The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-05
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the proposition to give the Cuban repub-
lie direct reciprocity on its exports 10 the
United States. Theoretically, they nase
pricked the balls of their thumbs ana
wrote their names on the solemn docu-
ment with blood. excepting OF course;
the one or two who have no blooo' ana
they used claret. :.
They were and IRE serious about II.
Their action is the outcome OF the long
skrmish in the Senate since the House
bill granting Cuba 20 per cent reclproc-
ity came over loaded down with inc
amendment abolishing the dinerentia,
duty on refined sugar. This amendmen.
YVES put on the house bill by the beet
sugar insurgents to make the sugar
trust unhappy. 1t succeeded inc susal
trust is very unhappy and it Is IN line 10
be less at ease.
There have been five weeks cam,
paign of talk. Noses have been counted
by both sides, time and time again
claims have been made and discounted.
Today the Republicans pho protest
against what they call the ruin OF tne
beet sugar industry by the Cuban rectpro-
citv scheme came out from under cover
ate the good things Senator Elklns pro.
vided and then boldly took their stand
and announced to the world that they
were firm as the. eternal hills with no
volcanoes within danger distance.
When Senator Elkins looked around ms
hospitable board he saw these gentlemen
gathered there: kearns OF ldaho, Bur
rows of Michigan, Mitchell of oregon,
Mason of Illinois,. Perkins and Bard OF
California, Gamble and Kittredge of South
Dakota, Foster of Washington. Nelson
and Clapp of Minnesota. Scott OF West
Virginia, Jones of Nevada. Mtllard and
DIETRICH of Nebraska, Pritchard OF North
Carolina and Burton of Kansas. He had
letters from Wellington of Maryland and
Simon of Oregon saying they would aplde
by the result of the meeting.
This is the proposition finally evolved
subscribed and promulgated:
I'VE will oppose any proposition until
the death that looks to granting any
measure of reciprocity whatsoever to Gu
ba. We will agree to grant TO Cuba q
rebate on all exports amounting 10 ~
or 30 or whatever per cent. of the duties
NAV be advisable, this sum to be separat-
ed from the revenues on Cuban goods,
not to be covered into the United States
treasury and to be distributed to the Gu
ban people as their needs may be known.
While this may seem to unthinking peo-
pie a polite way of whipping the devli
around the stump. it Is declared by these
Senators to be a patriotic ana feasloie
pIan which will do no injury to any nome
product and will assist the Cubans IN
stead of throwing money to the sugar
trust
Really it Is also the gauntlet to Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich of Rhode Island. who
for years has held the reputation OF
being the leader of the Senate and the
man who dictates it's policies and lays
out its plans Aldrich is for Cuban reci-
procity. When the pother first was raised
he came post haste from New YORK. or
Providence, or wherever he was, and de-
cided to devote "a modicum of the time
his great business enterprises elsewhere
demand from his Senatorial duties to
Strengthening out the tangle.
He was gay and cheerful about 1t. He
xxtIn often
listened to his voice. bent his shaggy
brows in thought and said he would
have 1t all arranged in week or TWO.
He has been working nights and days
forty-fiye Republicans to support the
straight reciprocity proposition HIS
high water mark was thirty-nine pledges.
Todays meeting shows a detection OF
four and leaves him with only thirty
five sure votes. He has sworn mighty
oath that he will not take Democratic
votes to help him out, as he naturally
deems the episode in the House. where
the leaders were overthrown, as dis
graceful and demoralizing.
Mr. Aldrich has the fight of his life.
He has posed a long time in big bust
ness circles as the man who mantpulates
the Senate. and big business circles are
not averse to helping the sugar trust.
Mr. Aldrich must win to preserve his
reputation The unfeeling patriots who
are protecting the beet sugar industry
from the assaults of Cuba, make mock
of this. They say the mere reputation OF
any man as a leader cannot stand In the
way of the farmers who are toiling to get
81 or IS a ton for their sugar beets.
Associated with Mr.. Aldrich in this figh.
is Theodore Roosevelt, President OF the
United States. He has pledged and de-
manded reciprocity for Cuba. He is not
so strenuous on the reciprocity point as
he was some time ago. although he has
said once or twice that if Congress ad-
journs without doing something" for
Cuba he will call an extra session and
demand that something be done.
In his earlier proclamations the Presi-
dent used the word reciprocity where
something now occurs. He is Willing
to accept the rebate plan proposed by the
twenty Senate insurgents. The president
wants action.
His first official act this morning was
to summon to the White House Senators
Nelson, Gamble, Kittredge and Foster of
Washington. He told them how much ne
desired a percentage bill providing for
reciprocity with Cuba. They came back
to the Senate, talked it over with Senator
Elkins. and the invitation to the lunch
con that is bound to be famous was the
result.
The invitation included everybody who
has been suspected OF having beet sugar
eanings. Senators Mcmillan of Michigan.
Spooner and Quarles of Wisconsin. ALI
son and Dolliver of Iowa and Warren and
Nelson, Foster, Gamble and Kittredge
all went They had listened attentively
to the cajolings of the President, hut
calmly and without the least apparent
fear of consequences. they certified at the
luncheon that they intended to do what
they pleased. and not what the Presi-
dent had asked.
Later in the day other Senators who
were al the luncheon and some who were
not. went to the White House in relays.
They all were impressed with the great
desire of the President for reciprocity.
Then they came away and many of them
promptly forgot what had been said to
them.
The President closed the day with a
grand rallv of the faithful. He sent for
and conferred with them between and
II O'Clock tonight-PCstmaster General
Payne. Senators Hanna, Aldrich, Spoon
er, Allison and Plat of Connecticut. and
few others. and Representative Bah
cock, Huh, Dalzell, Payne, Sherman.
Overstreet and Cannon of the House.
these latter statesmen being the gentle
men who met with such distinguished
failure in getting the Cuban reciprocity
hill through the House in the shape the
President wanted it.