The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-12

MS credentials are presented to the
president. will be in connection with
the new commercial treaty between the
United States, Spain and Cuba He
comes fully instructed on this subject
and before leaving Madrid he talked
over the several plans with the United
states minister. Mr.. Woodford. 1t is
not yet determined whether there shall
be two treaties with Spain and Cuba
separately, or one with Spain, which
shall include Cuba.
Until the minister meets our reoproc-
1ty commissioner. Mr.. Kasson, he
does not care to discuss the scheme
OF commercial exchange which is I'M
der consideration. From other sources.
however, the general plans were learn
ed.
Tariff Concession.
So far as the proposed treaty will af-
feet Spain, 1t is probable that the lead
ing tariff concessions granted to Ameri-
can imports will be on machinery. cleo
trical appliances of all kinds and
various woods which are used largely
in Spain. American petroleum and
cotton are the principal imports in
Spain. but it is not probable that du-
ties will be reduced on these articles.
The arrangement with Cuba will de-
pend largely on the wishes of the
Cuban delegates, whose views have not
yet been made known to Senior Polo.
In one respect, however, Spain will
make a notable concession as between
Cuba and the United States Hereto
fore Spain has insisted on certain pre-
ferent1al duties by which, in the case
of flour, She supplied flour to the en-
tire Cuban market. Spain now recog-
EizeS the hardship of compelling Gu
bans to go across the ocean for their
supply of the chief staple of food. when
that article can be secured in album
dance at much lower rate from the
wheat supplies of the United States.
In view of this feeling the proposed
treaties will do away with the Spanish
preferential rate on flour and will leave
the United States and Cuba to effect
an arrangement by which this country
Will hereafter supply the Cubans with
this first necessity of life.
How far the United States can grant
reciprocal concessions will depend upon
the meetings with Commissioner Kas-
sen.
Formally Received.
Senior Polo was formally received in
his official capacity by Secretary Sher-
man and Assistant Secretary Day at
the state department at IL o'clock this
morning. He was accompanied by
Senior du Bose, and was by him intro
duced to the secretary and assistant
secretary of state
The two gentlemen came at the hour
indicated by appointment and were re-
ceived Immediately upon their arrival
at the department. Their visit was
comparatively brief and the conversa-
ton was purely perfunctory, being de-
voted almost entirely to the considera-
ton of the arrangements for the mini
ster's formal call upon the president
for the presentation OF his credentials.
This ceremony would have been OBJ
served today, but for the fact that
the president was engaged with his
cabinet at the time usually allotted to
such functions. 1t was therefore ar
ranged that Minister Polo should be
given an audience by the president at
the White house tomorrow morning
at II o'clock. He will meet the secre-
tary of state at the state department
a few minutes before the hour fixed for
the audience with the president, and
will accompany him to the White
house.
In view of the strained relations now
existing between the United States and
Spain, more than usual interest at
taches to the addresses which will be
exchanged between the chief executive
and the Spanish minister on this occa-
sion. These addresses will be prepared
with unusual care and will ATTRACT in
terest, inasmuch as they may be to
some extent significant of the senti-
ments of the representatives of the two
governments on the questions now at
issue between them.