Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-24
Movement to Admit Cuba as a
State Is Certain to Grow
in Time.
Features OF the Elkins and New
lands Resolution Looking to
This End.
1t Would Be OF Vast Benefit in
Developing the Resources of
the Island.

onably certain that the movement
which is now so small as to be scarce
ly noticeable, will steadily grow unit
some day a fight will be made for the
admission of Cuba to the United
! States. 1t will be of much greater
Importance and it's effects will be more
far reaching than the one this win
! ter over reciprocity. Several resolu-
tons have been introduced looking to-
ward this end, the most prominent be-
ling one introduced in the senate by
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia, and
one in the house by Representative
Newlands, of Nevada. Attic Mr.. Elkins
is republican and Mr.. Newlands
democrat, both have the same Object
| in view, the Incorporation OF the Gu
ban republic in the United States.
| Mr.. Elkins was one OF the most
prominent leaders in the fight against
| the reciprocity bill, while MI New
! lands as a member of the house COM
mittee on ways and means, voted
against the bill. The resolution OF
| Senator Elkins proceeds on the theor.l
that Cuba desires annexation and gives
| the sanction of congress that the ter
ritory belonging to the republic OF
| Cuba may be erected into new state
| on certain conditions, including thd
ratification by congress of the consti-
tuition of the new state, the cedtns
by it to the union of all public property
and the making Of certain arrange
ments for the payment Of the debts
and the liabilities of the said republic
The president, however, is given au-
thority to negotiate with the republic
| for its admission to the United States,
thru treaty, or otherwise, should he
prefer that course to the one pointed
out in Mr.. Elkins' resolution.
The resolution submitted by Mr..
Newlands provides for the admission
of Cuban sugars at 25 per cent less
than the Dingley tariff in considera-
ton of reciprocal arrangement on
the part of Cuba, and invites the Gu
ban republic to become state in the
union, to include such other West In
I dian islands belonging to the United
States as may be deemed advisable.
The subject Of Cuba's admission to
the union has been before congress
in one form and another for many
years, and there is more reason at pres
ent than ever before to believe that
the island will before long become
an integral part of the United States.
Mr. Newlands proposes to press action
on his resolution IL the opportunity is
afforded, at this session. in the hope
lAt. 1,A a t,, rt,rt,, I
form without the reciprocity feature
some step may be taken toward ex-
tending the hand of fellowship to this
new republic and giving it the oppor-
tunity of entering the union If ii so
desires. OF course, by admitting Cuba
to the union sugar would come in free
which Mr.. Newlands estimates would
amount to a gift Of about $25,000,00O
a year to the Cuban planters, prize
well worth striving for. He studied
the question very thoroughly when the
reciprocity bill was before the ways
and means committee, and secured
the uniform answer from witnesses to
the effect that Cuba would welcome
political union with the United States.
In speaking of his resolution, Mr..
NewlandS said: "Of course her admis-
sion to statehood will depend upon the
rapidly of her amalgamation with the
views of our people regarding govern
ment and social and economic uues-
tons. No more glorious prospect can
be offered to Cuba than that of ulti-
mate statehood in the union of the
american states. Meanwhile, she will
simply go thru the probationary period
which almost all of the American states
have passed thru" Mr.. Newlands
pointed out that while it was perfectly
proper In inaugurating the American
rule to have declared the disinterested-
ness of our motives and that we should
have carried out those resolves with the
utmost good faith, still the greatest
stake in that struggle was the island of
Cuba, and 1T did not fall to our lot
After enumerating the advantages to
the United States of possessing control
OF the island, he pointed out the danger
CT delay. 1t lies largely in the fact that
In order to work her plantations to
their proper capacity Cuba must i'm
port labor, and this can be done only
from the cheapest sources of labor in
the world, SO that should annexation be
delayed ten. fifteen or twenty years the
| population of the island will be of a
much more undesirable character than
at present II believe" said Mr. New
| lands, that the invitation should come
| from the United States, for Cuba may
| fear, no matter how much she may de-
sire annexation, if she should apply foi
union she might be placed in an infe-
rior position, such as that occupied by
the Philippines. Cuba has asked for
commercial union, and there is no rea-
son why we should not make counter
proposition to give her commercial and
political union. The island is capable
CO supporting from 100000 to 10000
900 people, and with it's rich soil and
delightful climate it would certainly
become one of the most populous, most
wealthy and most prosperous states in
the union
Cuban annexation" said Represent
alive Hooker, of Mississippi, lis bound
to come. The only thing we wanted in
the late war with Spain was Cuba, and
we have permitted her to slip thru our
hands However, consider it impossi-
BILE for Cuba to maintain herself. We
ere necessary to Cuba, altho we can do
very well ourselves without her. 1 be-
lieve that Cuba will, before long, be
seeking entrance into the union"
Wellington Back in Fold.
Baltimore, Md, June Ex-senator
Wellington's friends say he is back in