The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-29
STILL HAVE HOPES
 FOR RECIPROCITY
Palma, However, Has Returned
 Treaty Without Approval.
WILL 60 BEFORE CONGRESS
As Cuba Will Undoubtedly Be the First Sufferer It Is Expected She Will Be First to Make
 Another Advance.

Washington October B.-The fact re- corded in the news dispatches from Ha- vana that President Palma has returned to Washington the draft of the reeiproci- ty treaty without his approval has not shaken the belief of the officials here that they will have a treaty ready to submit to congress by the date of its next meeting. As soon as MT. Quesada, the Cuban minister here. receives the document he will submit 1t to Secretary Hay. The latter already has knowledge of the general nature of the objections found by the Cuban government Then negotiations will be continued on the basis of the original draft. For it is ex- plicitely stated that the proposition sub mitted by the state department was in no sense an ultimatum and the matter is still open to adjustment.
 Generally stated. the Cuban objections are based on a belief that the United in the remissions of duties on Unit ed States products entering Cuba. ranging all the way. from 10 to 80 per cent in TO- turn for 20 per cent cut on Cuban sugar and sobaceo coming Unto the United States.
 Can Be Settled AmIcably.
 As the difference is one strictly of fig ures and not of principle, it is the opin- ion at the state department that it can be settled amicably If not, and the Cu- ban government insists upon terms that the state department cannot grant. the two countries will simply drift along without trade treaty of this kind. As Cuba undoubtedly will be the principle sufferer, it Is expected here that she Will be the first to make another ad- vance toward a treaty,
 There has been an Important change in the programme respecting the whole fab rio of Cuban treaties. It had been orig inally intended to perfect a reciprocity treaty before undertaking to deal with other relations that must be defined by treaty. As 1t is, it is seen the object Of reciprocity is one that will require con siderable time for it's disposition, and the government here is about to undertake negotiations looking to the arrangement of an extradition. treaty which is very much needed inasmuch as Cuba threat ems to become sink hole for American criminals
 Pressing for coaling Stations.
 The navy Is pressing for the coaling sta tions promised under the terms of the Platt amendment and the near approach of Culebran maneuvers has stimulated this desire as 1t has been shown that such stations would be of great startegic value during the movements. Therefore, the Cuban government will be at once invited to open negotiations on this point, It is not expected that this can be done without some friction, because there has been d growing disnclinatIon on the part of Cubans to the idea of surrendering coaling stations to the United States. Proper sites for coalrg stations were se- lected tentatively many months ago by Admiral Bradford, chief of the equipment bureau who is directly in charge of naval coalng stations, but or the four points elocted, one. Havana harbor, has been abandoned from regard for Cuban sensi- bility. It is not likely that further sac-' rifices of that kind will be made, and the other three points, namely, Nipe, on the north coast, and Cienfuegos and Guam tanamo, on thSssouth coast of the island, will be chosenfAs permanent locations.