The Grit-advocate., 1902-08-22
WASHINGTON Correspondence.
Breezy Gossip ON Various Topics
From the Nations Capita.

There is much gossip in Washington
to the effect that the president will
call the senate in extra session to rati-
ty the treaty now being negotiated by
Senior Gonzales, the Cuban minister,
and the officials OF the state depart
meut. II is still too early to speak au'
thoratively on the subject although il
is known that President Roosevelt re.
CARDS the condition OF affairs in CUBA
AS deplorable and the negotiation OF
the proposed loan of SS,o0.ooo is i'll.
advised. On the other hand, he holds
that the accomplishment Of mutual
tariff concessions between Cuba aud
the United States would restore Cuban
prosperity and make for the mutual
welfare OF the two countries. Al.
though il is not true that during the
time the Cuban bill was under conSid
GRAFTON in congress, Mr.. Roosevelt
stated, Is y threat. that he would call
au extra session in the event that cod
greSS adjourned without action on the
measure, it is true he frequently stat.
ed to his friends that he feared con-
dition OF affairs would result from fail
ure to act on the bill which would nee
e>Sltat> such an aAsea session. 1t Is
also true that ouly recently the pre>i-
dent said to 4 government official he
would gladly risk his chances ot MONT
nation II by 81 dong he could secure
Justice 10 Cuba, What his action in
the present instance will be, however,
will doubtless depend largely on the
sentiment which he finds 10 exist with
the voters when he goes among them
this fall.
In the general discussion occaSioned
by tht proposed Cuban loan an import
ant action of the Cuban senate was
list sight OF, That ac, authorized
President Palma - materially raise
the tariff schedules aud il il more than
likely the effect of such action, which
might have been ohviated by the pas
sage ctthe reciprortty bill, will have 4
detrimental effect On the trade OF the
United States with the island. LAST
year the exports OF bacou, salt pork,
and lari from this country 10 Cuba
amounted 70 approximately St.oa0W
at tariff OF $40 per hundred SiloS,
That tariff is now 10 be doubled The
exports of ham 10 Cuha amounted last
year 70 $4,000 the tariff peiug 5, N
per hundred Silu> That rssc is II b,
Increased 80 pec cent, Our exports nt
aour amounted to over = Wo.oa under
tariff Of SlS0 per hundred Silo>
Hereafter the tariff will be 81 ~ per
hundred SilO>. Other Instances nigh.
be giveu but those quoted are sufficient
- dSllsOa>t rete how serious an sfe,.t
or ;us trade Of tue United States with
CGhA the proposed increase Is likely -
have, There is lIt;ls Doubt tne nrsSi>
2eUt realizes these facts and thS; thsv
have their share in iwelliaS him ~
~ >tN'aSly Qrcs i policy which Will
insure IL The United States material
coac>>>toN> from ;he ,arl1 charged On
CuhSn imports frogu tSbeF countries,
Ii has gstNutiy crsu>piGs<S that Cuba
has already made Su appSal to Great
SC(tla1 for i vSclpCscai arrange suSct
similar Il the one refused her by this
cHUntEy- C4ptaIa 7. l. Huston ot tbs
ea aStussy corps, who WAS recently in
Washington, ! Authority for The >.agS-
ms0t, He further >ay> that GCsa:
SritiaR refused to enter into such an
ARRANGEMENT because II pl>S,hiS oo,c.
l3bcA;Ioa> with this eolutry. OF cCsar>s
under ehe FJ29t SalSGir1snc, the Unit,
eG States cNl,i VSto S>sch a treaty hI,
il i Il question Il csasgs>S wo2li feel
that ii >NG,i tNa0>,sSatsou>ly 10 ~ AFT,
t&r Itself Cetl>lDS VScip-Ncity IL ;St
EatSRt republic Il Is still pa>>ihl INA;
Cgoa may. at:S- raising her caria t
S!E CNlCtrls> eater into some SC-sass-
meat with >SaSss SQcogS&u l,l-a;ry
GSgsvy,,S1y fNc 5n>ta0SS. hy whSch t0A,
oNGutry VII D. given 81 a6vSar sSs
ewes Americans IN the C2o01 mar