The Sussex Republican., 1899-12-16

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than severed limb ca1 maintain
its vitality.
Jamaica and the other English
islands began to decline when the
recognition of our independence cul
them off from the trade ofour North
Atlantic coast, which they had en-.
joyed as common British colonial
possessions. The first Cuban rising
came Immediately after the island
was cut off from Florida, a step de
layed for ten years after our an
nexation of the peninsula. andCuba
eyer since has been losing ground
relatively and absolutely. Haiti,
in both ends of the island, has suf
fered through all the century from
its separation from the trade of our
coast. Maladministration has in.
jured its growth and commerce;
but the English islands, which are
well administered, have lostground,
relatively, as rapidly. Not one but
is poorer than it once was and each
grows poorer.
For these islands the United
States is not responsible. Cuba has
its own destiny to decide and the
rest are under foreign flags, or in
the case of Haiti, enjoying an indie
pendent right to have as weak and
corrupt a government as il pleases.
For Porto Rico the United States
is responsible. IL is to day an
American possession. Exactly as
in the case of Florida the United
States delayed by treaty the appli-
cation of our tariff and navigation
laws for ten years, which theSupre-
me Court held to be constitutional,
so the extension ofour tariff over
Porto Rico conld be delayed for a
longer or shorter time; but, while
this right exists, Justice and policy
require that Porto Rico shall be
given all the privileges of annexa-
tiOn at once.
The island is probably capable Of
proc ucing about as much sugar as
Louisiana, or 200,0 tons, the cur.
rent production being about one
third of this Free admission to
sugar will give the Porto Rican
sugar plantations the advantage of
half AGENT a pound over othergrow-
ers; but as this advantage hasnever
brought Hawaiian production to
over 200, 900 tons, il is not likely
TO DO more with an island half the
size, the Hawaiian group being
674O square miles and Porto Rico
only 36l0. Porto Rico is, all told,
only the size of New Jersey, and
the addition of its sugar, coffee and
tobacco will not appreciably affect
the products or the imports of the
United States. Collectively, how
ever, Hawaii, Louisiana and Porto
Rico should furnish aboutone third
of our sugar supply. Cuba, II may
be added, properly developedcould
furnish the other two-third, to say
nothing of the Philippines.
AS with the sugar so with the
tobacco and coffee Of Proto Rico;
their amount is too small to change
the present balance of supply in
this country. But. as a matter OIL
fact, once within our tariff line and
Porto Rico will diversity its indus
try, and early vegetables and cit
rous fruits will rapidly increase in
production. Above all, out out of
free access toour markets will come
prosperity and out of prosperity
the education and civillzationwhich
will fit Porto Rico in the future for
o higher political position in the
system of the United States.
Press.