Deseret Evening News | 1901-11-25 | Page 1 | Cubans Call on the President

CUBANS CAL CALL ON THE TUE PRESIDENT They Present Petition Petton Adopted by Industrial Organizations of the Island Urging Necessity of a Reduction in Jil American Tariff Tari Upon Cuban Products Especially Sugar and Tobacco Washington Nov Iov 25 A delegation of at Cubans called upon the tho President today tollY rind end presented a petition potton adopted by b the Uie Industrial organizations of at the IsI 1st find nd urging upon his hla attention tho the Necessity of at reduction In tho th American tariff upon Cuban products particularly upon sugar and tobacco The he score secre secretary tary tar of var mr and other also 1190 Ver called upon Ulon The Tho delegation consisted of at Francisco Gamin Gamba president of at the General So Society Society of Merchants and ot at Cuba Miguel MIgel Simon Dumais Louis Franeke Gustave Gustavo Dock DionIsio Valasco Juan Pedro and Alfonso Pea PCS I 1 lint It Tho The delegation writ accompanied b by Senator Frank D 1 Ii V and ot of the tho former delgato on economic Which visited w Washington last winter situation The Tho petton petition says that the tha econ economical Is In the tIme leland island ot Ut oti Cuba placed Is such that the tho remedies g goats sted admit i ot of n n no delay elny and concludes sug 9 aa as We therefore respectfully entreat you either J by virtUe or of t the tonal authority y vested In you 01 or by b re questing Congress In ln YOUr first to grant YOU yu thi thu necessary authority to tor ample commer privileges r v vai T between the tIme United ai fn almost exclusive market for our c Cuba a bas based d on tho the fo foregoIng n K petition petton n a an n a measure of at urgent necessity and for tor the salvation of ot the Island nd