Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-02-22
DISPOSITION OF ISLANDS.
Admit Them to Statehood Is
Proposed by Congressman
NeWlands.
A Washington Dispatch says:

A Washington Dispatch says:
Representative Newlands of Nevada
of the Ways and Means Committee,
who was the author of the resolution
annexing Hawaii, today introduced
Joint resolution inviting the republic
of Cuba to become part of the Unit
ed States, first as territory and then |
as a State of the Union, to be called |
the State of Cuba; and also authoriz |
ed 25 per cent reduction of duty on
the present crop of Cuban sugar, in
consideration of Cuba's granting pre-
ferential rates to the United States.
The resolution confines the % per cent
reduction of duties to the period prior
to January l, 1903. The provision as
to annexation is as follows:
THAT in the meantime the republic
of Cuba is invited to become part OF
the United States of America and her
people to become citizens of the Unit
ed Sttaes, with the assurance that Gu
ba will be entitled first to territorial
form of government under the consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States
with a delegate in Congress to repre-
sent her people, and that ultimate
Statehood will be granted, when, in
the judgment of Congress, it is adyis-
able to admit Cuba including such
other West Indian Islands belonging
to the United States as may be deem
ed advisable, as single State in the
Union to be called the State of Gu
ba.''
Mr.. Newlands, in explanation of his
resolution, said: "All those who have
appeared to voice Cuba's needs and
requirements have indicated that an
invitation to Cuba of annexation would
be accepted. Annexation by force
would not be justified. 1t must be
accomplished, if at ALL by the free act
of the Cuban people. At present there
is no machinery in Cuba by which
the popular will can be tested, but the
Cuban constitution has been adopted.
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ruary, a Cuban government will be or
ganized, and the United States will
then leave the government and con
troll of the islands to it's people Cuba
then will be in position to express
her will, and it is only necessary to
tide over the present emergency by
q temporary measure, such as l have
introduced, reducing the duty on Gu
ban sugar one-fourth for one year ant
inviting Cuba to become a part of the
United States, under the constitution
her people to be citizens, not subjects
with the assurance that ultimate stae
hood will be granted.
by coming into our political uniol
Cuba will secure Immediately tn
large market for varied products
Those products will not threaten on
sugar industry SO seriously as the
would under reciprocal trade arrssls sc
ments for the reason that the restrict
ed labor laws of this country will al
ply and will raise the cost Or prodn(
ton to such an extent as to proven
over stimulation of her industries
while her supplies will be bought il
the high-protected markets OF TIL
country instead of the cheap market
of the world. | much prefer politica
union, for that involves the best kin
of commercial union that can be e:
tablished between the two countrie:
Such annexation is entirely in lin
with the traditional policy of the couI
try. When the time for statehoo
comes, Cuba, Porto Rico and othe
West Indian islands in our possessfo
can be incorporated into the Union a
one State, thus doing away with tn
danger of misrepresentation in tn
Senate