New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-01

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WHAT SHOULD GOVERN TARIFF
Criticism which has force Is directed against the
policy OF Tire United States IL that Is to be framed
on basis of the House legislation. IL Is pointed
out that for more than three years the United
States. by the mere exercise of Its military author
ity, has framed the Cuban tariff This has been
done with a view both 10 benefting the Cuban
consumer and the American producer. but the Gu
bans themselves have had part In fixing the
rates. The old discriminating tariffs of Spain were
wiped out. and nominaliy the whole world was
free TO trade with Cuba on an equal plane Actually
the advantages were given to American producers
by the arrangement of the schedules In bread
stuffs and packing house products It proved advan-
tageoIs. In many instances the Cuban consumer
be mann aT1 S1 ias hoWev is that these tariffs
enacted under the military authority were not
cause during all this time her sugar and tS1aciO
and 0shr ID is nss s no
joint tariff commission went carefully over all the
he Ebsn ~o ebers of the commission began to
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to local agricultural industries and partly with
The t tai 4Sf frsmed by the Commission
put into effect. Instead. the military authority
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and the framing a Of new tar was ei' over 10
Now movement is discernible TO exploit Cuban
home industries or at least. to seek basis on
which Cuban products be got into the markets
of the United States. The Municipal Council in
has passed resolution requesting the cuban con,
gress to provide rebate on the IF
lery and harnessmaking, woodwork and the IKE
ad yaorem ~ as an means Of protecting these local
Industries and they want special provision for
protecting Cuban tobacco.
IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
Discussion of the immigration and exclusion pro-
vision of the House bill is almost contemptuous
At first alarm shown by the Spanish
classes They knew little of the immigration and
exclusion laws of the United States, but they
thought they saw IN their enforced application an
effort to discourage Spanish immigration to Cuba
This excited their resentment. Since they have
heard more about contract labor and Immigration
and Chinese exclusion they are simply bewfldered
They cannot conceive that the United States Con-
gress deliberately would seek to impose that sys-
tenn on Cuba in return for & year or two's trinfns
reduction In the duties sugar and tobacco, be-
cause this would be to attribute to Con-
gress an ignorance of Cuban industrial conditions
so profound that the evidences of Congress
sional ignorance heretofore manifested would not
Justify.
On one thing Spaniards and Cuban politicians.
and the Cuban blacks. are united This Is the
tendency to encourage white immigration When
a of Chinese coolfe immigration is
started, the Cuban congress will pass a Chinese
exclusion law. The experience of the ohinese IN
the island has been such that years Will have 10
elapse before such movement can gain Roadway
The military authority has enforced the United
States regulation against pauper and insane I'M
migrants, and has done it Tigidly. The Cuban gov
eminent can be counted 10 take similar steps
To undertake by sweeping legislation even TO ap-
proxinate the immigration exclusion laws OF the
In the Cuban the contract labor laws are in
Guided in this category No one knows what the
effect would be on the Canary islanders. VINO come
10 the tobacco regions under contract every year,
and return after the season is over 1ndustTially
they are most valuable element In the island
The railway interests which are developing Central
and Eastern Cuba seeking to induce an
immigration Of Canary islanders from Venezuela,
because the large colony settled there suffers from
the political disturbances
A question also might be raised about the super
abundant population Of Porto Rico, little OF when
oyerfows into Cuba. the relief OF Porto Rico and
to the benefit of this island So many sides TO this
immigration question are seen when II Is exam.
ined specifically. that the wisdom OF not
compIicating reciprocity legislation with 1t should
be apparent. T. III r.