The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-01
CUBAN TARIFF
is A VICTOR

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verge of collapse and bankruptcy. and
are anXiously hoping for concessions in
the United States tariff, in order that
they may receive new life and hope The
merchants have large sums of money
trusted out, and are not paying each
other They are simply holding each other
up in the hope Of obtaining relief, and
if failures once begin they will run like
Wildfire."
Threatened Crisis Serious.
All the evidence received before the
committee points to a conclusion that
the crisis threatened involves the most
serious consequences. The report CON
tlnues:
This threatened financial distress
comes at the very time we are about to
set the Cuban government up in business
on its own account. We have performed
the part of guardian up to the present
moment, and are about to send the word
forth int the world We cannot afford
to take the risk of her failure If a little
timely aid viii insure success
The report adds that we are bound to
care for our own people, but, after re-
viewing the American sugar situation
SAYS 1T can work no injury to our
industry if we made this small reduction
on Cuban sugars. The enactment Of
this bill will not affect the protection OF
the sugar producers of the United States.
There is no reasonable pretense that the
same reduction on other Cuban products
will iniure any other American industry"
BENEFITS for Planters
The report asserts that the planters and
not the refners will receive the benefits
OF the reduction, ard adds:
(FrTlNs, Il,
dicant. nor should she be treated as such.
She offers good trade in return. This
she is willing to concede Under the pro-
visions Of the bill we should be able to
double the amount of our export trade
with Cuba, which amounts to $28, 900, 600
more than that we obtained in the last
fiscal year"
In conclusion, the report says:
1T Is happy circumstance that with
cut any injury to our own Industries and
without the less of anything except
$1,000. Geo or IS, 100000 of revenue which we
do not need, we are able to extend this
relief TO Cuba and at the same time to
get reciprocal trade relations with her.
Aside from the exceptional case that
Cuba presents, the action of the COM
mittee is IN entire accord with the reel
procity doctrine of the Republican plat
form and the declarations Of President
1AIAAlAlRcy anu 1I6SIQeIC f6DpSeNelt. 1t
involves no proposed revision of the tariff
or anything not entirely in harmony with
the maintenance of the protective sys-
tenn
Beet Sugar Men Confer.
Following the action of the ways and
means committee on the Cuban reci-
proeity bill, the Republican members who
oppose the bill held a conference in the
COMMITTEES room of Representative Will
liam Alden Smith, of Michigan. About
thirty members We're present, representing
the various states interested in beet sugar
production. No formal action was taken.
but the discussion was in the line of con-
unuing the contest on the floor of the
house, 1t is expected. however, that the
opposition viii be from members indi-
Vidually, rather than from compact and
organized opposition.
After the meeting. it was claimed by
those present that about thirty Repub-