New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-28

| United States The results OF this system OF "i-
| reciprocal protec. ion by when Hpah'Nh
Shin lines wore subsidized, and Spanish merchants
| favored by discriminating tariffs, were t'n"o"'
| 10 Cuba Year after wear the commercial
| preston increased; planters were oVer"hci''i'"
with debt and the fortunes of the lsiand oec''"e
moro and more desperate Spain was squeezing
| the orange dry.
Then Reciprocity came in, and that was en-
cusivey sugar question. Inc ,ni'c'
bv making the reduction OF the Spanish tam an"
equitable commercial union the Indispensable con-
dition for the retention Of the free market i"'
smear interviewed with tremendous power to Work
ont the island, economic emancipation. All n"-
mediate revival Of productive industry was 'he
direct result Of Reciprocity he sugar 'iop
WAS increased &C per cent; the volume OF 'he
islands commerce was expanded over 9'"'V'V''V'
in thirteen months following the adop ION OF .''r
first schedule, and improved zone PelN'"'
every branch of business. lhtn Spain "c81'' "
countcract these inyIgorating lnhtchces pS w
inc in advance heavy tribute upon the lsi"n"
revived prosperity. 1he new taxes upon p'oo"o-
ton tend inevitably to paralyze the planters III
their last despairng effort TO restore thc fortunes
Of Cuba. H. T.
SO the last phase of the CUBAN quosuo" -
annexation The great industrial interests Vi 'i'o
island. which forty years ago had ther paSe VI
n,oG,sh,. exchange in Europe, now mus
soluDly connected with the United States f'
tho sng,r- frnit ard iron and the bulk OF Inc
tobacco is sold within the American h'lN'"
Commercial union with the United States mas oVh
shown ny practical experience to be absolutely
necessary and marvcllouSly helpful. Spain oal''>-
,nnt in treasury and corrupt beyond redemption
in administrative processes, certainly VIII nor, anu
possib!v cannot do anything for Cuba. Inc only
homo of permanent revival Of the islands fortunes
lies in politcal union with the United Sta'c' lha'
is the common policy, as I sought to explain in a
rrcyjous letter on which the Spanish and Cnban
clements of the population are now uniting
The attractive force Of gravitatlon toward great
market and the rcncllant power OF Spanish mis-
government peraiing TO produce TINS result
Forty years ago there was annexation senti-
mcnt in the island. Now il is rapidly becoming
an irresistible force Then annexation was the last
refuge of American savCOwners rcc0iling from t"e
awakened conscience Of the North and struggling
hopeiessly against tho tendencies OF modern prog
ress Now it is the las. hope of Cuba, over
whelmcd with economic misfortune ana the III
toer;blc evils OF misgoNernment by Foreigners anu
official corruption II has ceased TO Ike what out
spoken Senator Wade was wont TO describe a.
ouestion of nirccrs for the nsgcrlcss.' II is no
longer an ca clusivcy Southern interest For Cnoa
il involves the several issues Of economic emanci
patton and home rule For the United States IL Is
In its broadcast aspects II question oil economies
since the interests of the great body OF consumers
seem 10 require the expansion of national domain
in tie direction OF the tropics and 1t is also
question of national defence, since there are IN"
stronccs: military reasons in view Of the exposed
condition Of the Gulf and South Atlantic Slboards
and also of the ultimate opening Of the Nicaragua
Canal, for the acquisition of Cuba. These phases
OF the subject will be considered in final letter
y. i.