New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH Ct-BA.

JMPRONE I'D KfI.AIIONS WIFI Ct IA.
The next country with which negotiations were
opened under Section Of the Tariff act. was spalr
with a view 10 Increasing trade with In, colonial
islands of Cuba and Porto Rico At once the powerful
effect Of the reciprocity provision Of the tarG Wa
made apparent. FJr the past twenty years our trade
relations with Cuba have been more unsatisfactory
than with any foreign country. our commerce has
been subjected to annoyance and embarrassment III
entering the ports Of the island. causing delay and
expense 10 our exported articles. Not month has
passed that complaints have not ari en- where Ancr
ran vessels and American carsoca make suffered
annoyance and expense by excessive tailh duuc ana
exactng customs regulations: and % great have been
these difficulties that the United states producer. con
ditions favong, has preferred other markets 10 inc
Here we have taken Of Cuban products, each
year about S52.OOO0OO ana have Only I r
market Of the United states had become HccrS-ltN
10 the Cuban sugar planters sincc tne er'at a'E,i
Opment Of the beet sugar industry IN EuIVc' npn In
been driven almost OF that market Tor us susat
The bounty system adopted by Frame, "oi'IS ,,,
Austria gives beet large advantage ia rr'lu
and other European markets, ana iil>' Huu," w. ~,
heavier freight, and long time con" .r ~ cn ,ro
voyage, makes IT impossible for CUBAN Su4aT ~ '"l
nete successfully in the European markets WIN rt
sugar. This has shut Cuba up TO Inc h"fhc' Vi ''e
United States. A 1900, ian to ro
The passage Of the reciprocity provision n IN t ae
tariff bin brought the Cuban i' SbonId Ice
with the question whether rev adNl.dFc mimi Kim nr
given 10 the trade OF the nl'cu ola " S, ,auta
ia rnnrcscntativcs of the State Department iounu
Tho SpaniSh Government fully impres.cu WIN .i,
lief that the power given 10 the President y! A., ~
Of the Tariff act would never DC % ,,o amend
The argumc Is originally advanced dsry, prc
mcnt and the articles In DeinOcra4 Iva Ii"r cnrc
dIcng that nothing would come Oh n M and nur
fully gathered up by the srni,m aud rha expected
ncg0tiaors were told that spain aln , n"'| ,li 10
The benefit Of free sugar without pcii'E 80, 'ssurrd
give anything IN return bu, WIZ law, law INTO execution
~ GOOD faith the spanish Government at orI Iih chi
upon tHG IN ,ay having two sets Of provisions
Spain has certain commercial tcalfo VIZ ,. entitled
10 the favoTa IN Cuba as NAV osiin expire ON
other nation: but, fortunately tlco" lea1 t,rrcfo.
Junc G IN make a transitory schedule OF atiCi~ Ii
frce or favOre admission into 'ubl anu r,dmct ~
~ nut into force at once. composed of suc i.ni,t
be p' mast .nccc,sfully cHporcd from the MIA
C,atcs and beyond this 10 agree 10 tVl'P ~, Iulv
schedule Of articles to be put mo tatirs would
Isg2 when the European ieclpfocN hi rV arrangement
rca.r TO have effect. ON account oi cWe@g of fle
the United states has not Vet ielt tl IN iv next
commercial treaty, and Will not uH'ii "i''' ''
SPECIFIC RESULTS OF TIE TREATY WITH srN'N'
We have obtained large favors, especially ,or nner
lean agricultural p oducis. Amons M ' dri,
o.ts heretofore paying heavy duties are no" "t''V
III" III, =. C,uha entirely free. Lard also, winch We H''c
IN cuba TO the extent Of nearly Two anu o'c nan
iuions of dollars annually, and wmch lid" nv
aid a duty OF IL cents pound i NV -.
f II any senator doubts the ehcacy oi 'i' ''"'s'
,t him ask II, with duty of l. oo',, FY -,
M no 600 mounds of lard have been annually exporter
%, ,he United States, how large is this eApor'auo"
iro q, he when IL will hereafter be admitted ehure'y
I'M" % duiy. 80 also, fish, fresh ana sa'' VI aii
rnds are admitted free All asicnl aT riT fresh
oats pdar,ed vegetables all kinds OF Wood anu il' i
ard pssons sewing machines, raw petroleum" ana coal
are The attention OF senators TO me eigS Vi auc
ASH M 10 The important article OF n9ur' fVl , Se
trclty 10 heen "a constant struggle eoins on
there mas and the Spanish peninsula eNporers .,
the toT the possession the Cuban market b inc b 1r
country states Notwithstanding this discrimination an N
,or of spanish -four, our own nour aboit eonalIy
iaNoI W with the spanish. 10 u 10 i" zoo IT,.
the trade up 10 the Ist day OF July %,e
nv Sn,nish Government decreed me GO ncr cent 10 the
pa i, PREVIOUSLY paid on American hcmr H Ti wy
du,y under this decree. IS "a Ver pa'ie' ' wa