The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-13
CUBAN TREATY
HAS SMALL SHOW

WASHINGTON. June s.-Se1ator
Bard said today he was reliably In
formed that the President and the reci-
prvclfy advocates In the Senate had
shown signs OF weakening. and that
the prospects OF the rebate plan we're
more hAkfaFing than at any time here
tofor~. relays conference Of the con-
citation committee was not especially
productive. and vas not expected TO be
10 the absence OF Senator Aidrteh. He
yin return tomorrow. and develop
rnents OF decisive nature one way or
the other may be expected socn- The
bret sugar Senators say II must be a
rebate or nothing. and the staiwarty In
the House reiterate the statement
Meantime the President insists that
samethinx must be done for Cuba
"a Aiknincant dispatch - printed In
tsaixht's New York Post from It's
Washinxton correspondent. who Is on
Intimate terms with the President. and
whose articles sometimes appear to be
inspired. The Evening Post strongly
fasors reciprocity. The dispatch says:
-CnIeas the Cuban reciprocity mat
Ter takes on new and more promising
aspects at once we may look for a spe-
cial message from the President To
Congress. This N the expectation OF
those members who have discussed the
situation With him confideutialiy dur
ing the last few days Affairs have
reached n stage which may fairly be-
described an a crisis. The fate of the
proposed legislation swings ON the
smelly pointed pivot % chance and may
make It's final move either way. The
f-rrsident has been advised by some OF
bis most trusted friends In the Senate
that about the only hope OF getting the
reciprocity bill through at this session
resfs with his handling OF his share
Of the business. and they consider that
the time has come for him TO make a
public appeal to the conscience ana
patriotism Of the iaw-Tnaking body"
Truman O.. Palmer Of Chicago was a
witness today before the Senate Com
unittee on Cuban Relations For the
past four years Palmer has been en-
gagged In the promotion or beet sugar
intcreSts He gave a list OF II Ameri-
can corporations which. he said. have
80. III acres In sugar producing lands
Ia Cuba. with an annual capacity OF
,ss As tons. or these II companies 10
have on hie war claims against the
government OF the United States aE-
Eregating 81. ss5.S7f. The largest OF
these cIaims-for tt.f17.sss-was filed
by the Coustancio Sugar Company.
annual capacity OF II 900 tons Palmer
.tid he had secured the facts upon
which this statement IL based from the
Official records OF the Spanish Claims
Commission. ard from statements
made by witnesses before the senate |
Committee and the House Committee |
on Ways and Means.
Palmer also presented list of eS-
tates owned by individuals who are |
citizens OF the United States. but most /
Sf whom are either OF Cuban or Amer /
lean birth This list included al estates /
~ zss. sss acres. with an average sugar
production of f9G tons. OF these IL Il
estates IS fled war claims against the Il
government Of the United States ag-
<regatinG si3.6fs.544
Palmer deduced from the figures
given IN this connection that only 20
pr cent Of the product was supplied
b. fthe farmers who do not own their
5wu factories