The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-07
Would Not Help Cuban Laborers.

L Ike sum ON tHt brJutlu- OF TtcilllD-dt CON-
| c.ssiOEs and the passage of our immiSra-
zion and exclusion laws.
'.Of course no bounty OF this kind could
l be distributed without scandal and a
fraud In the next place, seven-eiEhthS OF
/ the Cuban planters would still remain with
out work. Ii would he just as easy for the
Sugar Trust to obtain a concession on the
sugar t.,ey bought on account Of the bounty
as To obtain concession where the planter
knew he WIS To- have = ~ per cent con-
c. sSiOn in DUTY.
so that lIr. Towney's proposition has
TO advantage over that Of a - per cent
reduction. and it has the disadvantages
named.
Would Hurt No Home Industry.
The third proposition is that for 20
per cent reduction Of duties. This would
injure no home industry. Coupled with the
provision TO extend our exclusion laws to
Cuba. no one appearing before the Com
nl.ttee on Ways and Means contenled that
!; would so injure home industries. All
agreed that the price of sugar To the
American consumer would remain the same.
Nor would it inure To the benefit of the
Sugar Trust.
THE win, Sses before the committee
united in teSt!fyiuS-and the statistics prove
that the trust has received no benefit in
buying sugar. either in Hawaii or Porto
Rico. since the dUty was reduced
moved. The entire benefits have been reaped
by the planters In these islands. We have
every reason to believe the same would
prove true 10 Cuba
Many misleading statements az to the
attitude Of the President. the Cabinet AMI
the House Republicans are appearing in
the newspapers. | cannot speak of confer
ehces with the President.
Would settle Question for Years
''But l have every assurance that the
Cabinet is not divided on this question. nor
has n majority of the House Republicans
committed themselves. either 10 the Nor
ris. the Tawney or the do-nothing policy.
THE proposition Of - per cent redGc-
iion. II adopted. will put on. in my ju'lg-
81.
years. She will not come in until her pDpu-
laticn IS Americanized from the States. II
will settle the question for generations to
come. and give rest and tranquility to the
sugar business. II the reduction is made. no
further change will be made until We haze
annexation ard fro trade.
ITO refuse to do anything would put the
House in a position hostile to the PTeSi-
dent: would cause uncertainty and a feeling
Of apprehension To the prodEcers of sGgar
In the states. and would lie utterly demor-
aizing.'
BEET SUGAR PROPOSITION RIDDLED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. March 6.-AnOther step in
the long and rugged road toward relief FOR
Cuba was taken At the Republican Crt:rtiS
tonight. when the beei-Sugar rebate prop
osition was so completely ridlled that IN was
put out of further serious consideration
II is rov- i question of tariff reduction o.
inaction. and. although the caucus ad-
jcurned to Tuesday without reaching de-
cision. the friends Of Cuba now see hOp"
of victory.
Speaker Henderson and Representative
Cannon were summoned To the White House
just hefore tonight caucus for another
conference with the President and - in
sstent WAS Mr. Roosevelt that action shOul,i
te taken for Cuba in the line Of straight
tariff reduction that the Speaker. i'm the
caucus for the first time showed his hand
against the beet-sucar obStTuctionists
Two resolutions fer pcstponcmsnt Of any
action Were presented. and the beet sugar
representatives. thinking that they were in
the majority. urged the caucus to set a tim.
for a vote. When il looked as though this
might be done. the Speaker urged further
consideration. and. in the interest of party
harmony. appealed to the beet-sug1r mc'
for further conference and no vote was
taken.