Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-04-24

ng very much about this proposed
.ariff reduction. What | am inter
asted in more than anything else is
that any step which Congress may
take shall be taken with view to
the annexation OF Cube to
the United States.
This was the reply Of Senator Nor
San, of Alabama, to me when | ques
toned him concerning his position to |
ward the pending Cuban bill. /
Cuba, he continued, is as asces-
sary to the United States as Ireland |
is to Great Britain. It is unnecessary
TO refer to the fact that this has been |
recognized since the days of Thomas
Jefferson. Every far-sighted Ameri-
can knows today, as every far-sighted
American has recognized in the past, |
that Cuba must eventually become a |
part Of the United States. l am in
clined to believe with Mr.. Newlands, |
that the time has come when we
should take decisive step toward |
annexation. ! do not see why we
should not extend to Cuba an invita-
ton 20 Cuba to come into the Union.
The Alabama Senator's reference
pointed particularly to the attitude Of
the gentleman from Nevada as mani
tested by his vote in the Ways and
Means Committee Of the House.
Mr. Newiand's Position.
Mr.. Newlands has announced that
he will not vote for the proposed re-
ductiop On Cuban products unless this
is accompanied by a formal invitation
to Cuba to become a part Of the Unit
ed States. While he is alone of the
members Of the committee taking this
position, there is no question that his
general views upon the subject of an
neNation are held by most of the
members of both branches of Cong
reSS.
All agree that annexation is not on
~ inevitable, but that it is to be de-
sired by the United States and by Gu
ba. All agree that Cuba would be a
valuable addition to the Union; that
under the American flag Cuba would
blossom like the proverbial rose; and
that the prosperity for which the Gu
bans are now praying would follow to
an extent exceeding their fondest
dreams. But there are doubts as to
whether the time has arrived to give
formal expression of the American
sentiment in this respect and as to
the means to best secure the desired
end.
Mr.. Newlands has no doubt whatso-
ever on the subject and he has ex-
pressed his views in a way calculated
to carry conviction to those who study
| them. Mr.. Newlands is a man of at
| fairs. business man who has eXer-
cised in his study of the situation in
Cuba the best of business sense
keW!anCs On Pending Bill.
| With regard 10 this reciprocity bill
he takes the position that Cuba's pre-
set request is unquesiionably stimu
| lated by the sugar refining trust OF
! America, whose interest it is to O.
veicp the sugar cane industry III Ga
pa. because it is III handling the ca3l
sugar, and not the beet sugar. that
the refining trust is able 20 secure &
| profit approXimating $40 a ton. The
| present proposition. which implies no,
q reduction OF the price which the Am
erican consumer will pay, but an in
crease az the American consumers
expense. OF the price which the Cubar
plantc" will receive. could not, he con
| tends. be entertained for momen
| We're it not tor the peculiar relation.
of Cuba to this country. He holds
| however that Cuba has no more lega
right to demand tariff concessions
from us than sac has form any othe
country. There is no present distress
in Cuba where labor is in great de
mand, but the planters, owing to hea
Wy expenses due to their efforts t,
resusciate their great industry. ar
heavily indebted to the banks. an,
unless they are able to secure bette
price for their product they claim tina
their plantations will be foreclose
and sold.
Mr.. Newlands points cut that o.,
government has never considered
one of it's duties to relieve the poop,
OF The United States from the result
OF depression coming from nature
causes throughout the world as
the case in Cuba. We have" ne say
| passed through panics OF every kin,
through financial crises through Ii,
uidation, through readjustment. an
there has been no suggestion tina, I'll
government should come to the reii'
OF Our people who are in distries
hOw, then. can il be our duty TO T.
lieve a foreign people about 70 suff,
rom the necessary readjustment +,
which We are not responsible? Ii y
recognize this duty toward Cuba no
can We fail to deny 1t to our own pc
pie? And does not this legislation Q
en- the door for philanthropic ben
violent. and sentimental legislation
every kind?"
Mr.. Newlands strongly opposes Il
extension Of the American Chinese {
clusion, immi sration. and contra
laws 20 CUBA. He thinks that. VIII
he passage Of such laws Tor our cou
try is entirely justified, the imposti
Of them upon Cuba is indeiensibie
His Terms for Relief.
While he is opposed 20 granting /
reduction upon American tariffs fro
rlrely sentimental reasons, he is "
=. rig 10 extend sch sentimental leg
iatiOn to Cuba for q reasonable peri
provided i is accompanied by an ii
! elton 10 Cuba 70 become part
the United States. II is this phase
@ MS position which IS particularly
eresting.
He points out the great value
l.