New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-18
TO DROP RECIPROCITY.
DEMOCRATS DETERMINED TO ABANDON
THE REPUBLICAN POLICY
ITS BENEFICENT EFFECT CONCEALED OR BE-
LITTLED-wHAT 1T HAS DONE FOR TRADE
WITH CUBA-DETERMINED TO RE-
PEAL THE SUGAR BOUNTY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO HE IRIBUNE.l

PEAL THE SUGAE BOUNll.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE1
Washington. March 17.-Despite the fact that Presi-
dent Ceveands inaugural address contained no direct
allusion TO the reciprocity policy Initiated by the List
Congress- and carried out with such encouraging ana
promising results by President IIarrison's Adminstra-
ton, prominent Democrats who will sit In the next
Congress declare that the policy must and VIII be
abandoned; or, as they put IT, "brOadencd so as to
include all nations and many hundreds OF articles con-
sumed by the people OF this country which are not
covered by the existing agreements or course they
mean that hundreds OF articles upon which duties are
imposed shall be admitted free. or at much lower
rates OF duty, and thus give foreign producers an ad
vantage domestic producers In competition Tor
the domestic market. They also continue to dcnounce
the reciprocity policy without stint as "humbug'
and declare that it will break down under its own
weight as soon as the bounty domestic sugar shall
be withdrawn.
ave will repeal the sugar bounty provision early
In the first session OF the Lid Congress- say ex
Premier Springer and other Democrats who were mem
bers OF the Ways and Means Committee In the Con
gress which has just expired although they made no
effort 10 do In that Congress. The same deter
mination Is boldly proclaimed by Mr.. Dockery and
other Democrats who were not members OF the ways
and Means Committee. but not a man OF them has
had the courage thus far to declare In favor OF the
reimposition OF the duty on sugar, which would cost
domestic OF that necessary article OF HE
$50 900 900 year and bull, the shares OF the sugar
Trust.
1t goes without saying that Democrats who de-
nOlncc the policy Of reciprocity rs humbug,' try
to conceal ignore tile fact that Its elect Is 10
cheaper the cost Of two articles Of prime necessity
one OF which cannot be produced in the United states
In quantities TO supply one tenth Of the consumers
while the other coffee. cannot be produced at all ana
the further fact that the operation OF the poncy re-
suits in an increased demand in certain COMMITTEES for
IL "a
Congress who would dare to explain these facts In
public discussion before the people Of his district and
then advocate a reversal cf abandonment OF the
policy he must depend upon evasion and msrepreseh
tation OF the facts. The Official figures rraihg 10 uc
o trade with Cuba under the reciprocity
policy completely rcfute and overthrow the a%eriO"s
Of the Free Traders and the men among them VINO nave
investigated the matter know that such Is the ia't.
Here are some Of the figures: The total exports
tram the United states to Cuba during the wear
,h.d limo 40 1851 before the reciprocity agreement
WA concluded Amounted 10 Sl1 .9.o III ana the OK
ports during year ended August ~ Is"-' wv n'''
full wear under reciprocity. amounted TO fi"oo'-'
bcinr nm Increase OF SI.764jl5. Ent II Is 10 Dr. re-
membered that the agreement as TO conn., cornneai ana
wheat did not become operative hhOi '"h"a's D.
