Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1894, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress, December 3, 1894

Mr. Taylor to Mr. Gresham.

[Telegram.]

Madrid , January 1, 1895 .

Minister of state answers that under existing laws products of all nations having no convention with Spain are subject to first-column Cuban tariff; that American products can be exempted from such laws only through new commercial arrangement with United States. He expresses desire to begin negotiations for such arrangement immediately.