The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-02-18
LITTLE HOPE FOR THE
PROPOSED CUBAN TREATY


a. AsuINDToN. 100 q prom
" su appearances th, bottom has
dropped uui OF cuban re.l-
rI..tY and there VIII be no lemsla-
t.. IUt ths island ut this session Of
.tHrefrfs Ihe BIN Cor the abolition uf
.HU war T.ttuu. taxes has been pot
ahead of thr cuban reciprocity matter
hN thD ways ANA means committee,
(which Is undoubtedly o. slap az the
Presidents argent recommendation.
Members Uf 40" ways and means COM
.mittoo are rushing vigorously into print
Zoo deny that idea, including Chairman
Payne and General Grosvenor the lat
tor leading on.
However. the inside talk of the COM
mltteo o. that "a majority can not b.
had for cuban reciprocity, and that
tho matter De- dead for this session, un-
Jess the President and the senate can
force the House out OF its attitude Of
Indifference aud hostility. The atti-
tude of the Democrats Of the ways and
means committees, aud OF the House,
undoubtedly had a large influence on
the action OF the Republicans of the
ways and means The Democrats were
threatening 90 move In committee TO
tput the war revenue reduction bill
lahead of the cuban reciprocity, on the
ground that IL was preferable To take
off the taxes Imposed ON the American
people FOR the purpose of liberating the
ICubans, before taking off the taxes on
1.-The Cubaus who were freed with the
Votes Of the beet sugar Republicans
| i'm the committee the Democrats could
have forced the ways and means COM
'mittee To that action.
/ There is every prospect Of "a big
fight before Congress adjouTns. The
President has just reiterated his de-
Termination TO have the Cuban duties
reduced one-quarter, and he is not
LIKELY to change about on that prOpo-
sitlon, as President Mckinley did on
the Porto Rican proposition
NEW SCHEME FOR CUBA.
WASHINGTON. Feb. "A new scheme
10 aid Cuba has been preached TO Presi-
dent Roosevelt, namely, 10 advance the
Icounterya,lng duty on sugar from Aus
tria and Germany forty points II is ar
gucd that through the cartel system ~
vogue In both countries the producers M
Austria ana Germany derive an indirect
bounty of 40 Of cent per pound In ad
diuOu TO the government bounty of -
|pcr pound The proposition is that IN.
President through the Secretary Of IN,
Treasury, shall advance the cOunteryal
ling duty now jon force against these su
gars from - of a cent per pound to .G
per pound. IN support Of this PROPOSE
Iit Is argued that this action would al
ford additional protection TO cubaI
planters and give them all the relief they
need. and have the additional advantage
of stimulating the domestic production
of cane and beet sugar. \ careful pre-
|soutatlon was made to the President o
1.-THE subject 10y a representative of bOu
the beet and cane interests, ana he prom
, scd it should be referred to Secretar.
Shaw for his consideration. This ha
, been done and Secretary Shaw vii
doubtless communicate his findings L
o the President
70 The new plan would, It is said. amour
0 to a reduction Of 1.G7 on Cuban sugar
j thus meeting the Presidents views.
Speaker Henderson has in.ormc
10 Roosevelt that there exists no reaso
e why Cuba should be assisted at the eN
- pense of American sugar and Tobacco
growers, and that he thought If the cor
u cession was granted II might cost tn
= republican party the House.
;. GROSVENOR WOULD PAY CASH.
q WASHINGTON, Feb. As Il solu
n ton Of the Cuban problem ! would vot
$ for an appropriation of s25,OOO.0o0 out q
our Federal Treasury to be distribute
among the planters OF that island sal
Representative Grosvenor OF Ohio,
member OF the Committee on Ways an
q Means, this afternoon.
o REPUBLICANS DISAGREE.
y WASHINGTON, Feb. 4-Representa
y tives Babcock and Long republican men
" bers of the Ways and Means Committe
" called on President Roosevelt today an
=, discussed with him Cuban reciprocity.
u was stated today by a republican men
her of the Ways and Means Commit,
: that there was little further doubt this
=. the committee would report some mea!
y ure of Cuban reciprocity. Another men
. Der of the committe expressed the col
y viction that the rate OF reduction wouI