Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
RETALIATION.
The State Department. still Pro-
oesdlng with Their Plans.



Ths Authorities Of Hsllbrsun, Germany,
Remove the Prohibitiea Oh Amer.
! isAa Canned isssf-Austro-f Iua.
garlan Retaliation.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 2s.-The govern
ment Of Spain, In an earnest desire to
evade the threatened tariff wars be.
tween Cuba and the United States, has
under serious and favorable considsra-
ton the cession to Cuba Of the priv.
ilege Of arranging her own revenue
budget, including tariffs with the
United StatsA This Cuban budget 10
70 b subject 70 the approval Of Spain.
The negotiations now progressing o.
Madrid are partly on these Inca bat
the state department authorities ere
proceeding nevertheless with their ~
taliatory plans, as they do not believe
Hpain's concessions To Cuba can be car.
ried ont and made beneficial to Us for
some months 10 come. The signid.
canoe Of the matter In It's commercial
and political aspects Is fully realized.
It is said spain will 10 careful not to
relinquish her sovereignty over the
island nor TO permit this 70 become the
first step toward Cuban independence.
For that reason the contemplated priv.
lete will not include full "home rule. !"
There will be no Cuban parliament,
with independent authority TO make
laws, similar 10 Canada's colonial sys.
tenn under Great Britain. On the con.
trary the general purpose Is 10 give
Cuba advisory powers Her local on.
cials will take up the economic neces-
stiles Of the island estimate the needed
revenue from tariff duties and advise
the Spanish government Of duties that
should be levied and OF other measures
which ought TO be taken in order 10 70.
cure the best results for the island.
While pain would thus retain com.
plete sovereignty over Cuba, both com
nerclal and political. IL Is suggested
that the home government would o .
rule approve Cuba's revenue budget
with the United States
In the present contention between
Spain and the United States the Cubans
afe solicitors Of retaining their Ameri-
can markets for sugar and II Is urged
for this reason the local Off ,ials would
undoubtedly advise lowering Of tariff
duties with the United States, and II Is
probable SPANS approval would follow
almost certainly her APPROVAL in reality
being largely o formality desired to
show her purpose OF retaining sov.
ercignty over their land.
While it Is reoo ,nze In official cir
cles here that this change doubtless
would be beneficial 10 the United
States, 1t is feared such extensive
changes in the relations between Spain
and Cuba cannot be made within
reasonable time and that before the
uh''ei ''si.es Gun mus secur' reouc.
lion OF tariff, our trade with Cuba and
Porto Rico will DO irreparably In.
jured. The great importing houses
OF tne atiantlc cities are clamorsng "
Tue aoors oi the sla'e department. ana
threaten 10 appear 70 congress
ior SOME speeay acl'ou 70 pro.ces
tneir business. ihey represent tha'
Az preSeh. tnc uh''cu o'a 'es ~ ios'nea
'ra'e u "''VV' oarro's q nour PR an-
num- al VI o"'co'','ncrce IN ,l"'''i"cry
iorhieFiy purcn'sc. Wy 'ne .uo"i'a OK.
c'"slveiy III inc un',sa ''a'o'' a., Oh
vac nar'w"re anu urge pfopor''on
Oh t'e po'iV 'raue' every ''hporsNn'
par' Oh or eApor's ~ Vie 'cs' iha'cs'
me 'o'a' re '"c''o' III our eSp'rss 70
'uoa ior l'e year s'nce lnu 'apse Oh .no
rcclprocl,y asfec'n'"' WIZ "'''o"h' ~
NOV less '''ah oo per cent
AMERICAN CANNED BEEF.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2s -'liiornation
has reached the department OF agrl-
culture t1rouFh the department OF
state IN dispatch dated December,
from Ambassador Runyon At Bsrlin,
that the local authofltleso OF lieilprchn,
Wurtembar', Germany, have removed
the prohlolt'on placed on the safe OF
American canned beef the original
understanding OF the authorities
here when the German govern
ment issuei the proclamation
prohibiting the importation OF
American meats into Germany was
that it applied to cattle and fresh
meats but the packing house propri-
etors were OF the opinion that it up
piled also to canne meats. 1t is now
understood the prohibition OF the sale
OF canned meats by the authorities at
ueilbrenh was not included by the
German government NJ the time the
general proh'bitory order was issued,
consequently It's sanction was not re.
CURED in the removal OF the order and
that the authorities OF each province
imposed the canned meat prohibition
and have full liberty to repeal IT,
MORE RETALIATION LOOKED FOR