The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-11-15
RECIPROCITY UNLIKELY.
Marked Chasge. In Fable Op'"s""
Regarding . Policy In Favor
Of Trusts.

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against reciprocity with Cuba, de-
clariug that 1t was the entering
wedge Of free trade that would admit
all sugar free to this country ana
bring about the downfall OF the su-
gar Industry. There can be no ques-
ton that at the time OF this utter
ance the situation looked rather
alarming. The west had declared APP
parently with great unanimity IN Ia.
vor of reciprocity, under the beiief
that this would aid IL to sell its prod
ucts in Cuba and South America; and
the sugar trust and other capitalists
who have recently invested consider
able money in Cuban plantations
were anxious to get their sugar into
this country free or pay iowerduty'
The sentiment in favor OF RECIPROCITY
appeared very strong, and as the
president was known to have lean
ing in that direction, he was counted
on to recommend the adoption OF the
policy of reciprocity in his message
as a continuation of the policy out
lined by President Mckinley in his
last speech at Buffalo.
But in the last few weeks there
has been complete change in the
situation, which has postponed any
chances of reciprocity, at least with
Cuba. for years. Two facts have
strongly impressed all persons who
were in any doubt on this subject.
First, that the most ardent shouters
. for reciprocity were thoroughly SELF
. ish, and expected to make fortunes
: by getting their sugar in free. Sec
( ondly. that the government would SUI
fer in revenue from reciprocity; and
1 that many American industries and
e home producers, but particularly the
: tobacco growers of the Pacific coast
e sugar planters of Louisiana and
s Texas and beet sugar farmers OF the
d northwest would be sacrificed mainly
4 to benefit the sugar and TOBACCO
trusts. The protests from the threat
: ened industries have not been with
n out their effect; and the disposition
n shown by the sugar trust to maintain
l. its monopoly and crush out all com
IS petition has converted many waver'
,e ing persons who do not care to see
~ congress play into its hands.
I. There seems to have been very
Re marked change of public opinion in
O. the west. or rather those who saw
* no reason why we should favor the
ed Cuban planters at the expense OF oul
20 own farmers spoke their minds. More
n over. some one suggested to the I'm
to perialists and expansionists that reci
ID. procity. instead of having the effect o
an bringing Cuba into the union. which
haya
ch contrary effect. If the Cubans 60
,g- their sugar into the United state
he free OF all duty, through reciprocit
il. treaty. il would build up and enric
I'VE the island at the expense OF THIS coui
at try and strengthen the independer
an Government in power. There woul
her he no incentive for annexation,
, a Cuba. while still independent and go
in erning itself, would secure al u
ery advantages that annexation coulu gi'
ses II. But If kept out in the cold, II 70
md that il cannot get its sugar into u
the United States free of duty exec
through annexation. the sentiment
pc favor of annexation Will, u Is argue
eft grow steadily stronger
uld Mr.. Roosevelt's own personal lea
gin ing 10 reciprocity has been somewh
,ur- weakened by these arguments, D
rail- still more so by the interviews ne
N a recently had with senator's ana re
INST resentatiyes. He has found lar
cess majority of them. particularly OF
less republican leaders. opposed TO re
the procity of the style proposed py
Her sugar trust. The reciprocity outhn
ons nv Mr.. Mckinley and favored IN
ater republican platform must not, Rep
not sentative DalzeN told Inc presiue
airs, bring injury 10 a single American p
the Queer. that IS. it must be reciproc
hen in such products as we 90 not ra
old. ourselves.
his 7. a. now announced that the pre-
nat dan. will not recommend in his m
The sage the adoption Of the reciproc
oses treaties. and will favor none save tn
ugh that carry no injury to American
phic terests. This may be considered
e. in setting the matter. as recipro'
, the could get through congress
more through the backing Of the preside
ster- and even then il was in doubt.
! the Mr.. Roosevelt lukewarm. II not in
rob position, with the republican leac
edu- opposed and public sentiment cha
a the ing against a policy framed ma
in the interest Of trusts, recipro
NJ, NAV be regarded as dead for the p
-" emit. The change is remarkable,
- cause 1t was decidedly in the ascend
very Only ~"
q the rs 4noe'"'- "
to be II rests with the people OF
,ught r-r;ted States TO teach congress-
moth and senator's that the sentiment
every free trade Is a bigger thing than
n this rress. Similar lessons have been g
God, before; similar- lessons shall be g
strive AGAIN. II Is not too much TO say
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