Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-07
THE SUGAR QUITE S
Secretary Gresham's Correspondence With
Foreign Countries on the Subject
Copies Were Submitted to the Senate
TOday-What They Show I'm Regard
to the Eject on Commerce.

The President today transmitted to the
Senate report from the Secretary of State
in response to Senator Aldrich's resolution
of January &c. giving the correspondence
with Germany, Austria and other European
countries concerning the effect of the pres
ent tariff law on the commerce of the Uni
ted States with those countries. with es-
pecial reference to the discriminating duty
on sugar. The correspondence bearing upon
the subject was forwarded with the Secre-
tarys statement.
Correspondence between Secretary Ores
ham and Sir Julian Pauncefort, British am
bassador, shows that the first inquiry was
made as to the effect of the sugar sections
upon the agreements with the West Indies
Of the Mckinley act on August "a and that
Mr.. Gresham replied on the 25th that the
sections would have the effect or cancel
ing the agreements
The correspondence also contains the cor
respondence between the Secretary of State
and all other countries concerning the can
Guiding Nicaragua, Guatemala, Austria
Hungary, etc.
Austrin's Protest.
The full text of the protest of the Austria
Hungarian minister of January is con-
tanned in the list.
He calls attention to the fact that the I'M
position of the differential duty of one
tenth of a cent on sugar imported from
countries paying a bounty is entirely at
variance with the treaty concluded in $50
between his country and this, providing
against discriminating duties, and says the
result OF the continuance of this policy
would be that his government would be
obliged to act independently.
In his reply Mr.. Gresham asks post
ponement of the conference until after the
disposal of the bill before Congress to re-
peal the discriminating tax.
Controversy With Denmark.
Mr.. Gresham, under date of January 30,
ole ha
Reyentlow, Danish minister, that the con-
troversy between Denmark and the United
States over the discriminative sugar duty
should be postponed in view of the pend
ency of the bill repeating the duty in Con-
gress.
This was in reply to long letter from
Count Reventlow of January II, In when
he sought to show that no direct bounty
Is paid on sugars exported from Denmark;
that an indirect bounty is allowed only In
the way of refund on a certain class OF
refined sugars when manufactured in Den
mark and exported abroad, and that no
bounty direct indirect, is paid on su-
gars produced and exported from the
Danish West Indies.
He says the King of Denmark is very
anxious that his country should be strick-
en- from the list of bounty-paying coun-
tries, but asks that if this cannot be done
placed outside of the provisions of the ad-
ditional duty.
Correspondence With Spain.
The full correspondence with Spain con-
corning the dealing of the United States
with Cuba is given up to the 9Th instant,
the date of a dispatch from Minister Tay-
lor. stating that the queen has approved
| the bill putting into effect the bill putting
the modus vivendi into effect, and that
Cuba will be Immediately notified.
Baron Fava's protest against the fmpo-
sitcn of duty on salt imported into the
Ucited States from the islands of Sicily
and Sardinia, with Secretary GreShamS
letter assuring that the duty would no
longer be levied in view of the fact that
those islands did not impose duty on
Az ,rican salt. IS given In full.
The correspondence bearing upon the i'm
portation of salt into the United States
from Dutch West Indies is quite lengthy,
and grew out of the Secretary of the Treas
the countries charging duty on salt
imported from the United States. and
therefore imposing duty on their salt eX-
ports to the United States under a misap-
prehension. The misrepresentation appears
to have been ultimately corrected.
While acquescing in behalf of his gov
eminent in the RECESSION of the reciprocal
agreement between the United States and
his country Senior Gil. charge d'affaires of
the Dominican republic, says:
THE existence of the treaty has had a
great influence in the development OF the
commercial relations of the two countries,
so that it is legitimate to hope that the
mutual benefit flowing from its practical
operation will not be diminished otherwise
than by the natural consequences of its
revocation"
The Argentine Republic.
There is also a complete transcript of
the correspondence between the Secretary
of State and Minister Zeballos of the
Argentine Republic, beginning June 30. 1854,
| in which the latter expresses the Sratlfi-
cation of his country over the action of
the ways and means committee in recon-
mendng the removal of the Amer
lean duty on Argentine woods, and
states that in appreciation of this
act his government has included crude
petroleum among the articles to be ad-
mitted free in that country. He states
that this is an act of great Importance to
the United States. in view of that fact
that in his country petroleum is used as
fuel in competition with English coal.
Replying to this Assistant Secretary Uni
saws it is expected that Argentine con-
gress will also exempt lumber, lubricating
and fuel oils and refined petroleum from
the United States from the imposition OF
duties.