The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-06-21
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SENDS. a
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO CON-
GRESS.
MAKES PLEA FOR RECIPROCITY
NEW REPUBLIC Is WEAK AND
OUR ASSISTANCE Is
NEEDED. III,
WOULD Benefit US AS WEI
PRESIDENT RECEIVES MESSAGE
FROM PALMA ASKING FOR
b RELIEF. h

Ek&Om PALMA ASKING FOR 5I
RELIEF.
Washington, June Is. - President
Roosevelt sent a special message to con
gress yesterday afternoon reiterating
his former recommendations for the
passage Of q law creating reciprocity
with Cuba and presenting additional
arguments thereon. The text Of the
message follows:
II deem it important before adjourn
ment of the present session Of congress
to call attention to the following x
pressions In the message which, in the
discharge Of the duty imposed upon
me by the Constitution, I sent to con-
gress on the first Tuesday in December
last. (Here follows extracts from that
document.).
Yesterday I received by cable from
the American minister in Cuba a most
earnest appeal from President Palma
for Legislative relief before it is too
late
Stands Alone.
"The granting Of reciprocity with
Cuba is a proposition which stands en-
tirely alone. The reasons for it far out
weigh those Of granting reciprocity
with any other nation, and n entirely
consistent with preserving intact the
protective system under which his
country has thriven sc marvelously.
1.-THE present tariff law vas designed
to promote the adoption of such q reel
procity treaty and expressly provides
for a reduction Of not to exceed 20 per
cent upon goods coming from a particu-
lar country, leaving the tariff rates
upon the same articles unchanged as
regards all other countries.
COLLECTION has been made to the
granting Of the reduction on the ground
that the substantial benefit would not
go to the agricultural producer OF
sugar. but would inure to the American
sugar refiners.
This Can BE Fixed.
TN my Judgment provision can and
should be made which will guarantee
us against this possible measure OF
doubtful policy, such as a bounty In the
form Of a rebate.
"The question as to which, If any, OF
the different schedules of tariff ought
most properly to. be revised does not
enter into this matter in any way or
shape. We are concerned with getting
O friendly reciprocal arrangement with
Cuba. This arrangement applies to all
articles that Cuba grows or produces.
It is not in our power to determine hi
those articles shall be; and any discus
sion Of tariff as It affects special sched-
ules or countries other than Cuba IS
wholly aside from the subject matter
to which I call your attention.
Compared to Hawaii.
'sSome Of our citizens oppose the low
ering Of the tariff on Cuban products.
Just as three years ago they opposed
the admission Of the Hawaiian islands,
lest free trade with them might ruin
certain interests here. In actual. events
their fears proved baseless as regards
Hawaii, and their a~pprehensions OF
damage to any interests Of Jul own be-
cause Of the proposed measure OF reel
procity with Cuba seem to me to be
equally baseless.
"In my Judgment, no American In
dustry will be hurt and many Amert-
can industries will be benefited by the
proposed action. It is to our advantage
as 8 nation that the growing Cuban
market. should be controlled by the
American producer.
More Interest Needed.
"Events following the var with Spain
and the prospective building Of the
istlrrmian canal render It certain that
we must take in the future far greater
interest than hitherto in what happens
throughout the West Indies. Central
America and the adjacent coast and
waters. Ss4@ Z
I'VE expect Cuba to treat us on an
exceptional footing politically, and we
should put her in the same exceptional
position economically. The proposed
acton IL in line with q course we have
pursued as regards all the islands with
which we have been brought into re-
lations Of varying intimacy by the
Spanish war
aaPorto Rico and Hawaii have been
Efncludeds within our tariff lines. to their
great Sbeneit, ID well a. ours. and with-
out any feared detrtment to u desti-
5uies. The Philippines, which stood 10
4 different relation, have been granted
substantial tariff concessions.
s&Ss,s To Denelt Both.
Cuba % an Independent republic
which has assumed special obligations
asSrsgardis, her International positioni IN
compliance 10 our request. assk for
her certain special economic sconces-
sions 10 bssneiiiit I'M ~ swell5ass her.
There liz few brighter pages AZ
American history than the pare which
tells sof our dealings With Cubs thespast
ESour years on Shersb behalf NJ wased q
ss MI 81 which the handspring was gen
srotsS indisnatlionn against ~orpression;