The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
Memorial to Secretary sherman from
Those Who Are Interested in
Trade with the Island.
LARGE SUMS ARE At STAKE
OUR COMMERCE WITH CUBA DWIN-
DLING INTO SMALL PROPORTIONS.
United States Government Urged to
Devise Means Whereby the strug-
gle VIII Be Terminated.

NEW YORK, May T.-Firms and indi-
Vlduals in this country who are interested
in trade with Cuba and who desire peace
in the island as soon as possible, sent to-
day to the secretary of state a memorial
setting forth how their business interests
are suffering and giving facts about the
struggle in Cuba in the hope that measures
may be devised TO terminate the war in
the island. The memorial is as follows:
THE subscribers to this memorial. citi-
zenS or the United States, doing business
as bankers, merchants, manufacturers,
steamship owners and agents in the cities
of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Ralti-
more, Savannah, Charleston Jacksonville
New new orleans and other places, and also
nave been for many years engaged In the
export and import trade with the island OF
Cuba, finding that their several interests
are suffering severely from the long con-
tlnuance of the struggle now going on in
the island OF Cuba, desire to present for
your careful consideration the following
facts, in the hope that you may find III
them a sufficient justification of this me-
mortal and may be able to devise measures
whereby the termination of the struggle be-
tween the armed forces in the island OF
Cuba may be hastened and the sufferings
and losses of your subscribers may be re-
lieVed and commerce may be re-established
between the United States and the island of
Cuba.
THE magnitude of the American COM
merce with the island of Cuba is readily
shown by citing the volume Of our trade
with that island for the years 1898, 1884 and
1895, in each of which years the value of .
our imports from Cuba exceeded $75 000, 900.
Our exports TO Cuba ranged In value from
$50, 900 to $30,000000 a year during these
years, and had been even greater in pre-
Vious years during the reciprocity treaty
of the United States with Spain. The strug-
gle in the island of Cuba has continued for
more than two years, to the serious de-
rangement of our commerce with the ISL
and our imports from Cuba shrinking in
value to some $50 0000 900 in 1896, and our ex-
ports to Cuba in 1896 amounting to only
SL0OOO0O so far as ascertained- Many or
your subscribers, moreover, have large in
terests in Cuba, either as property holders
or holders of mortgages or in the shape of
business credit advances, and your sub
scribers see these interests already serious
ly injured, now threatened with annihila-
tion by the continuance OF state or aHa1rs
under which we can neither operate any
business in the island of Cuba with safety
nor take precautions possible In ordinary
times to protect our interests.
The third rainy season since the COM
mencen1ent of the insurrection in now at
hand in Cuba, and as military operations
possible for the next five months by rea-
son of the tropical climate and rains, the
relative position of the two contendinB P-If~~
ties cannot be greatly altered during the
summer months.
1T appears to your subscribers that for
the reasons above cited they may venture
to lay these facts before you, most appro-
priately at this time, and they sincerely
hope that you may be inclined, IN view 4Sd OF
American commercial interests that are IN
volved to give careful consideration to the
serious blow inflicted on our commerce ana
trade by the present disturbance in CUBA
and to determine upon the expediency OF
taking measures which may Iacllsale an
honorable reconciliation between the con-
tending parties. The restoration or peace
in Cuba now or within the present rainy
season would probably not only rescue from
destruction the large interests of the Amer
leans there at stake and serve TO re-estap-
lish an important branch OF our Natl0n .
1aTn
of life destruction of property, widespread
distress hunger and suffering that are IN
evitably increasing accompanlments OF an
armed conflict, such as has existed Tor over
two years now in Cuba. Your suDScriDerS
especially solicit your speedy conslderatlon
of this matter desiring relief for their own
large interests involved, and desiring also
to aid In securing the inestimab!e blessings
of peace for one and q half millions OF res
idents of the Island of Cuba, now endurang
unspeakable distress and suffering -,
''rhe great cause OF true humanity VIII
be furthered, jointly with that Oh american
commerce, by such measures as your SUP.
scrlbers trust you may deem expedient at
this juncture."
August Belmont & Co., Munson steamship
line and Flint, Eddy & Co.
Philadelphia-The Baldwin Locomotive
Company Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
Company Allison Manufacturing Company
and other leading firms and corporations OK
St. Louis-E o. Stannard Milling Com
pany Kehler Bros, George +. Clapp Mlillng
Company Langen6erg Bros r@br q Co;i IiirgIIv Balh
Commission Company j; W: ia kaunman' r
Dabney Carr, ]. c. Shuttle q 90, A.. y.
Coleman Commission Company, Messmore,
Gannell (S Co., w. b. Orthwein Grain COM
pany, Chaplin & Co., John Z. smith, RED
mond Cleary Commission company, Tf,a q.
son Commission Company, Hegel Mining
Company f. Hallersley CO., w 4.
gsi Gneiys S0n; j. F Fisher iPs Flour Company.
Sessinghaus Milling Company, Egers Mill
ing Company, j. j. aancoc6, o,sy mewSHiIl.p NSiIln
n r Childs w b. Westcutt, u. Beckman
q Co. Bruce Commission Company, ": r.
Egeman Pipe Commission company, W ~;
Company. Butler Commission Company
Lessea Cotton Company, Brockmeir q 5le0-
Helmann's Produce Company, r. Harti-
mann & Co. Puesten Bros S Coz NUN
& Bumgard Helman q S,,al G9d19ve Rros Msr9s (, go
Rmxton & Skinner Stationery Company,
I f. Hall Commission Co.. Block Dean
& Co., M. Melle McKeen I$,es; & Co
Coebel x Veteran, George A. Bayle, J.
Hogan Printing Company, GhaEles stler
Gomnanv. smith Vincent & Co, Connor
Bros. & Co, Armstrong Stock Company,
GRAIN Company, Steinwender Stuffgren
Coffee Company O. H. Peckhanh canoy
manufacturers. Eight Boston firms sign
lnJ New yiel Orleans signers-von Meysenburg
&, Co, w J. Sanders, sils, Weeks & Co,
Alexander Harms, Elder, Emster & Co,
Knoop. Erechis & co.
Mobile sIgners-sulhya5a, 5,baT,aI Timber Haonr eom
PPfc6erd p Doshin F. II. Bromberg John
j. Meyer R. b. WiisSS9n RTisht Engish MFn9faS e r96-
ningham, Arson Arnold, Meyer, Jassen &
Co, James McPhiHips, G. ;,tln w; Thrafoot' lInSt
r. w. Christian, j. w. Bancroft, J. n. Vid-
mer. Christian & Croft Company, > y.
Tic6ards Il SON Witch Bros. a. Co, r.
O. Fosdick. Rob & Joenos. T.. a. Goodbrad,
G. w. Barnett J. NJ. Smith, G. l. Hopkins,
r. i. Neville II. b. Williams, f. Harrison,
q ri Randall r. II. Goldman, ]. A. Lau-
renee. Hubbard Bros, j. L. Hubbard, J M.
Walsh w w. Henderson, Jacob Bright,
II Zones Thomas Sadler George Vandeu-
sen George Shears a. Co, Joseph Jossen,
Hunter. Bonne a Co., Houronymus Bros.
Canard from Madrid.
MADRID, May 1.-THE Liberal says the
Cuban insurgents have raised a loan OF
AZ 0O0 900 IN New York.
NEW YORK, May H.-At the headquar-