The Washington times., 1902-06-18
PRESIDENTS CUBAN
CONCESSION PLAN DEAD
CONTINUED from First Paee.)

Congress and IN favor of the treaty
plan, instead. At least thirty-two Re-
Dublicans will vote to direct the P-esi-
dent TO negotiate treaty with Cuba al
the conference tomorrow night. The
Spooner bill will be dropped"
This statement made by prominent
reciprocity Senator yesterday, ex-
presses in a few words the Cuban sit
uation as it stood yesterday and last
night in the Senate. There has been fig
uratively landslide against straight
reciprocity bill.
The anti-reciDrocity Senator above
iuoted said yesterday: We will not
bind ourselves to vote for any treaty.
| do not suppose that any question of
this kind will be brought up at the con-
| .erence.
But If the President negctiates the
kind of treaty that l suppose he will,
with the new light on Republican senti-
nent that he has obtained this week.
| | feel confident that it will be supported
by the Republicans and ratified at the
| Eext session
Events moved rapidly yesterday in The
Cuban situation. The first event of the
day was the meeting of the Senate Cuban
Committee, which adopted the Spooner
bill 1t was hardly adopted before 1t
was known positively that it could never
be passed. and that it must be dropped
| by the very conference that was called
| to ratify ii.
The bill provides 20 per cent. recip-
rocal reduction of the tariff of the two
| countries to remain in force for five
| years, with premise that the President
| shall suspend the reduction made By
this country If he becomes convinced
| at any time that any owner of sugar in
| this country is receiving the benefi. of
| the reduction.
The Spooner Substitute.
The text of the bill follows:
when the republic of Cuba shall
have enacted a law or laws establish
ing preferential rates of customs du-
ties upon any o. all articles the growth
production, or manufacture of the Unit
ed States imported into Cuba, which
preferential rates shall, in the opinion
of the President of the United States,
constitute a satisfactory equivalent for
! the reduction hereinafter provided in
| the rate of customs duties upon articles
the growth, production, or manufactures
of Cuba imported into the United States
and he shall so declare by proclama-
tion. thereupon. and thereafter so long
as such preferential duties shall be con-
t!nued by the government of Cuba, nc:
| ,cnger, however, than five years. the
;aI "A
such articles so exported from Cuba to
the United States shall be 80 per cent
Of the duties specified, and provided Il
the act entitled ian act to provide rev.
enue for the government, and to en-
courage the industries of the Unite
STATE, approved July "a, 1897, and any
anlc dmert thereof.
"proyid d, however that it shall DC
| the a. of the President to thororg gily
investigate, through the diplomatic and
consular representatives of the Unitel
States in Cuba, and by such other means
as he may deem necessary to employ for
he purpose. whether the tariff conces-
sion hereinbeforc provided upon articles
the growth, production, or manufacture
OF Cuba substantially inures, so far as
the articles OF sugar and tobacco are
concerned, to the benefit of the pro-
the President shall be satisfied from
such investigation that the substantial
benefit of said concession upon either of
said articles is inuring to the purchas-
ers thereof. individual or corporate in
the United States. it shall be his duty
to so declare by proclamation to that
effect, and thereupon and thereafter 20
long as said conditions shall continue
there shall be levied and collected upon
such articles, or that one of them as TO
which said conditions exist, the rate Of
duty levied and collected by law upon
such article or articles coming into the
United States from other foreign coun-
tries.
Presidents Position Uncertain.
Some discussion was heard yesterday
as to how the President will treat the
treaty proposition.
It is remembered that not so long ago
he stated that he would cal! an extra
-ession of Congress IL nothing were done
for Cuba at this session.
1t is argued that a resolution such as
may be adopted requesting the Presi-
dent to negotiate q reciprocity treaty
nay be considered cid to Cuba suf-
fcieEtly to preclude the extra session.