New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-15
TIE SPANISH TREATY.
ADVANTAGES To THE UNITED STATES

WHAT CUBAN MERCHANT THINKS OF THE TREATY
POSSIBILITY or ANNExIyG THE ISLAND.
Inc discussion on the Spanish treaty Is con
tihned with great Interest In downtown circles On
every hand the majority Of those who talk about 1t call
attention to THE TRIBUSE's conservative manner In
treating the matter edorally and In giving space to
tne Tree expression of views by those in favor Of the
treaty and by those opposed to it. This. they admit,
gives mat portion Of the public who directly inter
es'e" ana those who are usually dlsinterested In
SUI" matters an opportunity to become fully
coh'ersant with all the arguments. In treat
ing OF public matters IN such way they
ACKNOWLEDGE that TnE TRIBUNE becomes a public edit
Gator IN political. National anil international affairs
jose W. Cehallos. Of Tho cuban importing house ~ NJ
''palos Co, No ~ wall at. who usually spends h4
winters In Cuba. aud returned from that Island week
ago said
Think tho treaty n ratified. will prove beneficial to
tho Islands ~ cuba and Porto Rico and tho United states,
ahd should be accepted without making great changes
u would prove practically commercial Nation ~
Tho Island To tho United States making the
trade virtually eoastwise one, and Americans
would be able anh mud 1t profitable 10 introduce heir
Amsrcan proincts. know that s3me of the sugar re-
nhr. oppose that part OF the treaty relating to sugar
anu might he found advisable 10 yield tn their Views,
whoh can pe readily done since the Spanish authorities
here ara clothed with power 20 make amendments. For
grading high as 80 10 Dutch standard as the
grades from and including Nos. To 10 might go into
such alterations as to admit only up 10 No. 3 might he
made IN the treaty to meet the objections Of the reners
az to admit above that would he injurious the refining
interests I don't think these strong reasons
amendments but they might he conceded to meet the OPP
position
question has also been raised the effect that the
removal duties would decrease the OF sugars
20 the consumer Admitted the price of sugar Is not
regulated by concessions given or received and they
might not be altered IN the least because bccroOt
Is the regulator for prices Cane cannot be sold
the same price beetroot without tremendous
loss but the moment take on the duty the prOducera
well the dealer, Will make living UrOnt, II Will
he an incentive fnr MN To go mo the production more
extensively; besides, cane sugar Is better and goes
further than the beet root product think that the rat
caOn Of the treaty would also tend 10 Increase the
product in Cuba and Porto Rico, that instead
Of getting Onehaf OF your supplies from those iands,as
now. you would get at least dfy per cent more.
" | have the time when Cuba produced at least
forty per than and there Is chance for
greater Development A. soon as this channel OF trade
IL deNclOQed Will result IN increased trade for the
products Of lie south in Cuba and Of Cuba for the south
Consider for one moment the possibility OF buying cuba
-.,. cnnotiti,n In making mis- romnarson the case
may bc that future time the United states Will
possess the leland of Cuba and then all the necessary
sugars for consumption ia the United states would be
annexed To the United states then Cuban sugars would
be American, and then you would not like any other
reduced removed from the beet and cane prod
uct- Of O,aer countries. General Grant, when fresl-
spain wh.n she becomes tirrd the island aud then she
would be- willing ccdc 10 the United state, by treaty
This significant aud IN Of his prediction proving
true the prospect, would be beneficial
AnOlhcr question raised Is that II this treaty IL rati-
fed other nations having treaties with the mOsayored-
nation clause VIII demand inc same privileges. III must
be remembered that neither the United states nor spain
grant these concessions 10 each other grdut0u'y II
other nations want me same privileges ihe} must relp-
rOcate Mr. Foster Orcsaw this and replied To the qes
ton regarding the most favored nation clause, that
nothing i granted gratutOusy by this ueaty@nd where
others able to give much In return they VIII have
equal privileges 1t would be difficult for England to
strengthen demand FOR rccprO ty having no duties
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