The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-03-01
DISPOSITION OF THE ISLAND
Resolution Relative to Cuba and
Mr.. Newlands' Attitude
Respecting 1t.
A Washington dispatch saws:

A Washington dispatch says:
Representative Newlands Of Nevada.
of the Ways and Means Committee, who
was the author OF the resolution annexing
Hawaii, to-day introduced a joint reso-
luton inviting the republic Of Cuba to
become a part of the United States, first
as a territory and then as State OF the
Union, to be called the State of Cuba;
and also authorizing % per cent reduc-
ton of duty on the present crop OF Cuban
sugar, in consideration Of Cuba's grant
ing preferential rates to the United States.
The resolution confines the % per cent
reduction OF duties to the period prior to
January /, 1908. The provision as to
annexation is as follows:
"That in the meantime the republic
of Cuba il invited to become part OF the
United States OF America and her people
to become citizens Of the United States,
with the assurance that Cuba will be en-
titled first to territorial form OF govern
ment under the constitution and laws OF
the United States, with a delegate in
Congress to represent her people, and
that ultimate statehood will be granted,
when, in the Judgment OF Congress, it is
advisable to admit Cuba, including such
other West Indian Islands belonging to
the United States as may be deemed ad-
visable, as a single State in the Union,
to be called the State of Cuba"
Mr.. Newlands, in explanation OF his
resolution, said: "All those who have
appeared to voice Cuba's needs and re-
auirements have indicated that an invi-
taton to Cuba Of annexation would be
accepted. Annexation by force would
not be justified II must be accomplished,
if at all, by the free act of the Cuban peo-
pie. At present there is no machinery in
Cuba by which the popular will can be
tested. but the Cuban constitution has
been adopted. The Cuban Congress will
meet in February, a Cuban government
will be organized, and the United States
will then leave the government and con-
troll of the islands to its people Cuba
then will be in a position 10 express her
will, and it is only necessary to tide over
the present emergency by temporary
measure. such as have introduced. re-
ducing the duty on Cuban sugar one
fourth for one year and inviting Cuba to
become part OF the United States under
i Il ngdar
the constitution, her people TO be citizens,
not subjects, with the assurance that ul-
innate statehood will be granted.
''By coming into our political union
Cuba will secure Immediately the highest
degree of freedom and with it large mar
ket for varied products. Those products
will not threaten our sugar industry so
seriously az they would under reciprocal
trade arrangements, for the reason that
the restricted labor laws of this country
will apply and will raise the cost OF pro-
duction to such an extent as to prevent
over.stimulation OF her industries, while
her supplies will be bought in the high
protected markets OF this country instead
of the cheap markets OF the world. L
much prefer political union. for that in
wolves the best kind of commercial union
that can be established between the two
countries.
"Such an annexation is entirely in line
with the traditional policy of the country.
When the time for statehood comes,
Cuba, Porto Rico and other West In
dian islands in our possession can be in
corporated into the Union as one State,
thus doing away with the danger OF over
representation in the Senate"