The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01


IN THE SCHEME.
>p,ciai Cahs Despatch 10 THy SuS.
io~poN FEB. ga despatch TO the DAILY MAG
,,,rl Rome says that a group OF English, Italian
and brazilian capitalists are forming trust 10
r.rpnpollze the coffee trade OF Brazil II Is stated
,.t me s-udicate Is supported By the Brazilian
Go,crnr.rnt 1t Is expected that prices Win be
10 ,rd ~ per cent.
In view OF this threatened contingency.
uo..IJ If not be well for us TO figure up what
u, have lost and what Brazil and its coffee
,I,rtc have gained by our putting Brazilian
,ol,. on the free list thirty years ago and
L.,,irg It there In 1902 our total imports
frm Bralll were 81 .5s3Os8 OF which sE.-
o,t As was for 18t 9s3 pounds OF Tree
corr. Prior to 1870 our duty on coffee was
t,r cent. a pound II was then reduced
10 three cents pound, and finally abolished
snogr'h"r ~ iNI?
,,,,, o,.r people got cheaper coffee from
r.. yI since the duty was abolished? let
a.. 80 senator Dietrich OF Nebraska said
T. ,,. senate on Feb ~. 1903 congressional
g,.l,E pag" 2?sli: In 1871 We paid Brazil
a., cont, per pound for :5s .a12.7Os pounds
nj coffee collected three cents per pound
dg', thereby turning S7:tisl into our
IT,. -ury making the coffee cost our importers
u a-i cents per pound. duty PAID In is,.
ri. year We abolished the duty We paid
H,.yl s?-3 cents. an increase OF more than
Tnubl, the duty taken OF. In 1871. 1910
,c,f. in lS7i 10 cents, and in 1878, Is 2-i0
,,,,- per pound showing that putting coffee
or ,nr free list did not decrease the cost OF
,o0"" to the American consumer, but that
,,nly after ". took the duty on OF coffee
Uri,I ptt on export and other taxes; ap.
IroNimptnr land morel the duties We had
i..l, collecting. thus transferring our revenue
o. coffee from our Treasury to the Brtziila1
treasury and our people were not helped
o. iota In passing, We may note 'hal
Il result on coffee from Brazil ~ only one
Of IN. many examples of all loss and no gam
al tie democratic programma oi free trade
Tie I'D cry OF res pns ~, our ARE TreasIrv
H. lost In duties on Brazilian coffee alone
At three cents per pound the gigantic sum
of q n iaa Isl tabout the cost TO W or the
snapish. American WAR. and the Brazilian
7 raslry has gained just that much at our
ri the American people had got cheaper
coffee il would be different, But they have
NOT on the contrary the foregoing neures
STOW that they have paid higher prices TTn,
pro "s cards and spades along that line
OF content with getting ass millions out
of aus oil coffee duties In thirty years. besides
q good deal more than that in higher prices
10 the planters, the Brazilian Government
il unrratefll enough TO be LAYING plans 70
asst English. Italian and Brazilian capt
tal-ts TO blackmail us for further 80 per
setting an equitable share OF .Brazil's import
trade il might be different. But we are not
In this thirty wears OF our giving MINORS
liuon millions of help to Brazil. she has Only
giyen us Is per cent OF her import trade
our purchases from her have amounted To
81 Tsa 8?2 527 while her purchases from us
orlv figure up 3O3,sl3 1876 leaving a balance
of trade against us of $i,t5s, soe,S6i
The following figures show what one
sided deal il is in favor of Brazil
Imports Exports
iso ,,,...............St. tJO7 sll ,5l6,6sl
iG0I observation-disclosures. 7s,S07?5 II nol0
1872 Observation-Disclosures. I,5S',O1 u,l5o,Ssa
Ucre IL a loss Of trade to us of 500 900 000
a wear. besides making Brazil a present OF
ss7 go 600 in foolishly abolished three-cents-
AROUND coffee duties In the three years,
is 1t not time to stop this national loss ana
Porto Rico, but not vet 10 an extent any
where near our consumption. and nrfor,u-
pately so far. our people are not calling Tor
Porto Rican coffee TO anywhere near the
Quantity the island IL already producing
let us call for more OF II Porto Rico 10 a
full share OF the family patronage, In;
creased demands will cause increased and
better production and help TO build up the
island and American fortunes instead OF ouMu-
ing up Brazil and Brazilian fortunes, Why
not restore the three-cente-n-p ound dutv
against nj. but our own possessions lano
our ward Cuba). and thus encourage c0nee
growing In those possessions. particularly
The philippines? The soil there IL rich and
suitable and Is our own. why buiu otneI
nests when our own nests need buiiding up
Let US grow our own conee
SCHENECTADY. " " Feb. ~.