New-York tribune., 1902-01-29
MORE PLEAS FOR CUBA.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
GIVES ANOTHER RECIPROCITY
HEARING.

Washington. Jan. 2s.-The Secretary OF War con-
tinues to receive cable messages from native off,
cals planters and merchants OF Cuba appealing to
him TO his best endeavors to tariff con-
cessions Cuban sugar and tobacco Messages
were received to-day from the mayors OF the prn-
cipal cities OF Cuba. from the members OF the su-
preme Court from judges of Havana and from lead
ing planters. Chief Justice Cruz Perez OF the Su-
preme Court of Cuba, cabled
The members of the Supreme Court desire to state
that the economic condition Of Cuba Is disastrous
Ruin Imminent unless there is a reduction sugar
and tobacco.
The general tenor Of all the appeals was that
tariff concessions question of life or death to
Cuba and that failure to make them meant ruin.
misery and bankruptcy for the island. Copies of
these messages were sent TO the Ways and Means
Committee.
The Cuban reciprocity hearings were resumed
to-day before the Ways and Means Committee
with delegations representing the beet sugar in
dustry of Colorado and a number of Cubans repre-
senting the planters OF the island in attendance
r. n. carey, of Colorado. spoke of the develop
ment of the beet sugar industry of Colorado and
It's bright prospects If not endangered by Cuban
concessions which, he asserted would rebound to
the great advantage of the American Sugar Re-
timing Company. The present movement he said
was only another chapter in the inevitable con-
hict between the domestic sugar producers of this
country and the refining company the latter seek
ing to crush the former. \ bubble which had
been pricked he said. that Cuba was suffering
from starvation. This idea had been industriously
encouraged by the pamphleteering of the sugar
company and yet the claim had been torn to pieces
at these hearings.
Representative Hopkins. OF Illinois, questioned
the witness to whether any concessions to C'uba
would iniure the beet sugar industry
Mr.. Carey declared that injury in such case was
Inevitable
Representative Hopkins said Mr. Carey's asser.
ton of injury to the beet sugar industry was onv
an assumption, and he expressed the belief that
a reduction could be made of a certain percentage
without destroying the beet sugar industry
Representatives Dalzell and Grosvenor took part
I'm the discussion. saying that the injury to the
domestic producers had been shown by this and
other witnesses Mr.. Grosvenor remarked that
any one could this result who could put two
and two together
STATEMENT OF CUBAN PLANTERS
F. B. Machado head of the delegation of Cuban
planters. said in part
The Platt amendment attached an appendage
country TO such an extent that we are NO iais
to help ourselves or to develop our Internal life
are closed to us. Therefore Cuba must starye N
n 6 bse wnGut 5 & even tne right to ask for relief
cheek to knock at your door for aims like beggars
giving our liberty with the Patt sG@ amend 6Sr
forbidden TO come to and that your final worS
has been said In Cuba. As we have personality
at whose doors shall We knock?
Mr.. Machado spoke of Cuba as a miIitarv daf.ro.
of the Gulf; guns Moro Castle were more 81
fective than at the mouth OF the Mississippi River
So that If the international interests the United
States ever required the American eagle to kaan
her claws there Mr.. Machado asked II II was not
a natural duty to look to Cubas welfare and moi
TO her ruin ~ "''
The other members of the delegation Of c,uba,
planters-George r. Fowler, joaquin Piedra Oc
tavio Smith and Octavio Davis-were heard AT tbe
afternoon session, their statements being along
the same general lines as those of Chairman
- Commissioner Degetau the representative Of
Porto Rico In washington made a brief statement
TO the effect that Porto Rico opposed the rednction
or duty 10 Cuoa, as likely TO be menace to Porto
Iacan sugar exports. Already Cuba has placed n
sl2 duty on Porto Rican coffee. thus njuring that
trade so reliance was now placed in a continuance
of the sugar trade.
Mr. Mendoza, of the Cuban delegation made "a
. reJoinoeer 10 Mr pesetau expressing surprise that
Porto ttlco should cast her influence against Cuhs
after r3rto Reo had reaped all the benefits of the
We had the lighting said Mr.. Mendoza ..and
count of war" ~ NS va az
We had no fighting to do" responded Mr. Depe
TAU because we received the Americans with onsn
arms WIZ" open
W. l.. churchill, CT Bay City. Mich chairman of
the peel sugar delegation from that State de-
Sldreu that the real issue was between the Sugar
trust ana the domestic producers. and expressed