Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-28

ulvtpaining sovereignty over the island
s " Is recognized In official circles
tnat TINS change would aoubtless
pe beneficial to the United States i, II
.Nnteu such extensive chanrea 4, tha
reiatiens between Spain ana c,,te
cannot be made without rcosnnoi,ie
uine, ana that before the United statcs
S ~, mus secure a reduction OF tarlffs
v;it t'ue with Cuba md Porta Rico
ir,no rs irreparably injured. The great
ard ~ uns houses OF the Atlantic clties
de s v.s..oslns at the doors OF the state
uepartment and threaten to anneai IN
congress for some speedy ar,ion ~ ~
protect their business. They renrs.
n. mat at present the United states
a. losing a trade OF 700 600 barrels ~
nour per annum. all of our comme,.ss
~ nlacninery formerly purchased nv
W Nuoans exclusively In the Ifntted
States' ali hardware and a inrre 49,
por.on OF the potato trade, a yer,. in.
tpprtant part OF our exports 10 thn
enc. me total reduction IN our exnn-ts n
~ LOT the year since the iapse an
~ ~ sciprocity agreement will amount
e., te,.. iess than so per cent. A detailed
S,,e. 's,heht OF the exports to Cuba dur
lhE the months OF septerber octohar
anu November last year as compared
WIN me same months In this yenr
,lahes The shrinkage very plain. Tak.
!ng me month of October in each vear
me exports OF flour shrunk from 5s IN
phrrels TO 1880; corn from 60 200 bushels
70 lv.s; Of lard from s03i. $40 pounds "a
..YSasl' OF hams from 4T7,e6i pounds 10
sfu,-es; OF bacon from b4o.72O to 26e. iG2
pouuua' me tables prepared by the
ssNspofters showing the extent or the
DISCRIMINATION against United States
proiucls under the minimum tariff re-
Gently Imposed by Spain have satisfied
me state department that there can be
no opportunity for American trade un-
less the charges are ahated
some Of these charges are stated as
iollows the first figures being the tar-
iit imposed upon United States nrod-
ucts and tho second those placed on n
slmilar article imported from other
foreign countries into Cuba and Porto
Rico Ales and porters. In bottles,
&C. per htrs; N.75; bacon $40 per 10
kilos, 50; beans, 81 25 per 100 i,ilos. 81.
bran, soc per 100 kllos. soc; oats. "a OK
per 10 kilos, Ss15; brnndies and iIauors.
IN wood, $3.50 per liire, 50; chewing TO.
bacco, Sll per 100 kilos. $40: coaion, 81. 90
per 100 kilos. N.10; Goldfish. 50 per 100
kllos $3.50; cheese. CSC per kilu, 90: corn,
1888 per 100 ltilos, s3.l5: flour, Si75 per
100 kilos, 81; hay, 90c per 10 kllos, SOC.
1erked beef $40 per 100 l5llos, ss,6O;
hams, $3.50 per 100 kllos, SO so; lumber,
N.25 per 100 feet. 81; slaves, SO 30 per
metre, $3.50; lard, $40 per 100 kilos. 50,
onions, $3.50 per leo kilus. 81 50: pota.
toes. $3.50 per 100 kilos. 81 80: rye 50
per 100 kllos. Sg75: wrapping paper,
common, SO so per 100 kllos, $3.50; man.
lila, 81 per 100 kilos. ST.
All the arguments Of the Spanish
government in extenuation OF its ac-
ton In thus increasing the dulles have
been based on the contention that Il
was inevitable consequence of the
nnnulment Of the reciprocity agree
ment by our tariff act, and that the
effect Of this was TO exclude the United
States from the benefits OF the mini
mum tariff, no matter what the dis
position of the Spanish government
may have been; In fact, that II was
the result OF our own act
Bit ut the department OF state II Is
held the reciprocity agreement had
nothing TO do with the case. For years
before the signing of that agreement
the United States suspended the dis
eliminating nag duties upon Spanish
commerce on proof that the spanish
government had done the same fer our
commerce. and while our government
was perfectly VIKING 10 uccept n re-
newal OF the relations that existed linz
medlaialv before the contamination OF
the reciprocity agreement under the
Mckinley act. It was entirely unwilling
to reour to the state OF affairs that
prevailed seven years before that time
or at least, II Spain Insisted upon do
ing So then the United States would
be Obliged to restore the equilibrium
by Imposing the designating fios
duties. Indeed. Il IL held that the
president has no discretion under the
law. but must reimpose these duties az
soon MS he is satisfied that the Spanish
government Is discriminating against
our commerce,