Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-04-02
Finally Ratified by the Senate with
No Change Made in the Reel
procity Convention.
APPROVAL UNHAMPERED BY CONDITIONS
Amended by the United States SEN
ate-Assurances Given by Presi-
dent Roosevelt Turne e the Tide in
Favor of Ratification.

| United States, as amended by the sen
ate of the United States, was approved
at eight o'clock Saturday night in the
| Cuban senate by vote of IL too. This
approval is absolute and is not ham
pered by any conditions, the question
able time limit amendment having
been dispensed with through the re-
ceipt of cable message from Secre-
! tary Hay in which it was positively de-
| clared that President Roosevelt would
call special session of congress prior
to December 1.
Says 1t Means Annexation
Senator Sanguilly in speech against
the ratification of the treaty pictured
the gradual absorption of Cuba by the
United States, in which he said the
present action was one step. He ar
gued that it was practically disgrace
full for Cuba to be party to such &
scheme. The speakers wit and elo-
quence caused occasional bursts of ap-
proving applause from the spectators
and when he concluded he was greeted
with roar of applause in which all
the senator's joined. .. H..
The Vote.
The vote was taken separately on
each section of the substitute report.
The vote on the unconditional ratifi-
cation of the treaty was ~ to 9, on the
recommendation to the executive it
was II to 9. The session of the present
senate then adjourned. The ratifca-
tions. will be exchanged by cable.
The Cuban treaty ratified was nego-
dated in Havana December II, 1902,
between Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. repre-
senting the United States, and Carlos
De Saldo and Jose NJ. Garcia Monies,
representing Cuba. 49,"
Terms Of the Treaty.
AS ratified it provides that all mer-
chandise produced by either country
which now enters the other duty free
shall continue free of import duties.
All other Cuban products imported in
to the United States shall enter at a
reduction of 20 per cent. from the rate
of duty imposed by the United States
on such articles of merchandise. All
imports into Cuba from the United
States not entitled to free entry shall
be given reduction of 20 per cent,
provided they do not fall within GER
tain named classes, a S to which a
greater reduction in duty is made
Twenty-Five Per Cent. OF. s.s
Schedule A provides that the follow
ing articles shall be entitled to 25per
cent. reduction from the regular
tariff: Machinery and apparatus of
copper, cast iron, wrought iron and
steel manufactures thereof, articles of
| crystal and glass. except window
of all kinds of iron and steel, Whistles
and brandies; fish, sailed, picked,
SIN oked or marinated; articles of pot
terry or earthenware. .s,-~.a
| Thirty Per Cent. Off.
Schedule B gives a reduction of 30
per cent. on the following articles:
| Butter, the -four of wheat, corn, corn
| meal, chemical and pharma ceutical
products and simple drugs, malt
liquors in bottles, nonalcoholi bever-
ages, cider, mineral waters, colors
and dyes, window glass, all articles OF
cutlery, boots, shoes and slippers, all
wines except those now classified I'm.
der paragraph 279 CAY of the customs
tariff of the republic of Cuba.
Forty Per Cent. Off.
| Schedule G gives a reduction of 40
PEI cent. on the, following: Manufac.
lures of cotton not included in the pre-
ceding schedules, cheese, fruits, pre-.
served; porcelain, soaps other than
common, umbrellas and parasols, dex-
trine and glucose watches wool and
manufactures thereof. silk and manu-
features thereof, rice and cattle.
Tobacco and Sugar.
It is specifically agreed that tobacco
in any form of the United States or it's
insular possessions shall not be given
any concession or rebate of duty when
imported into Cuba. Both countries
agree that the rates of duty granted
during the life of the treaty shall be
preferential as respects like imports
from other countries. It is specially
. DTOV1Ocu CudU WILLIE Guc Treaty. is IL
force no Cuban sugars shall be admit
ted into the United States at a greater
reduction than 20 per cent. from the
present tariff rates, and that no sugar
! produced by any country other thar
! Cuba shall be admitted into the United
States by treaty or convention while
the new treaty is in force at lower
rate Of duty than that imposed by ex
listing law.
Congress to Meet.
4 Washington; March 80. Secretary
Hay, when appraised Of the action 0:
the Cuban senate in ra tify ing the reel
j procity treaty, expressed his gratifca
ton. Secretary Hay added that in hi:
message to Minister Squiers he gave
the positive assurance that the presi
dent would call an extra session O
congress in the fall The time was no
stated, but the secretary said that con
gress would be convened sufficient,
in advance of the regular session to as