Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-13

ering Of the tariff on Cuban products,
just as three years ago they opposed
the admission Of the Hawaiian Islands,
lest free trade with them might ruin
certain Of our interests here. In the
actual event their fears proved base
less as regards Hawaii, and their APP
prehensons as to the damage to any
industry Of our own because Of the pro-
posed measure OF reciprocity with Cuba
seem to me equally baseless
In my judgment no American indus
try viii be hurt,and many American In
dustries will be benefited by the pro-
posed action. IL Is 10 our advantage ag
nation that the growing Cuban mar
ket should be controlled by American
producers
MUST TAKE BROADER INTEREST,
The events following the war with
Spain and the prospective building OF
the sthman canal render II certain
that We must take In the future far
greater interest than hitherto in what
happens throughout the West Indies,
Central America and the adjacent
coasts and waters. We expect cuba 10
treat us on an exceptional footing poll
tically, an6 we should put her In the
same exceptional position economically.
The proposed action Is In line with the
course we have pursued as regards all
the Islands with which We have been
brought into relations OF varying init
macy by the Stanish war. Porto Rico
and Hawaii have been included With
In our tariff lines, to their great bene-
LII stfAt h..a4 fatf
OF the feared detrlment TO our own Ia
dusires The Philippines, which stand
In different relation have been grant
ed substantial tariff concessions,
ASKS SPECIAL CONCESSIONS.
Cuba IS an independent republic but
a republic which has assumed certain
special obligations as regards her in
tefnationa position In compliance with
our request. ask for her certain spe-
cial econo.nlc concessions in return;
these economic concessions TO benefit us
az well az her There are few brighter
pages In American history than the
page which tells OF our dealing with
Cuba during the past four years. on
her behalf we waged war, OF which
the handspring was generous indigna-
tlOn against oppression, and we have
kept faith absolutely. II IL earnestly to
be hoped thar we win complete in the
salnr spirit the record so well be-
gun and show in our dealings With Gu
la that steady continuity OF policy
which Il Is essential for our nation
ITO establish In foreign affairs II we de-
sire. 10 play well our part as world
power
We are wealthy and powerful ma
ton: Cuba is a young republic, still
weak, who owes 10 US her birth, whose
whole future, whose very life, must de-
pend on our attitude toward her. ! ask
that We help her as she struggles up
ward tlong the painful and difficult
road of government and independ-
cnce. ask this aid for her because
she Is weak, because she needs II, be-
cause we have already aided her
GIVE CUBA OPEN HANDED HELP.
ask that handed help. OF a
kind which a self-respectng people can
accept be given TO Cuba for the very
reason that we have given her such
help In the past. our soldiers fought
10 give her freedom and for three
years our representatives. civil and
military, have toiled increasingly, fac
ing disease Of a peculiarly sinister and
fatal type with patient and uncom-
planning forttude, to teach her how to
use Alright her new freedom. Never
in history has any alien country been
thus administered with such high in
tegrity Of purpose, such wise judgment,
and such single handed devotion TO
the counuy's Interests. Now | ask that
the Cubahs be given all possible
chance TO Use to the best advantage the
freedom OF which Americans have such
right to be proud and for which so
many American lives have been sacri-
feed.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.