New-York tribune., 1885-01-17

evidence that by snes psysnt tsrs 10 any subses
quent alleviation Of his burdens.
To this Hat there IL another tsm ef taxa
4ton, which viii appear strange unaccustomod a
hs refinsments and mysteries OF spanish anaaoiscae
but which here ID recognized a. an Inevitable II noo
proper, resource; To the pubsh he'd rate of taxaton
truck iarfs 10 per cen cattle farms per cent sugRr
estates per cent tobacco estates per cent ,udustrv
commerce. arts and the professions l6 per cent NUM-
cipa per cent with power to raise TO per oent-the
Governn,ent.to sete deficit which probably spranx
from some unknown purposey uncovered poou alton
adds per cent and this per there Is sti added
another per cent for funding, feeding upon the
pherike the big and little neas in the refranaud no
one knows where t all goes. Rumor making the
wind her post-horse that goes to pay per-
sonal services OF employees and certain influential friends
Of the banks. whose accounts crcds, were not in-
ciuded In the liquidation While might excite natural
curiosity to know the total Of these manifold
debts It would taie the Efforts Of an investigating com
mittee to find them out. They are probably tnown to
the banks-that Is. each banks interest In them-bus
their ledgers not open the base Pbrygasa Turks
paw these for tho principals only, the EN-.
pioyes have others Hike wise inaccessible the pubc
And TO make uncertainty still more uncertain there 10
still apother debt the very ndfpeeness of which oonss
tutes It's chief attraction and charm II sthc floating deetS
and like unto the other debts cloud hangs u which
the average outside eye cannot pierce. There are
supposed to he two original for this debts One 10
the anqaated though yetefate custom OF the colonial
statesmen OF Including in the budee certain
collection. which they know cannot be collected going
back far 1859. The other is thecustom Of
estimating the OF the island larger they
really are sbe snd shen .fxing the expenses lin
conformity with this estimate. OF scourse uuer ssfch
there be equilibrium; nevertheless. ~
debts continue to be CONTRACTED, and leompremses
assumed theyImust be and the ability Of tho Island
is taxed to amount beyond is yower to pay. The
undoubtedly eft, ms patursl plethora
unquidated debts but the trouble that src
not made public. and although the Inhabitants Of the
island conscious of the fact that they buencd
with deb they not informed Of the tho
origin Of them An exact clear and detailed statement
of the financial condition of the island Is obtanabs
1t Is doubtful oven II the authorities give II. The
certainty Is that they do not and in the meantime
and unforeseen contributions sremposed and every
thing done by what IN the United States might bs
called ring tho people dsgusted doubtful of tho
present, and distrustful of the future.
Returning to the matter Of the floating debt may ssy
have been perhaps balanced In the such thines
exst-by charging them to the mortsage obligations Of
included In the nd natural compromises made
with the Banso Colonial and the previous "b
REGARDS the deficit Of 1888 1t has been balanced by
il Sss
recent loan for one year BY the SanSus
with per cent commission for the negotiation Al Of
these naturally to be paid of out OF the revenues Of
engaged in ssuming and heaping upon the island debts
upon debts which we are now compelled in some way to
tho money-by taxes and custom house reesps. The
taxes the s ss. res nasy an ~ REALLY T nS
industries that exist the are e.orbtant TO such an
fest disposition the part Of persons
repeat here the Of the Commune Of Paris 1870
aavsabllty OF Withdrawing their agencies from the
island Dr at all events from the interior. IL fre-
OF which coated with petroleum. spirits OF tur-
pentine Notwithstanding these evidences Of spirit Of
se s o %
Sn h % peoS
selves are unable 70 pay tine on acd
which frequently bring complete loss
The budget now in force contemplates receipts OF
Of the island and the promised reforms considered
the collections will not be over which vii
involve another do cit OF $I6oo0ooo larger than any
Contemplate for moment the condition of thi. island
with its usual products s almost exclusively suear
producing country In the four years extending from
1879 to 1888 the increase In beetroo sugar has been 20
per cent whereas that OF sugar has been only
per The beet cture in the world has ten
thls island is therefore evident apparent Il
Is taken OF the efforts OF the Spanish Gov
the forced stimulant OF pound plated by
the treaty; and added to all these adctions havs
Of IGoOoOOo and it is more than probable thai
with sugars At onshal tho price 2, previous lou Years q, Z
receipts Of $4,000 900 may not be realized.
Ia 1861 under the administration or one OF your Pres
idents-Mr. Buchanan. It not 1.-THE budget OF youe
great country. with population OF 900 000
Germany. our grest compeorf may say our DESTROYER
in the market, with population thirty lines
always on war footing to maintain with an active and
aggressive foreign and domestic policy TO sustain, has
mother country. with her population sixteen times
greater than her colony. reports budget less than 1ys
Last year it was over $4,000. 600 Another view IL
equally interesting The United states had debt in
times real debt while Germanys to-day is less than
one-halt How people situated as we are are can pay is
may be apparent to the Ministry la spait but to us 10
You may ask: wheru does all this money 90 to The
is simple. In bureaucratic and pate nal gov
erumen like this the people pay moch but the treasury
Instances over againNand in large numbers bat how
muchl,goes to the general treasury nl stery that
matter OF common conversation II goes first into
the pockets OF the employees OF the save
get small share of IT, that srarney aud 40
long intervals The former has not been patti for six
months the pelice for nearly year Already there are
formidable mutlnies among them. Only q few days ago
400 troops we're sent from layans 70 santa cara 70
police had turned into thieves, and the civil Guard.
which cost this island over S30OOOO0 year 70 support
have become bandits and assassins.
In addition 10 these burdens we have others which In
But are charged with the expenses OF the expeditions
to Mexico and santo Domingo; the expenses OF the
establishment at Fernando Poo; pepson OF SI2000a
year to the Duque de Veraqua-a descendant OF colon
year The army and navy get double pay, when
they paid; at least 1t Is drawn from u.s. so the list
runs on ln,ermiDably. When getting cents 0
pound for sugar could stand the pressure, bus
when getting less than one-half that amount
the drain than bear. aud unless your
generous Government will consent To make sacrifice for
US and give US bonnt, OF cents poa we are sl'ns, @
brethren 80 ught aud found other American col
onies hal century Already our mutterings are
breaking through restraints OF the tyranny which has
sealed our lius for century and unless relief comes
speedily people, regardless OF local birih VIII rise up
their might and and the Government OF sPaln
With hores of leeches will be hurled into the sea-
and then We will form a Government OF our own; make
our own treaties. control our own commerce. proyide