New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-12
A REVIEW BY MIR. FRELTNGHUYsEN.

OF GREAT ADVANTAGE TO THE UNITED srATE%
WAsuIxGTOv. Dec 1l.-Secretary Frelnghuysen
to-day submitted to the President statement OF
the purpose and effect Of the various articles of the
Spanish treaty and Oh analysis of the schedules at
tached TO It, showing succinctly tho exact changes
proposed to be made in tho existing Spanish tariff.
The full text of the Secretary's paper is as follows:
To ne President: On the 10th instant you laid before
the Senate for consideration with view to advising and
consenng to It's ratification. commercial convention Of
reciprocity between the United States and SPAIN pr0vd-
ing for the favored and conditional exchange Of
products between the United States and the Span
lsh West Indian provinces Of Cuba and Porto
Rico. The need has long been recognized OF
some arrangement by which the natural market
of the large communities lying at doors should be
cured under beneficial terms for the principal prodnc.
certain reserved favors whereby the articles, mainly
materials as food products which this country
docs not produce produces In nadeamate quantity.
shall reach their natural market OF consumption IN this
foreign possessions rs respects manufactures than
In the United states with respect o the crude materials
srnble natural movement OF trade between ports
and ,h.irs This ha, been notably the ease With the
numbers 10 about s72OdO,oOo n value large proper
p S exports ts'i io Sts sdn ts'i.sr 10 nearly T
sonprans for the inst mt ati,Iea IN WHOSE pgar,
quantities Ind Their natural market in cuba ana Poits
,iro because % heavy enstcs tsSatiqn anl
Natga Eays nls Saly ptar.paiy eu, ~ ytAla6r mef
ket iiU its tull ehaee U detelUpnent hn have .aso
Sptfyi@s itsle ihess anat%abg eSa'ISgas Nssg htpe
sS AZ IN a.p 4 n ys Ss sas s y i @ s e ass S II s ss y
,eas aases 4 Mias'e 70 asegfaiN ~ ieels, ssoNat
pteslniaie estimate ~ slsiy m sptrNls miilgas
sussss 4 ssss sssn sS @ Ms,.siss a. s' w. Ys & W aa ws
he saie 81 sat iha whip Nndpr pssilRg circumstances
i no fNlel states, ids eoNa,W eah sNppes nnedfib
" ihe snNhs ap manufactures which those Islands must
existence Tho balance az trade 10 therefore, Ia th0so
PROVINCES against The nlled states Ia 'hp p,epoion
o TO one and ms due to tho operation Of causes
population Ut Cuba aud Porto Rico to demand
THE OBJECT OF TIE TREATY.
IL follows, therefore, that any change which cheap
ems the price OF the necessaries or iifo In
Cuba aud Porto Rico will Increase tho de-
mand, and benefit tho United States
Tho commercial agreement OF January 2-Febrary 10,
1884 between tic United States and Spain initial
step toward better condition Of affairs. Tho correspond
laid by the President before the Senate the 18th
Of January last shows the negotiations leading TO tho
ons tho United by lesscncd tari while
removing determinations against our Tag This agree
pcdicnt recognized lhc need and imposed tie mutual
obligation OF deyIsing complete commercial treaty to
touched certain determinations against our aag as in
the Of goods Inc of wsS n II
Of tho United States paid higher custom duties In Cuba
complete the work thus begun and remove all remaining
mpcdments to full trade with the Antilles the ncgoa-
os @ 10. o,s I ,% s', T., no hs o o"e"''"
"a rs , h, anu ~, , i s,, M H. =, @ or ,he ,re.,v
% an ,h 80; % r. -, -, ~ snch roc,nroc;tv -
h "s ~ th Jn, ~ q, ,he Initial =. .ts. ,na q; ,hs
VI @ " ,'rn,o.ss and fs,aJs a, 1'ha and
por,, I9;c , s'c ptua sblnn,nr nrivcacs as will
,and W. 70 sntar av""n~,ant ~ rn7n,crce sccond 70
remove the restrictions and obstr,ictions TO which
American trade and shippng has for many years
been expOscd under the tart and customs regulations
of the 10 islands and third To the treaty OF
I705 with spain by the more modern provisions a. to
commercial freedom the protection OF the rights OF per-
sons and property and the most favored nations /"
clause, which do not exist In that treaty.
MEANING oF t's shVhhAL A"riCLEs'
Articles and IT, relate to the reciprocal exchange Of
the details OF which are In tho three
',..S .anss,,." nand ~ m" a.. ,oa,,,r. -, ,ss
annexed schedu'es Al" u Inc now ica'"rc vi Tue
tptl Ia bana