New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-24
SIZE OF TIRIII LIU.

There f. a Democratic syndicate owning coal
tracts in Nova Scotia which viii profit largely
by the tariff coinprolns' proposed by me Ir'Si'
dent with bituIninOus coal on ~" Tree ISL NV
whitney Ring of Investors viii have unrhe'
OPENED for thcilA and the Vnrc "i iheir proper
ti,s. which can be OPERATED Win 'Hn"u'""
labor. will be- greatly Increased senator Tor
man has told the truth about II. ms coIlpihH'
ton Of capitalists. 1t Is well Known mas D'rh
b,hInd the movement for free coal: bui u Is not
a. generally understood that there are similar
syndicat-s Interested in the removal OF duties
on iron ore.
'rh,. mountain range I'm Eastern Cuba Is full
Of iron ore and manganese There ar" s'VrIHl
American corporations owning large tracts ana
Government concessions In the JuraguA ana al
,acrn1 districts near Santiago. TIL" ore l. sinGu
lnrly rich aud has been mined on u large scale
during recent years. Railways have been buli'
10 tbc coast. expensive dumping wlmrv"~ have
been constructed aud "A great fleet Of chartered
steamers flying various flags has been employed
I'm carving thi. ore To- Philadelphia ana BAH
NOR, These coruOra tons aud syndlcatcs VIII
Ia. enriched II the duty on iron ore he removed
They employ n large force OF Spanish inJni
Grants at very low wages IN these mines and
they bnye the railway and steamship plant for
rapidly developing the resources Of me tracts
under their control Free iron will bring
sworms Of Illpald Spanish miners into direct
co,uu,tiiiou with American miners. The syndi
cafes and investors however. Will amaSS fort
uncs and President Cleveland by making free
iron ore an Indispensable condition Of "A Demo
cratic tariff IS PLAYING their game for them.
These concessions 10 the .Iuragua ana Whitney
La. f.t he President he
allowed 10 have his way without any attempt
TO secure cosnpensaiing advantages The coal
OF British Columbia and Nova Scotia will have
a free market In the United States, without any
treaty arrangement by which the coal Of Penn
svlyan,a and Ohio can De sent into ontario on
similar terms The iron Of Cuba will be-
admitted into the United States without pay
mcnt Of duty. ana no agreement will be made
by which manufactures Of iron can he shipped
in return with II reduction of duties there. In
each case free entry into the American market
Is given away without restriction or reserve
when nothing would be- easier than good busl-
ness bargain advantageous to exporters Not
only is there neglect to obtain concessions from
Spaiu I'm return for free iron ore but even The
immense benefits secured by the existing Reel
procity treaty are Abandoned Exports of ma
Cninpfy, SIcllll tUSlllts, DHlu'l1 hiluNdi', ihil
way bars and iron manufactures from the
United States to Cuba Increased from 81 $50
72G I'm 1889 TO $J.3GU.2JJ In lS9:; in consequence
Of that treaty. BY the abrogation of the con
yention these advantages will De surrendered,
and M The same time it IL proposed TO put Cuban
iron on the free list.
Free iron and coal and dutiablc sugar are The
main objects Of the Presidents tariff policy. ami
syndicatcs and trusts are the brneticarIcS. The
Juragm iron. Interest, the Whitney coal com
bluatlon and Me ltclincrs Trust will all benefit
largely by the proposed compromise Of the Cor
man tariff deal. TIL" American export trade
will gain nothing from the decker withasyndi-
cafes and trusts. Ii will lose all the advan-
tnges derived from The Harrison Ahminisra-
tons twenty Reciprocity agreements. More
over II the Cleveland bargain with the trusts
be carried out the Canadian workers in Nova
Scotia and the Spanish miners In Cuba will be
fully employed. and American operatives in
mines and factories will stand idle. The sale Of
tariff law to trusts and syndcates Is n lottery
In which the workngman draws blanks while
favored capitalists like the Whitney Ring. the