Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-21
RECIPROCITY.
Sentiment Favorable to Reciprocal Re-
latiOns with the United States.
The Department Of State In Receipt Of Copies
OF Debates from the Havana Chamber
of Commerce on the subject.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The department o
state has received copy of the minutes Of de-
bates which have recently taken place in the
chamber OF commerce OF Havana, wi reference
to the Mckinley bill and the question of rsci-
procity. This statement, which was trans
mitted to the Spanish minister Of colo
mics. was accompanied by letters from
segundee Alvarez, president, and saturnino
Martinez, secretary general OF the chamber.
which shows the existence of strong sentiment
favorable TO reciprocal relations with the
United States. This statement was sent to the
minister in response to q message from him
REQUEsTING SUGGESTION
from the chamber as to any mod cation
desired in the proposed new Cuban tariff. The
letter says the chamber thought il proper. not
only to consider the new Cuban tariff bill, but
cultivate matters which, owing to their natural
Ind logical connection, directly affect the
financial condition of these provinces, which
is far from being prosperous and which
may become even worse than it now is. If, as
is possible. the principle of reciprocity and Is
indefinitely adopted in the tariff of the United
States, and if the changes made in our tariff ara
not such as to correspond with that reform. The
writer's further say that the new Cuban tariff
repeal of the act of iss4, because
that act creates nseparable obstacles to the de-
velopment of the foreign commerce of Cuba,
sumption of sugar and tobacco produced in
enS sn .ha. Cuban
for their commodities. The opinion OF ell Gu
bans is this law. which interferes with their
trade. shou d be repealed with equal unanimity.
The writers add it Is considered that the greatest
market for Cuban goods is in American, whose
por.s lie at its door. The chamber of COM
merce, they say does not hesitate to affirm that
the
UNITED STATES
ere to-day regulators of economical mar
ket just England is of the money
market. The United States care but
little for reciprocity with Europe. for they
know that Europe has need OF them and
may suit their own interests. They
care great deal, however. for reciprocity with
the nations OF America, and are seeking to es-
tablish il. They want sugars of low g.ades for
their refneries, also cotfees, hides and timber,
and they think they can
GET THEM BY RECIPROCITY.
Attention is then called to the fact that Brazil
is preparing to secure the market of the United
States for its sugar, and to the additional
fact that the government is encourag-
ing sugar production by large loan
to the planters The manner in which Brazil
wrested from Cuba the palm OF being the chief
is sounded that the same thing may happen with
regard to sugar.
The letter closes with the expression OF hope
that the gravity of these economical problems
in the Antilles will receive the attention they
deserve, with the app ehenslon, well founded,
the writers think, that Cuban produc- ions, es-
pecially sugar. may be unable to compete in
the North American market with that of other
sugar producing countries.