The Hawaiian gazette., 1891-07-21
sPANISH-CUBAN TREATY,


+ patches. the Sssessps q cur special en-
voy u Spain Il negotiate = general
treaty q reospUaclsy n trade between
( tl,S1 country and the United States. hiss
( tas,e>i. mainly owing 10 the StrictneSS Q.
{ SoaSo'S treaty SSTSnSemsn.S with oshe,
I vovass, An attsalps - negotiate )
sssrSt treaty proved equally UaSUeceSS-
III S11 or representative hiss finally
. eo2c.CdeG = commercial convention with
the Spanish Government. which mo
Vs5sS SoS one t&rIH 10 commence July l
Sni remain II o2srSssoa UGtl July l,
1872, when Spain vii have the right Il
-S>-llr5ts soe existing treaties that bind
f. her - foreign nations, and y second
ISs-.1, A~SSS On the Mckinley recip7ocity
causes, which shall then come into
e-saes-
Tns Convention provides for the frse
entry lGso the United States q sugar,
honey, eoco4, co1Se and skins from the
Spanish NeSs Indies, tobacco 2nG iron
C-e paying the duty eX2c,ed by the new
1 Csss-G States sGEIG. III exchange.
>pala'S cosonieS IN the West Indies are
70 receive American coSl. Ice, wood,
S-44- 4-tN<1.S -.AkA
rlSl, either Iree q under small duty,
while butter and Gripp;nSS are entirely
5NsE1pt. Srd the duty On -four is reiuC-
I'll non $50 % $3.50 per b&rrel, with
the sane reduction q CCr1. The tariff
a. Grx goo3S and hu>bandry machinery
VIII 5ff0-j the United States no mate
r.zl SiFan,Sse till 1892, because anv
p-syllsgeS accorded viii be re2psd by
Great Britain. France. Germany and
EslcIum under favored nation treaties.
thus injuring Americans future ia-
lsrasiS.
!. Is estimated sh2s tie reduction that
VII De caused N Cuban revenues by the
adoption o. the new t&EiE viii amount TO
shout $4,000 : ys-sT, and InGSmuch
= this revenue : wholly utilized for the
payment Ct Spanish Government en-
p.oysS SuG tCr swelling the Spanish ax-
cAel-sr. Spain vii Indirectly be the
sufferer by the reduction. fcr there Is no
source from which Cuba can derive =
revenue, exceps her customs receipts.
Ii : probably due % = realization Of
this i2cs and % CCr know ledge q Spain's
S.rai.sCed circumstances, that tine
United STATES Government has mani
tested disposition 70 deal very Eber-
ally vish Is I1eTi41 friends and their
c,.oC-gS, znd i : even I1cil1tsd that :
Noise EaS Ssn. iron Washington to
Madrid. . the e1acs that the admins
;Es..iol vi, favor the Introduction q q
Dill tCr the modification q She Mckinley
IzTIE lzw N the next Congress, 50 Is 10
izciiIss-e the importation q Havana
tc5sccos into che United States.
The reduction q the duty CT flour Is
TIE convention maSsS io- This country
and Indirectly Il Is calculated to benefit
the Cuban people greatly Cuba coz
SUC5S annually SOEe go. Co.9 barrels Of I
AR. and duty q $50 = barrel On al /
C-- the Spanish article mss practically /
excluded the pCoducs q United States !
mills II favor q producers IN Barcelona. |
SzlczriaE, and other Spanish centeTs. |
v tn : duty O. $50, re can once more |
snip ID Cuban markets, 2nd, there being I
70 question IS 10 the superiority q our |
-four md CUP ability 70 furnish i. even 1
with the duty, i0- less than Spain can /
SCI i, We snail eTeniualy take the 4
rafe.
Il the pressure q Spanish interests
Isl lot been CounteE2cte3 by the de-
nzlIS O the Cuban Commission Of !
NOtzbles who were determined TO obtain
with the United States, Pre-
nier Cameras would have declined 10
make concessions - DISASTROUS % in
1oz12nt Spanish industries. The pos
SCI Of : dangerous tension Of the rela-
ions q Spain with Cuba and Porto Rico,
eSulting possibly II civil war, really
,oligei the government 70 sacrifice home
Industries ID colonial interests. Under
he new convention, America VIII obtain
kind q ZOllverein with the Spanish
antilles. Her wheat. beans, -four, lard,
etr0le1m and other manufactured pro
.ucts, VIII enter practically free Of duty.
Among other Spanish exports, olive oil
I'll be replaced by American lard; and
cans, nUH exported 10 Cuba IN large
Quantities, viii cease 70 be sent The
advantages resulting 70 Cuba viii be
cry great, but It i impossible to esti-
nate the injury to Spanish trade
The moral effects @ the treaty, CT coz
ention, throughout the West Indies,
re almost IS important 70 the United
tales Is the actual profits we hope 10
szliza from Il Il IS certain 10 develop
american trade II the ilsHlzT groups.
outh and east Of the Gull and the e0un-
res contiguous thereto, and. IS the IN
uguEzti0a o cur policy o. rsci EsOcity N
his sectiol OF the continent, Il vii re-
ut, Il Is 70 be hoped, N the material |
Increase and extension q our CONNER
IaI transactions IN the West Indies and
'e1frzl Americs.-TN !. illustrated !
.ustTziiaB and South American.