New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-13
MIR FOSTER ON THE TREATY.
,vr, VINO TO SOME or THE OBJECTIONS.
yx THINKS THE TREATY WILL bE ApVAN'Ao"'o'
81" n,.wrAr SPAIN COULD NOT po'

nv THINKS THE TREATY Will ~" -. 80,
an TRADE WHAT SPAIN COULD No' w.
10 No., 49,, CORRESPONDENCE OF THr rRiDuNEl
.,.,,,,,,r,x pcr. 1.-THE new treaty WIN
e.. .o,,,,nes 10 be the principal topic OIL discus
r. M, ,hc ono hand. il has been severely cii''-
80, ., tho other. il has found Comparatively
60, J.fendcrs for the reason, enemy 'h"' o
,i,ucitc has closed the mouths Oh tue ""'"
-, IN, state Department. and more par'io"",'S .''
nrevon,ol Mr. Foster. who ncgoli"'o, Wv :.
g., ofcnJnc his work and meeting the ".'''N' ~
which II has been exposed. In the COURSE u ''''>
sation on Thursday Mr. Foster SAL" :. ADMIT
spain. under the treaty Aureus ,Mo
'p''" al ,hc agricultural products OF the
,,n,,o1 States free Of duty. except Whc",
~, 1o,r If also admits free long ils' Oh
.,,,r,c,,rcs embracing all of the leaimg uep"''
o,s cx,cnt textiles. In addition 10 TINS Hp"'
oJn,its almost all of the remaining arUolos "''O"
owe manufactured in the United states aV i'""'
ton of from 20 to 90 per cent ,o.o 80
an, treaty would be considered complete IT,
Drocitv treaty if Spain admitted the pio''u''' az"
manufactures of the United states roe' CIV ,',,.
,bot She Ia, done this 60 the extent u no' "'.''S
I-,ror,unatelv. Cuba has large ooh'cu i"''
ness. and both import and export ".'i'' ..;,,al
,lo1el +, secure the payment of both the pr'"o''"
,,1 interest mon this debt. This made u lmpoH9F
- for b.r IN remove the duties without op'"iui"S
.ho oo,,eo,t Of the hondholders and providing So"o
''.,, o,hol of security. 1t was not thonsht pI"c-
,icoh,e to accomplish this within reas"haol1 I'M,
This in part may explain why portion u ""''
retained ON American products .,,,r
.who, booeGts does Spain expect to derive uh'-'
the treaty p -.,,;,,,, commercial
s,ain expccts to revive the drooplhE coi'l' ''',
;tarests of Cuba but the dement's Will ~
- wall "a financial. Greater con'eh''n'', VIZ
follow a revival of commerce. VINO" .r;,I,
trttl la
their rulers ,,,,1s ror,ed
"Itis asserted that the bulk of the g'ou' mum"
:; ,l s,belnles are Of little Importance rs aneC'hS
,ho ocrreyate exchanges of the two countries.
s1n.,oninatiou of Schedules i and vi" s"o"
~ ,h,. embrace all the important manula'tIo
tho limited states, and large portion VI ''''
;o,tbefrce list The chief exceptions are uou' "''
otto, ,oo1s Flour slcduced from - ''" "''l =, W.
% 40 the first year AMI after the thr" yea" ANU
tbe ,c,nain Ter of the time covered oN 'i' wv,
O., a. rIjs virtually gives Ms the monopoly ~ 'l'
uo,r trade of the island IT would nave o,'n We
.,,.lIe to have secured the free admission oi hou
Ir, ,he gronish Government lid not regard l's u.s.
,,.sitl. in view of its obligations The mann 'lie.'
,,iit lac mot ~ prevent the control oi the '' '.'
h.,,,i..,n n,nr hat ~ limit Che consuwNt''h wv
,ot, nn account ~ tho duties.
,,,r trrt,t uS ttNItt FAnh''a
ur,tt,n anois aro tu1nrrd from 40 fl" 80 l'f e'h'
ss ennim,pi with thn iotw", doi'7 on ''',
moods ani tho same reduction "a WN'' W. ',''
gaots ni,t neatly the Same "h W''''"'
s,,d a, sufficient to give tho control 4" tue "N
t,.1.t n, A,oo,l, Al, Manufacturers NJ pros
.,t as il wen known, NO ate almost oh'h'N -
,.,,l tr,tn that market. Precisely ia" nth' may
be said m regard to glassware, sloh'N"''' '"''"''
ware poroelan, coppor brass, lead' fh'' IVA MANI"
featured articles paper Wsll"".Wh'' '"'"
goods leather saddlery, carriages lubp'i 0"" S"'
,ercha goods aud almost all other American '""'"
facturcs not on the free list The Tree HSt Ho"o'o'
embraces the greater Porton OF our h"'No n'|''"
f.o,nr,s 4 critical examination OF the schedule
md a COMPARISON with the rates OF the Oup"" '"i"'
will show that the United states Will ENJOY a
,,r,,,ol ,,ononoly of the commerce Of the island
"What. IN your opinion, viii be the lnc''"'0 Va
cnr trade under this treaty.
with the present high duties and with al 'Ieoo-
s,r,ctions which have Murdered free Intercourse
With Cuba and Porto Rico, our trade mas averaged
about 81 ; 900 900 year. With the duties remove"
nm orr agricultural products anu such a long Iioo
lit of manufactured articles and so large Ieuuo
zion ON the remaining American exports theIc II ~
orostiop Inf what our trade will be largely m
creased 1t is reasonable to suppose lhIt We "ii'
co,.r,,l almost the entire market. This beng inc
,o.e ,h.re il no reason why we may not expect an
increase to at least $50 900, especially with the
,evival Of the industries ard general prosperity Oh
Che island Tha, is no Insignificant sum IN the pres
cnt condition of our VyerstOckc ed markets
qur PRESENT CoNDiriOS OF TIE ISLANDS.
aThc cynorts of the islands are stated to be larger
4bap their imports The exports are said to be as
Ijcb ~ 600 900 900. while the imports amount
% only $50 900 900. Do you consider tins posi-
bier ,u
aSuch state Of trade is hardly possible. In all
countries there is tendency to equalizc approx
,nat.Iy the exports and imports. ii this great DIS
partv exists in Cuba and Porto kico, the rapIdy
accumulated balance of wealth would maze thcm
the richest countries of the world whereas IL Is wen
known that they are at present among poorest III
accumulated wealth My impression is that no great
dAercpce exists between the exports and imports.
The trouble is the difficulty Of arriving at accurate
statistics in regard to this question No confidence
seems to be placed in the published statements oi
the value of goods imported into TIE islands through
custom houses and otherwise
"What will wc sacrllccF
awe will lose the revenue derived from the sugar
importcd free from Cuba which represents about
$50 900 If the revenue were the only con-
alteration to be taken into account, 1t would ne
doubt be a bad bargain for the United states but II
is TO be remembered that sugar IS an article OF gen
erai consumption and has become one OF the heces-
s;,;os of life There il growing demand for ab-
sop,e repeal of the duty following that of the duty
nm coffee aud tea sugar being an article OF much
,,ore GENERAL use than either of these. II we can
,ecure free sugar and at the same time open market
for portion Of our surplus products we can, in the
present condition of the Treasury well Afford the
arrangement 1t certainly is much better than an
absolute repeal of the duties that now benefit our
foreign commerce. In the negotiation of the pend
ing treaty, the sugar question had virtually passe
beyond a question of negotiation and been settled
on a permanent basis 10y the Grant-homeio Mexican
treaty which provided for the free admission OF sugar