ANGLO-CUBAN TREATY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 69, 22 February 1937, Page 7

ANGLO-CUBAN TREATY.

AMERICANS ANNOYED. NEW YORK, Feb. 20. The Havana correspondent of the New York Times .lays information that the British-Cuban trade treaty just signed permits British firms established in Cuba freely to employ their own nationals, the sole exception tinder Cuba’s higlily-nationalistic labour laws, is causing much agitation among American business men. No copies of the treaty are available, both the Government and the British Lega.tion making every effort to keep its contents secret until it goes to the Senate for ratification. Americans particularly resent discrimination in view of the advantages Cuba gained in her reciprocity treaty with the United States and the sugar quota wlich America granted the island. The express the hope that the same privileges will be accorded Americans when the present reciprocal treaty terminates in August. PRESIDENT’S POWERS. TO NEGOTIATE TREATIES. WASHINGTON, Feb, 20. The Finance Committee has recommended to the Senate the passage of a resolution to extend President Roosevelt’s reciprocal trade agreement power. Senator Lewis thereupon introduced a resolution to forbid the negotiation of such treaties with any nation in default with debts to the United States, which caused a “tlurrv” debate on the general question of debts, in which Senator Robinson promised that something substantial would be accomplished on the question within a year. Senator Borah replied that the entire programme would come up for reconsideration, based on a reduction of debts. TREATY WITH SAN SALVADOR. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. It is announced that a reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and San Salvador has been signed, San Salvador effecting a. sharp reduction of duties on American exports.