The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma.
Subject(s): Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930, Cuba, Estrada Palma, Tomás, 1835-1908, International relations--Treaties, Reciprocity, Reciprocity (Commerce), Scales (Weighing instruments), Tariff
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Cartoon shows a figure of Justice with two heads, those of Special Envoy to Cuba Tasker Howard Bliss and President of Cuba Tomás Estrada Palma. Justice holds a scale “Reciprocidad” (Reciprocity.) On the left are weights labeled “20%,” “5 years,” and “Art. VII prefertial.” On the right are weights labeled “20%,” “5 anos,” and “Art. VII preferencia,” “Articulo IV.” The weights refer to various provisions related to sugar tariffs in a proposed treaty between the United States and Cuba.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903
Creator(s)
Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau
Language
Spanish
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma.. [1903]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306283. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau. The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma.. [1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306283.
APA:
Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau., [1903]. The Bliss-Palma idea of equity La idea de equidad de Bliss-Palma..
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306283.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
