Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-06
CUBA 5 TREATY
WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Many Leading Papers Of Havana
Criticise it Severely as lnimical
TO lsIaad's interests.
IT IS NOT LIKED AT WASHINGTON
Prest Roosevelt Strongly Opposed to
lt-This Fact May Prevent It's
Ratification,

Havana, oct lowing TO the dcycl-
opment OF strong opposition to the ten
year treaty. OF commence and naySa.
tion between cuba and Great Britain.
the ratification OF which is pending In
the senate, the senate committee ON
foreign relations today authorized the
publication tomorrow afternoon m the
government organ Of the text Of the
treaty. In order that ms provisions may
be understood by the public
Since the outline Of ita main ooudi-
lions Jon these dispatches. Sept 10. the
treaty has been the subject of much
criticism in leading newspapers here,
which agree with the commercial bodies
that It's ratification would be nImlcal to
Cuban interests. and this criticism has
resulted In the publication this week
OF "a statement by Juan Francisco O..
Farilh secretary Of state, defending
| the provisions OF the treaty iu a general
way
/ The Associated Press tonight secured
ann authentic copy of the treaty am
. examination OF which reveals various
/ reasons for the strong opposition 10 II
/ iuterposed by the United States gOy-
/ eminent one of the principal OF these
| being the fact that throughout the doc
| umsut Great Br.tan receives the most
! favored nation treatment iu every
/ respect except iu the matter of import
/ duties The latter owing to the reel
/ plOoIty treaty between the United
/ states and cuba, is expressly excepted,
/ but Great Britain, by The terms of the
/ treaty. IS TO be Included ~ any fayors
/ other than tariff provisions which Gu
I bu might hereafter COncedc to the Unit
| cd states.
The clauses permitting British war
! ships as Well as British merchantmen
To- roHt and provision In Cuban waters
I'M the event of accident or stress OF
| weather Is as outlined sept 10. mclud-
ing the much-discussod right of per
uccharse, a Spanish term, meaning the
| re-supplying OF vessels with war NUM-
! tious.
Secy. O'Faniu was asked Boy the
! Associated Press TO explain the latter
provision, and he replied that II would
| apply only I'm times of peace, since i'm
| trrnauonal law would not permit the
lCitting and supplying OF vessels in
neutral ports, Notwithstanding the eN-
iSteuCo of treaties, He added that pre-
ciscly similar conditions were written I'm
! treaties between the United States
Spain, Russia and Belgium.
The treaty at the outset covers the
| privileges TO be accorded to the citi-
zens ana ships Of each country in ports
Of tho other, these being equal TO the
privileges enjoyed by the people of
each nation, except with reference 20
the coasting trade, In which, however.
each is given the most favored nation
treatment. From the standpoint Of the
United states this is considered to be
distinctly inimical to the project for in
Guiding cuba IN the coastIng trade priv
leges Of the United states,
Article prohibits greater duties on
goods imported in British vessels than
on those brought In Cuban ships. This
latter article apparently checks any
project for lowering the duties between
the United States and Cuba ON goods
carried In either Cuba or American ves-
sells The treaty accords favored nation
treatment with respect to all port tom
mage charges
Article 10 says;
Except as regards the duties leyiablc
on imports, the contracting parties
agre" that In all matters relating to
commerce, navigation and industry, any
privilege In favor Of immunity OF
whatever kind which either party has
actually granted or may grant 10 the
citizens on subjects Of any other state,
shall be- extended Immediately and un-
conditionally 10 the citizens on subjects
Of the other contracting party, 10 being
the intention that the commerce navi-
CATION and industry Of each country
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