The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
SPANS BUGhBOOS.
Don Carlos and the United
States Sources Of Perpet-
ual Worry Cuban Gus
toms Reforms.
[By Gable to The Associated Press

[By Cable to The Associated Press.I
MADRID, Aug. 5, 1s97.-The s'Heraldo,"
of this city, says it understands that the
United tSates government has decided to
wait four months longer for the pacifica-
ton of Cuba and that unless it is accom-
plished by that time the United States
will undertake the protection of the in
surgents.
Inquiries made in official circles elected
denial of the accuracy of this amend
ment.
A Carlist Deputy has made bet with
Conservative colleague. of 1000 francs,
the former wagering that Don Carlos
will be in Spain at the head of his parti-
sans before the end of February, 1898.
AS a result of conference between the
Mlnsister for the Colonies, Senior Castel-
lane, and the Premier, Senior Canovas del
Castillo. the scheme of the Customs re-
forms for Cuba has been modified
According to the scheme for reforms
in Cuba, published in '"The Official Ga
zette,' of Madrid on February 6, last, the
Customs of Cuba were to be administered
by the Council of Administration of the
Island, reform organization, to be COM
posed of thirty-five Councillors, twenty
one of them to be elected directly by the
people. The Council was to fix all rules
for the application of the Customs duties,
it was to decide what is most convenient
regarding taxes on exports, it was to fix
or modify the fiscal duties for revenue on
importations in the island, and it was to
be heard in an advisory manner regard
ing the rules, classifications and schedule
of duties, these rights having, however,
certain limitations.
The Cuban Customs tariff was to have
the following FORM
1t was to consist of two columns. one
for revenue only, equally applied, and in
the same proportion to foreign and home
products, and the other column was to
consist of differential duties imposed on
all foreign products, and where there
would be margin of protection for the
National industry with a maximum that
the Cortes was to establish.
The Government was to fix, for the first
time, the articles of the tariff which were
to make up the differential columns and
the taxes were not to exceed twenty per
cent of the value of the articles.
The government was to decree a revls-
ion of the official valuation of merchan-
disc after hearing all those interested pro
The Immediate realization of all the
conditions established in these rules be-
ing considered impossible, the Minister
for the Colonies, in accordance with the
law of June 2s, 1895, was to publish pro-
visional tariff on these lines in order to
avoid delay in the reform of the tariff
laws.
The commercial treaties or conventions
affecting the tariff of Cuba were to. be
special and in order to establish recip-
rocity there was not to be in them the
most favored national clause, or it's equiv
alent.
The Council of Administration was to
be consulted concerning the advisability
of negotiating commercial treaties and
conventions. which it was the intention
of the government to negotiate, and this
was to be done before the final drafting
of the tariff and its presentation for the
approval of the Cortes.