Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-12
Great Britain Seeking to Gain
Advantage in the Cuban
Island
CUBAN STATESMEN AGAINST 1T
Prominent Members of Cuban Con-
gross Resent the Effort of British to
Get Upper Hand of United States in
] Trade Re ,Iations With the cubans
y - Other News.

Havana, Sept. 1.-Two of the prin-
eipal commercial and economic ASSOC
Citations responding to a confidential
request made by the foreign relations
committee of the senate for advice as
to whether the pending treaty between
Great Britain and Cuba ought to be
ratified, declared emphatically against
ratification.
The principal reason given Is is that
Cuba's commercial interests are too
inevitably bound to her great customer.
the United States to permit of grant
ing for ten years such privileges to
British ships and citizens as those
named in the treaty Another reason
given Is that the adoption Of the treaty
would allow privileges to British war
ships as well as merchantmen not war
ranted by the relations between Cuba
and Great Britain and not permissible
in view of the relations between Cuba
and the United States.
The latter reason is considered the
most potent on account of the s,ispi-
cion that the treaty, while ostensibly
one OF commerce. navigation and am
ity, would in reality give to British
warships greater privileges in Cuban
ports than those given the United
States by the cession Of two naval sta
tions.
The treaty was signed in May last
after the definite favored nation clause
mo- al fno fod IN ,lf
representations made by Mr.. Squiers
the American minister. The United
States government on receipt of a re-
port regarding the alleged objection
able features, made peremptory rep
resentation against the treaty. A copy
of the treaty then was sent to Wash
ington, since which time, according to
{ a statement made by Secretary of State
{ O'Farrill, the United States govern
ment has ceased it's representations
regarding it.
It is known, however, that in Wash
ington the treaty is regarded as ini-
mical to the interests of the United
States, not perhaps in commercial
. sense, because 1t does not contain any
tariff concessions, but in the broader
political significance of allowing Brit
ISM WdTSIllpS .cQudi IlSHls III Supo'i
ports with those of Cuban war ships,
under plea Of stress of weather or ac-
scident thus giving to Great Britain
greater privileges than those granted
to the United States.
The senate committee, to which the
treaty was referred, confided it first TO
the Havana Chamber of Commerce and
afterward to the Central Economic as
ISOLATION:
The former reported to the effect
that appeared to be mutual they die
not confer while the privileges and
immunities granted any real benefits
on Cuba, which had few mercantile
ships and no war ships while the ex-
tension Of her shipping might be ham,
pered by granting equal privileges TO
British ships.
The chamber emphatically advised
that Cuba do not concede that in cases
of stress Of weather. or of accident
both British merchant and British
war ships shall have the right OF
"abastercerse and pertrecharse." Span
fish words signifying respectively to
supply with provisions and with war
supplies and munitions. The chamber
considered this to be inimical to Cuban
interests, especially as no reservation
ternational neutrality.
The chamber also considered that 1t
was unwise to conclude such a treaty
with an oversee power while no such
Greatly existed with the United States.