Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-20
Star Comments on Position Of Two Senators
from this State.
ROOSEVELT ALSO REMINDS THEM OF IT
Senator Dietrich Explains His Position on
Cuban Reciprocity.
LITTLE HOPE FOR THE ROSEBUD BILL
Size of Appropriations Already Mad,
and Amount Carried by
This Measure initiates
Against IL.
CTrom a SAD Corrcsnondent.l

CFrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 19.-(speciaI teie-
gram. THE action Of the Nebraska state
convention yesterday in endorsing the ad-
min!straton's policy as to Cuba. divided
interest with the final vote on the Isthmian
canal In point of fact It was the sole
topic OF conversation on both sides OF the
capitol today and senators from Nebraska
were kept busily explaining Just How il
occurred The president was very greatly
pleased over the action taken and did not
hesitate TO say TO those who called at the
White House during the day that Nebraska
had emphatically placed the seal Of its ap-
proval upon the course Of the administra-
tion.
To very close friend he said Cuban re-
ciprocity must come 1t may not come at
this session of congress, but 1t is bound to
come eventually. When asked whether he
would send treaty to congress contem-
plating reciprocity with Cuba If the present
session failed to enact suitable legislation,
he said he would send no treaty unless he
was assured that It would be ratified. He
said he could afford to wait until the sober
judgment of the nation had made itself felt
in the halls OF congress.
star Comments on Nebraska.
The Star tonight prints the following in
its White House column:
The air Of satisfaction that surrounded
President Roosevelt today and manIfested
itself in various ways to callers was COM
sidered justihable by those who had read
| the action of the republican state conven-
ton of Nebraska yesterday in specifically
commencing the Cuban reciprocity policy OF
the chlet OF the republican party. The
the day the congratulations of party Lead
ers ana warm friends. He naturally looked
strongest testimonial TO be had Of the real
| feeling of the rank and file of the marty
10 ne president personally the action was
Of IT 20 him. but 1t was no less gratifying
/ from party standpoint.
An interesting incident OF the morning
was the call of Senator Milard of Me-
braska, one of the boldest of the repub-
liean minority; The president good natur-
edly told the Nebraska senator how pleased
he was that the republicans of that state
should have so strongly upheld his course
not fully appreciated by his visitor, az the
Nebraska convention severely turned down
the two senators from that state.
Three of the western states most vitality
interested in beet sugar have now acted
on the reciprocity question. These are
Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota. The
two former stood by the president out
right, while the latter did so in spirit.
Senators Gamble and Klttredge preventing
a more direct manner of expression. Rep
resentatiVe Martin, who spoke in lie South
Dakota convention in praise of the pres
These three states have endorsed Cuban
representing them are numbered with the
opp3sition The president feels that he
would rather be In his position than in
Senator Platt, chairman of the committee
on Cuban relations. today was an early
caller at the White House, where he had
a conference with the president on the sub
ject of the probable fate of the Cuban re-
ciprocty measure in the senate.
senators COOd-NRturedIy QuiEsed,
He declined to make any statement con-
corning the presidents views, as expressed
to him, but said that, speaking entirely
for himself, he would force the senators
who are holding out against reciprocity
to cast their votes either with or against
the party. There IL not a beet sugar
state" said the senator, where II the
question was put before a republican con-
vention, reciprocity would not be endorsed
Where lot Of men are setting themselves
up in opposition to their party they should
be forced 10 go on record by their votes"
The republican senators who favor reci-
procity with Cuba are not yet ready to
acknowledge that nothing can be done
They say that with thirty Ave votes in the
caucus they do not think they need sur
render to the nineteen Who declared them
selves last night against the bill.
Two methods are suggested. one to ne
gotiate a treaty with Cuba and the other
to bring in and pass the house bill. The
action of the Nebraska republican conyen-
tion yesterday in endorsing the presidents
message and reciprocity with Cuba was
commented upon quite freely about the
senate today, and the reciprocity senators
quizzed Senators Millard and Dietrich IN a
On uTav ha An,
which the Nebraska platform differed from
their statements made In caucus last even
ing, when Mr.. Dietrich declared that four
Nebraska congressional districts would go
democratic II the reciprocity bill was
passed.
As Senator Dietrich sees II.
Senator Dietrich could not see wherein his
course had met with disapproval by the
state convention. He said the joint letter
which Senator Millard and himself had sent
to the state convention fully explained his
position. At no time had there been any
disposition on the part OF the Nebraska
senator's to put themselves in opposition TO
the president; that both Senator Millard and
himself stood ready at all times TO extend
aid to the people OF Cuba without infIct-
ing tco great an injury upon any American
Industrial institution and that in this they
were but simply following the expressed
doctrine OF Mckinley He said that he
stood with the president but was unalter-
ably opposed to certain senators who stood
against the producers OF sugar IN the United
States. He said the president thoroughly
understood the fight which was being made
in behalf OF American interests as against
foreign production. He thought when the
platform OF the state convention was read
as a whole, II would not be found that the
course Of the senators from Nebraska had
been condemned.
Senator Allison, when asked tonight what
he thought Of the Cuban situation. said he
believed the subject dead for this session
But | have no doubt as TO the ultimate
outcome" he remarked, with a meaning
smile.
Little Hope for Rosebud Bill.
Senator Gamble said tonight that a tre-
mendous effort would be made TO secure