The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-28
TO TRUSTS
TELLER TELLS WHY HE OPPOSES
RECIPROCITY.
BACKED BY SUGAR COMBINE.
MIR. PLATT TALKS OF OUR PLAIN
DUTY TO CUBA.

Absolutely Friendly Relations with
Cuba Necessary Unless We should
Decide to Annex IsIand-Russia's
Exclusion of American Citizens
Holding American Passports
Brought Up by MIR. Pettus and the
President Requested to Inform the
Senate as to the Attitude of the
Russian Government in such Cases.
Washington, June 27.-Quite unex-
pectedly sharp debate arose in the
Senate to-day on the question of Gu
ban reciprocity. Mr.. Teller of Colo
RADIO, at whose instance the Senate
Committee on Cuban Relations made
its investigation of the subject deliv-
cred a spirited speech in opposition to
reciprocity with Cuba. He charged
THAT the entire reciprocity propaganda
had been backed by the American SUI
gar Refining Company and by Ameri-
cans who are interested financially in
Cuban sugar plantations. The purpose,
he said, was to strike down an i'm
portant agricultural industry of this
country. He was willing to join in
general revision of the tariff to meet
changed conditions, but unless the du-
ties on iron and steel and other pro-
ducts were reduced, together with
sugar, in order that the arrangement
might be equitable, the beet sugar
growers would never consent to a re-
duction of their product.
MIR. Platt of Connecticut, chairman
of the Cuban Relations Committee, re-
piled to Mr.. Teller. He maintained
that there was nothing sordid in the
desire to promote reciprocal relations
between the United States and Cuba
and said the making of some conces-
sions to Cuba was a plain duty of this
country. 1t was a duty which this
government owed to itself as we'll as
to Cuba, he said, because absolutely
friendly relations with the new repue-
lie were a necessary means of defense
to this country, unless the United
he hoped would not be done, as he re-
garded annexation as a grave menace
to our institutions.
Mr.. Pettus of Alabama offered the
followed resolution:
Whereas, it is asserted that Ameri-
can citizens, holding American pass
ports have been and are. excluded by
the Russian empire from It's y,
solely because of their religious belief,
contrary to treaty stipulations. there
fore,
Resolved, That the President of the
United States is requested, If not in
compatible with the public interest, to
inform the Senate as to the attitude of
the Russian government toward Amer
lean citizens attempting to enter it's
territory with American passports
Mr.. Bacon inquired if there was au-
thority for the statement in the pre-
amble to the resolution
Mr.. Pettus replied that he had what
he considered reliable authority for the
assertion.
THY resolution was adopted.
The Senate disagreed to the House
amendments to the Philippine bill and
asked for a conference, the conferees
named being Lodge of Massachusetts,.
Allison of Iowa and Culberson Of
Texas.
Mr.. Mitchell Of Oregon presented
joint resolution Of the Legislature of
Oregon asking Congress for a suitable
appropriate for a centennial exposi-
ton in honor of the Lewis and Clarke
expedition to the Pacific coast to be
held in the city of Portland in 1905.
conference on the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill was agreed
to and Messrs. Hale, Allison and Teller
were named as conferees.