The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-06-20

WASHINGTON CRY, June Is, '02

WASHINGTON CRY, June Is, '02
The inquiry into the connection
of the Sugar Trust with the agita-
tion in favor OF Cuban reciprocity,
which was instituted by Senator
Teller's resolution, has produced
extensive and, to the republicans,
results. Mr.. +. b. Thur
Der OF New York. who had several
times been called before the Com
|mittee on Relations with Cuba,
finally made his appearance, and
from him was elected the statement
that Mr.. Havemeyer, president OF
the American Sugar Refining Co. I,
had contributed 81 800 to a fund
used by Mr.. Thurber Ito educate
American sentiment in favor Of re-
lciprocity, and that General Wood
acting for the Cuban government,
had contributed to the same fund
the sum Of 81 $50. General Wood
was obliged to admit the payment,
saying he had made it IN accord
ance with the wishes Of the Secre-
tary of War, aud Mr.. Havemeyer
has made no denial.
Acting upon the testimony OF
Mr.. Thurber, eighteen senators Of
whom Mr.. Elkins is the leader, re-
solved to contest the passage Of the
Cuban bill to the end, and to notify
the democratic leaders that such
was their intention. The news OF
Mr.. Thurber's disclosures was tele-
graphed to the President, then at
West Point, and he abandoned his
intention of spending a day with
his family at Oyster Bay and re-
turned to Washington Immediately,
and on Friday sent special mes
sage to Congress urging that body
to pass the Cuban reciprocity bill,
and incidently mentioning that he
could not approve Of the rebate
scheme put forth by the "insur-
gent" senators. While Mr.. Roose-
|. velt's statement is very fair expo
sition of his views it does not ap
pear to have produced any marked
impression upon his opponents in
the Senate, and the question of
Cuban reciprocity is as lar from
, settlement as ever.
: In this connection it should bt
borne in mind that were the Presi
|, dent, or the republican senator
c.who desire to befriend Cuba, will
ing to take any action which woult
tend to decrease the profits OF thu
Sugar trust, the way to aiding Cubs
would be made clear. The eighteer
republican senators, who oppose
straight reciprocity with Cuba OF
the ground that it would reSul
merely in augmenting the profits Q
! the Il ust, would gladly vote for th'
reciprocity bill as it passed thu
House, and which removed the diff
ferential on refined sugar, and they
could count on the combined sup
port OF the democrats. The supper,
of the "insurgent" republicans ant
large number Of the democrat'
could also be secured for the substi
itute bill Of Senator Dietrich, which
would transfer the duty now i'm
posed as a diff srential on refnet
sugar to the raw product, and ther
grant straight reciprocity to the ex
tent Of % per cent. to Cuba. Th'
difficulty with which Mr.. Roosevelt
I and his supporters in the Senate ar
contending is their effort to serv
two masters, the Sugar trust am
Cuba, and the indications are tina
they will fall between the two, an
E that republican harmony in the Sen
I ate will suffer severely, az it did II
the House when the same bill wa
!. considered there.
! On Thursday the Senate will vot
y on the Nicaraguan Canal bill, tn
J, concensus Of opinion being that tn
e Spooner resolution will be adopted
) But two appropriation bills remai
u 10 be considered in the Senate, an
. they will be disposed Of with con-
y paratively little debate, so that tn
J. Senate will be face to face with tn
& Cuban dilemma, and some actio
q will have to be taken. All day FIR
q dav the Senate spent in secret Sc:
;. sion, the supporters Of the Presider
! endeavoring to secure confirmatio
y Of the nomination Of Gen. Crozis
g az Chief OF Ordnance, but withou
i avail, and the session adjourne
without action. On Saturday Sc.
ator Elkins introduced resoluti