The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21

senior ne had neen dllected ~ Do gov
ernment to inform the government Of
Spain II It persisted, IN exactihk these
discriminating duties the action would
be regarded by the President only o.
Inviting the exercise by him of the
power of retaliation conferred by tho
act Of 1890, 49,, !. 49,
This threat has caused / cornmotion
In inlnisteriM circles.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE action of
the state department indicated In the
cablegram from Madrid In warning
the Spanish government of Its inten-
ton to resort to retaliation ,should
Spain continue It's present policy with
respect to American exports to Cuba
will doubtless have the effect to bring
at once to a focus the long drawn out
negotiations which have been In prog
ress with results very Unsatisfactory
to this government
None Of our foreign relations have
yet given us d. much trouble u those
with Spain. .F'5f several yels.l this
government has been urging the
claims of American exporters for the
remission Of heavy fines and expressive
taxes amounting TO about $1,0O0, 900.
These taxes and lines were imposed
nv the Cuban customs otAcers, In d.
rect violation Of all treaties and abso-
lutely without any other warrant than
existing necessity for funds The
Spanish government practically nd
mitted tho Justice ii Dur claims but
failed ID make restitution. Then there
was tho old Mora claim against Spain
already admitted by the Spanish gov
ernment but, impossible Of collection.
Efforts have been made to get the first
class Of claims before an arbitration
committee bnt these efforts have so
fAr failed. And while these matters
were languishing under tlYaAaays pc
culiar to Spanish de.s g fol.
lowed the last ACT PoStaSAsc MngD
government which promises to precipi-
tate n tariff war unless Spair comes to
terms. This wns tho imposition Of the
maximum tariff on American exports
to Cuba, probably In retaliation for
the cancellation OF the reciprocity
agreement entered into under the
terms Of the Mckinley act The Span
ish government hns two tnrin, sched-
,lles-pne bf tile, minimum tarin per-
mitted to countries with which Spain
Is upon amlcable relations, the other
the maximum imposed upon countries
which do not yield 70 Spanish demands
In the matter Of duties.
The maximum tariff being imposed
upon American exports had tho effect
to almost altogether cut them on-and
20 exactly fNhlled It's purpose. We
had supplied for years the Spanish
West indies with Hour, but the duty
upon this product was prohibitory. To
make the situation more unbearable
the Canadians were favored with the
minimum tariff and In m Incredibly
short space of time assumed the entire
flour trade with Cuba which had so
long been enjoyed by our millers. Hav-
Ing reasoned In vain with the Spanish
minister at Washington and through
Minister Taylor with the Spanish for
eign office, Secretary Gresham, In cast
ing about for n remedy, hit upon the
act OF August 50, 1890. This net, while
primarily intended to provide for the
inspection Of meats for expectation,
and prevent the importation Of harm
full articles OF food. also included IN
Its fifth section grant OF pow
the President probably uneQ)
extent by any icgslstiel1n 15Il
tory of CongreeA n
authorized N x
elared p = ~ FFes
~ ro1 l1noW being menaced
JNAD oIiQaAStcr, namely. In Germany.
= - the government has begun the
|10pceition OF n system OF most CALLING
restrictions upon American imports
that can scarcely be longer tolcrat-
ed. and 1t Is felt to be Necessary TO be-
gin the assertion Of reserve power OF
retaliation lodged In the President.
and Of course this neccssitates tho be-
ginning with Spain. the first offender.