The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-09

A<EttfN IE0m r@(TtNNi( IEGu0kuuy&tm ~
the senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions On the subicct-ilIs Defense ~ the
Executive and tho Document rho Msxi-
can Treaty.
WAsHrNcro~. y. g.. December y.
Secretary Frclinghuysen, In a lctterwrIt
ten yesterday TO Hon. John Y. Miller,
Chairman Of the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations, respecting the treaty,
says;
The Convention now before you In ~ 20
litical aspect IL OF Importance. Some have
thought that there Is a disposition In the
United states looking 20 the annexation OF
Cuba such action would be unwise for
reasons which are apparent TO your Com
mlttee for, even could IL be accomplished
by general consent, our institutions would
be cngendered by this beginning Of a colonial
system, or by nm Incorporation into our body
polite OF large population not In en-
tire sympathy with our governmental
aims AMI methods The treaty removes the
cause 81 complaint rs TO the treatment OF
our citizens aud tnrir property IN Cuba and
Porto Rico. which have heretofore led 70
serious discussion between the two govern
mcnts, and by bringing the islands into close
commercial connection with the United
states, coniers upon US ana upon them all
ton. were that possible. The con-
vention with spain - one OF a. series
OF International engagements. follow.
ing the reciprocity treaty with Mexico. IL
opens the markets OF Cuba and Porto Rico
10 our products. The treaty with santo
Domingoopens those OF that Republic, and
the pending negotiations with Central Amer
lea and with Colombia tend 90 the same OBJ
lect. In connection with these, the treaty
with Nicaragua Tor the construction OF an
inter. oceanic canal. while bringing the most
distant parts oi our own country into closer
relations, opens the markets OF the west
coast OF south. America 70 our trade, ana
gives rs AZ our doors customer able 10 alb
sorb a large portion Of those articles which
we produce. IN return for products which we
cannot prontaoly raise
The Secretary then refers TO the OBJ
| jcctions made TO the Spanish Convention
as follows
1t il said that we thereby give up revenue
on sugar from twenty 1--we 20 thirty 1--WE mil.
| lions OF dollars. IN return Tor reduction OF
| duties upon our products imported into
| cuba and Port Rico estimated ON the basis
of the existing traffic AZ from three 20 nve
millions. The REIMBURSEMENT Of revenue,
| when for the public good IL IN
the line OF the National policy hitherto y
| was done In the case Of tea ana coffee, winch
| by the act of May 1T. lss,, were placed upon
| the free-iis without any attempt 20 OBTAIN
] therefor any equivalent whatever ana sole
| l., IN obedience 20 the popular demand for u
| free breakfast table" iSy this measure the
| Treasury al the United states has lost during
4 the last twelve years u revenue OF some sllt.-
| OnO.Ou0 on coffee alone: and besides. let us not
1 forget that Brazil ayaied itself of the action
| OF this Government TO impose IN export tax
| upon coffee. which deprived the people OF
| this country OF the benefit OF our tarlu re-
ductlon. Article 5 OF this convention pre-
vents similar action by spain. The treaty
| now under consideration tends 70 cheaper
the cost OF the nece-saries OF life
| OF daily consumption, Of which We
are Obliged % import each year nearly one
hundred millions IN value TO make up for
the inadequate production 81 our own soil,
which amounts 20 only about twelve per
| cent. OF the whole consumption, and at the
| same time we secure growing market Tor
| our products Ina the spanish Antilles
| coupled with especial privileges 70
our merchant marine. 10 4 also
said that the importation OF tree sugar
from Cuba ana Porto R4co. when added To
! our domestic production and othe importn.
tion from the sandwich Islands, VIII fail
short OF the quantity needed for home con-
Sumption. and prices Will pe ruled by that OF
the port remaining liable 20 duly. % that the
profit from the removal q duty VIII ~ 70
the consumers In TINS country. II
this argument be true, the treaty VIII not
affect the pree 81 sugar "a louisiana. me
ply being greater than the demand. hut u
- frank 20 say that other conventions have
been negotiated, or are IN process 81 nego-
p0rtation from sugar regions.
Again. the privileged Introduction OF to-
hnpCn nj reduced duties has Uttn OfflttitU VI
a. reducing the rev enne and removing pro.
lection from the American product and
manufacturer. A. 20 this, it seems enough 20
say tnnt the convention leaves a discriInna
tion against the imported article OF from
-FOUR 70 five times the internal revenue duties
ON the American product, and secures a
market hitherto denied for the special manu-
features 81 tobacco IN which We
excel, and which command 4
profitable market wherever theli
importation il permitted. rednction
ss Il urged, In many quarters, OF the In.
ternal revenue tax on the manufacture 81
tobacco. and this would bela loss 81 some
twenty live millions OF dollars annually ~
the utibiic treasury. This treaty, taken Will
! the others Of the same character, stimulates
our general exports. and thereby promoted
the Interest OF our manufactures.
Continuing, the Secretary says;
These conventions enlarge tho
foreign market for our surplus productions
which II a. The policy OF protection 20 secure
and they stimulate our commercial opera
tIons and our carrying trade ~ reservinl
g our r,v,, Vessels co ,ne in'oymen. 2
The claim that the Mex lean treaty y
| Unconstitutional because II affects the reve
nue. and did not originate in the House o
Representatives, 81 slngulary unteuable. !
did 50 originate. The first action OF thii
Government toward rs negotiation was tn
| nppropriation 10y Congress "for the salaries
and expcnze- OF a Commission 10 ncIotiats
Il commercial treaty with Mexico
Tie preccdcntA are against the positions
that negotiations Oh tnis tiNrs hiN uhtohr'i
| tutioual Tie only Obiec
which the Executive ha- had IN vicy
in the negotiations u the conventions nov
awaiting the action OF Congress, has been IN
best interest Of the l;epubIlc, AMI IN en-
deavoring 20 realize TINS, the intinntion
OF the purposes aud desires " Congress
have served a. "A guide. II the span
ism treaty does not meet the approval Q
! the legislative branch ~ tile Government
the representatives 81 the popular VIII ca
not fa... trust, TO perceive that IN
prrsnunt hus made an earnest effort 70 re
move from the ficld 81 dispute subject o
contention. rs far a. Cuba " concerned, ant
20 secure lasting and increasing benefits :