Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-04
CAN PUNISH SPAIN
United States Can Put in Force
an Old Law.
CUBA WOULD NOT LIKE IT
Their Market for Sugar ls In rms
Country and Our Ports Would
he Closed.

Washington. Dec. 26.-Unless the |
Spanish government within very
short time, indicates its purpose to re-
move the restriction now placed on
American commerce with the Spanish
West Indies by the imposition OF a
maximum tariff on American commod-
tiles, 1t Is probable that the president
will issue u proclamation, imposing
discriminating flag duties upon span
ish. Cuban and Porto Rican imports
into the United States ports. An inu-
nation of this purpose on the part OF
the president is distinctly conveyed in
= request made by the treasury depart
ment to the department of state to fur-
nsh 1t with detailed information as
to the amount of such imports and list
Of the vessels carrying the Spanish
flag which trade with our ports.
1t was the original intention of the
state department to have recourse to
| the power of prohibition of Spanish
| trade conveyed by the act of 1870, but
as this power has never been exercised
and has ii has been deemed best tofollow
| the line of precedent, that department
has fallen back to section 4,SS2 of the
| revised statutes. A paragraph or the
old Morrill, tariff act which still stands
on the statute books imposes duty OF
| 10 per cent. in addition to all other
duties upon goods brought into the
| United States in the ships of foreign
countries unless they are expressly re-
ueved from the additional duty by the
treaty. These are known as "discrimi
aating flag duties" section 4,SS2 above
vcferred to authorizing the presiden
10 suspend the benefits conferred by thu
discriminating flag statutes on beini
satisfied that any country is discrim
mating against the United States in tn
natter of trade.
SPAIN HAS FELT 1T.
, 1t is a singular fact that the onl
country which has so far felt the fore
! of this revision of the law is the yer
one against whom 1t is to be agai
used. In 1886, our relations with Spai
, were so sti aimed that President Cleve
land issued proclamation reciting tina
< Spain had failed to carry out the frs
$ article of the commercial agreemer
= signed at Madrid, February l3, 1888
a which stipulated that iifferential fla
= duties should be relieved at once fro
: |
and Porto Rico. Being satisfied tn;
p higher and discriminating duties ha
Il been imposed, he therefore revoked Il
Il suspension of the United States up(
l. Cuban and Porto Rican products cor
ing under the Spanish flag. The {
lie feet of this action by the president w
Us almost instantaneous, for in IA da
T. thereafter he issued proclamati
n stating that by an agreement enter
in into that day, October q, 1886, Spa
had removed the source of our CO.
Il plant and he consequently again
'e' stored her to treatment under favor
On national clause of our treaty.
ad TRADE AFFECTED.
Gu The treasury officials, at the requ
!, of the state department, are engaged
collecting statistics showing the volu
-, of trade that would be affected by
ne repetition of the action of 1886 by
~ president. 1t appears that the Span
ne colonies were to have much the VIC
= of it. The tables show that during
. fiscal year ending June 80, Cuba all
~ exported to this country goods to
~ aggregate value of $75,67S,26l and t
.ns from the United States goods to the
:" gregate value of SIS, S55. 237. Porto 1
sent the United States in the same t
goods valued at $3.145,634 and recei
Nc in return goods to the amount of $2,I
ei GAS. With direct trade with Spain
W case was reversed, for the exports
ne that country were $13, 104,075 as aga
IAN imports amounting to A,255,S75.
'n tariff differences between Spain and
ioi United States are being watched '
~ keen interest by other sugar produ'
ha' countries. particularly Hawaii and ]
pu' zil. as the execution of Secret
)" Gresham's threat to discrimi
m against Cuban products will area'
ioh heavy demand for raw sugar
due brought almost exclusively from G
.,le HAWAII WATTS RESULTS.
ITO Mr.. Hastings, charge d'affaires OF
dol | Hawaiian legation, is an interested
ave server of the Spanish negotiations
SORT | Hawaiian sugar planters having
,nts giving close attention to Cuba of
many of them visiting the island
studying Cuban processes OF ma
sugar. One of them wrote Mr.. Has
ZEN recently of the antiquated methods
yailing and other Hawaiians tho
oyai touble this yield could be obtained
hat Cuban plantations could not
hsss If cut off from the United States
the kets, being dependent upon this cot
rinee for the sale of its product. III;
ham. would expect to benefit If Cuba was
and out. Hawaiians expect soon to
Iales clude their European treaties. NIL
dow Thurston has written to Hastings
, pen" ly from Lisbon to the effect tina
,hicb trip to Spain is proving entirely
inner factory. The minister has visited
t os- European countries for the purpo
which inducing them to renew their tr'
rs of of commerce and amity with the
baron lie Of the South Pacific. He has
"a q o ne sought to make arrangements Tor
49, grafton to Hawaii of the better C
1ozen of laborers. While he gives no
n en- details, the tenor of his letters I'M
weigh success. He will return to Washi
into about January 15
esting ----------------
made ORIENT PEACE COMMlSSlO
sums
royal Japanese Probably Awaiting the
lin at of the Peace Commission.
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