The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-16
INCREDIBLE RAPACITY.

THE cupidity and rapacity Of the Span
! ish officials in Cuba is beyond concep-
| ton, and, if we NAV judge by the results
at Santiago, the United States officers will
be able to collect quite as much revenue
! on a tariff the duties Of which are more
/ than a half or nearly two-thirds lower
! than under the inijuitous law now in
/ force. The reduction 10 a reasonable rate
of duty in certain schedules such as those
/ relating to machinery, railway supplies,
etc, will increase the Importation, and the
revenue viii certainly be greater than
during the period when the duties have
been prohibitory. A railway company nat
urally hesitated &c import a locomotive
when the duty was equivalent to the value
OF the engine. With a revised tariff of %
per cent for Cuba and no locomotive
works, it may import two, or four, or
even six. The same IS true of a variety
Of other articles. In all cases where there
are some industries in Cuba capable of
supplying a manufactured product made
by home labor, care has been exercised
either by making free the raw material
or not making a too radical reduction of
duty not to injUre their prospects In
so doing It is only carrying out the policy
which has been 50 fruitful IN developing
the industries Of the United States and
securing diversified employment for its
laborers.'
Mr.. Porter submits a table showing the
average annual custom house receipts in
the island OF Cuba from 1856 10 1880, in
elusive. to have been $l2,645,S94.
CUBAN TREASURY EMPTY.
IN an interesting analysis OF the Cuban
budget, showing how much revenue is re-
CURED and now much may reasonably be
expected from the tariff TO be enforced,
Mr.. Porter says:
THE money collected from Cuba wheth-
ct It was SIS 009, 60 or less. has all gone,
and nothing is likely 10 be found in the
treasury but numerous evidences Of prom
isas 10 pay, records Of receipts given by
the government for goods not paid FOR.
debts Of a., kinds including the salaries Of
= large number Of minor officials.
EXPENDITURES TENTED.
The first and most important item OF
expenditures is for sovereignty expenses,
and aggregates sum exceeding 81. 000.-
90. These expenses are sub-diyided. as
follows; Interest on public debt and gen
er4l expenses, 1884. 709; religion and
clergy state religion and justice). sS29.-
on: war. = S95. 40; navy. s.. o55lS5; execu-
tive. S26i5.ls9. Total. s22.520oo.
The largest item sn these expenditures
Is that OF the interest on puhic debt.
which aggregates SO. 4G51N3. The other
items of expense under this head seem 70
be Of miscellaneous character. including
some salaries. pensions. civil. military and
naval pensions. public works and grstui-
ties The next largest expeuj ture IS for
the purposes OF war. s5.Se6 40
These items ara OF especial interest 20
American readers The expenses OF the
navy aggregate s. O55.l36 and Of the exec
utive department S2.6t5l4a Under the las
section come the salary o. the Cuban gov
ernor general: Sloeo. and the expenses
OF his office. sd. asa. aggreEatius 81. s50.
In this division il appears the civil guards
we're paid. this body Of men receiving II
all s. 81. The second largest item N
TINS total IS the subsidy 70 the CaIapsuia
Traus-Atlantics. which amounts 10 Sl7l.-
So.
MOSTLY WAR BILLS
A study Of the several items az once
shows that the principal expenditures FOR
The Island @ Cuba are chose which have
directly or Indirectly % co with the con-
tioi Of the island by Spain. Il IS impos-
sio-e at tbs moment - make q sat.stacto-
~ estimate % this new budget. nor can
u very We'll lie done until after the UGssei
states forces are "a fu- possession and
@1-e 20 secure complete da-S as - the
personal needs % the government ot Cu-2
~ course. the large items. such a. in The
Pubic ceo-. expenditures II spain for-the
purpose OF conQueriDs The island MI DIS
appear. fa46iug reduction. is We i1-
c.ude the eva guards. OF s. 5-pe 90 or So
''ttss' LtoW much ot ,h.s amount Will %
required for necessary expenses ,.r5.r
the new order % things II nh lie limos
Siale II forecast
INFLATED CURRENCY.
The next most Important s4hiect. reach
81 in the report IS ihar IN re.a ion 20 cur
reucY TIE rsport saNs n ~.