Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10
DIETRICH AND CUBAN BILL.
Senator Gives Answer 70 Direct Question,
Concerning His Course.
NEw ueaI on SEVERAL QuIsIIONs


hnhWtIa n uuMut Oh 0utblAunH put ~ 1am
by its editor IN a way that throws new
light on several questions OF current mo-
ment. The nrst part Of the interview is
devoted to puncturing the fax about the
state committee repudiatlnk the senator's.
quoting the interview given out by Chair
mar Lindsay and the editorial In The
Bee. Senator Dietrich continues:
The Associated Press and some OF the
leading newspapers have been 80 COM
pletely sugar-coated and ThurberIsed by
the Sugar trust that II will take some
time before the American people will know
the facts.
IT wish to state further that ali other
charges that we. the so-cslled Insurgents.
were not willing to aid the president in
helping Cuba by passing q Cuban reciproc-
ity bill by either giving Cuba q substan-
tial rebate. as we are now doing for tho
Philippine islands. OF q reduction upon all
products from Cuba. are as false and un-
founded as the charges which are 30
strongly denied by Mr.. Rosewater, Mr..
Lindsay and myself.
II wish 1t understood, however, that the
so-called insurgents were fully aware that
the depressed and distressed conditions IN
Cuba were grossly exaggerated ana that the
conditions there are fully as prosperous
for the masses OF the people as they are
In the United States, and the only reason
that we were willing to aid Cuba at the
expense Of the American producer was
because Of our loyalty to the president.
work of the sugar Trust.
Cuban reciprocity legislation was de-
feated by the power and avarice Of tho
Sugar trust. they fearing II q bill should
be reported to the senate the differentiaI
would be repealed. other senators were
also opposed to having a bill reported,
fearing that some other protected INDUS
tries might be attacked andta general at
tack made upon the tariff schedule. It
was to avoid such q fight that the commit
tee on relations with Cuba decided not to /
report a Cuban reciprocity BILL"
WAS there opposition in the house of
republican leaders to Cuban reciprocity
and irrigation bills 2"
Yes. sir. At the beginning Of the ses-
sion nearly every republican leader, IN
fact. rs per cent Of the republicans. were
opposed to both bills and It was with the
greatest effort that the administration
succeeded In securing their support for
the Cuban bill, and the president utterly
failed to get the republican leaders into
line for the irrigation bill. Here is a part
OF a speech, taken from the Congressional
Record. which was delivered on the floor
Of the house by General Groavenor of
Ohio. a member OF the committee on rules.
against the irrigation bill. showing how
antagonistic and selfish the east is against
the development Of the west.
1T is safe to say that the passage of
tnls Pill and the execution. Of this law
times their present value. And for what:
eno WY some gentlemen stand on this
n fsTt occasionally and ak about an IN
can be carried into practical operation I
would not give 5 cents on the dollar ten
MS HsiErs eide nso of The toS Mi s., sns r, beet S wss, stock
before the committee on ways and meansf
sugar men OF Utah and California and
Colorado can manufactnre beet sugar TO-DAY
sim9st a cent a pound cheaper than can
cation.
.Mr- TOngus-wm the gentleman yield
NJ Grosvenor-Certainly
Mr. Iongue-We are, ! believe, paying
anont sioo $4,000 taEe We notO annually to
understand that the gentleman from Ohio
would regard 1t as a great calamity II we
should be able to produce that sugar in
what Is now the arid region Of the United
States, on land that Is now worthiessT
MI, GrosvenorI have no objection 70 II.
would not vote to AXE the diferenfisI /
euty on refined sugar. for the purpose Of
destroying the beet industry Of the United
the time will come when We can prodnce
SlO0.o0oo00 worth of sugar and so into the
tax the farmers Of my district and nv
state to take these railroad iandn ana 81
these lands and convert them into sugar
producing lands.
Unjust to the West.
How unjust to the west is the p~ositIop
taken by those leaders In congress. The
bill provides that the moneys which are
to be expended for the reclamation OF the
arid lands. which are now practically worth
less, must be derived from the sale OF such
lands. and the settlers who receive the
benefits BY securing water must return to
the government the full cost Of such irri-
cation works. It Is not an appropriation
l1f funds. but only the loaning Of funds SO
derived to the settlers. River and harbor
appropriations are moneys derived BIZ d.
rect taxation upon all the people snd ex-
pended upon rivers and harbors where mill
lions upon millions are fraudulentiy ex-
pended and the localities benefited are not
required to reimburse the government as
are the settlers upon arid lands who will Sc
cure water from the irrigation works built
by the government.
why did not the Sugar trust and their
allies. the eastern journals. denounce the
insurgents In the house who made
speeches and voted against the president
on irrigation, one OF the wlsest measures
which was passed by congress-. law
which viii furnish homes and the com-
forts OF life for millions OF American
citizens. instead Of abusing and publish
Ing falseho0ds against the so-called beet 1
sugar insurgents who we're willing but
had no opportunity 70 vote for cuba
reciprocity. ! suppose. also. Il was only
an oversight on the part Of some Of the
disappointed ONCE seekers and agents OF
the Sugar trust that the Nebraska re-
publican state convention was not asked
10 pass a resolution commencing the re-
publican leaders Of the house for oppos-
ing the president on irrigation and cen
suring the Nebraska senators for sup
porting It."
His stand on Reciprocity.
1T has been reported that you we're
not willing 10 accept and vote for a caucus
and conference blll?' L
That is also absolutely false, a. the
statement which appeared IN the wash
papers will show:
/" Senator Dietrich denies that he a IN
opposition 20 the Presidents policy as 10
reciprocity with Cuba. He saws the nresi.
dent thoroughly understands hts position |
and ne regrets very much that the peonie