Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-02-14
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In an interview which Senator
Orville H. Plat granted to your
yesterday, in the
Marble Room of the Senate, he
confirmed rhe rumOr that he IS
favorable disposed towards the
Presidents wish to grant reciprO-
cal concessions to Cuba, in the fol-
lowing language: 81 am thorough
believer in the doctrine of protec-
ton and have so warmly advocated
it as to have been charged with
being a partisan; I am in favor Of
granting certain concessions to Cuba
in return for similar concessions
from the island. / believe that
such concessions can be granted
without serious detriment to Amer
lean industries and with material
benefit to American foreign mark
cts. The granting Of reasonable
concessions would, in my opinion,
greatly benefit the trade of both
countries. Without receding one
iota from my position as sincere
protectionist, l believe that at the
present time protection is in dan
ger of greater injury from its
friends who hold out for immoder-
ate and unnecessary duties than
from the open advocates of free
trade. " The Senator refused tC
go into any further details i'll re
gard to the policy to be pursued
in dealing with Cuba, but hi:
position as chairman of the Senate
committee on Relations with Cubs
make his statement a suficien
guarantee of the position which The
Senate will adopt in regard to thu
matter.
There is no doubt that the ma
iority of the house committee OF
Ways and Means is opposed t.
granting any concessions to Cuba
nevertheless the knowledge tina
the Senate is sure to do so ma,
serve to induce the leaders in tn
. House to take some such actiO1
rather than permit the Senate t
override its decision and take tn
initiative in so important matter
Judge Page Morris of Minnesot
: has, however, formulated plan fc
f granting the necessary relief t
Cuba which is commanding unusus
attention from the members of th
House and which he believes wi
meet all the demands of the Pre-
E ident and at the same time avOi
: the danger to the beet sugar il
terests which might result frol
a straight reduction of rs per Gel
; on raw Cuban sugar. Speaking c
d the subject yesterday, Judge MOrr
said, my bill is intended to obv
+ vate the difficulties which hay
81 seemed inevitable if we accept eth
NJ horn of the dilemma. It deals on
> with the sugar problem whiC
seem to me the most imDortan
: Its chief piovision is an increase
!. the duty on raw sugar, 90 degre
II proof, from I.685 to 1874 cents
!, pound, accompanied by rebate
= be paid to the Cuban planters
1t 1913 per cent. This would, in II
|. judgement divide the burden
If relief to Cuba between the who
- people and the re6ners, or in 9th
words the Sugar Trust. 1t wou
mean slight increase in the &C
u to consumers, but only slight OF
IS and the balance would be paid
lie the Trust. figure that the
crease of duty would result in
increase of revenue from sugar d
ties of about S., 900, one h
of which we would return to t
r Cuban planters. think that gu
le possible this arrangement ought
A. be made only temporarily, say
h two years, as that would be 10
s. enough to tide the Cubans ov
es their present difficulties and q
w them a good financial start.
of Another statement on this subj
at which will be received with resp
IT. is that of Senator Proctor of V
d. mont who has said, after prefaci
of his remarks with the statement Il
he is to-day as good a protection
as he ever was, I'm my judgem
we would not hurt any industry
this country by dealing generou
with Cuba. 1t is also my jud
:, ment that if we take any other Il
= a generous course towards Cuba
L shall injury the cause of protect
in the United States. " In view
~ the statement of Senators Plat :
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