New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-08

For the thirteen months ending September 2

For the Thirteen months ending September 80,
Isg2, or virtually the first year covered by the
Reciprocity Schedules tran,ltory or permanent,
Nh. exports of the United States to Cuba ana Porto
Rico have increased from Slj.0io,?O6 10 So
81, OG-. This Is gain Of S9,1-b,sb2 during
the eight months ending ia" same date the cN-
ports u Germany have Increased from 81 ,i3J,-
942 TO Sj7.1jl.lAl, OF gain Of Sl0,3i1,l3"'
which IN largely 10 be- attributed 10 the Reciprocity
convention. Here Ii IA net Increase OF nearly S2o,-
600. 900 as the result OF thc practical operation
OF TWO Of the sugar treaties, which - DIVIDED
evenly between the farmers ana the manuiact-
nrcrs Tarin agitators In Washington will assume
. very serious responsibility if in their hostility
to Republican legislation they repra! I'll" Mckin-
lcv act. and by the rcimposition of the sugar
duties alropate the whol. s'rcs of Reciprocity
treaties.
That responsibility is one which may be- settled
in time with the great industrial c'aS>"- in the
United States who's. interests inevitably pro
mot.d by the prosperity OF the export trade But
il will not end there The future of tie Spanish
West Indies is also involved in the maintenance
of the Reciprocity policy. Liberty - buy with
the lcwest possibb restrictions In the only country
where their own exports are marketable carries
with il tremendous expansion OF purchasing
power That liberty would not have been cjn,
lcrred il tree market for sugar had been opened
without restrictions Ii WAC ia" Reciprocity
amendment that armed ia" United States Govern
incut with power to compel Sp1in 10 incIeasr IN"
value OF Cuban exports rs n'ss OF rArhlnFc
are restored there will be return - I'll" tuIhous
conditions prevailing before 1891, when the pun
chasing power Of Cuban sugar WAS many times 'SN
than ia other sugar producing countries.
The 'nitrd States Government had never Ne
for. 1890 cAerted it, moral influence on behalf OF
Cuba. When the Monroe Doctrine was hrat pro-
81. A,,.g R.l Ia M
practical test Of its efficiency when they invited
American delegates to an amphictyonlc cohncu
in lanaua u consider measures for the redemption
~ Cuhn. The proposal appealed to tine ilhaelha,
ton OF Mr. Clay, who was then Secretary oil
state, but il was gradually reduced by President
Adams and Congress 10 Il benevolent scheme Tor
giving gOol advice Oh various sale sud
ccts without overt action on behalf oil
Cuba Many years aitcrword the disastrous
instruction would never has broken 9nt II
Cnbans had not counted with iuls' confidence
upon American Intervention. That Intervention
never came. The patriot war ended IN collapse,
because Americans were indifferent 10 its success
They nigh, have said the word and cuba would
have been free. but they did not say H. lhe
economical revolution which was required III ,nDa
before its industrial fortunes could De rStor.i
was brought about in $50 through tl" go opera
ton Of the United states lavana was weak
hat Washington was powerful lhe RECIPROCITY
policy was thr first sign of II determined purpose
ON the part of the American Government to bring
the moral force Of diplomacy to bear upon the
economic conditions OF CUBA and other sngar-pro-
NcinI countries. II III W. icpll"t''.i II viii ~
melancholy indication of vacillaiion of purpose.
Tor Washington will then leave poor helpless
Havana 10 shift for itself AMI Cuba e. b" ground
once more between the upper and lower mill
stones Of Spanish mssovcrnmeni and mercantile
greed
The Reciprocity policy. while il has LARGELY
increased American trade with the Spanish Vest
lndes has also been mca,nrc OF economic elnan-
cipaiipn for them Cuba Is country absolutely
,.,p.ndcnt upon the American market. Its pros
prrity is bound up with ire access 70 that market
ana full liberty to buy in it without being com
PEELED 10 purchase It's supplies IN spain. WIN
commercial union it, Industrial activities have
begun TO revive. IT. planters speak hopefully OF
doubling their industrial resources and multiply
ing their mechanical appliances until 2,00O,0Oo
instead of 100000 tons of sugar can be- pro
,mccd new era has opened for 1t under Reel
procity Tie American Government by "A policy
Of enlightened self-intercst has chcapened food in
Cuba and has opened the way for economic re-.
form Tile rcmpositon Of the sugar duties VIII
bring that policy to an eni. Without commercial