The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

vorcsd to Ru- Goods from spain Which
Might ne Hong Cheaper In THIS Coos-
sEy-ni.h 1sses the sasse OF the heso'n'
tl00.

vopcod tn tsuv Goods from spain Wnsem
Might Te neught Cheaper In This Coas-
py-ni.h lsses the sasse OF the Resoln-
tton.
The evil effects OF high tariff taxes
have q practical Illustration in the
system of protection" by which Spain
for,vs the people Of Cuba 10 Fay mnch
higher taxes on American goods than
on those Of Spanish origin. In the
earlier history of Cuba its ports were
closed TO foreign commerce, Spain re-
serving for herselt the entire trade
Laws prohibited tie raising of wheat
and 20 sitoe. which were supplied by
spain In ISIS the ports OF the STAND
we're opened To foreign trnsse. Int in
I.se new tariff was enacted which
lowered che duties on all Spanish prod
nets and At The sane time increased
the rates sn all other merchandise, so
as TO pra,-s cally prohibit the impsrta-
tior.
AS an example OF tle changes ahat
we're introduced may Toe cited the Ease
VI steel rails. which under the old
thrift, were charged SIX per cent. ca
valuation OF SIS per tsn. willis in the
ii sa2 per ton. Iron, according To the
previous tariff. paid >. 80 per uolsilss,
aad under the new S2-n5. a hundred
ls,los Of cotton prints rom Spain pay
<c6-: from The United States ST. TX
a hundred lllos of cotton hosiery. II
from Spain. pay Si0.sA; II from tae
United STATES, Sl95 One thousand
l.fos of sugar bags. If from spain. pay
10Y; If from the United States, Ss2. ~.
One hundred Silos of cashmere goods,
if from Spain, pay SIS. IS; II from tho
United states $500
The discrimination. between TIM
Spanish ard foreign, merchandise
varied from, ESQ per cent to.6O0 per
cent. and irisome cases runs as high AZ
5000 per cent. and the trader must
pav in addition, ter, per cent for
charges
Under this arrangement spain inv.
ports various products and manufas-
lures and t.hen sends them TO Cuba, her
niddleman making a-profit, before the
goods are tvanshipped tn the West En-
dian colon1- where ahey mist pay an-
, other duts. Thus il is poss BILE for the
from En- gland and export them to
Cuba as a Spanish prodsct- Again,
Americas wheat is bought in New
York. sent TO ftander or to Bar
c-lona there to be conver.ed into sbur,
and large pro.t made by tbs OK.
porter, Eho sendsit 10 Cxba as Span
ish floor.
The exports ol Spais to Cuba have
reached the figure of about S2- coo, O0t
per anaum. At Least shree-quarters OF
! this Amount ii is estimated. would be
4 purchased by Cuba in the United
States at an advantage of no less thar
90 per cent, q the tariff did not stano
in the way. GA this basis the United
States are annually deprived of com
rnerce amounting to SIT, 0O0. 600 or SIS,
on which q profit of at least Si.500, 90
would he realized.
On the other hand. 50 per cent. o
the total products of Cuba are con
sumed in the United States. and tner
IS a direct export tax on sugar an
tobacco amounting to over $1,000. COT
which the government of Spain
through its tariff arrangement, com
1 Dtls tftt AucElChu CousuuicI W pa
into its treasury. This is tn
visible contribution. but as those prod
ucts, as well as all the others, ar
taxed in various other indirect way
the consumers in this country are a.
fected further to an extent that cal
not be reduced to figures
Speaking on this subject, we'll ii
formed Cuban Of New York sai'
"Whatever advantages this countr
might derive from its commerce wit
I Cuba are practically absorbed by II
Spanish government through its tart
0 arrangements The Cubans have SUI
fered SO much from the effe'
4 Of the high tariff that TO un
I they are against it, and there is r
q doubt that one OF the first steps take
n by the govern ment of the republic
l. Cuba. should the revolution triumph
e would be to lower the rates at least
u or so per cent. and this would mea
u an immediate increase Of commerce
a the United States with Cuba ofslf, 00C
). 600 or SIC, 900. 600
spain knows that emancipation
the island would mean great loss
her manufacturers and merchants, 4
10 the whole commerce of Cuba will con
TO the United States. and that is one
te the reasons why she is making h.
&c grea: efforts TO continue her ru
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