The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-29

| from the time the measur kwas reported
/ 10 the house until today there IA been
rising tide OF protest against q, and
/ that protest had eliminated in righteous
/ indignation. It had come from every part
/ Of the country and from people in every
! walk Of life. and 1t was based upon the
/ principle that Porto Rico. in al the cir
( cumstances, should have free trade with
( the United States. Upon the question
/ presented. he said there was an infinite
variety of opinion.
/ After explaining briefly an amendment
( he had offered earlier in the day. Mr..
I Davis maintained that the tariff could
not be levied as between Porto Rico and
the United States. although it was per-
fectly competent for congress to provide
for the collection Of internal revenue
/ taxes on the island. '.Why do some in
sist that there is no other way o. solving
. the question presented, when a way is
presented that is undoubtedly constitu-
/ tional?" inquired Mr. Davis why in
sist upon a tariff upon the products OF
the island by a bin when is so ephe-
neral as TO expire in year and day?
Why, indeed, insist upon the provisions OF
this measure when it would be FAR better
to let existing conditions continue?'
Mr.. Davis contended that the amend
ment he proposed would 20 far to ap-
pease the storm Of protest and indigna-
ticn which had arisen and would satisfy
the people Of this country and the Porto
Ricans themselves II 1 interpret the
sign of the times in this country right"
he said, there is intense opposition to
this bill among our people. This viii be
allayed 10y the adoption OF the PROPOSE
ton in my amendment And as 10 the
Porto Ricans, they would be quite salts
fed by the levying and collecting Of in
ternal revenue taxes on rum and tobac-
CO."
The whole project Of levying a tarin
on Puerto Rican products. he said. ,css
self-generative OF Objectionable lions
which sprang from every possible source.
III sorts Of arguments had been urged in
support Of the tariff First, II vscs
charity but that had beer swept away
by the passage of The two-milIion d3Ia-
appropriation bill. Then it was the be
You'd Puerto Rico lie the Philippines"
sufficient unto the day is the evil and the
good thereof. The Philippines will pre-
sent their problems in time 7 woa,d no.
work an injustice against the people II
Puerto Rico TO meet an uncertain cues ,
ton as to something else
The next argument advanced 10 sup |
port the tariff, he said. was the ornscc- /
ton the Is per cent would affo-I 10 eur /
products and labor. He ridiculcd such a |
as no protecti0aist would
contend that Is per cent or the :ingley {
rate would afford adequate protection for /
anything.
Adverting again to the Phi ppfnes a. a B
factor in the Puerto Rico uIo5'em, 81.
Davis said: When we come - jsal with 4
the Philippine question, We viii take care I
Of that. Puerto Rico is uttle mere than
10 miles from our coast. the Philippe O.
are 5000. The Island OF Puerto Pico IS
naturally part Of the North American
the Philippines arc a part
1f the dominion Of Asia. Against the
product and people OK The Fhih,o.7es
when the time com -. tae right n .tmc@-
can labor viii be o-5,set.d by any panty
hat may be in power"
Mr.. Davis said y was Inconsistent a.
extend our laws rc,a.in2 t. the coast
wise trade, to the isIiut. aq1 ut extend
'ur tariff laws, As % IN. feeling "a re
country on the question lie aalI. %
h!nk would be as frm as anybody
inder sudden. transitory uuoIc mani
estation OF feeling. but when that lenti-
nent speaks % Us week after week III
instantly swelling volume. vc must .aka
iced Of g. This question IS e., IN er-
TODD by the people Supperts-8 q th.s
iii cannot lay Jhs fstterInc uucH5o &.
heir souls that the editors Of tn gceat
newspapers 60 not undo. .a1I d quite a.
veil as we do. The people understand 81.
90. and understand 1t wen They under
taHd wei. too that upon diaiiaI spirits
10 tobacco there is 1ot 5r 40 "a .a ~
mil o. taxa-i3n " this rli- TIE sub
scts q taxation u33n .4a.-a sse pace
eavy burdens 20 scot-f-sc GA tho is.a..5
Z Puerto Rico. Ard hat j. thav ~
ose as nexchznEs FOR that hins 81
axatonz Why. ths imposition r.
sriG2 Il r. e. easy . place a tax upon
aese articles thai + shall 10 Fir5rt-sd :
tks proposition p 60 e. does uat mee. o
be approval q congress and f-1 people b
s hat are the J2ls geiag ~ cay = h.s q
.l Dasees2 They w zsg Free T4m p
IA tax ca che dsu~ L-a ezt g
Mr. Davis said that 81 man rs14 teG
ow much 'ha tar.1 zo.id g.els ara p
. nan could raT that tha el15rt TAX G