Show t I M M M 4 M t M 4 4 I 4 t H-H-t-H 1 CUBAN RECIPROCITY 1 4 1 4 4 t 4 I M I 4 M 4 I 4 4 I 4 4 4 4 4 Ht M 4 I M M I 4 M 4 M 4 M 1 t H f We are glad to learn that there is a i chance foia for foi fora a compromise in Congress on the Cuban reciprocity I proposition The probable basis bais will be a two years yeal concession of twenty per cent Th That t to bo he bos here s sure re is in the nature of a makeshift and one of per per- hips haps doubtful utility But it is plain that unless s something is done to relieve the island islan situation I annexation will be precipitated and our home sugar t inter interests are not prepared for that I There has not been the calm consideration o othis of this this his question b by our national legislators that could be be wished Ultra protectionists pi h have we been quite right in regarding reciprocity as a dangerous enter enter- g wedge in the body of our fiscal system but the they have not been equally alert to see that an alternative the tive e evil n might be worse In fact it is entirely cleaf lear clear IJO f to 0 Am American ric r economists that our t tariff riff system will wil have ha to be revised in certain respects if we aie are to successfully increase the p pressure e of our surplus productions upon tipon the thie mal markets ts of the old world Certain measures of reciprocity we must adopt o 01 J 1 nothing as than that the United States will wil J have hav t to encounter a fierce tierce tariff war wal with Europi r. r t. t The r G situation pre presents en ts a condition Qt a t theor f President n McKinley crinley knew what lie e wa wa t king 1 I t fl t I about bout about when he declared that we could not hold the mal markets of the world without iving a little something some some- thing liing in return |