Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-21

trace relations of the United States with
other American countries. The total trade
of the United States with the principal
countries of America in the fiscal year 1908
was: With Canada, $2o3 900 600; with Cuba
$125 600 600; with Brazil. Sill, 600. GOO; with
Mexico, 500, 100000 and with Argentina,
$50, 100000.
American Exports to Cuba.
of the importations to Cuba last year,
without counting the coin, the United States
tributed about 40 per cent of the total,
nile the year before IL was only 80 per
cent, an increase of per cent-an excellent
showing indeed and an indication of how
1t will continue to increase once the condi-
tons of our market properly attended
to and reciprocity be allowed a sufficient
test.
''Of the exports Of Cuba, the United
States received about 43 per cent in 1905
as against 50 per cent in 1904, the great
percentage being due to one product, sugar,
nearly all of which comes to this coun-
try, and to its high prices during the last
few years.
For this reason. dependent not so much
on the reciprocity treaty, but on the aboli.
ton of the bountes and on the smaller
supply of European beet sugar more than
from any increase in the number of tonA
of sugar brought to the United States, our
expectations to this country have increased
from S31 ,O0O.000 in 1900 to $4,000 600 In
1901, $4S,O0O00O in 1902 S57. 100000 in 1903.
$75Oo0,0O0 in 1904 and nearly $96,O0O,O0O
in 1905
THE. exports of the United States to
Cuba, on the other hand, decreased from
S21 80, 000 in 1900 to $23,000,0O0 In 1903 and
then under reciprocity Increased to s52'-
100000 in 1904 and in 1905 to a total of
S45O0GOO, thus almost doubling In three
years a result which can be attributed
somewhat to the industrial prosperity or the
island but mainly to the advantages OF
preferential rebates of duties enjoyed by
YOUR products under the reciprocity treaty.
Sugar constituted nearly 70 per cent OF
the total of our expectations TO this coun-
try during 1905. 1t has increased from 80
81 955 in 1902 to $37 ,593 266 In 1893, to 700
347, 800 In 1904, and to S72,6 S1S In 1906,
an increase of nearly S43,0O0,OOO IN three
years two and one-haif times as mucn
as in 1902, This was not due to the great
increase in the amount, as can be seen, Tor
In 1902 / 1877 600 900 pounds were imported
by this country from Cuba, in 1903 nearly
1000, coo, coo, In 1904 1900 600, and IN
1903 2,4i6O00, 900, the comparison proving
conclusively that If it is true that about
$50 600 600 pounds more have come IN 1900
than in 1902 due to the increased consump-
ton In the United States and the loss IN
importations of European sugars, tne
higher price of 1905. which was 500 In
January and now about 1886 made
smaller number of pounds yield S17,000,0C0
more.
so true is this that in the month OF
January, 1866. Cuba sent to the United
states 100000 less than In 1905. Ihat
was due to the low value of sugar; for
ll3OOO. 600 in 1905 yielded s233I 600, Whlle
TO COO 600 in 1905 yielded near So,Jp'Vo'
Sugar Industry Not Injured.
at ts also to be borne in mind that this
has not injured the beet or cane sugar In
dustry in the United States, which 'lnnot
for many years, if ever. with Porto h.can,
Hawaiian and Philippine sugar, be suif1-
cient to supply the demands of increasing
consumption which have made the imports
of the last three years to be as follows:
In 1903, 3,31OO000O0 pounds. worth $780,
100000; in 1904, 4,115.0Oooo0 pounds,
worth ss3.OOo,0OO, and in 1905, 3,725,-
600 coo pounds, amounting to 1902
100000. 1t can therefore be positively as
serted that If it be true that Cuba has Sc
cured a market for her sugar in this coun-
try 1t has not been to the detrfment OF the
American interests, for the same increase
of value of her exports which mas bfougnt
prosperity to Cuba has resulted in profit
to all the Americans who have in some way
investments there. and greater 6uylng
power to be used in the United states,
which has been benefited in not one but
in every one of about fifty articles which
1t exports to Cuba.
the United States to Cuba was 3,652
IN 1909 $40. 756. 253 In 1904 and $40, S34, 434
In 10O5 an increase of s20500IO00, or al
most twice much as two years ago, the
rate of $500 600 month. Reciprocity has thus
heen shown a success as far as the eXpor-
tations of every section of this country are
concerned No ir-minded observer can
complain of Its results, especially when 1t
10 taken into consideration that the pro-
portion of the population of the United
State to Cuba is sixty to one. If 1t be
true that the balance has been in Cuba
favor, IL is because 1t is so with your COM
merce with those countries from which
you obtain your tropical products and with
Cuba especially on account of sugar.
1.-THE treaty of reciprocity can be I'M
nroved by granting greater advantages to
both sides, and I am sure that In this mat
ter as In all others, we will reach salts
factory conclusion and just one.