The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17
the PHILIPPINE TARIFF hill.
statement as 10 Tobsooo by Manila
Amerto an.


At the hearing last week before the WAYS
and Means Committee on the Philippine
tariff bill. A. Determan OF the nrm Of Rer
senior 4 Coz Successors, owners OF la
Yebana- tobacco factory In Manila. gave
some interesting evidence, few extracts
follow
THE United Suites Supreme Court having
decided that the Constitution follows the nag.
the Philippines are consequently American
territory Why. therefore. the discrimna-
ton against the islands In favor OF avail,
Porto Rico Guam, &c. 2
owing 10 the change Of soverei gnty Philip
pine goods should ind their natural market
In the new mother country
The reduction to Is per cent Of the Ding
ley tariT on Philippine products has proved
absolutely worthless. for no result has come
from 1t in the shape Of an increased trade In
Philippine goods with the United states
Sull. 1t was an indication that Congress- recog-
nized the Philippine claim for tArll reduce
ton
The passage OF the Frye shipping bill re-
stricting from July /. 1909. all trade between
the United States and the Philippines TO
American vessels does not appear just or
correct without removing at least the tarlH
wall In the United states on Philippine goods
To avoid putting money into Spain POI Ret,
the Philippine duty on United States goods
ca mot be removed til 1905
The heavy intern'l revenue Philppine,
on tobacco Was established by the Phlnppihe
Cvn Commission with the distinct UNDER
standing that. In the sumo way as practlseu
with Porto Rico. the American market wouli
be open TO our tobacco Industry.
we are firmly convinced that the Justice
OF our cause is recognized bv the American
PEOPLE and that Congress would have leTs-
teh accordingly had ii not been for the
strong opposition Of the toblcco and sugar
interests in the United States.
AN Philippine products. except sng7r and
tobacco. and a few minor ones. are now eu'
mitted free into the United ST. tes
"Ihe entire production OF tobacco In the
Philippines does not exceed so.1o.oOo 10 Az.
600 900 pounds OF which. In the case OF
good crop not moro than oocoooc 20 49,
OF. eco pounds Gu n he worked into cigars.
In 1901 fiscal year the United states paid
Cuba about 50. 7O0OtN gold for tobacco. and
also paid for Sunmtra leaf about 5000 0oc
gold. In the scme year the entire manu-
featured and manufactured to51cco et-
ports Of the Philippines amounted to about
g.. 2oo. 600 gold. OF which the United states
took only 5000 worth. or about one-fourth
Except "a TO about $500 ooo pounds tho
entire tobacco production OF the isl nds IS
in the hands OF tives. I. g.. intvidu. ls
Tn is why American encorr' cement ~ the
Philippine tobacco industry means 80 much
person ! goo TO the Filpinos
with American occupation the spanish
market was lost 20 Philippine toh7cco, hH-
well CO SD to buy VI NIL Gig r. on It's an
mex ton 20 the United 1t ties pnI the COW
sP1uent oDer ton there OF the Dinghy riN.
cheap Germ m DJtch ard II 'rm u Gig -
compete with va most seriously In the only
foreign trade ~ have left. m nelly la China.
III ever an industry has suffered u Is ours.
Wrr md It's consequences. the widesprert
RI 81 hrNnE~bt
m Is whose valle h in'-e sed 400 To 500 per
cent. cholera and locust NV -slons
owing to incre sed cost OF living. cig'r r
mixers wages we're incre' s,'d 10 per cent
two ye'rs 20 m nov. BY tho change OF
currency. they get mother accident incrr7 80
Of about 10 Der cent. This applics to ebout
doiblp that n'inlber were employed, Rcck-
oning the whole number of peoule, workn"n
and pllnters IN Cag,ynn end Is pei prov
pie are Yected by the danresscf condition
OF the phlippine tob eco industry
No hrm will bs done trnder this hilD TO
American tobacco p nters. M" nuf1cturers
or de lors we are by several iusirmount-
abb Obstacles limited to a comDar lively
There is not one Chinese Gig rmqker In
NJ ri TO correct n f. lse statement made
to the contr ry-
The present annnal output Of phlinulne
Gig rs ries from l5n oo0.on To 200 oo0 mo.
OF which 20 to 20 per cent Rrc used oil home.
Ton ve~rs ago the annual output " nhort
300 eco 00n WHIT hHrm can th1S proiuc'ion
dc in the United st tes. where 1000. Ooo. 900
Gig re are smoked each 80" -"
Live and let Wye The philippines "re an
Allow the natives 10 perfect their crude meth
obs Of agriculture. American machinery will
then find its way into the Isl 'nts. Give US
10" 81 on the litter. IL means much to the
Philippines without s7crifce by any indi-
vidnal or corpor- ton in the United Ststes
witness.