Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-25
President and Republican Congress-
men Discuss Them,
ASKING MUCH FROM CUBA.
Both Sides Of Question Presented
Talk Took Wide Range VIII
he More Meetings,

Washington, March IA conference
was held at the white House this af-
ternoon between the president and sew
eral Republican members Of the house
Of representatives, who have been fore
most In opposing the plan Of Cuban
reciprocity urged by the ways and
means committee and understood to
have the support Of the admnistra-
ton. The members who called were
Representatives Tawney and Morris Of
Minnesota Dick OF Ohio, william A.
Smith Of Michigan, Minor Of Wscon-
sin, Metcalf Of California and Dayton
of West Virginia, The call was at the
request OF the president who desired
an exchange Of views to the end that
harmonious action might be secured In
such steps as are taken In behalf OF
Cuba.
Gov Gen. Wood has arrived here
from Cuba, and as several Of the cab
met were at the White House while
the congressman were there, report
gained circulation that Seoy. Root and
Gen. Wood were present AT the confer~
ence, This, however, was not the case,
as the president and congressman re-
manned alone In the cablnet-r0om for
the hour and half that they were to-
gether
The talk took q wide range, covering
the conditions In Cuba. What should
be done to meet these conditions and al
so the question Of harmoni2ing con-
fictlng interests so that there might be
unanlmity Of action on the part of the
Republicans In Congress, was the chief
topic discussed,
IL was stated afterwards by those
| who participated In the conference that
| II was of the most amicable and
| pleasant character and that there was
| not the remOtest suggestion on the part
of the chief executive which could be
| construed as seeking TO urge them TO
| yield their personal convictions.
on the contrary, 1t was stated that
! the president listened TO the recital Of
| the difficulties which had been encoun-
! tered by those who opposed the reel
! procity plan, and also heard from them
the various plans by which they had
| hoped 10 reach an agreement
The callers We're frank 70 concede
| that they found the president deslr:us
Of extending effective relief 10 Cuba by
| the reciprocity plan, I'm this e0nnec-
| ton II was stated. the president drew
| attention TO the fact that the Sibley
amendment limiting the reciprocity pc
| rod TO Dec /, 1903 gave the Payne
! bill a rather one-slded aspect, as II
asked Cuba to adopt our naturalization
| and immigration laws and give us tar
IN concessions without limit of time,
! and In return gave to Cuba tariff con-
cessions limited TO about year and a
half.
Some Of the congressman present
were inclined 10 init that we were
asking great deal from Cuba In re.
turn for the little we would grant to
her
The interchange Of views became
quite general there being nothing in
! the way of definite propositions one
way or the other. but merely an agree
able expression Of opinion as to what
was best TO be done under all the cir
cumstances Of the situation
In the course Of this general talk, the
suggestion was made that II the Payne
bill had ben modified so as 10 take or
the dIfferential on refined sugar, some
of the grounds Of opposition might
have been removed. However there
was no request so far as can be learn
ed that the bill be amended In this
particular at the present stage The
plan Of rebate which was urged at