Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-28
Taller Says That Is All There Is
Ia Cuban Reciprocity
AIM IS 10 KILL BEET SUGAR
copuecueut Replied Main-
pa ,s There was Nothing sor-
,,a for Reciprocal Relations

Li,gt01, June sh~-pulte ""N"
."a,y A sharp debate arose IN 'he
'', ,a today on the question of Cuban
'nroclty Mr.. Teller of COLORADO
wv instance the senate commit
cuban relations made its lnyes'i-
~. ~ the subject. delivered a spir-
w. .osech in opposition to the reel
400 with cuba. lie charged thSI
.otIre reciprocity propaganda had
hacked by the American sugar
s,ing company and by Americans
were interested financially In Gu
sugar plantations. The purpose
.,N was to strike down an import
.sricultural industry Of this eoun-
No was willing 20 join In gem
.svisIon Of the tarilt TO meet
.rod conditions, but unless the du-
a's IRON and steel and other pro-
~ were reduced win those on
49, w, in order that the Arrangement
IN. m, he equitable, the beet sugar
lts s,s never would consent to a re-
- on their product. Mr. Pau
a,'ic,oSnneotlcut. chairman Of the Cuban
" is,,ons committee, replied to the Co
i 80 senator. He maintained that
W. W. vas nothing sordid In the desire
Iu', '.omote reciprocal relations be-
w ,S.sn me United States and cuba, ana
VA M making Of some concessions 70
s S,,s, ~ gos plain duty OF this country
Hus duty which this government
~ ra "a ~ itself as well as to Cuba be-
V W.. absolutely friendly relations with
$s new republic were a necessary
wy Sans AZ defense TO this country unless
NV T'oIted states should annex the Is
land That he hoped, would not bt
dons as he regarded annexation as
S crave menace 10 our institutions.
conference report amendment e
,ha Nnl entitled bill to provide a
code N laws for the District OF Column
MA was agreed to by the senate soor
sfter n convened today.
consideratlon then was begun of thf
Mn 10 provide for the Slotment OF
,he lsnds Of the Cherokee nation, fol
the disposition Of townsltes therein
sra for other purposes During the
ccnsI5eatIon Of the bill, Mr.. Tellel
,sElrs advantage of the latitude oil
debate addressed the senate on thu
subject Of Cuban reciprocity. He sale
N dn no, think this session Of con
\ sress should adjourn without some ac
Il don on the subject.
After asking for the printing Of sew
A eral documents, Mr.. Teller referred L
4 me statements made OF the distress II
4 Cuha. and to the statements that un
n less The United states should give re
& lIef 10 the island, a revolution woul'
q oceur. Nj Teller declared that tn
Il statements we're untrue, and that ther'
a never had been any condition In tn
p Island which warranted the statements
X He asserted that II had been proved
a aifmailyely that no such condition ex
81 listed
n Il say said he, measuring m!
q words, that never In my experience u
n public lie has there been 50 paten
4 an ge1 an attempt to deceive th'
American people as this"
He said the attempt at deception wa
made by those who were relying upoi
,he veil known desire OF the American
people to assist any other people1wh'
4 were In distress.
! DISCUSSING the beet sugar Industry
IN Colorado senator said the ques
1 Tia vas one Of great Importance t
III PEOPLE Of the west. They hat
etntas u ouH Ild nnt taEa thap
lcrg 10 ascertain that the American
Sugar Refining company-the Ameri
can sugar trust-was pretty active II
urging the reduction OF duty on Cubal
fggar"
He said there was some desire on tn
lan Of the Cubans TO secure reduc
Ton Of duty on tobacco but that wa
LOST sight Of In view of the propaganda
for The reduction in the duty on sugar
There has BEEN" he declared, NOR
representation and misstatemen
about our obligations to Cuba thai
about almost any other question. Ever,
oNlgatlon which the country was un
ts TO Cuba has been performed" h
ad, and he challenged any senate
. Indicate any obligation which tn
lhlled States was under to the island
There is no distress I'm Cuba" h
osehred, and my correspondence wit
le people OF the island proves this
Ihs Cubens are not medicants at on
ahds. The American holders OF suga
amos IN cuba and the American Suga
Mlhing company are at the bottom I,
hs ehort 10 change our financial sys
YEN with reference to Cuba"
NY Teller said that Cuba was on
o. NE richest countries in the worlC
sll ne referred to her enormous ex
.ie He asserted that the Cuban la
slels received from S23 to 800 a mont
nsgd-a sum, he thought. that woul
,ave them TO live quite as well a
We aborers In this country.
,DsVusslng the diplomatic situatio
.uN NuDan government, Mr.. Teile
upIessed the belief that the Plat
mehdment ought not TO have bee
Noped by the United States as
10y violation, AN Unnecessary vic
~ ssV ~ Of good faith on the part q
~, United States. lie pointed out tina
80 might make o commercial agree
WY WIN Great Britain. for instanc,
, rAnnieh the latter country might hay
.sas'ages over the United States. II
~ no such agreement would h
10y, out Cuba could make such n
's,eslnent N she desifed. He said tha
rsSs ', y, the fact that thou
n ~. u laborers recently had arrive
S y su l'l from Spain, labor I'm the islam
s A. syalee and high priced. In sue
ts's1anetS there would be, In hi
-postgeht no great distress.
tmss tlns 70 the bin passed by IN
a.. neh the dltferential was taken o.
=, was a great falling OF In into,
hrar trust =" '"e part Oh IN
b. VI in, me part Of tn sugar peopl,
sNo "Ielected Mr.. Spooner.
rt 10 % 10 replied Mr. Teller. I'VE di
30 that far" W
h,', Understood that a reeinrocit
rhS WIN Cuba would be presente
i 49, Ish' session OF the senate.
,s,. ,,,,uh SAID he. THAT II WIN h
- ll9sly unfair 10 Tho hmer,ca
No ,1io"ers. both beet and cane,
~ ~ proposed concessions
:, i,toNs lei her maintain her pres
4 co... Avs and compel the state
ta,r silo' Louisiana. Texas an
abr \, ~. 70 compete with Chimes
ei,..,a.l Wlllink To ioln you' said h
hssl rs ,ee Republican side. "upo
,r,,lsion 81 the iarln. in maxi
~ co. reduction Of the tariff /
kis,a sel conditions. hut ] do M
; "a. v submit 10 a reducti n alon
lt'nsr ~, product Of the America