Evening journal., 1901-11-11
THE Ev ENING JOURNAL. MONDAY. NOVEMBER ii. I9Ol

ana lllllna anu a MAANA nlAA NAA ANA NAA /
bread-stuffs and manufactured pro
ducts. and with all due Difference I
lsuhmii that under Che doctrine of the
greatest good 20 the greatest number
the measure should prevail. lt b true
hat it would enrich the Cubans. Both
llab0rers and planters would have more
money to spend, and under the protec-
ltion OF the common tariff after provid-
ling for the mcrest necessities Of life as
Ithev do now. would doubtless buy most /
of their mxures in Europe as we do |
Ihut they would surely spend most OF |
their surplus for goods. wares and |
merchandise produced i'm the United |
states We should share in every way |
lin their prosperity and they I'm ours, |
while the strength and glory or the
great American commonwealth would !
Ibe cowespOndingly increased. We
have assumed the obligation of re-
specting Cuban autonomy and of pro
!, tecting her against foreign aggression.
why we should not also contribute TO
Iher prosperity and promote our own
, by the substantial monopoly Of her
business. which would result from The
proposition under consideration. l cam
not imagine
4 II H. NnWMAN WN AA hNA NAtAAN AAAAH At'
, strictly a free trlde measure or that Il
would amount TO q bounty TO the
b Cubans. equal to the duty remitted, l
should reply that under the old doc
trine of protection as / understand the
, theory and practice 30 have been. all
I articles of necessity which could not be
, produced I'm our own country or which
could not be produced In sufficient
Irtta atntfIH hn inNfstfffnH "a or
! under a comparatively low duty. AS
sugar Is clearly one OF those commodi-
ties / should strenuously contend that
, my proposition in reference 20 Cuban
cane sugar Is not only IN accordance
r with the practice and precept of the
Republican prOtectionists, but will in
a crease the business and promote the
r best interests of the entire country
Y AT all events most of us are I trust
: that sort OF prOtectionists and ought,
o am prepared to contend. TO give the
4 measure our support on strictly selfish
4 grounds. even II we cannot see our
way 10 do so much for tropical produc-
. tions originating in countries not with
" I'm our political dominion and control
= ! am well aware of the fact THAT Mr.
,' lMclIinley's Buffalo speech, or as IL has
a. been called the Buffalo Program" Is
la powerful appeal for reciprocity as the
method which he thought best adapted
0 20 meet the present emergency and al
though as his last public utterance 4
~ has aroused the attention Of the world
u cannot upon an occasion of this sort
i withhold the suggestion that while II
may be we'll adapted to that end IL
Sc connection with European countries
D. am convinced that 1t does not appl!
u with the same force with cOunuie
en- lying within the tropics. where tn
lie productions are so greatly differen
VI from our own.
On 10 has frequently been said that Cub
ie cannot get on without the large rev
o. enue she gets from her customs, an
d. that twenty or twenty-five per cen
ny reduction of duty in on
o. sugar and tobacco schedule
'ss accompanied by q preferential a
all rangement similar to that Of Cana,
am I'm favor OF Great Britain, OF fro
IN twenty to forty per cent in our fave
lut as against the rest of the world undl
ou the present Cuban tariff, would answl
we The purpose, and It might. but 30 wOul
IS not do il nearly so well as the mo-
Try comprehensive and more liberal polio
ne which would be inaugurated If my SUI
the gestion were carried out The arg
oi ment that Cuba cannot get on withoi
nd the money collected from customs,
hardly tenable Without reference
TO whether such collections tend to enri,
ust or impoverish her, it is likely that 81
ter could get on better than Porto Ri
does since she has begun TO enjoy fr
ion trade with ms. s.because with iihe arrane
to ment under consideration. she wOu
ent still have the duty on all articles in
to ported from other countries, while il
ur- increasing wealth would afford "a bas
mn for such internal taxation as might
hey come necessary from year to year.
ties There is another question oh
at might be asked in connection with q
we proposition to establish an Americ
lem customs unions How would e aft
Of lour relations with European countrie
Would It be regarded as favorable
be unfavorable to European tivde wi
INV the countries entering tho uniO
dav Obviously it would affect Europe
.tei- trade relations unfavOrably at fir
oive especially those Of Great Britain WI
! in the Dominion Of Canada, but as
! to ultimate effect would doubtless be
the greatly increase the wealth OF all
Nom countries in the union, it would
ON crease thelr power 10 puy III EulOp
nm markets such articles as the lat
adj could best furnish. In considering Z
] by aspect OF uhe hiau.er, IT, VIII Oh cOu
War not be oVerlookeu mat uhe COUNT
lived IN question must LOT MANY yeaIs
tend, nam lhe prlhclpal prCuucers ol I
It products ana raw materials lot huro
re- wnlle Jhey must continue 10 De' as
COM Onlued 0lales' hol" luhsl lithullle ul
nnu- protective Vailn' nave always pe
ould the Oesl markets TOT uie iuAuIies
and manufactured soouS "l uhe ulnei
an European countries