Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-17
TEXT OF THE MEASURE TO BE
PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION.
Situation as to the Beet Sugar Men
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Today - Still Defiant Toward
the Presidents Policy.


senators will urge the alternative suggested
yesterday, as outlined in The Star. to let
the President negotiate during the recess
OF Congress a reciproeity.treat with Cuba,
to be submitted to the Senate at the next
session ~
The administration republicans proceeded
today upon the program they adopted last
week The republicans of the committee
on relations with Cuba adopted bill drawn
by Senator Spooner, which will be present
ed to the conference tomorrow night.
Text of the spooner Bill
The text of the SpoOner reciprocity bill,
which is a substitute for the. House meas
ure, is as follows:
When the republic of Cuba shall have
enacted a law or laws establishing prefer
entail rates of customs duties upon any or
all articles the growth, production or man
ufacture of the United States imported
into Cuba which preferential rates shall
in the opinion of the President of the
nited states, constitute satisfactory
equivalent for the reduction hereinafter
provided in the rate of customs duties upon
articles the growth, production or manu-
facture of Cuba imported into the United
States, and he shall so declare by proClama-
ton, thereupon and thereafter, so long as
such preferential duties shall be contn-
ued by the government of Cuba, not longer
however. than five years. the duties levied,
collected and paid upon such articles so
exported from Cuba to the United States
shall be 50 per Centum of the duties Speci-
fled and provided in the act entitled An
act to provide revenue for the government
and to encourage the Industries of the
United States approved July "A, 1897, and
anytamendment thereof.
Provided however. that it shall be the
duty of the President to thoroughly in
vestigate, through the diplomatic and con-
sular representatives of the United States
in Cuba and by such other means as he
may deem necessary to employ for the
purpose. whether the tariff concession here
inbefore provided upon articles the
growth, production or manufacture of Cuba
substantially inures. so far as the articles
of sugar and tobacco are concerned, to the
benefit of the producers of said articles in
Cuba ard if the President shall be salts
fled from such investigation that the SUB.
stantial benefit of said concession upon
either Of said articles is inuring to the pur-
chasers thereof Individual corporate, In
the United States. it shall be his duty to so
declare by proclamation to that effect, and
thereupon and thereafter so long as said
conditions shall continue there snail be
lie lied and collected upon such articles, or
that one of them as to- which said condi-
tions exist, the rate of duty levied and
collected by law upon such article or
articles coming into the United states from
other foreign countries {
Inc SlLudllOu AOUdy.
In the conference every effort Will be
made to secure the concurrence OF repub-
licans in. this measure sufficient in number
TO promise irs passage by the Senate with
out material amendment. In the present
temper of tflesbeet sugar senators this end
is doubtful. AT the same time the admins
tration senators have not abandoned the
fight as hopeless. Today there was even
more defiance on the part of the beet sugar
men toward the Presidents policy than has
been manifested heretofore. Whether they
will all stick to their position can only be
demonstrated by the vote which Will be
taken in the conference.
The beet sugar men this afternoon were
exploiting their proposed treaty alternative
and endeavoring to win advocates TO their
side among the republicans.
No Treaty Yet Negotiated.
No treaty providing for the reduction of
Cuban sugar duties has yet been negotiated
between Secretary Hay and Minister Que
sada. though apprehension on that score
was expressed yesterday by some of the
beet sugar senators. Such document
would however, If it related only to Cuban
sugar. naturally be very short and might
easily be drafted in the course of a few
hours If desired 1t is not believed, how
ever that the occasion has yet arrived, for
the President does not intend to resort to
treaty as long there is any other re-
course to other measures possible.