The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-01
SENATOR ELKINS SAYS
CUBA MUST BE ANNEXED
W. Ham" Takes Issue With Him En-
PhhticHily-Spiritcd Debate En-
IirenS Senate's Last Session.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

/ REFCELIC SPECIAL
! Washington. JaHs sl.-''Sg1n ar orp1rtuni-
! . will be given 10 the people af this coun-
, try 70 show whether the policy Of Nc
hinley and Roosevelt on Cuba Is TO be up
: held. thuEdcred Senator Hanna Of Ohio in
/ the Senate this afternoon.
! My opinion j. that We shall hear from
| tHr people In uumisiIkablr terms. It IS
/ lhe Iphcy OF the administration to-day, as
| u would have h-eu Of Mckinley had ne
] w.. 10 treat Cuba a. ward and as a
Senator Hanna said this during a debate
, 81 the question Of CUBAN reciprocity. which
~ ~ pFtciI5ioted by q speech which Senator
| ss.-,As 10y the annexation Or Cuba as
Senator Hanna. who had been waiting for
Us ohpuT luHily. entered on the debate with
great earnestress. What was needed al
! s M tinl.. n said. was clear understand
| M nI ihe position Of the United States in
/ tnrOuSl its r-pr. seutativrs. from the Pres
.-tht GOWN, mad promised the island sair
i4l,i't ~, w We matter of trade relations.
a.. 49, haH promised her tarin concessions.
which mad been withheld. lie took Fharp
IL NItL senator Eihins's assertion that
tIr Fe-i4"ut>. from Jefferson 10 Mcklnley.
h-iH ldNL--i cuban annexation
His Resolution MIsunderstOOd.
AE- Eihins SAID that his resolution had
upon Cuban reciprocity ana vas not in-
ttlet4 10 nave any IL simply voiced in
oOntIete form his judgment that Cuba
ulsht 10 be annexed 90 the JuiteI States
ana the SO1ue. ;Hc better for both couu-
tIleS. The resolution did not suggest an
neNatton Of Cuba IN an offensive U.y II
provided thai the Cuf.aus must take tbs
Initiative and. Only after they had asked f1r
ann, AalcE. could the United states act
NJ question uf annexation forces itself
TO the front and will claim from now on
the attention Of the people Of both coun-
tri"s- Reciprocity with Cuba affords no
aieguate remedy for what threatens her ih-
terest- \ - per cent reduction In her tarirf
and OUTS will 90 her as a Government no
good. while Il will work great harm to the
interests of tire United States.
There was long discussion and fierce op-
position 10 the annexation Of TeNas-mucE
more. think. than there will be 70 the
annexation OF Cuba but IL came at last as
surely a. the annexation % cuba will come.
There Is Tot q lOyrI and true American 10
b. found within the confines Of the Repub-
lie who would give up Texas and. within
few years after CUta becomes a State IN
our Union. not an American viii be found
wiling to part with the Island"
Pays iIIs Compliments to Root.
.dr- Elkins, In closing. said too much had
Deen said about what We owed % Cuba and
how much depended upon our relations
with the island. He added:
our able Secretary OF War. who con-
qucrs with his cold and frosty intellect and
~ passion In his lie. deliberately wrote
down these words IN his report. The peace
q Cuba Is necessary 10 the peace OF the
''N0w. who on earth believes thate-'
He continued to TldlCus the idea. which,
he said, pcrm-atsd Statements in the Sem
ate. saying that II was "cXtTavaEant talk
and x vas everywhere. II was all through
the country. Ia II an epidemic"
General Wood Criticised.
After q lively colicIUy In which General
Wood vas criticised. b. inference. for using
Cuuan funds TO advance the reciprocity
Propaganda. Mr.. Eikins's resolution FOR an
nexet.on was referred TO the Cuban Rela-
tiOns Committee.
Among the many bills Passed was one
~fy-frr- Admiral Eahfgrz h. II 81
iowance Of Rear Admiral on the active
list Of the navy.
The closing minutes Of the session were
enilyened by a heated CoIlcquy between
Senators Bailey ard BsyeridEs. which. a
few minutes later. resulted in an assault on
the latter ny the former.