The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01

/ WOOD was criticised BY Inference for using
Cuban funds - advance the reciprocity
propaganda, MIR. E,klns resolution for an
nexat.on was refer ed to the cuban rela-
lions committee.
/ Among the many bills passed was on
giving Admiral sehley the pay and allow
ance Of II rear admiral ON the active hst
Of the navy.
NUMEROUS PENSION BILLS.
/ When the senate convened today Mr..
+ Gallnger IN, H., chairman Of the com.
mlttte OH pensions, made brief statement
showing that during the present session TO-.
go bills relating TO pensions were into.
duced In the hon and senate. The total
number passed by both senate and house
was 1851.
A =, solution offered by Mr.. Morgan call
Ing on the secretary q state for sta.e,,
/ nt mt u expenditures # the isthmiun canal
/ commission was adopted,
| Tile senate insisted on It's amendment 10
me 1d,,l naval atppropliation OH ana ne ,, fol
/ Hale Perkins and Tillmnn
| Bills We're passed as followsi To prChibit
/ the killing or taking OF seals, porposes,
whales or marine animals or fish OF any
! kind In the waters of the United States by
| means OF explosive materials; to extend the
| time for the construction OF bridge across
| Corpus Christi channel, Texas. by the
| Arkansas Harbor Terminal Railway COM
Mr., Elkins Nv va) then addressed the
| senate In support of his resolution providing
for Che auneXtion by the United states or
the island Of Cuba,
ANNEXATION OF CUBA.
Mr., Elkins said that his resolution has
been misunderstood IT had no bearing
upon Cuban reciprocity and was not intend
cd to have any. II simply voiced In con
crete form his Judgment that Cuba ought to
he annexed to the United States and the
sooner the better for both countries. The
resolution did not suggest annextion Of
Cuba in an offensive way. It proposed that
the Cubans must take the Initiative and
only after they had asked for annexation
could the United States act,
For nearly century, he said the an.
nexatiou OF Cuba to the United States had
been the ambition OF American statesman
chip He polluted out that many distin
| guishcd American statesmen from Jefer-
son to Mckinley had favored annexation
tune time to carry into effect the we'll
defined wishes of n majority Of the people
of Cuba and the unlred States In regar6i
to annexation. it's to the interest Of both
countries. The environment of Cuba with
the trials aud difficulties ,at .hcset her on
the threshold Of her national life stand In
the way ~ her beipg long an independent
nntion. while ~ state In the American
Union her people would he prosperous and
progressive and enjoy the liberty and all
| the blessings that would flow from being
part Of the hest, greatest and freest gov
crnment in the world,
NO HURTTUL COMPETITION.
after annexation the products of Cuba
would not come into hurtful competition
with those Of the United States Free
trade among the states has never lowered
the price OF labor or worked injury TO
American interests Wherever our flag
floats the price OF labor advances II If
! pllimpd that annexation would DESTROY the
promising and growing beet sugar industry
Of the United States, Not 80, however.
The price of products among the States OF
tue Union always seeks an equilibrium.
With proper projection In favor of the
cane sugar of Cuba, which she will enjoy
MS n state, and the beet sugar OF the United
States this would be secured Within lfteen
years. The United States would not pro
duce enough sugar for Its own consumption,
but largely compete with other countries
/. In the world markets.
But for the war with Spain although No
, successful aud glorious, Cuba would now
/ be a part OF the United States.
Even With the war. had II not been for
our declaration that the war was not wnged
for conquest or ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Cuba
would today he part OF the United states,
lust as Porto Rico and the Philippines are.
This statement has proyel both mlschley-
Gus and unwlse.
When Cuba shall become part of the
shall be completed, which Is now assured,
= Porto Rico, Cuba. Hawaii and the Phillp-
+ pines will be the outposts Of the great re-
public, standing guard oyer American In
terests IN the track or the worlds CONS
4 meLce y its rlulnpha' maFeh around the
Rloos. :, 49,.
Vhere Is tendency IN all human af-
fairs, In goynrnment trade ana commerce.
, to eoneeutration and combination.
ated as she +. can not be expected to re-
slsl inns tendency; -,
the eneet OF tue Fiatt amendmrnt VIII
be 10 help bring about annexation
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a "a nation can mt long remain half froc
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