New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-03

can ports This is what the State Department regards az
equality ofreatment" and reciprocity OF intereouI
BY Article perfect equality OF treatment between inc
Spanish PROVINCES and the United states Is
" thus removing all extra duties or DISCRIMINATION nov
general other countries having the treafneut OF t
most favored nation" The right the state Departmeht
had to establish perfect equality Of Treatment or @
found in the Constitution and this extraordinary pro
vision Is missing from the modified agreement , toS
authors having probably discovered their error aler
laying the treaty before the Senate.
AMERICAN AID TO SPANISH OFFICERS
Article VI absolutely requires American officials In the
United states TO report Spanish Cousus III oiuer '
the Cuban authorities may not suffer rom lheIr o"n
remissness and that the export tax American trahe
may nc vigorously exacted he IL remembered IhS
the American consumer in reality pays more hu
initiating provision could hardly have been framed one
would think that spain should at least carry out her own
laws without the aid tie United states when nose
laws act harshly against Americans Inc spanish
Consus have already begun their demands and taken the
eli where the inch yielded They nave claimed COM
prehcnsive and Of every package Of sqgar
moaSse' or tobacco coming from CUBA or forlo hco'
not even emitting those entered by passengers IL per
soma effects.
The that may assigned for that extraordinary
stIpulaon should be most scrupuouey schnheu, i,s
VI Is OF Immense importance 10 the spanish auOlu
VINO are utterly unable to control their own CORRUPT GUS
tomhoses' and therefore 70 Us 10 do her nut Io
nc increase III the spanish rev tons
ths check put upon exporters viii be simply proc
But why should American officials do the Illuminating
W"rkI Nnht was the influence that lnductu Iue i6
DrPitneht 20 agree that our customs Officers Shouu
This provision TOO doubtful con=titutionay The
Prcsdent wa authorized indeed 10 repeal the rethtoy
the part of orr without the cooperation Of
at least the Senate All that the state Department had
ment reduced It's tax upon orr exports the President
wound exempt Cuban imports from the additional per
concession, Of which It is already sick and of which
When me country becomes Informed. 10 viii he more tnan
sick or ashamed.
Article VII simply provides that the preceding stpua-
lions shai into effect the -t OF March, but, as we
m m. lie 4 n4fn
ucles v ana VIII are omitted altogether.
THE PROMISED TREATY.
Article VIII binds both Governments TO begin N once
negotiations for a complete treaty Of commerce ana
navigation between the United and the Provinces
Of Cuba and Porto Rico This article, like its fellow Ar
tcle W. il left ont from the modified agreement There
f. rImor however that negotiations about 70 begin
FOR another and complete treaty with Spain II is to be
hoped they may be deferred until state Department l.
IN power able to devise more likely to con-
tribute to the prosperity and honor Of the country than
been described.
We certainly want treaty Of which il cannot he said
that was beyond the prrrOgave Of either party 10 ne
gutlae that it, provisions revoked or suspended
within weeks of It's conclusion that yields 70 Tor
cgn Government far than obtains IN return; hat
ID matter affecting millions It haggles for rev pounds
or hsn. and then does not get the n-h. For again. anu
cannot repeat this too ofenthOugh the provisions oftns
a-reement which favor the United states may never ne
rauned and cannot by any possibility 20 into euect Ior
monhs-the Presidents proclamation was Issued on the
l- or Narch, ana spain Is reapng her share OF oeIe
hts Without giving the stipulated return. Wonderful
llp0mh'y was IL mleeu an .luple ulilueIln- !
present the results Of the agreement It stands:
Exchange OF duties with balance largely IN favor or
spain new lines OF steamers started 20 nv Il OUT ulcA
shipping trade; great interests OF merchants blocked
ana great plans thWarted American merchants paying
export axe 10 spanish con4ul@ IN American p"t@'
American custom houses set 10 work To atone Tor Iue
OF spanish officials and 70 iasien Ine HacAcS
on our own trade. am sir. your obcdent servant.
JiWticp, l. l., May >. l--l. ADAM bADhAt'