
the people there cannot ahorl 10 a,c u. ,,Y treaty
is of value; but the general I'm ~, ,.r,n NJ
mJnN d pHr,, uco Ne send gold to Cuba now. 1t
would he better TO send furniture ana otnet haro
I'm bond can Il 20 to Cuba freel 40,
Mr. Fnstcr-Thc treaty provides tnat F oous 80
shipped admitted Free but ms treat! Is o '0 JUN
Mr. HerhwabMn~ all manu- be composed abso
lntev Of the product ~ hi, country as wen rs l't
;roI hero in orlrr to ~ I'm frce Take Tor instance
artjcas INTO the manufacture Of which opium WHICH Is
Mr. Fo.ieTThey are manufactures OF this country
and In under the treaty
TIE REDUCED DUTY on TOBACCO AND CI'A"''
Mr. scb,yah-The duty on both tobacco and cigars Is
rcdncrd one half Onr manufacturers complain bitterly
ahout that and say that it onc-haf Is taken OIL from
tohocco tbe reduction on cigars should not he one-hai
bec,u,o this renders it impossible for our manufacturers
TO c,mpete with Cuban manufacturers I'M. redic,i1n
an 900 c ,ars is greater than is on the twriiN-uVe
"nrs NJ tobacco used I'm making that number oi cigars
Mr. Foster such treaty as thl' VHc - ~ ~ -
of n har.ain between two nations, j. Is uH'u' l" ~
"a "a MI to affect some interests We mus nor pnh nl
one or two Interests bn AZ the general cherS l ,'r
commerce of oar country. me lNcSlon w Nt,ino
we .1nlll admit tohacro-rai free as We do fo ncN'p
ana keep the duty en- cigars We nave u nlih' h,,,t
hariin uron ul informal on ~ Mi' ttnt
npon consultation with gentlemen In inc huIins- un..
it would oe better TO makea Ky per Gth o,nu
The tobacco men among whom there IL such '"ict, "l
ag, that gain Is that we haNt or ' n , ,n y
market for american tOb1crp IN 'lha nv l~' lni ~
.cnts pound dity. whIlc charge sixteen "i seven
~ ~ r. IInshcs 40 prominent men i'm the tobacco
trade came to see th- mornin-' ana sd th't lht!
had Withdrawn their objection, 'n ln' ,traA NJ ror-
!. p. faf.-nt. of the N'N-l'rll 'H''upi y, .'',
l,ra number of men It s.uc 10 bin bad policy Tor NE
Iniicl states tokcepur li-h dwie' on I'm" hlnI,a.,
rrccninr ~ much length t. argue the que'lion when
be was called to order
VARIOUS QrrsrIoNs ANSWERED.
Mr. Foster WIS questioned on various points hr y .
tn,.t. or rhr,d,lrhla uinic nnrncs l.. ! nn-'v' u.
~ Smith and w. - Marvel. anl ia roplr sail, am'n.
,a, to,s. urhp cVtrrt tix nf cuba has been ono NJ
l,, taf snut..s uf revenue IN noaniniine the treaty
soti uhat an %, tit ln'ias shuuld hn rmh tod me,
,ra i,we, point rio,,,,ri, ,uie' u,ai' oN4o,'ona I"
l. ,ra t,", .,oa nio cr,,l s'i Mt tnisht We
shai suon uNnt utn q,
WV inls ou,,omopl Vr,o sp ilopni iu, ,',enne'
rtutu.tat ,it iu1af 'i 10 m hi h NNA" '' W,. l'''
iunai,. TINS Val iclupa u'r shinna ir,rnnn We w.
iriud iit in dniitrs anal rrul' "e t ihn ven I" ,hn
ii , hat tir question vs Whuihot u was not hH'l"'
fn f,i.i,r nur Irftnnu lh lhr WANt' A.,
Nm rr I'd Ca the dat, uu flour under tho treaty., Mr
BARNES iniuited. II hour irnm spain admitted TO '""'
uf the -amo ut-I- ~ ourrr
Mr. In.t,r- Ihey discriminate little In fvoI at
~up ih npur the spanish Government dculi'' '" IN
rlilr thr Philippine Islands Ia treaty WIN a.. "hu
would receive the approval OF '"i-Ir'' nv ,,
whether 10 s necessary 10 extend ON tI1de WIN me-
couutre. II n they have little TO offer Us but SUGAR
and tobacco aud must make SUGAR iTre u the uh"i
duty is reduced from - % 10 - % a hsl VIII h l'
he'll the -four ridcl In Spain the opposition manifested
against THIS treaty mas herl urllaYci W any Dt No.,
here The iron noun and Ice interests nave sem poc'a
ness Is ruined 10y inc treaty IN Sl"n tne, 'S''e e'
their Government has sold out their interests To- eh'h
Cuha Spain has treaties with almost al the nations ol
Europe except Great Brltaih ny winch tho NUS
favored nation clause extends 10 them, but the cooe'
are excepted from these prnNiNlO ms isa uydt 10
which no other Government. can hc admitted uhdo tue
most favored nation " clause spain cannot make
reciprocity treaty with the other nations Tor 'una inc
question IA whether should Cuba on the system oil
orcning M the markets OF Central and south America
thi man that H., treafie. like This can devised II
ite S nrny,"tn1 The nrosncrtv of the countryI
think nomportant Industry exert that OF the Louisiana
sugar planters will suffer and Congress Shold urn rs
attention relieving that industry. thnR una. VII
lille generosity on the part OF those who do not see "a,
we do we can attain commercial supremacy IN SOulh anu
Central America and the spanish West Indies
Mr. Aumdown proposed a vote OF thanks To Mr.
Foster whc. was unanimously carried, and thus the
meeting ended