Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-13
ON RECIPROCITY
Special Message Sent
to Congress.
Continued Deadlock in the
Senate.
Use Of Artificial CoIorng Will In
crease the Tax.
SIGNED THE BILL.
SIGNED THE BILL.

Washington, June 13-President
Roosevelt will send a message to con-
gress today on the subject of Cuban
reciprocity. The message will clearly
s.ate the presidents views on the sub
Jcct and will advocate the reduction
plan.
The president has earnestly consid-
cred the matter Tor several days and
it is stated the action of the anti
reciprocity republican senators yester-
day in deciding to hold out against the
policy advocated by the majority party
did not influence the president in the
least in deciding to transmit the mes
sage to congress today. Inc president S
action, it may be stated from sources
close to him, is influenced by the broad
question of the duty of the United
States to Cuba and fairness to the new
republic. 1t is stated the presidents
positive message today will end his
active efforts to bring about recip-
rocity.
The message quotes from the presi.
dents message sent to congress in De-
cember and also from McKinley's mes
sage of 1898. Continuing, it says:
Yesterday | received by cable from
the American minister to Cuba a most
earnest appeal from President Palma
for legislative relief before it is too
late and his country financially ruined.
The granting of reciprocity with Cuba
is a proposition which stands entirely
alone The reasons for it far outweigh
those for granting reciprocity with any
other nation, and is entirely consistent
with preserving intact the protective
system under which this country has
thrived so marvelouSly. The present
tariff law is designed to promote the
adoption of such a reciprocity treaty
and it expressly provides for a reduc-
tion not to exceed 20 per cent upon
goods coming from a port to our coun-
try, leaving the tariff rates on the same
articles unchanged as regards all other
countries, Objection has been made TO
granting the reduction on the ground
that the substantial benefit will not go
to the agricultural producers of sugar,
but would lnure to the American SUI
gar refiners. In my judgn,Rnt a pro-
vision can and should be made which
will guarantee us against this posi-
bilty, without having recourse to a
doubtful policy, such as bounty in the
form of a rebate. In my judgment no
American industry will he hurt, and
many American industries will be ben
efited by the proposed action. 1t is to
our advantage as a nation that grow
ing Cuban market should be controlled
by American producers. The events
following the war with Spain, and the
prospective building OF the IstEmian
canal render it certain we must take
in the future far greater interest
than heretofore in what happens
throughout the West Indies. Central
America and the adjacent coasts and
waters. We expect Cuba to treat us
on an exceptional footing politically,
and we should put her in the same eX-
ceptional position. The proposed action
is in line with the course we pursued
as regards lands with which we have
been brought into relations of varying
intimacy by the Spanish war. Porto
Rico and Hawaii have been included
within our tariff lines TO their great
benefit. as well as ours, and without
any of the feared detriment of our own
industries. The Philippines, which
stand in a different relation, have been
granted substantial tariff concessions.
There are few brighter pages in Amer
lcan history than the page that tells
of our dealings with Cuba during the
past four years. 1t is earnestly to be
hoped We will complete in the same
spirit a record so we'll begun and show
in our dealings with Cuba that steady
continuity of policy which ii is essn-
tial Tor our nation 10 establish in for-
eign affairs if we desire to play well
our part as a world power. We are
wealthy. powerful nation. Cuba is
young republic, still weak, who owes
to us her birth, whose whole future,
whose very life, must depend on our
attitude toward her. | ask that open
handed help OF a kinu which seltre-
specting people can accept, be given
CuUa for the very reason We have
given her much help in the past; that
she may have all possible chance to
use TO the best advantage the freedom
of which Americans have such right to
be proud. and for which so many Amer
lean lives have been sacrificed