The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-05-03
Senator Morgan Indorses the
Views of Congressman
Newlands.
Nevada Representative Opposed
to Sentimental Tariff Re-
duction.
Joseph Obi, In Atlanta Constitution)

fJoseph Obi, In Atlanta Consututon)
Washington, April IL. (SpeciaD. D.-"To
tell you the truth, l am not caring very
much about this proposed tariff reduction.
What am interested in more than any
thing else is that any step which Con-
gress may take shall be taken with a
view to facilitating the annexation Of
Cuba to the United States"
This was the reply Of Senator Morgan
Of Alabama to me VIXEN l questioned
him concerning his position toward the
pending Cuban bill.
"Cuba," he continued, 'is as necessary
TO the United States as Ireland is to
Great Britain. 1t is unnecessary to re-
fer 10 the fact that this has been recog-
nized since the days OF Thomas Jefier-
son. Every far-sighted American knows
to-day, as every far-sighted American has
recognized in the past, that Cuba must
eventually become part OF the United
States. / am inclined TO believe with
Mr.. Newlands, that the time has come
when we should take decisive step to-
ward annexation. do not see why We
should not extend to Cuba an invitation
to come into the Union"
The Alabama Senator 8 reference point
ed particularly to the attitude of the gen.
tleman from Nevada, as manifested by
his vote in the Ways and Means Com
,,,;ttaa ~ tho IIotaa
MR.. NEwLANDs' POSITION.
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
committee taking this position. there is
no question that his general views on the
subject OF annexation are held by most
of the members OF both branches Of Con-
gress.
All agree that annexation is not only
inevitable, but that it is to be desired by
the United States and by Cuba. All
agree that Cuba would be valuable ad-
dition to the Union; that under the
American flag Cuba would blossom like
the proverbal rose; and that the prosper
ity for which the Cubans are now pray
ing would follow to an extent exceeding
their fondest dreams. But there are
doubts as to whether the time has ar
rived to give formal expression OF the
American sentiment 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 he has expressed
his views in a way calculated to carry
conviction to those who study them.
Mr.. Newlands is man Of affairs, busi-
ness man who has exercised in his study
OF the situation in Cuba the best bust.
ness 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
handling the cane sugar, and not the
beet sugar, that the refining trust is able
to secure a profit spproximating $40 q
ton. The present proposition, which i'm
plies not reduction OF the price which
the American consumer will pay. but an
increase at the American consumers ex-
pense, OF the price which the Cuban
planter will receive, could not. he con-
tends, be entertained for a moment we're
it not for the peculiar relations of Cuba
to this country. He holds, however, that
Cuba has no more real right to demand
tariff concessions from US than she has
from any other country. There ia no
present distress in Cuba where labor is
in great demand, but the planters. owing
to heavy expenses due TO their efforts to
resuscitate their great industry. are heav-
lily indebted to the banks. and unless
they are able to secure better price for
their product, they claim that their plan
tstions will be foreclosed and sold.
Mr.. Newlands points out that our gov
ernment has never considered it one Of
its duties to relieve the people of the
United States from the results OF depres-
sion coming from natural causes through
out the world, as Is the case in Cuba.