Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-01-04

which towards her would be but
Justice; to shape our lasks 80 that
they shall contribute to her welfare
as well as our own. 5ase
"The language OF President Nc
message of December S, 1899
may we'll be recalled now:
"Th?: nation has assumed before
the 2R,rld grave responsibility for
the future good government of Cuba.
We have accepted a trust the fulfill
,nent OF which calls for the sterncst
integrity of purpose and the cxer-
else of the highest wisdom. The
es Of the past must. needs be bound
to us by ties Of singular intimacy
and strength it it's enduring welfare
is to be assured. Whether these
ties shall be organic or conventional,
the destinies Of Cuba are in some
rightful form and manner irrevoca-
bly, linked with our own, but how
and how far is for the future to de-
termine in the ripeness of events.
''Our present duty to Cuba can be
performed by the making of such a
reciprocal tariff arrangement with
her as President Mckinley urged in
his last words to his countrymen at
Buffalo on the 5th of September. A
reasonable reduction in our duties
upon Cuban sugar and tobacco, in
exchange tor fairly compensatory
reflections OF Cuban duties upon
American products, will answer the
purpose, and strongly urge that
such an arrangement be promptly
made. 1t would involve no sacrifice,
but would be as advantageous to US
as it would be to Cuba. The market
for American products in a country
with such a population, such wealth
and purchasing power, az Cuba with
prosperity would speedily acquire,
made certain by the advantage of
preferential duties, would contrib
ute far more to our prosperity than
the portion of our present duties
which we would be required to con-
cede.
"a large part of the $37,ooo,ooo of
merchandise which Cuba now inn
ports from countries other than the
United States, and of the much
greater amount which she would
import if prosperous, should come,
and with proper reciprocal ar
rangement. inevitably would come,
from the United States. An exami-
nation Of the tables shows that last
year she bought over $6,ooo,ooo worth
of cotton goods, Of which we sup
piled less than $5oo,ooo; nearly $780,
600 of woolen goods, Of which we
supplied less than $4,000; over ST.
100000 worth of vegetables and veg
etable ibers, of which we supplied
but $I7I,ooo; over S. 100000 worth of
mines, of which we supplied but
$324,ooo; over $4,000 worth of silk
goods, of which we supplied but
$4,000; nearly $2,s9S,ooo of oils, ETC.,
of which we supplied but $4,000;
$I,oS3,ooo worth of chemicals, drugs,
ETC., of which we supplied but $422,-
900; $8,476,ooo worth Of animals and
animal products, of which we sup
piled but $I,994,ooo; $I,638,ooo worth
Of manufactures of leather, of which
we supplied but $4o5,ooo; $s33Sooo
worth of rice, OF which we supplied
but $1,000. Substantially the whole
Of these articles, OF which we now
furnish so small a part, should come
from the fields and factories of the
United States.
aside from the moral obligations
to which we committed ourselves
when we drove Spain out OF Cuba,
and aside from the ordinary consid-
erations. OF commercial advantage
involved i'm reciprocity treaty,
there are the weightiest reasons of
American public policy pointing in
the same direction for the peace of
Cuba is necessary to the peace OF the
United States; for the health of
Cuba is necessary TO the health of
the United States; the independence
of Cuba is necessary to the safety of
the United States. The same con-
siderations which led to the war
with Spain now require that COM
mercialarrangement be-,nade under
which Cuba can live. The condition
OF the sugar and tobacco industries
in Cuba is already such that the
earliest possible action by Congress
upon this subject is desirable"