The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-22

dress Dr. X. V. Plerce, Buffalo, N. Y.
products which would be of mutual
benefit, as great upon one side as
upon the other.
Cuba's purchasing power is today
far below what it was in 1894, the
year preceding the war This is di-
rectly traceable to three causes First,
the widespread destruction of the in
dustries of the island through the
processes of a devastating war; sec
ond, the great depression i'll the mar
ket prices of her principal commodi-
ties; third, the failure of the govern
men of intervention to give due aid
and encouragement to the economic
conditions of the island. All this is
capable of speedy REIMBURSEMENT.
If the island should be given mar
ket with fair margin of profit for
her productions, her wonderful nat
ural resources will soon make her a
purchaser of great Importance in the
markets of the United States
The falling off of Americas trade
in the island is readily accounted for
1t is in part due to the general COM
mercial stagnation resulting from linn
tied and Improbable industrial pro-
duction Beyond that it is attribut-
able to the fact that Europe is a
cheaper market than is the United
States for many articles of prime ne
cessity. This can only be offset by
reciprocal trade relations which would
give Cuba profit on her wares in
the American market, and make the
United States, via the Cuban custom
house, cheaper seller than Europe.
There are few sections of the Unit
ed States which will not benefit from
an increase of our trade with Cuba.
New England should sell her boots
and shoes, print cloths and fine cot
tons. The South can sell her coarser
grades of cotton. The island needs
upwards of Sc, 5000, 90 worth of cotton
cloth, and upward of 50, 900, 900 worth
about ten per cent of her cottons and
from 20 to % per cent of her shoes.
She wants building lumber from the
South, furniture from Michigan, corn
from Illinois, wheat -four from the
! Northwest, wine from California, iron
and machinery from Alabama and
Pennsylvania, kerosene and other oils
from their special areas, glass and
glassware, pottery, paper, rice, dried
fish and dried beef, watches and dairy
roducts. Cubas purchase of 800,
900, 900 worth per year or of 5000, 900,
600 worth per year of these articles OF
American production and manufacture
depends and depends wholly upon hel
ability to place her own products il
the United States to fair advantage
This can be done with no disadvan-
, tage, but rather with benefit to the
United States. We need her sugal
: and we want her tobacco. 1t is be
= coming more and more evident that {
: freer importation of Cuban Tobacco,
= for cigar filters would improve TIN
: market for American wrappers, TO
: which purpose the American leaf i
7 best adapted. The most reliable fig
d ures obtainable show that our feebl
# little beet sugar industry is in no res
: need of protection against even FIRE
L raw sugar from Cuba.
To deny to Cuban products MOI
favorable entrance to our market
N TO cut off valuable market fC
our own wares, and to establish in OF
immediate vicinity a people who wi
rs be to us that which Ireland is to En-
N land. 1t is to fail in our duty to
ne people for whom we have become
~ all ways responsible, and to thrO
d. away commercial opportunities whi'
ty lie ready and open for our taking.