New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19
GEN. LEE SEES THE PRESIDENT.
A Long CONFERENCE At THE WHITE
HOrSE on TIE CUBAN SITuATION.

HOUSE on THE CUBAN SITUATION.
WASHINGTON. Sept lS-Gencral Tltzhugh Lee.
Consu,-Gcueral to cuba. had n long consultation
with the President at tho White House today Il
was the first time General Lee had seen Mr. Nc
K.nlcy since tho formers return to this country
about n fortnight ago. He the President by
special appolntmout and all other visitors were
excluded except Secretary Algcr. VINO came over
from tho War Department and remained until
after General Lees departure. The conference
was long one lasting almost two hours. Genera!
leo carefully reviewed tho situation IN cuba and
explained at length al points on which either the
President or Secretary : ger asked for iniorma-
tion. General Ice gave his own views freely TO tho
President. but after the interview was reuccnt
about the nature OF the report 10 had made
He said that the President had not given him an
outline q his policy.
II 4 evident. however. that the President u
decply impressed with the critical character OF the
situation IN cuba Drih,d hy General Lee "S
n f. understood that at the coufcrcur" be strongly
urged the Cousu-Gcu"raI 80 retain ms once Al
least for the present. ana TO return 20 Havana "'
hts earliest convenience. A. it has been strongly
.rtImat,I for several months tat cH-'ongt'S'ri'
AlIrrn vould succeed General Lee a. Havana.
and that the latter probably would not f''urh'
the Presidents action to-day IS taken 10 mean
tha, ae thinks Il inadylsabIr TO make chhns'
at this juncture
General Leo Icf, tho clty thi- afternoon for Cow
iurtou. Va. bat before his departure hr admitted
,ha he would return 20 cuba soon as b" had ar
ranged ais private arars. probably nboui iho md
de OF october In priyat" conversation WIN c'o''
norsonal friends General Lee has expressed nm
s.lf vigorously ne 10 th" situation ln 'Nha' ana
has lr.n emphatic IN lis condemnation OF some "
Wcylcr's methods.
EXPORT OF HAVANA TOBACCO POSSIBLE.
* rplcr rnorGur 10 roREsHADow THE RE
OPENING or THE PORT
li.oatcb from Havana TO The United States
r,ta.co Journal" published yesterday. says thAt
General WcyIer has Just issued an edIct 'Iat ~ -
ctrd,I AZ iorcshadowius the rcopeuiuS Oh the port
%! Havana TO the export u al kinds o! ir'i 'o'"''o
~ the close Of tho year Tho ciic IS I" 'ahe erect
on the 10th " this month. and raises tie export
duty 10 50 hundred kllos on hlcrs aud $40 nun
drod kilos ON wrapper leaf Tobacco grown In the
pro,Iu.c of Santiago Dc cuba VIII b" taxed ohy
I5a Il hundred kilos when II IS shipped from San
tlaEo Giu.II OF Mauzanillo.
This ,dict f. regarded as OF the utmost lmpor-
tauc. both 20 the tobacco Interests or thlS couh-
try and 20 the consumers as well IL VIII appear
NJ first to the laynan that the raising Of the duty
an H.. export oil Havana tobacco cuts TO figure II
ALL bui She significance o. me craing I'a ~ ~
The fact that unless 10 had been intended - pI'n
the export of tobacco. IN oiLrr WORDS tIlt ''f'' 80
~ Weslcr's embargo decree, u would nave "c,h
foolish aud useless 10 inrrtas" ne Hu'les upon t
product. for ii no i5bi'co cin ,.b""S "' 'Ni0'''
no dutIcs can be 60 Iectcd upon u. .
Those who ~" well informed regarding me s,a'' s,a
Of thiugs in cuba say that the repeal OF NJ "H'-
bar;o IS already under cOnsiG .ration ana J., o,ly
postponed bccaus" ia, present supply OF NH''u'
and Partldos tOhacco- on tho Island IS no" y
trcncly limited and barely sufficient Tor the HctdS
OF the local manufacturers.
one Of the amusing things about the late decree
raising the duties on certain xmas OF louat.o -
go n reduces tEc duty On tobacco grown IN the
PROVING Of SautlnFO Lc cuba, which province - III
the nauds Of tho iusurG'nit. The Insurgents "t p
butcher although II IS hardly probable that IN"
kindness war intentional. II l. said mat me de-
"istCn to withhold the repeal Of the embargo de-
cree wa made at the appca Of the Manuttc ilrcrs
I'ninu which coutcndcd that II had dlihcu!ly 10
secure enough for It's use. and that if the de,
cree wa TcyOkcd the tobacco they needed would
be exported to this country. g.,
II as seems certain. the repeal really comes. IL
ir believed that It's effect the trade or ms coun-
;rv will hn Immediate Havana cigars of hno grade
have been growing moro and moro scarce. ana as
,hr quantity and quality decreased tho price In
crn,.1d The great army OF smokers VIII be de-
lighted 10 hear that relief seems TO be at hand