The Portland daily press., 1884-12-09
THE SPANISH TREATY.
Reasons Why 1t Should be Rati-
fed.
WHAT MINISTER FOSTER SANS
ABOUT AT.

New YORK, Dec. 9.-Hon. j. W. Foster,
United States Minister to Spain arrived in the
steamer Oregon yesterday. He left his post
November 25, to bring here personally the new
commercial treaty which he has just effected
said Minister Foster, "th4t it is Of the utmost
importance that VS. should ratify this treaty.
The great question with us now is the econo-
| mic questi n, to improve our foreign markets
and anything that Can be done in the direction
Of providing new markets for our products is
an incalculable benefit This treaty will open
up to our sgriculturists and to our manufac-
turers a very considerable market and one OF
which We will have monopoly to the exclu-
! sion Of all European nations. No one can
| compete with u.s., At this time, too, when our
| industries are suffering all the evils of over
! production and are 60 much depressed it is
most ppportune that we should secure this
opening for our productions. In addition to
this direct benefit it would lead 10 our CONNER
cal conquest of South America. For if this
treaty is ratified. other countries south of us
will 6e obliged for their own protection, to
make treaties OF the same kind with u.s."
The sugar side of the question is most i'm
portant as there probably will be strong oppo-
sition from the Louisiana planters. But Min
ister Foster thought it wonld not have much
weight. With tsbacco he expected little or no
opposition. The duty on our -four would be
reduced about So barrel aud there could be
no competition with US even at that rate. SIT
is a question OF the interest of the whole ooun-
try," said Mr. Foster, land must be received
in that light"
The full text of the treaty with Spain is
printed in the Times today. 1t begins thus:
His majesty, King of Spain, and the United States
OF America, animated by common desire to
strengthen and pc petuate the friendly relations
which exist between the Spanish nation and the
United States. and recognizing in particular that
the Spanish Isles aud provinces of Cuba and Porto
n nWi i'm n nf ha
United States, frequent constant commercial rela-
tions exist between the two territories the advan
tage OF their inhabitants and both powers, consid
ering also hat the comm unity and harmony of their
interests demand that the relations be
aged aud favored to greater extension and protec-
ton OF commerce and its prosperity both in the pro-
vinces and islands above mentioned and In the Uni
ted States of America have decided to adopt trea-
y of commerce that shall attain this special object
Under the treaty the following named art-
cles products OF the provinces Of Cuba and
Porto Rico are to be admitted into the United
States Tree from duty:
Horses cocoa coffee, fresh fruits, cotton, hemp,
fax, hides, skins undressed, aniline and mineral
dyes, palm OIL sugars not above No. 16 Dutch
standard in Color oaves of crystalized syrup of the
sugar cane, melado, molasses, seeds, woods, cast
ron, eggs, honey. wax, sponges, bones. guano,
manure cocoa, espartO, horsehair, rushes, Osiers,
straw, coins Of gold or silver.
The following are subject to duty:
Cigars. cigarettes. begueres, Sl25 per pound,
II Ia per cent. ad valorem Tobacco leaves requir-
ing more tndn lOO to pound, II having stems 81
cents per pound; without stems, so cents. Other
tobacco ia leaves having stems 171a cents per
pound; tobacco without stems. 20 cents per pould;
snuH and powdered tobacco, 20 cents per pound;
tobacco not manufactured, 15 per cent ad valorem.
The following named articles, products of the
United Ststes, are to be admitted into Cuba
exempt from duty:
Beer, fresh meats, bacon, fruits, fish, shell fish,
gram and other cereals excepting rye flour Of
cereals other than rye, lard, swine beef, cheese,
eggs and bread, woods Of all kinds, slaves, knees
timber, pipes. boxes of wood cattle sheep an
goats, hOg stones and arths EMPLOYED in construc-
ton and in the arts and industries clay ties bricks
and tiles unglazed, hides and undfessed skins min
erals or metals, coins of silver and gold, useful
tcois, agricultural implements, agricultural appara-
tus, industrial and scientific motors raw cotton,
hemp, fax, Jute, aud all other vegetable ibres
WoolS raw horse hair, asphalt, hogs hair, refined
pi5umen tar, piteh aud r0eln, petroleum, raw or
crude, mineral and vegetable coas, mineral waters,
trees plants vine shoots and Seeds natural and
thciAl ma ures marble, Jasper alabaster in blocks
and sheets rough or prepared other stones and
carts employed in construction, minerals and met
as ice cast iron in pigs and all forms of steel
lulso; maiieaple lion and steel in bars,
and all classes of wire in copper
and iron, nails, screws rivets wrought iron, tubes
wire gauzs, onmanufacturei substances used in
chemical industries, drugs, seed of cotton and all
oleaSlnous products of the same except oils, tan
ming liquids grease and all other animal oily sub
staneea, manufactured cotton aud its manufactured
forms raw cotton with without SEEDS, other
vegetable hbres and their manufactured FORMS
ASups Juto anu OlHef raw vegetable uOrSS, raw
WOODS, hair, horsehair, aud their manufacturers
printed papers or autographs, periodicals. pam
phlets, books bound or unbound music paper
Wooos or all classes in trunks or logs, beams
planks. round, sawed or planed, wood stsves wood-
on hoops and boxes of wood, ordinary or finished
doors, blinds nnpainted and unvarnished, common
wood worked ia any fashion, CATTLE asses mules
horses, swine sheep. goats, hides undressed skins
natural and artificial manures utensils of agricul-
tufe, nipple meuts, machines and apparatus mate
rials for public works, materials of all classes for
construction repair OF ships birds terrestrial and
aquatic, fresh salted and sInoked meats except
jerhed beef bacon, hams lard, cows, live sea fish,
hsh dry, salted or picked rice shelled unsheled
aad oeher cereals -four of 9th cereals except rice
1resh died or preserved fruit Seeds fresh and dried
sttaw for forage, trees plants, vine shoots garden
seeds, and sugar bags.