Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-04-10
Declares Measure Would Benefit Trusts
Instead Of the 0ubans.
BREEDER OF STRIFE IN OTHER COUNTRIES
Michigan Man Says Bill Would Kill
Domestic Industry.
URGES REPUBLICANS NOT TO SUPPORT IT
Says Proposed Reduction of Tariff 10
n Radical Departure from Es-
tabIisheh Principles of
Protective Policy.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-The feature of
the second days debate in the house on
the Cuban reciprocity bill was an impas-
stoned speech in opposition to the measure
by William A. Smith, a Michigan repub-
lican. Senators Spooner and Quarles OF
Wisconsin and Doliver OF Iowa and
group Of Michigan beet sugar manufac-
turers in the gallery we're in his audience
and he was liberally applauded by his re-
publican supporters as he assailed the re-
publican leaders who we're advocating the
bill, boldly charging them with being false
10 the republican doctrine OF protection.
He announced that he was willing to vote
20 overrule the chair in order to support
an amendment to take the differential of
refined sugar.
Mr.. Morris OF Minnesota, another re-
publican. who made a strong speech against
the bill also, made a similar announce
ment. The other speakers today were Mr..
Ball (dem) of Texas and Messrs. Park
man (dem.) of louisiana, both Of whom op
posed the bill. and Mr.. Mondell Of Wyom-
1ng, who advocated its passage.
Trying TO Get Together.
The democratic and republican oppo-
nents OF the measure are trying to get to-
gether on the proposition to take the diff
ferential of refined sugar. The indlca-
tions are that the debate will be protracted
The demand for time to speak is great and
there is now no expectation that general
debate will be completed until next week.
Before the debate on the Cuban reci-
procity bill was resumed in the house to-
day some routine business was transacted.
Mr.. Olmstead of Pennsylvania presented
the report on the contested election case
OF Fowler against Thomas from the Third
North Carolina district.
Mr.. Henry Of Connecticut asked unani-
nous consent to disagree to the senate
amendments to the oleomargarine bill, but
Mr.. Richardson Of Tennessee objected and
the bill went to the committee on agri-
culture. The house then went into conf
nittee of the whole and the Cuban reci-
procity bill was taken up.
william Alden Smith OF Michigan was
the first speaker. He spoke against the
viewpoint OF the republicans who have OPP
posed Cuban reciprocity on account of the
beet sugar interests and said In part:
Not UnfriendIy 10 Cuba.
I would not for anything have you be-
lieve that we who for two months have
been battling for what we believe to be
right mere animated By any aDd hGsfi.y or Guba Sn
such is far from the truth. we have al
ways aided and sustained II In its struggle
Bnt we must not forget that, while we may
sympathlze with Cuba, our first duty is
tends TO strengthen and develop our multi
piled resources at home and add to the
measure of our national strength and inde-
pendence should be the object of our pro-
foundest solicitude.
am opposed to this measure because
believe II is calculated to breed strife and
dissatisfaction with the other sugar coun
tries OF the world which are thus dis
erimi5sted against believe Il VIII hay;
among the other West India Islands anc
our neighbors in South America
/ am opposed 10 the measure because IN
order TO give IL effect IL becomes necessary
TO violate a solemn promise OF the repub
convention 20 the American people; be
, cause j believe II Will be harmful TO th'
ned States sn% %hoSs great hsR
been connded 10 our care; because be
iieve IL will be harmful in the end 70 tn
island of Cuba; because l believe that tn
principal beneficiary will be the American
Sugar Refining company, which does no
u the people Of the Island Of cuba I Win 'He re
ceive no benefit therefrom.
MIR. Smith then entered upon a discussion
of the policy OF protection whioh had re
suited in the upbuilding OF American In
dustries with reference TO the establish
ment Of the beet sugar industry as a riva
Oi Ant sugar tFuhNs ut bdlQs TtQQe'
and controlled 90 per cent OF the can
sugar. He predicted that the struggle 10
supremacy will be long and relentles
and costly.
Would XIII Beet Sugar Industry.
"The farmers OF the country" he wen
on. have been encouraged by the repub
lican party in their ambition to produce tn
sugar OF the country. II was 3 distinc
promise to the farmer that he need NO
fear that the republican party would per
init the cheap labor and cheap sugar OF an
tropical territory to be brought in in
manner which would destroy the infant In
dustry OF the beet sugar production whic
the farmers OF the United States have unde
the fostering care OF the republican party
been building up during the last few year
The lamented Mr.. Dingley said with hl
unerring wisdom in the discussion OF n
tarif act which bears his name:
Nothing can be done to successful
clip the wings Of the Sugar trust as
develop our beet sugar industry and
the same time confer immense beneht Q
our farmers and all our people,"
He also quoted Mr.. Payne. Mr.. GrosvenC
and Mr.. Steele OF Indiana. predicting
great future for the beet sugar industry
the tariff was not disturbed. and added
sS9Ss, ststsS q Michigan SsEorS1
Montana took Ihese distinguished state
men at their words; had faith In q
promise OF o~r party declaration; aba
donsd the cultivation OF wheat and cor
developing a new industry thus encourages
l know II Is claimed that this cut OF
per cent will do our present factories
harm. but when the Dingley law was pass
and you invited us to engage In this bus
ness you did not say that you would ev
agitate change In the tartn, much le
reduce II by % per cent
EHaEEerate Cost of Production.
Mr.. Morris Of Minnesota cited the ey
denee OF witnesses before the committs
whom he described as "disintsrssted."
show that the cost Of producing sugar
Cuba had been exaggerated; that instei
OF being cents per pound Il was III cent
and therefore. al the present price in Il
Nana, Isl I. o. b.. the Cubans would 7
ceivs proft Of 81 cent per pound
He further argued that there was