, 1902-02-07
CUBAN ANNEXATION
THE REPUBLIC INVITED TO BE.
COME A PART OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Joint Resolution Introduced in the
House by Representative Newlands
Territory and Later as a State
The cubans Seem to be Willing.

tive Newlands OF Nevada, of the ways
and means committee, who was the
author of the resolution %annexing Ha
wall, has introduced a joint resolution
inviting the republic of Cuba to be
come a part of the United States, first
as a territory and then as n state OF
the union, to be called the state OF
Cuba. also authorizing a 25 per cen,
reduction of duty on the present cror
of Cuban sugar, in consideration OF
Cuba's granting preferential rates tc
the United States. The resolutions
confihe the 25 per cent reduction OF
duties to the period prior to January 1
1901.
The provisions as to annexation are
as follows:
I'm the meantime the republic of Gu
ba is invited to become a part of the
United States Of America, and her PEG.
pie to become citizens Of the United
States, with the assurance that Cuba
will be entitled at first to a territorial
form of government under the consti.
tuition and laws Of the United States,
with a delegate in congress to repre-
statehood will be granted, when, in
the judgment of congress, it is advisa-
BILE to admit Cuba, including such 9TH
er West Indies belonging to the United
States as may be deemed advisable, as
a single state in the union, to be call
ed the state of Cuba"
Mr.. Newlands, in explanation of his
resolution, said:
"All those who have appeared to
voice Cuba's needs and requirements
have indicated that an invitation to
Cuba of annexation would be accept
ed.
Annexation by force would not be
justified. 1t must be accomplished, If
at all, by the free act of the Cuban peo-
pie. At present there is no machinery
in Cuba by which the popular will can
be tested, but the Cuban constitution
hdo DCSl ouoplCu- 1hc SuDdl Sou-
gress will meet in February, a Cuban
government will be organized and the
United States will then leave the gov
eminent and control of the island to
its people. Cuba then will be in a
position to express her will, and it is
only necessary to tide over the pres
ont amnr1onny hNr n fon,rnroru mnoa.
ure, such as l have introduced, reduc-
ing the duty on Cuban sugar %one-fourth
for n year and inviting Cuba to be-
come a part of the United States under
a territorial form of government, I'M
der the constitution, her people to be
citizens, not subjects, with the ulti-
mate result Of statehood.
in coming into our political union
Cuba will secure Immediately the high
est degree of freedom and with it a
large market for varied products.
Those products will not threaten our
sugar industry so seriously as they
would under reciprocal trade relations,
for the reason that the restricted labor
laws Of this country will apply and will
raise the cost OF production to such
an extent as to prevent overstimula-
ton of her Industries, while her sup
plies will be bought in the high pro-
tected markets OF this country, instead
of the cheap markets Of the world. l
much prefer political union, for that in
wolves the best kind of commercial
union that can be established between
the two countries. Such annexation
is entirely in line with the traditional
policy of the country.
When the time for statehood comes
Cuba, Porto Rico ant other West In
dian islands in our possession a be
Incorporated into the union as n
state. thus doing away with the dan
ger of misrepresentation in the SEN
ate"