The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-01-17
oF UNITED STATES TO
a,cE TARIFF ON ISL
AMOS PRODUCTS.
I,se COMMITTEE HEARING
.,.,ves Of Cuban interests De.
arc That Continuation o. present
ondl,I0ns VIII Cause Financial and
o,,ic Disaster. Thus Materially
.a,cino our Exports and lnjuring
ke Carrying Trade.
. Carrying Trade.

.,i,rton. Jan. 17.-Cuban reci-
49, vas again ,x,der consideration
the day by the wayA and means
80 with large representations
cshans and OF the various sugar
..i.sro interests in attendance.
.ation from the New York Prod
rs,hauge favorable To reciprocity
raj delegations from the beet
sections opposed 10 rcciproc.
g.l during the morning. EVAN
y.nresiaent of tn. New York
exchange. presented the
TIA, organization. lie said
av, year saooo.o"" OF American
~.3,e,s went 10 Cuba. about -
- nv. business being done by
f..r. ~ the Produce Exchange.
,.,tsulng he said:
sFnt,Id the United States refuse 10
reduction oi duty on the I'M
~ the two great staples oil CUBA
.ar and tobaccoD We believe the
g, al IT, ruin to the planter. bank.
49, to the merchant and great dis
~ the .aboring classes OF Cuba.
&a,u.d hg serious industrial disturb
and disorder Financial and
,,s,ass disaster To Cuba Will CORE
{sngtnsiy injure our trade and mate
kaIg reduce our exports oil hour. corn.
~ bacon. pork. beans. peas. canned
,at. and other commodities.
The material reduction OF exports
.mports 10 and from Cuba. fol-
Ne! bg a corresponding decrease in
q carving trade. Will result IN loss
a. eht 10 ship owners.
This committee should urE. such
.t!aat.0u II the duties now levied on
! ftaa tobacco and sugar as would
~.hy avert impending disaster and
H. t.45afi tn. interests We represent.
Tpins to Prejudice the Cause.
Preventative Mcclellan N. fD
|alla. attention 10 circulars received
J. hmsell aud other members OF the
lanlu. tt.p attacking the current sugar
Citations and claiming they We're In
seuceG ~ the sugar trust. Business
'eeu present gave their impression
Eat tAr quotations were fairly correct
aa3 impartial.
Nr Mcclellan remarked. In this con
- t3ou. that there was nm evid"ns
Tgri,-o In some quarters Of pre1n
5c,ue the cause of Cuban reciprocity
s. creating a public impression that
n" trust was behind IL. whereas all
- witnesses thus far had shown that
Tie Cuban cause stood on It's merits
Charles Rabidan and c. p. Arm
strong OF the Produce Exchange also
spoko in favor OF reciprocity and were
examined at length by Chairman
m.tioe as TO the effects on our trade
and sugar industries Of reciproctt,
With Cuba. Mr. Robertson U-a., asked
4 number OF questions tending to sho"
that the Cuban people had not spokeI
Tor reciprocity and that the movement
Nas directed by tho sugar people In
ferrsied In the trade.
Mr Armstrong answered that tn
interests OF all Cuban people were
BOUND np In the sugar trade and mus
stand or fall with Il.
Mr Robertson also attempted u
show that American capitalists were
buying large sugar tracts In Cuba AM
would be benefited by rcciprocn!
more than the Cuban people.
Louis Place. head of the Cuban dele
cation. was heard as To the tariM re
auctions Cuba was likely to make II
order 10 give the United States contro
el IN" market. He said the Cuban tar
III was very low now and should b.
fa's"d 50 TO 20 per cent and after tina
= diiiercntial granted To the Unite
states sufficient to control the trade
AGAINST other countries. He favore
ultimate free trade both ways. whicf
." said. was the only solution Q
tuba's problem.