The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-25
SPANS GREEDY TRADERS.
TRUE INEARDNBss OF THEIR oPPO-
sIfI0N TO iSA0AsTA.
The Present Cubap farin Givra Theu, 40 Psr
Cont. tAaynstnEe over Dur ESparis-rhex
Know very well That They will Boar the
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' "a o., lNtglI -
The Present Cubas FarIn Gives Theur 40 psr
Csnt. AdvnatnGe over Our E~yparis-rhey
Know very well That They viii Rose tho
Cuban Trade fr crsa SuaEes Hcr OWn Taria.
HAVANA, Nov. 5I.-Ih. spite of tho fair prom.
Ices of senior sagAstA's Government and the no:
pcatcd, announcements that autonomy, n real
liberal autonomy Is going to be established here,
many persons believe that In tho important
points OF tho tariff. tho dobt, and tho expenses
Of tho central uovernmcnt, wrongly charged
now to tho Cuban. budget, neither Senior Sa.
gasta nor any other Spanish statesman will
ever allow tho cubans- to manage their W
revenues. Tho whole question is merely a flnan.
cial one.
La Lttrhd publishes the following despatch
from Madrid witch has increased these pessi-
mistio impressions in HAVANA: "Senor SaRas.
tn has declared ~ tho correspondent OF u Paris
ian news association that although autonomy
will DO established in Cuba. the Madrid Cortes
will continue to l~egislate on all affairs con.
nectod with tho Departments OF War. Navy.
Justice. State, and Religion" Furthermore.
the Same paper declares that the Government
will. also try TO hafmonizo tho interests Of the
Spanish protectionists with the new autonomic
regime, which ineahs that the tariff also will
be controlled by Spain.
latiohs.' which is the special tariff for Cuba,
gives an avorngeQf. 80 per cent. vi advantage
e aHslis 6 the sR BsleSrie of f.ina ARe csstila nr sad ihs
northern pro viiices Of Spain profit by that law TO
products of their own 10 import to Cuba their
merchants buy them in the United States, take
them to Spain, and from there send them TO
benefit they enjoy in the. Cuban tariff is so
great that after paying freight from the United
house fees in the peninsula, tho expense Of
G;hsnging american boxes and labels for Span'
InGrG Is Bill DO nar cent. nrO0t over tho inn
portation OF the some goods direct from the
w whl,od a,o s5otsf hys Tn bed Rr9 &C. niSo T. 4. chiefly hS e used used
all the flour In tho island is American. though
u appears to be Spanish.
cause, instead OF collecting the high duties i'm
posed upon American flour, It only gets the
hundreds Of merchants in barcelona, Santan.
Der, and Coruna who enrich themselves in
facturers and exporters when they probably
have re meyer seen 9 mill in their lives.
without their so per cent. of advantage. they
In linen, cotton, and ali kinds Of clothing the
barcelona manufacturer enjoy similar benefit,
that autonomy ,threatens to end their Ef.p priyil eS@
There is not the least doubt that should the
the lS't 50 per- "a's ee mt f Clause 20 W @skd t bs im H%a fsteE;
abolished. There is no disagreement in that
AA AAot otNN olo lIoo
eager TO have a new tariff. AID there is a So
cfety In this city called the 'Liga de Importa-
dores,' whose chief aim is to obtain from the
l. central Government n modification of the
tariff that will allow American to compete with
Spanish products.
There is no doubt that the granting of fair and
genuine autonomy In Cuba would, for these rea-
sons, cause a revolution in Spain. In Cuba. not
from economic. bat from political causes, IL
autonomy Is not a sham, great troubles would
soon arise. The Union Constitutional party
cannot permit the natives to have real control
OF p%olitica! affairs hero when, up to this time,
the Spanish residents have held the most I'M.
portant offices. The Constituencies do not
hide their resolution to use force against the
Government If this issue arises. and in their
speeches they employ threatening language and
also insult the United States, to whom they at
nero Rub!o, Secretary Of the Union Constitu.
cional party. has declared that the situation Is
shameful for the Spaniards and that his party
will not tolerate 1t. The same declaration has
been made by Sehor Santos GuZman and the
Marquis OF Pinar del Rio, and as soon us the
Marquis Of Apezteguia, President OF the party,
arrives from New York great DEVELOPMENTS are
On the other hand, the Reformists. spaniards
most of them, and the few Autonomists, most
of whom. are Cubans, are bitterly fighting one
another. because the Reformists say that they
der the new regime. Z a LuchG defends the Auton-
omists and says that the Reformists are new.
Corners without any political record and seek.
ing the rewards of a triumph obtained by the
others. In short, when We consider all these
different interests and passions now active
and we hear in. Havana every night the volleys
OF both armies on the outskir5 3 OF the city, we
may say that we arc indeed living in a hornets
nest.