New-York tribune., 1902-06-18
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Is the Sugar Trust.
HE ST0ONER BILL REFORTTp
INTEREST CENTRED IN To-\i"!ii =
Reciprocity CONFERENCE.
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Washington. June 1.-THE Republican mem
bers Of the Senate Committee on Relations Win
Cuba to-day finally agreed TO accept us
spooner bill. providing for reciprocity with Cuba
and decided to ask that a conference Of Repup-
lican Senators be called for tomorrow night 10
consider its terms This decision was reached
at a meeting of the Republican members ol the
committee to-day. After the meeting adjourned
the text Of the bill made public II Is d
substitute for the House bill, and is as follows;
When the Republic of Cuba shall have en-
acted q law OF laws establishing prefer tit'i
rates of customs duties upon any or all artlce ,
she growth, production or man , 49,, W
United States imported into Cuba. Whlch pr;
ential rates shall. in the opinion OF the -
1ent Of the United States. constitute 4 Sdtlo
factory equivalent for the reduction hereliial le
provided in the rate of customs duties upoii
articles the growth, production or manulactuIg Z Z
of 1-,+ba ironorted into the United States, ana
he shall so declare by proclamation uieIeuPSii :i
ana thereafter. so long as such prelere pct Of
duties shall be continued by the government %
C,uha not longer however, than five years. tle
duties levied collected and paid upon Such fiill
cIes so exported from Cuba TO the Cnltea f9aS
shall be so per centum of the duties specIiis -
and provided in the act entitled, An acl -
provide revenue for the government ana TO - e. :,
courage the industries of the Onlteo So, 5I,+
annroged on July d 1891, and any amendment
thereof .. -, - +Lo duty
-. +hs President to thoroughly investigate,
through the diplomatic and consular represelltdI-
tIyes Of the United States in Cuba ana py SUI SUI
osba- means as he may deem necessary 10 EN-
iny for the n1Irpose whether the tariff con-
cess,nn hereinbefore provided upon arucies tne
growth. production or manulac,uIe .t 3ic1es 81 Of
substantially inUres. so far as the ar, 80
sugar and tobacco are concerned 10 Lng ar5
fit OF the producers of said artlcles IN ouo@ & O. -,
If the President shall be satlsneu HoII e ia
,rast;sstion that the substantial benefit or SAID
concession upon either of said articles is iIluI M
ing TO the purchasers thereof, Individual or cor
.,a5.fe in the United States it shall be his duty
70 SO declare by proclamation 10 lldI enc
e1,a fhereupon and thereafter. so long as sald
ons,,io,s shau continue there shall be levied
sn6 collected upon such articles. or that one OF
them as to which said conditions exist the rate
r7f sl1ty levied and collected by law upon such
article or articles coming into the United states
from other foreign countries
BEET SUGAR SENATORS JUBILANT
Interest in the question of Cuban reciprocity
centred to-day in the conference Of RepuohCah
Senators to be held tomorrow night Inc oee'
sugar men have been much encouraged p9 le-
cent occurrences that many of them say that tne
decision of the conference will be against any
legislation whatever in the interest or Cuoa'
They stil claim twenty Republicans VINO Wa.
oppose any effort at legislation on the floor q
.he Senate and assert that there are many
others who are in sympathy with Them ana WEI
sn EXPRESS themselves in the privacy OF the
conference room. This showing, they beheFe'
will be such as to convince the advocates ot
reciprocity of the futility Of their move ana
cause them 10 abandon the effort without tah-
ing the question to the Senate The trlends OF
the measure however say there can be no doubt
that the conference Will approve the Spooner
bill and that il will be reported TO the Senate
by the committee having it in charge.
TALK OF 4 TREATY
Talk of a treaty with Cuba was renewed to-
day and it was said that it might be sent 10
the Senate before the adjournment of the pres
ent session 1t is probable. therefore. that at
tomorrow nights conference the beet sugar he-
puhlicans will be asked to say whether tney
would support a treaty the lines of the
Spooner hill. While they do not yet feel caIieu
on to define their position on TINS point, thes
saw that earlier in the negotiations they sus-
gested a treaty as a compromise, and that it
was then rejected. hence they do not no" ieel
under obligations to bind themselves TO accept
anything. The impression Is strong that Iesls-
lation either in the form OF an act or a treaty
is out Of the question for this session '9oHle SL
the reciprocity leaders freely admit thls' anu aIlu,
while others do not go so far, even they auiiit
that the chances are doubtful
No treaty providing for reduction OF duties
on Cuban sugar has vet been negotiated be-
tween Secretary Hay and Minister Quesada'
although apprehension on that point was & eA-
pressed yesterday by Of the beet sugar
Senator'S Such a treaty would. however, if it
related only Cuban sugar. naturally be snort
and might easily be drafted in the course OF d
few hours if desired 1t is not beheNed. now
ever. that the occasion for a document mas
vet arrived for the President does not lnteno
10 resort TO treaty so long as recourse TO other
measures is possible.
Senator's Elkins Burrows Dietrich and Fora
ker called the White House to-day and dis
cussed reciprocity with the President The at
titude of the President now is regarded more
as that of a listener than adviser he having
expressed himself in his special message as 10
the duty of Congress Senator ElkinS remarked
at the White House that Congress would ad-
journ without action Of any kind on Cuban
reciprocity. Senator Foraker. the other
hand, predicted that sort of agreement
would be reached before long.