New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17

uniform reduction of % per cent in the United
States duties on all imports from Cuba In re-
turn for this Cuba Is TO admit goods from the
United States in most cases at exactly the rates
provided in the existing Cuban tariff law, and
is to impose higher duties on similar goods i'm
ported into the island from other countries.
These increases not uniform. but each Sec
ton of the Cuban tariff. in many cases each
item. has had separate consideration. In de-
termining what the specific differentiaI should
be the statistics of Cuban exports were carefully
studied. If it appeared that the United States
already controlled the Cuban market in that
particular item. and could continue control il,
1t was obvious that no change was needed. and
none was made. If the customs returns showed
that the United States did not have it's fair share
Of the trade in any article. but could obtain ii
by suitable diferentiaI. that differential was
provided for.
The same consideration operated In the case
OF an article which the United States could
not now supply. but which could be supplied
from this country In the near future il market
were assured In the case of an article which
the United States could not hope to supply, and
on which any differentiaI would only impose an
additional burden on the Cuban consumers. Cen
eral Bliss will not ask for the imposition of
differential, but in where it is possible. by
raising the duty on article not produced in
the United States. 10 induce the consumers in
United States does produce. the difrerentiaI is
TO be imposed In all cases the differentials
| have been made as low is consistent with the
purpose Of giving the United States practically
complete control Of the Cuban markets in every
| line Of goods which be exported from this
country. The general rate which il is conten-
/ plated to impose groups of products from
/ other countries is one-third higher than the
/ rate imposed similar schedules from the
/ United States.
| WILL BENEFIT BOTH COUNTRIES.
The scheme cannot fail to be beneficial 70 the
/ United States by greatly increasing the volume
I Of exports Cuba II will benefit the Cuban
people by giving them market. on favOrabIs
: terms. for everything that can be produced in
the island which is wanted in the United States
| II will benefit the government of Cuba by giving
| it increased revenue due to the inevitable
expansion OF imports which will follow the in
| creased prosperity OF the people and their in
| creased power OF consumption. Other nations
| cannot reasonably object to 1t because IL is
much more favorable to them than was the
/ Cuban tariff under the Spanish regime and be.
cause il is a reciprocal arrangement in which
| the concessions made by Cuba are compensated
| for by concessions made by the United States
| such compensstions as no other nation could
/ offer
The advantages which the United States will
/ have under the treaty can be estimated by a ref
| erence to the statistics Of imports into Cuba
under the Spanish tariff The differentials in
| that tariff secured TO Spain. which was not adj
vantageousIy situated geographically. go per
| cent OF the Cuban import trade. Under this
system the diferentiaIs in favor of Spain varied
/ from one-fOurth to one-haIf of the duty charged
other countries If. for instance. an article
which the duty was 40 per cent came to cuba
from country other than Spain. and in a vessel
not under the Spanish flag. it paid the full rate
of 40 per cent If 1t came from a foreign country.
but in Spanish ship. the rate was 80 per cent.
| If it came from Spain. but in a ship OF some
other nation. il paid 80 per cent. But if 1t came
from Spain, in Spanish ship the Tate was only
| 20 per cent
| SPAIN HAD NO THOUGHT FOR CUBA.
! The whole object of the Spanish Cuban tariff
was to give advantage to SPAIN Cuba not
/ thought Of and many articles which could not
/ be produced for export in Spain were shipped
first to Spain and then reshipped to Cuba thus
getting the advantage Of lower rates of duty and
giving profits to the Spanish merchant and the
Spanish shipOwner. while imposing greatly in
creased cost upon the Cuban consumer. None
Of these determinations will follow the putting
into effect of the dinerentials provided in the
pending treaty
The statistics of Cuban imports for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1901 show that the total
imports were valued at $66167.645. OF these
SOS. .475.O00 were from this country and $751;
692 643 from the rest of the world. The pro-
posed diferentials would give the United States
by far the greater part Of the trade now in the
hands of other nations. and would probably run
the value of the goods imported from this coun-
try up to S57.Oo0O00 or more, at once This
amount would increase from year to year, as the
increasing prosperity OF the Cuban people would
enable them TO buy more goods Of all kinds
which not produced on their island
The treaty provides that the concession made
by the United States 70 Cuba shall become
effective on the enactment by the Cuban Con-
gress and the putting into effect of tariff law
providing for the maximum and minimum
schedules set forth In the treaty under which
the United States is to have the exclusive ad-
vantage OF the minimum rates. The treaty
takes UP the Cuban tariff by the groups in
which IL is at present divided and specifies the
percentage Of differentiaI that shall affect each
group. Thus. il Is proposed that Group
of Glass 1-stOnes and earths employed in
building arts and manufactures-the rates paid
on imports from other countries than the United
States shall be 80 Is per cent higher than the
rates on imports from the United States. Group
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