The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-18
WON'T STAND 1T
SPAIN GETS SOME PRETTY
STRAIGHT OFFICIAL TALK.
Discrimination By Cuba Against
American Products the Bone Of ou-
ten ioa.-Goverdm. mt Threatens Re-
taliation.-o.d Claims Admitted Bat
Not Coslectib e Another Grievances

Nadrid. d = l5-Nr. TAYLOR, the
United St.teS m.at>ser, today ia an i'm.
por'ant ccufefeuCu SitI Senos Gri--srl.
minister Of 'orci-n III its. re. ,t'v- 10 ne
| imposition OF excessive dui~s I'd L.
ports Into Cuba from the CuiseI Sss,es.
he informed tie senior tnat he had ur~a
"lFeeteI " his goverament - inform tbs
government Of Spain 4 Il persisted ia ex-
1c'l"g 'hese ci~crlmiaat n. duiie> tae nc
'ioe would be regarded by the president
"niy IS inviting he exerc &c eS hiu of tne
iowrr II staliation eOnfrrr a by he ,cs
II lS1N Iuis tnrrat has caused :. cotuu.o-
lou in ministerial circles
Washington, De 1.-THE action of the
state d-psri m-ut indie ted ia tue cable
gram from Maarid N warniaS he 50 ,assi
government Of ats iatrntion 10 resort 10
retaliation should Sp,iu co0t nue = prs
EN- policy with respect to Aneric,n *
ports to Cubs, wIli doab less have tas
Ell C u bring At once t. y focus the 10 =
drawn out oegot a icaS which have been
IL prosrrs, with results very unssi isfactory
o that .ov-rnmsut NJoe 4 our foreign
relations yet have .ivrn Us - much
tro1bse a. tac-e with S.saiH- For sevcrsi
years 'hls government Bas been nT-lns the
Ga IN OF AMERICAS exporters Tor he re-
mission OF heavy n1es snd excessive taxes
amount n 70 about Is 90 OO0
Itess t"x-s aud nar, wrre imposed by
the Cuban custom oghc-gs Ia air. C. viola
ton Of al tresti-s aud absolutely ,yitnour
any other warTan; than ex snug nrce-sily
Toe funds. tn" Sp.nisa gavrrunl ut pc %
ticaIiy admitted thr Jn~tics Of our claims,
but failed TO make rsstltauou Inea
there WAS the old NJ IA claim against
spain, already s'imittei by the Sp,ulsh
No. AM a. A -
Efforts have been IN ale To get tue first
class ucici IL claims before an arbitratiou
commission, but these efforts have. 50 far
I"itcd Aud While these matters wrr. Ian
gJlshIng und-r the ,iel.ys peculiar to
spanish diplomacy thcrr followed ,ne ut
action by the Spanish sovesGmeut which
promises u ps,cipItats a tariff ~aT unless
Spaiu coinFs ~ trrns.
his was the imposition II the maxi
mum tariff on Amrricsu rxpurs To Cuba
PROB Ably ia retaila iOu for thc Cancellation
ol the reciprocity agreement entered upJu
under the terms of tae Nc Niairy act fn,
SOtnish government has two tariff seized
ules-one the minimum tariff permitted
To countries wltu which Span Is up IA
Hmictble rvla 'ions, the other tae max
mnIn, imposed upon Countries who 40 cot
tlrld TO spanish demands la the matter Il
dulles The m-ximum tariff being In
posed upon American exports ua the ef-
frct 70 almost altogether cut them Of
aud 80 -x,c,iy fulfilled Its purpos-. We
bad supplied for years the spanish W~-t
Indies with Hour but the duty upon tlls
proiuc was prob bitnry
To make tbe situation more uubsarsble
the Canadisns Were favored VITA The aiini
mum tHrtn aud IN an incredibly short
space OF lime assumed the entire naur
trade with Cuba which had so long Deef
eujoyed by our miilrrs. H,viag reasoned
In vain with the Sp,ni b miuIst~r st Wash
lngtou and through Minister Taylor with
The Spanish foreign Office. Secretary
Gresham. IN casting about for remedy,
hit npon the act OF August ~ 1890 This
act, while priminsri!y intended 10 provide
for the inspection OF meats. Tor eIporsa-
tlnn, Hnd prevent he importation Of harui-
!ul artic!-s OF food, also included iB its
nth section grant Of power To the presl-
dent probably uuequsll-d in extent hy any
legislation in the history of congress.
Plainly stated II authorized an SEXUAL em-
barge To be declared at the discretion Of
the president.
Our commerce IL now being mcnaced IN
new quarter. namely Ia Germany, where
ths government ms brgua the tu position
OF system Of most calling restrictions
upoa American imports that can scarcely
be longer tolerated. and 10 IL felt TO Us
necessary Ia begiu the assertion OF the re.
serve power Of ret tiiatiOu Tod zsd Ira the
president. and Of cours- this n-ce-sifates
TIE 1ssinniog with SPAN, ths first often
der.