1902 four months after the new and tempor"r, rec
ust took effect II Is also Important to remcmpcr
that the temporary schedules of the agreement were
suprrsedcd on July I, 1o92. by permanent s'''"'is
which made large additions 10 the nee ii>'' rs wen
as TO schedules Of articles which, SUBSEQUENT 10 '''''
date were to be admitted fion the hi'eu '''u' '"
Cuba st rates OF duty which ar 80 or 20 per Gem
,,ror ,h,u ,be rates imposed on the same articles
r,o, ,mpo,ted from countries other than the 'hiten
states. ,, l.,
Even after July l. 1902 there was some o''"y 10
arranging and classifying the several hrucleS oo'c''"
hy the new schedules. so that coh''nehpie ume
elapsed before everything worked smoothly. Deslae
Ito
there was a marked increase in the vsiuc OF ''e w
norris from the United States TO Cuba during inc
seven months ended January 81. 1s"3, Inc IH'es'
penoi for which oihcia figures are now scceSsi''c'
These figures far from compete ms To inc ar''es
c,ver,A by he reciprocity schedules which have been
IN force since July !. 1892 but they show mat 're
Total exports OF agricultural implements books ana
NAV. earn wheat rprr carriages md tran and rail
w,v cars. coal manufacturers q cotton. fruiis anu
nuis: Li,ider-' hardware a"d saws ana 'o'ls s"A"'
en- zines and machinery not elsewhere sp'ciie' sowing
machines leather. crude end refined P''r"fnM' pro
v-aons and dairy produc's, seths ana ''hS'I' '.
snd other manufactures Of wood. including furniture
amoun,ed In value 10 81 lc9f27 during ire seven
months ended January 81. 1893
This WAS AN increase OF Sl.ol6.coi or about ~
pr cent as compared With the value OF inc cApo'S
Of same articles during the seven months 'n''"
Jnnuar, 81 Is9.. when the temporary shedn'cS WIZ
lucrative and an Increase Of sj57o6l4 or more thhh
100 pr cent the value oi the exports 81 W" s
articles during the seven months ended January IL
AL before a reciprocity agreement was coh'Hu'"'
Moreover the total value Of the exports OF the ar'e
mentioned during the seven months ended 'hhhar'
81 1893 was only R7o07s7 less than the to'al Va"e
Of slI articles exported from the Init'd S'H"s 10
Cuba during the twelve months ended June 3o' 1881
Agricultural implements were placed on the CUBAN
f,oe U.t 90 far as imporiaonS from the United
etars were concerned July !. 1a!j.. ara thc az
ports during the seven months b'iof" heh'i""" WIS
more than 100 per cent. rs compared win INC '"r
re- spending months Of the preceding year. i"e IT,
ducton Of IN. duties corn and wheat hour look
effect January l. 1892: tho value Of the exports OF
<hosc products during the seven III n'h' 'hh"d
January l. 1893 amounted 10 s2.1ji.j9', against
se597D4 for the corresponding period on the prr'on-
ing year. during one month Of when Tue rcauc"o"
was in force ON July !, 1892 the duty on carriages
and car, for tramways and railways was reduced 10
per cent ad valorcm, and the dniy on carriages
nj two or four wheels reduced - per cent. Inc
exports Increased in the seven months before men
TONED to $3.50 56G from s3iI Gas during the cores
bonding period Of the preceding year Inc d"'ies Oh
cotton goods reduced - per cent from ana
after July |, 1892 and the exports Increased aDo"'
30 per cent In the seven months ended January
~ 1893 as compared with the corresponding period
q the preceding year. on July |. 1892 "mechan-
teal ools. machines and apparatus. Industrial agH-
cuItural motive and scientific Of all classes" were
pacc on the free ll,t and the duties on all the hcr
manufactures Of Iron and Steel including cutlery,
etc. were reduced 30 per cent when manufactured
I'm and imported from the United Sairs.
The figures showing the exports Of builders harh-
ware. saws and tools, steam engines ana machinery
not elsewhere specified, are given IN the monthly
reports OF the Chief Of the Bureau OF Statistics but
the figures for other articles Of iron or steel, nci
Ing cutlery stoves. furniture. cooking utensils, ec'
are not given. The exports Of builders hardware.
saws and tools, steam engines and machinery not
elsewhere specified during the seven months ended
January 81, 1893, amounted in value TO sJ4oo'3"o.
against 81 52I 039 for the corresponding period OF
Is01-92. Beef. taow. pork, bacon, hams and lari
were placed Oh the free list August 81. 1891, under
the original agreement
The total values Of the exports Of these articles dur
ing periods OF seven months each ended January Jl'
we're as follows I-91 81 G2O,GOO 1902, S22os.4'1;