New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
CUBA's NEED OF RECIPROCITY.
A. B. FARQUHAR SAYS THE CALL FOR RE
LIEF is URGENT


LIEF is URGENT.
York Penn. jan IA. B. Farquhar OF this
city. who has been engaged in trade with Cuba
for quarter OF century and is we'll acquainted
with conditions in the island has addressed an
open letter 10 Chairman Payne of the Ways and
Means Committee the subject of reciprocity
with Cuba In his letter Mr.. Farquhar in part:
When the case Of Cuba comes before you. you
will see that more is involved in it than the mere
pecuniary interests of producers in this country.
different as the relations in which We stand TO
cuba are different from those applying to other
weaker than We. but none other holds to any
foreign trade none other is by the force of cir
cumstances under our absolute control. Only from
cuba has our action taken away foreign markets
and left dependence on our own. We may have
dealing with others; we may even insist on their
recognition of Monroe Doctrine in the nterna-
have we undertaken 10 enforce an acceptance of
large and peculiar powers, to be held by US, as
amendment, now formally added to the constttu-
of setting the island free from military
control, and that amendment will remain 10 bind
them after our soldiers leave their shores. True
nothing in the conditions, thus accepted, explicitly
@ h .he Sonr of Emron Se res mems
prohibited are only such as impair the indepen-
this 10 occupy its territory for naval or military
purposes But no nation, submittng TO the use
other within Its borders ana Just released from the
nmite rs own master cuba reauires no expliciI
prohibition TO restrain her from making treaties
imposed her the Platt amendment. She has not
the full freedom of a nation independent IN fact
in name.
But be our powers limited or unlimited. there
can he question that ours is the natural market
for the sugar product of the island. The only
siderable use of sugar elsewhere Is In Europe. and
of late years a large surplus, from which our inn
the export bounties paid by the sugar growing
countries of Europe necessarily close their markets
the Atlantic for market and at the same time
receive from beyond the same ocean the sugar we
more wretched national policy For IL there is one
thing pre-eminently desirable, principle to be
Cubans is that they should hold their trade con-
uections and all their business relations as far
others. That is end not to bring about
by force. but by their free choice. Since we Wen
product and as we'll know that only by obtaining
a good market for IL will they be enabled TO pur-
quite clear. We must open our ports 70 tneIr pIe
duction expecting chem to show us sin1rar pref pref
consideration which led to the war with spain
require that a commerciaI arrangement oe
made under which Cuba can live
policy is called Starvation by the Cubans them
selves. and If they so feel II they % 0e zoo Hey y
he more certain to result in disorders calling on
authorities here for Iorcloie lTb o. Il,
President-elect Palmas WORDS mere Is not
people in the world that Will not revolt against
hunger Yet that true ana trled E pa Ra'iot III was eeSl
ed to his high office because or MS intimate asso-
citation with this country, which. H. tells us is
1.-THE only country that we care Ior the only coun-
try that can befrend US. the only country that We
look to for market" So near together in the
mind of that people are en9sive grallinde Tor our
work In delivering them ana irIepreSSibie indgna-
ZION at our policy of commercially enchanting them
that 1t may need but instant 10 turn them to
1re to decide. In your hands rests the question
of prosperity. security and friendship, disaster,
hostility and perhaps bloodshed. In the ever faith
fu