St. Paul daily globe., 1895-02-08
Correspondence With Other
Countries Concerning Diff
ferentials.
AWAITING SENATE ACTION,
Negotiations Postponed Pend
ing Repeal Of the OBJ
noxious Clause.
M0DUS VIVENDI WITH SPAIN
Satisfactorily Closes the Gu
ban Dispute--Affairs With
Argentine.
MODUS VIVENDI WITH SPAIN

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE presi.
dent today transmitted to the senate
report from the secretary OF state in re-
sponse 10 Senator Aldrich's resolution
or Jan. 10. giving the correspondence
with Germany. Austria and other
European countries concerning the
effect of the present tariff law on the
commerce of the United States with
those countries, with especial reference
to the discriminating duty on sugar.
The correspondence bearing upon the
subject was forwarded with the secre-
tary Of states statement.
The correspondence between Secre-
tary Gresham and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, British ambassador, shows that the
first inquiry was made as to the effect
of the sugar sections upon the agree
ment with the West Indies under the
Mckinley act of Aug. "a, and that Mr..
Gresham replied on the 25th that the
sections would have the effect of cancel
Ing the agreement. The correspondence
also contains the correspondence be-
tween the secretary of state and all
other countries, concerning the cancel
lation Of the reciprocity agreements, in
cluding Nicaragua, Guatemala, Austria,
Hungary, etc. The full text of the pro.
test of the Austria Hungarian minister
of Jan. 5 is contained in the list. He
calls attention to the fact that the impo-
sition OF the ditferential duty of one
tenth OF cent OH sugar imported from
countries paying bounty is entirely at
variance With the treaty concluded in
1929 between this country and his, pros
viding against discriminating duties,
and says the result Of the continuance
Of this policy would be that his govern
ment would be obliged to act inde-
pendeDtly.
Postpone Negotiations.
In his reply, Mr. Gresham asks post.
ponement of the conference until after
the disposal of the bill before congress
to repeal the discriminating law.
Mr.. Gresham, under date of Jan. 50,
also makes the suggestion to Count de
ReventlOw, Danish minister, that the
controversy between Denmark and the
United States over the discriminating
sugar duty should be postponed in view
of the pendency Of the bill repeating
the duty i'll congress. This was in reply
10 a long letter from Count ReventloW
of Jan. -, in which he sought to show
that 10 direct bounty is paid on sugars
exported from Denmark; that an indi-
rect bounty is allowed only in the way
of refund on certain class of refined
sugars when manufactured in Denmark
and exported abroad, and that no boun-
ty, direct CT Indirect. is paid on sugars
produced and exported from the Danish
West Inaies. He says the King of Den
mark is very anxious that his country
should be stricken from the list Of
bounty paying countries. but asks. if
this cannot be done. that the Danish
West Indies MAY be placed outside the
provisions for the additional duty.
Settles Cuban Troubles.
The full correspondence with Spain
containing the dealings Of the United
States with Cuba is given up to the 5b,
the date of dispatch from Minister
Taylor stating that the queen has ap.-
proved the bill putting into effect the
modus vvendi and that Cuba will be
Immediately notified. Nearly all of this
correspondence has already been pubs
lished.
While acqniescing in behalf of his
government III the recent decision OF
the reciprocal agreement between the
United States and his country, Senor
Gil. charge d'atfaireS Of the Dominican
republic, says: "The existence OF the
treaty has had great influence in the
development of the commercial relations
of the two countries, so that it is legiti-
mate to hope that the mutual benefit
following from its practical operation
will not be diminished otherwise than
by the natural consequence Of its revo-
cation"
There is also complete transcript of
the correspondence between the secre-
tary of state and Minister ZtballGs, of
the Argentine Republic. beginning June
so. 1894. in which the latter expresses
the qualification of his country over the
action of the ways and means commit
tee in recommending the removal Of the
American duty on Argentine woods,
and states that i'll appreciation OF this
act. his government has included crude
petroleum amCng the articles 10 be ad
mitted free Ill that country.
Replying to this Assistant Secretary
Uhl says it is expected that the Argen-
tine congress Will also exempt lumber,
lubricating ana fuel oils and refined pr
troleum from the United States frOID.
the imposition of duties.