The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-07
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CUBAN PUZZLE
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left on the other side. They are talking
themselves TO death. They are defeating
their own case. The tariff reduction
scheme is dead now
The president appears to have deserted
the ways and means leader, and he is
being roundly abused in private But
he is with the majority and the rank
and file approve of his declaration that
he will not attempt to coerce congress.
WASHINGTON March 6.-The follow.
ing authorized statement was made pub
&C at the White house this evening:
Any statement that the president has
changed his attitude on the Cuban reci-
procity question is without the slightest
foundation in fact.
Chairman Payne, of the house ways
and means committee, today gave out the
following authorized statement in con-
necton with the discussion over Cuban
reciprocity in which he says:
l think the large majority of the Re-
publicans have made up their minds that
we must do something for Cuba Thee
are three propositions presented which
have this end in view.
The proposition Of Mr.. Morris, Of Min-
nesota, provides for an increase in the
tariff on sugar to the outside world and
a rebate on sugar imported from Cubl.
1t does not seem to me that many Re
publicans are willing to increase the duty
on sugar
Then there is the proposition OF Mr.
Tawney to vote $7,0000 900 and $500. go
directly into the Cuban treasury and
to ask the Cuban government To dis
tribute about $4,000 according % his
figures, to native Cuban planters. This
first payment is to be paid without any
compensation from Cuba in any way or
manner-a pure gift to the Cuban gov
eminent. it hardly needs the opinion
Of lawyer to say that such a pro-
cedure would be unconstitutional Ills
proposition further is to pay a like sum
yearly on the granting of reciprocal con-
cessions and the passage of our immigra-
ton and exclusion laws.
Sees Constitution in Way.
Of course no bounty Of this kind could
be distributed without a scandal ard
a fraud. In the next place sevcn-
eighths of the Cuban laborers would
still remain without work, 1t would
be just as easy for the sugar
trust to obtain a concession on the sugar
they bought on account Of the bounty
as to obtain a concession where the
planter knew he was to have a 20 per
cent concession in duty. So that 1dr
Tawney's proposition has no advantage
it has the disadvantages named
The third proposition is that for a %
per cent reduction Of duties. This would
injure no home industry. The witnesses
before the committee united in tesGfylng
and the statistics prove-that the trust
has received no benefit in buying sugar,
either in Hawaii or Porto Rico, since
the duty was reduced or removed. The
entire benefits have been reaped W the
planters in these islands. We have every
reason to believe the same would rrcve
true as to Cuba.
Many misleading statements as TO the
attitude of the president, the cabinet and
the House Republicans are appearing in
the newspapers / cannot speak Of con-
ferences with the president but / have
every assurance that the cabinet is NOT
divided on this question, nor has a ma
jor4ty Of the house Republicans commit
tied itself either TO the Morris. The Taw-
ney or the do-nothing policy. The prep
osition Of 20 per cent reduction, If