The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-31
THE SPANISH TREATY.

THE SPANISH VHEAI " .HalaIfa
,
Letter rom SECRETARY OF sthte rro"ns-
huysen to Hon. John n. Miller, Chair.
y ,.,.
man OF the COMMITTEES on roroisn noiA'
tions.
WASHINGTON, december 2f-oecretary
Frelinqhuvsen. in letter written YESTERDAY
tie"e"u'' A..
to Hon. John Il. Miller, chairman OF Tue
conota Committee nm Eoreiyn Relations
Se''o
respecting the spanish treaty, says:
The convention now before YOU in its DO
,,.,l", in1 Oonoo" oot tS or ,mnortanoe Some have
i,'io"' "op.N -, 10. sia.sss,t.,o,, a., .ha
tnought tnuV .here 10 uiepo'i'ioh ~ 'n'
United States looking TO the annexation OF
Cuba. Such action would be unwisc for
raooons which are apparent tn your commit.
re"soho "n,on ",o nPp =. sn o,,,,,,sSad W. o h,,
tee; tor' even couiu !. pe acoo'nphsneu ~
general consent, our institutions wouid DO
endangered by this beginning of colonial
sys,nm or nv nm incorporation into our body
,,."s ~ ,a.ro ,,oeulo,,or not IN entire
polite OF large poPuna.ioh iio' in onViis
sympathy with our governmental aims ana
methods.
rrha troatv removes the causes of COMPLAINT
ny ~. ,,ro,,, 90 o,r o,ti1ons and tbo,r
US 10 'ne trcu.inenvo, ou. o, r,'" 80. 49, %'
property in Cuoa ana Porto RICO, "nicn nave
heretofore led TO serious discussion between
the two governments, hnu Dy prinRlhB tne
islands into close commercial connection with
the United States confers upon us and upon
them all the dement's which would result from
annexation were that possible. The conven.
tion with Spain is one of a series of interna
tional engagements. Following the reciprocy
treaty with Mexico II opens the markets OF
Cuba and Porto Rico TO our products.
The treaty with Santo Domingo opens those
of that republic, and the pending negotiations
with the Central Mexican States and with Co
Inn anDippt
tion with these the treaty with Nicaruaga
for the construction OF an Inter.Oceanic
canal while bringing the most distant
parts of our own country into clear relations,
opens the markets to the west coast of South
America To our trade and gives us at our
doors customer able to absorb large por-
tion of those articles which we produce in re-
turn for products which we cannot prohtably
raise. ...
The Secretary then refers to the objections
made 10 the Spanish Convention as follows:
IL is said we thereby rive up a revenue on
sugar OF from S25, $1,000 to 35,00OOOO In re-
turn for the reduction of duties upon our
products Imported into Cuba and Porto Rico,
estimated on the basis OF the existing tralhc
at $1,000, 900 TO S5,OO0I0O0. The REIMBURSEMENT
of revenue, when for the public good, Is in
the line of the National policy.
Hitherto IL was done In the case OF tea and
coffee which, by the act of May !, 1872, were
placed upon the free list without attempt TO
obtain therefor any equivalent whatever, and
solely in obedience TO the popular demand
for Free breakfast table" BY this measure
the Treasury of the. United States has lost
during the last twelve years revenue OF
some $ll0,0000O0 on coffee alone; and besides,
let MS not forget that Brazil availed herself
of the action of this Government to impose
an export tax upon coffee which deprived the
people OF this country Of the benefits of our
tariif reduction. Article V Of this Conven-
tion prevents similar action by Spain.
The treaty nOw nndar consideration fpndg