The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-01-03
W WASH|NCTON LETTER.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
Nations Capital. Things Being
Done and Talked About.
GEN BLISS HAS FINISHED HIS
WORK IN CUBA
And it is Satisfactory. The Venezuelan Sit
uation. The Barrett japanese Episode.
Anthracite Coal Matter and other Sub
iects Of Interest

me bHTTett-JapaneSe bp1beue
Anthracite Coal Matter and other Sub
iects of Interest.
ashiugton, d. c., Dec. 80, 1902
To the intense relief of persons
familiar with the interior workings
OF the White House and the State
u, prr,ment the President has yield
ed TO the strong pressure brought
10 bear on HIM by the Secretaries of
State aad War and has forgone the
pleasure OF arbilra,ing the d,fferen.
ces between Venezuela and the for.
eign Powers. The invitation Of Ger
many AMI Great BRITAIN TO a,b,trate
their cl,ims 40 h,ttered the Presl-
dent that for some time his better
Judgment was ot scared and 1t
seemed that, in spite of the protests
of Messrs. Hay aud Root and many
Of the republican senator's, he would
accept the position. SO emphatic,
however, were the arguments
against such course, almost every
republican newsraper protesting,
that he was obliged t'yield and II.
now appears that The troubles of
Venezuela will be adjudicatedAby
the Hague Tribunal.
through the enterprise Of me
iropolilan daily paper the terms OF
the Cuban treaty have been made
public and have excited both ad-
m,ratlon and criticism. TO those
members OF Congress who represent
the manufacturing interests OF the
East the convention affords the ut
most satisfaction, but TO those who re-
present agricultural CONSTITUENCIES. II
IS the occasion of worry and anxiety.
Following the usual custom OF his
party, Secretary Hay has secured
the most Signal advantages for the
manufacturing and other vested IN
terests, TO the Disadvantages OF the
agriculturls's while ma, Hfsctuncd
sIlk, wstche, umbrellas and long
line of sYailar products secure a
coneesssor of 40 per cent. from
Cuba dutlss, such lmportan, aeri.
cultural rsisc,ions as -four, whea,
corn and rs products, beef sn
other meats, etc, receive but the
regulation 20 per cent. 1t is true
that cotton and wool IN the raw
state receive special discount OF sc
per cent. but, as has been pointed
out by western republican, Cuba
is not a manufacturing country and
there will be little sale there for the
raw materials. On the manutac "r
ed cotton and wooden goods DIS
count OF 40 per cent. is allowed, st
that again the manufacturers arr
| the benefciaries. The interests o
the beet sugar producers are, o
course, sacrificed ~ go per cent. re
duction is allowed on Cuban sugal
entering the United States.
The prospects for the ratification
of the treaty are not as rbsy as tn
administration organs represent
Senators Burrows, after examining
the treaty, has SAID that 6s wi.
form no opinion as 10 Its worth>an
| til after the national beet suga
convention, to take place IN Wash
lngton next week. The California
delegation is strongly opposed TO ,h
treaty and is attempting 10 form Al
alliance with the New England DC
legation which Is earnestly oppose,
to the Hay Bond convention, wh'c
will permit New Foundlsnd fs
and bait to comp etc with the Ne'
!. England industries, end to the ka!
son treaty with France which WI
, permit French silks aud notions
: compete with numerous New Eng
land manufacturers. Ia this o,
uaiion SENIOR Lodge finds hin
self in serious dilemma. Il
!. friendship for the Pfesiden, prompt
: him to V. te for the Cuban treat
u, bi, seat IN the Senate would |
impeiilled BY the neglect of any o.
;. D rtunity to defeat the French an
New Foundland treaties. Und'
these circumstances the SenHor
4 doing great deal Of thinking b
IS n I talking for publication.
y A rumor which is the occ isi - |
|, serious misgivings to the frlen.is
:, the Presiden. has leaked out fro
= the White House. II 10 to the !
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