The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-07
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II. DO SOilIE THING |.
The Republicans Are Undecided.
as to What /; t
/ CUBAN REL Up R 4. oc G; I |. Y
Chairman Payne, ., the Ways and Means
committee, Gives Out Statement.
VANS to Postpone
Annexation.
CUBAN R E.C Up R 0c. [ 'T !.
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(By Associated Prese.) S-sls54 Is
WASHINGTON. D. c., March Char
man Payne Of the Ways and Means
Committee, to-day gave out the follow
ing autharized statement in connection
With the discussion over Cuban rec1proc-
ity:
II think the large majority Of the Re
publicans have made up their minds that
we must do something for Cuba There
are three propositions presented which
have this professed end in view. The
proposition Of MIR. Morris, of Minnesota,
uroyues for an increase in the tariff on
sugar to the outside world and a re-
bate on sugar imported from Cuba 1t
does not seem to me that many Repuh.
Iicans are willing to increase the duty
on sugar Then there is the PROPOSE
ton Of Mr.. TaWney to vote between 81
0OO,U0O and sS,OUU,0Ou directly into the Gu
ban trea sury, and to ask the Cuban Gov
eminent to distribute about 81, 600 900, ac-
cording to his figures to native Cuban
planters. This first payment is to be
paid without any compensation from
Cuba in any way or Manner pure
gift to the Cuban Government. 1t hardly
needs the opinion of a lawyer to say
that such a procedure would be uncon~
stitutional.
WOULD CAUSE SCANDAL.
4 "Of course, no bounty of this kind could
be distributed without a scandal ana
a fraud. in the next place seven eiShths
OF the Cuban laborers would still re-
main without work It would be just
as easy for the sugar trust TO OBTAIN
concession on the sugar they Doug II
on account Of the bounty as to obtain
a concession where the planter. knew he
was to have twenty per cent. conces-
sion in duty. So that Mr.. TaWney,s
proposition has no advantages over that
for a twenty per cent. reduction, ana IL
has the disadvantages named.
1.-The third proposition is that for a
twenty per cent Of reduction Of duties.
This would injure no homo industry.
Coupled with the provision to extend
our exclusion laws to Cuba no one ap-
pearing before the Committee on Ways
and Means commended that 1t would in
lure home industries. All agreed that
the. price of sugar to the American con-
gunner would remain the same. Nor
would it inure to the benefit of the
sugar trust. The witnesses before the
committee united in testifying-and the
statistics prove-that the trust has re-
ceived no benefit in b11Wing sugar, either
in Hawaii or Porto Rico. since the duty
was reduced or removed. The entire
benefits have been reaped by the planters
In these islands. We have everv reason
to believe the same would prove true
as to Cuba
NOT DIVIDED.
MANY misleading statements as to the
attitude of the President. the Cabinet
and the House Republicans are ap-
pearing in the newspapers. I cannot
speak of conferences with the President.
hit have evervE assurance that the
Cabinet is not divided on this question.
nor has ria1o~itv Of the House Re-
publicans committed themselves either
10 the Morris. the Tawnay or the Do
Nothing nn1irv.
''The prcnnsi'ion of a twenty per cent
reduction. if adonted. will nut off in
nv judgment. the annexation OF Cuba
for manv years. She will not come IN
until her nonu1a+ion is Americanized
from the States. To refnse to do nnv-
+hine would r,1t tho House in a nosition
hreti1a +n the President would c.arse
-r,rerta'n+v and a fea'irg ~ annrehen-
SION to tho p-nd,,rars of e71gar In. the
et,+es end would bo utterly democrat
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