Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-10-07
CUBAN BRITISH
TREATY SCORED
MUCH OPPOSITION DEVELOPS
AT HAVANA
Objections of President Roosevelt and
Spanish Commercial Element
Prevent Its Being Ratified
by the Senate
Rv Associated Press.


velopment of strong opposition to the
ten-year treaty of commerce and navi-
cation between Cuba and Great Brit
ain. the ratification of which is pending
in the senate, the senate committee on
foreign relations yesterday authorized
the publication in the government or
gan of the text of the treaty in order
that its provisions may be understood
by the public.
Since the outline of its main con-
ditions in these dispatches on Septem-
her 10 the treaty has been the SUD-
iect of much criticism in leading news
papers here, which agree with the COM
1nercial bodies that it's ratification
would be inimical to Cuban interests
and this criticism has resulted in the
publication this week of a statement
nv Judge Francisco O'Farrill, secretary
of state, defending the provisions Oh
the treaty in a general way.
The Associated Press last night Sc
cured an authentic copy of the treaty,
an examination of which reveals Varl-
Gus reasons for the strong opposition
to it interposed by the United States
government one of Nhe principal OF
these being the fact that, throughout
the document, Great Britain receives
the most favored nation treatment in
every respect except in the matter or
import duties The Natter, owing to
the reciprocity treaty between the
United States and Cuba, is expressly
excepted. but Great Britain, by the
terms of the treaty, is to be included
in any favors other than tariff pro-
visions which Cuba might hereafter
concede to the United States.
Warships May Be Supplied
The clause permitting British war
ships, as we'll as British merchantmen,
70 reft and provision in Cuban waters
in the event of accident or stress of
weather, as outlined on September 10,
includes the discussed right of
re-supplying vessels with war NUM-
tons.
Secretary O'Farrill was asked by the
Associated Press to explain the latter
provision, and he replied that it would
apply only in times of peace, since in
ternational law would not permit the
1efittfng and supplying of vessels in
neutral ports, Notwithstanding the eX-
istence of treaties. He added that pre-
ciseIy similar conditions were written
in treaties between the United States
Spain, Russia and Belgium.
The treaty at the outset covers the
privileges to be accorded to the citi-
zens and ships of each country in ports
of the other, these being equal to the
privileges enjoyed by the people of
each nation, except with reference to
the coasting trade in which, however,
each is given most favored nation
+reatnnenf From the standpoint of the
limited states this is considered to be
dietinc+1v inirnicaI to the project for
including Cuba in the coasting trade
privileges of the United States.
Article of the treaty prohibits ex-
port duties from one country to the
Article < prohibits greater duties on
goods innnorted i'm British vessels than
on those brought in Cuban ships. This
latter article annarentlv checks any
nrniect for lowering the duties between
The limited States and Cuba on goods
carried in either Cuban or American
vessels The treaty. accents favored
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the dnties IeviabI on Inports the con-
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Tors raIatinp +o Commerce. navigation
and industry anv privilege in favor of
in1ro1,rjty, of y,hatever kind which
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1t is provided that controversies re-