The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-04-24
FOR CUBAN
ANNEXATION
Senator Morgan Endorses the
Views OF Congressman
NewIands.
Nevada Representative Opposed
to Sentimental Tariff Re-
ductiOn.
CJoseph OH, in Atlanta constitution.)

(Joseph OIL, in Atlanta Constitution.)
WASHINGTON, April 12 (speciaD.-
. ITO tell you the truth, / am not caring
livery much about this proposed tariff re-
lduction. What / am interested in more
than anything else Is that any step which
Congress may take shall be taken with
view to facilitating the annexation of
Cuba to the United States
This was the reply of Senator Morgan
of Alabama to me when / questioned
him concerning his position toward the
pending Cuban bill.
Cuba" he continued, " Is as necessary
to the United States as Ireland to Great
Britain. 1t is unnecessary to refer to the
fact that this has been recognized since
the days of Thomas Jefferson. Every far
sighted American knows today, as every
far-sighted American has recognized in
the past, that Cuba must eventually be-
come a part of the United States. am
inclined to believe with Mir. Newlands,
that the time has come when we should
take decisive step toward annexation.
/ do not see why we should not extend
to Cuba an invitation to come into the
Union"
The Alabama Senator's reference point
ed particularly to the attitude of the gen.
tleman from Nevada. as manifested by
his vote in the Ways and Means Com
mittee Of the House.
MIR. NEW LANDS POSITION.
q Mr Newlands has announced that he
will not vote for the proposed reduction
on Cuban products unless this is accom-
panied by formal invitation to Cuba to
become part Of the United States. While
he is alone of the members OF the commit
tee taking this position, there is no ques-
tion that his general views on the subject
of annexation are held by most Of the
members Of both branches of Congress.
Al lagree that annexation is not only
inevitable but that ii is to be desired
by the United States and by Cuba. All
agree that Cuba would be a valuable
addition to the Union; that under the
American flag in Cuba would blossom like
the proyerbial rose; and that the prosper
ity for which the Cubans are now praying
would follow TO an extent exceeding their
fondest dreams. But there are doubts as
to whether the time has arrived to give
formal expression of the American scnu-
ment in this respect and as to the means
to best secure the desired end.
Mr. Newlands has no doubts whatso-
ever on the subject and lie has expressed
his views in "a way calculated to carry
conviction to those who study them MIR.
!. Newlands is man of affairs business
IMAM who has exercised in his study of
the situation in Cuba the best business
sense.
NEWLANDS ON PENDING BILL.
With regard to this reciprocity bill, he
takes the position that Cuba's present re-
quest is unquestionably stimulated by the
sugar refining trust of America, whose
interest it is to develop the sugar cane
industry in Cuba, because It is In hand
ing the cane sugar. and not the beet su-
gar, that the refining trust is able to
secure profit approximating $40 ton
Inc present proposition, which implies
not reduction of the price which the
american consumer will pay, but an in
crease lat the American consumers ex-
pehse' of the price which the Cuban plan
Ter VIII receive, could not, he contends.
pe entertained for a moment were it not
Tor the peculiar relations of Cuba to this
country. He holds, however. that Cuba
mas no more real rights to demand tariff
+. concessions from us than she has from
Sahy other country. There is no present
distress in Cuba where labor is in great
oemand, but the planters. owing to heavy
Expenses due TO their efforts to resusci-
tate their great industry, are heavily in
oepted to the banks and unless they are
aDie to secure a better price for their pro-