New-York tribune., 1901-11-27

ans the policy Of the administration Sound
morals no less than good business judgment de-
mand that shall build up rather than destroy
the purchasing power of our new possessions II
" hope to do business with them. Manufact-
uring interests all over the country deluge the
government with inquiries as to the markets
that have been opened TO American goods in the
archipelago and others are awakening to INC
fact that control of the Cuban markets is snip
ping from our hands, while politicians ana Nlse-
acres solemnly debate, into the hands OF more
enterprising Germans and Englishmen II Is d
fact not rejecting great credit upon our poliooi
acunen that. having expended much ol0ou o
treasure 10 make Cuba free ana 70 cohfoi iiei
sestinies afterward, should now hno oH
commercial relations with the island to De grow
ing less active rather than stronger, ana 10 see
others who made no sacrifice reap the lrui' ot
our labor. Almost pathetic appears the demand
made by some people who want the Cupais ~
explain how this happened, before applying a
remedy that should have suggested Itself long
ago The hor1ley philosophy OF the saying thaI
YOU cannot eat your pie and have II 100 aP-
plies in this case as in others. 1t is lmposslpie
to do business with the Philippines or with Cuoa
unless yor give them chance TO sell US some
thing They buy S37, ,0o0, 600 in goods from
Great Britain and Germany to-day because theS
are able TO sell their products in those countries
and they will continue to increase their trade
with those countries under present conditions,
indefinitely Our trade will continue. correspond
inglv TO decrease until in time, il may olsap-
pear altogether
AMERICAN SUGAR INTERESTS.
In the readjustment Of tariff rates, the 1rlehos
of sucb q policy admit somebody must suffer
of course 1t may be, they say, that the peet
root sugar manufacturers may not be aple 10
control more than their local markets shouio
such policy be inaugurated- 1t is an lnous'is
in which considera BILE money has been lnFeslsu,
but il does not seem TO nave naoe lliS NJ
that at one time II was thought ii would Not
withstandins a protection which in one way or
another amounts 10 40 per cent the yearS
supply mas in ten years reached the inslSniI-
cant amount Of only $50 900 tons. There is this,
however TO be said, that indirectly it furnishes
a profitable occupation TO thousands OF people,
and that the by-proouctS OF the sugar peeN
farm are by means an uninportant 1ac1or III
the agricultural economy Of the country ana
while it may be said that the farmer would
simply be compelled to his fields in rye or
wheat instead OF beets, and therefore would De
loser in the change, il yet must be admitted
that diversity of crops is not an advantage 10
be lightly lost sight Of OF TO be deprecated
The interests of the Louisiana cane sugar
growers who return, year after year, tree traoe
Congressnnen clamoring loudly for protectlon
whenever sugar is being discussed, are ldentlcal
with those of the beet root sugar men OF boIh
of them il may at least be said that they are
employers Of American labor. This is not the
case OF course with the Porto Rican and Ha-
waiian sugar growers, who resist the extension
of the privileges which they enjoy TO sugar
growers in the Philippines and Cuba, not on
the broad ground that il would injure Ameri-
can labor. but because ii would cut down their
profits What those profits may be judged
from the fact that in Porto Rico certain sugar
plant since the American occupation Of the
island, has never returned a yearly profit OF less
than 10 per cent the investment
- These. then. q few of the arguments pro
and con which will determine the policy OF Con-
gress toward Cuba and the Philippines They
have been set forth with every endeavor to be
entirely fair TO both sides-those who with the
administration, wish 10 see the most liberal
policy OF reciprocity inaugurated consistent with
the legitimate demands OF home industries and
those who, in favor OF more drastic measures,
seek 70 reach the goal at single bound. The
attempt will be made, III another article, TO
throw some light on the situation as it is af
fected by the demands of the tobacco industries
of the country