Diplomatic memoirs . . RECIPROCITY NEGOTIATIONS 9 As I was then nominally in private life, holding no publicoffice, my visit to Havana was understood to be a winter tripfor health and recreation. But during the ten days whichI spent in the island I was enabled to confer fully with theleading planters and exporters and have a conference withthe Governor-General, and I returned to Washington with theassurance that the Government at Madrid would be madeto understand without delay that it would be ruinous tothe island to have its sugar taxed on its importation into theUnited States, while that of
Diplomatic memoirs . . RECIPROCITY NEGOTIATIONS 9 As I was then nominally in private life, holding no publicoffice, my visit to Havana was understood to be a winter tripfor health and recreation. But during the ten days whichI spent in the island I was enabled to confer fully with theleading planters and exporters and have a conference withthe Governor-General, and I returned to Washington with theassurance that the Government at Madrid would be madeto understand without delay that it would be ruinous tothe island to have its sugar taxed on its importation into theUnited States, while that of Brazil was admitted free ofduty; or, in other words, that a reciprocity arrangementwith our country was a necessity. Soon after my return to Washington I undertook my sec-ond mission to Spain, which I have mentioned in the pre-ceding chapter. All that is necessary to say further on thesubject is that my mission was entirely successful, and thathaving effected reciprocity with Cuba and Porto Rico on thebasis of the la
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