The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-29

CUBA WILL GET
THE WORST OF 1T
Administration Inclined to Take
Long End Of the String.
MAY NOT HAVE TRADE TREATY
IN THAT CASE THE ISLAND WILL
SUFFER GREAT DAMAGE.
MAY NOT HAVE TRADE TREATY

yHAsHINGTON, Oct 2S--The fact
w recorded IN the news dispatches
from Havana that President
Palma has returned 10 Washington the
draft for the reciprocity treaty with
out his approval has not shaken the
belief OF the officials that they viii
have a treaty ready 10 submit u con-
gress by the date OF It's next meeting
AS soon as Mr.. Quesada. the Cuban
minlsteH here. receives the document
he viii submit II to the secretary. Ne
got!ations win then be continued on
the basis Of the original draft.
Generally stated. thu Cuban oDjec-
tons are based on belief that the
United States has demanded undue
concessions from the remissiOns Of du-
ties on the United States products en-
tering Cuba. ranging all the way from
1 per cent to so per cent, In return
fog q 20 per cent cut Oh Cuban sugar
and tobacco coming into the United
States. AS the difference is one strict
ly OF figures and not of principle, IL IS
the opinion at the state department.
that II can be settled amicably. II not,
and the Cuban government insists upon
terms that the state department can
not grant, the two countries viii SIM
ply drift along without any trade treaty
OF this kind.
Cuba viii Suffer.
As Cuba viii undoubtedly be the
principal sufferer. IL is expected here
that she viii be the first 10 make an
other advance toward a treaty.
There has been an important change
IN the programme respecting the whole
fabric Of Cuban treaties. II had been
originally intended 10 perfect a reel
procity treaty before undertaking 10
deal with other relations that must be
defined by treaty.
As IL Is now seen that the subject
OF the reciprocity is one that will re-
quire considerable time for its dispo-
sltiOn. the government here is about
70 undertake negotiations looking TO
the arrangement OF an extradition
treaty which is very much needed, in
lsmuch as Cuba threatens TO become a
sink hole for American criminals.
Also the navy is pressing for the
ooallng stations promised under the
terms OF the Plat amendment. and the
near approach Of the Culebran maneu-
vers has stimulated this desire. as il
has been shown that such stations
would be of great strategic value dur
ing the movements. Therefore the Gu
ban government viii be al once invited
20 open negotiations on this point.
VIII Be Some Friction.
I; is not expected that this can be
done without some friction, because
there has been a growing Discrimination
on the part OF the Cubans TO surren-
der coaling stations 20 the United
states. Proper sites for coaling sta
tions We're selected tentatively many
months ago by Admiral Bradford.
chief Of the equipment bureau. who
Is directly In charge of naval coaling
stations, but of the four points Sc
lected, one, Havana harbor. has been
abandoned from regard for Cuban SEN
slbility. II Is not likely that further
sacrifices of that kind viii be made.
and the other three points. namely.
Nipe, one the north coast, and Glen
fueg0s and Guantanamo. on the south
coast Of the island, viii be chosen as
permanent locations.