New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-01
CHAIRMAN PAYNE'S REPORT.
STRONG ARGUMENTS FOR THE PASSAGE
OF THE CUBAN RECIPROCITY BILL.

OF THE CUBAN RECIPROCITY BILL.
washington. March 31.-Chairman Payne TO-
esy presented to the House the report VI 0
WAYS and Means Committee on the CUBAN heei
procsty BILL which the committee hao oIuei7u
reported earlier in the day
af,er -ecirinr President Rooseyelts recon-
r,endatious in behalf of Cuba, Mr.. Payne says
Our relations TO Cuba are peculiar In our
sc,aratio- of war with Spain, and ever since
We have solernnly proclaimed TO the world tha5
our object TO give TO Cnpa St.al.ie s sor
sndependent government. We have laporeu ~.
more than three years to accomplish that result
a-,6 IN this endeaVor we have spared no eApeiio-
During the years of preparation we nave sra $50
- np eysrnnle of The benefit of law and gooo
order of cleanliness and Of the preserfatIon %
the Public health and of good goVernlllehL go go,
orally She has organized her gcfeiIline,I, t
fSor a constitution, and is now ready 10 laulSn
forth among the nations Of the earln IN Nie
month OF May
CUBA's NEED OF RELIEF
Mr.. PAYNE explains the depressed condition
Of the Cuban sugar industry as Que 10 'he
worlds overproduction Of sugar. ana says
This condition threatened grave disaster 10
chic -ha principai industrial product OF CuDa-
II IS trre that labor in Cuba is, and for the
last three months has been. fully employer q.
fair wages: that there has been no distress OUT
q -rns,worthy writer an American not inter
ested in sugar. and a careful observer, say
under date OF March 20: While me masses Q.
food Ybe planters and business men are on the
verge of collapse and bankruptcy. ard are aIx,
iouelr hoping for concessions IN the Oiteu
c,eses tariff in order that they may receive
new life and hope. The merchants nave iat &c
sums of money trusted out ana are no. pasan s
each other. They are simply hololIis ear ~
other Nh in the hope of obtaining relief. and II
failures once begin they will run IKE WHO IiIe.
An the evidence received before the coniiilittee
roi1rs to a conclusion that the Crisis threat
enad Involves the most serious consequences:
This threatened financial distress comes at the
f,O1fT
ernnent up in business its own account w e
have performed the part of guardian up 10
the present moment, and are about 70 seho 'ile
v-ari forth into the world We cannot afford TO
take the risk Of her failure if little timely ala
will insure success.
NO AMERICAN INDUSTRY MENACED.
The report adds that we are bound to care
for our own people too. after reviewing the
American sugar situation, says:
1t can work no injury to our industry If we
make This small reduction on cuban sugars
The enactment Of this bill VIII not a11ect tIe
protection Of the sugar producers OF the Clilteu
States. There is no reasonable pretence that
the same reduction other CUBAN proouclS
will injure any other American industry
The report asserts that the planters and not
the refneries will receive the benefits of the re-
ductioa. and adds:
Cuba does not COME simply as a mendicant
nor should she be treated as such she oneIs
a good trade in return This she is willing 10
concede Under the provisions of the bill, we
should be able TO double the amount OF .o our
export trade with Cuba, which amounts to S2s, :
100000 more than obtained in the last hscai
year
In conclusion. the report says:
II is q happy circumstance that without any
injury &c Gown industries, and without the
loss of ANYTHING except 100000 or SSoO0ott
of revenue which do not need, We are able
70 extend this relief to Cuba and at the same
time get reciprocal trade relations with her:
Aside from thu exceptional case that Cuba
r,resents the action of the committee is in en-
tire accord with the reciprocity doctrine OF tpe
Pennhiican platform and the declaration Of
President Mckinley and President Roosevelt 1t
Involves no proposed revision Of the tariff or
anvthfnr rot entirely in harmony with the
maintenance of the protective system.