The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-21
BEET SUGARITES' STAND
MAY CAUSE PARTY SPLIT
Western Senators Still Hold Out For Their ConStit-
uentS-AdyOcates Say They Are Not Loyal.
President Preparing Effect Reciprocity With Cuba Regardless Of
Opposition Of Beet Sugar Men.

/ (TTAsHINGTON, June 2O-The Re
I wv publican senator's held another
conference on the question Of Gu
ban reciprocity, and after three hours
discussion, adjourned subject to the call
Of Chairman Allison, without action.
Almost all of the Republican senators
who are in the city were present.
Eight or nine speeches were made in
support of reciprocity, and only two
I in opposition TO that policy. This was
/ IN accord with a previous understand
/ ing that as the beet sugar senators
/ had monopOlized the attention of the
| conference on Wednesday night. their
opponents today should have the
/ greater share Of the time. The speeches
/ in support of the reciprocity bin were
made by Senators Foraker, Beverage,
/ Lodge, Hale, Warren, Aldrich. Nc
Comas and Hanna, Senator Plat of
! Connecticut adding a few words to
Z what he had said at the Wednesday
evening meeting. The speeches in Op-
position to the proposed legislation
were made by Senators Burton and
Burrows The speeches for reciprocity
were along the same general line, and
without exception were pleas for legis-
latiOn and for party harmony
Foraker Says Get Together.
Senator Foraker opened the proceed
ings with an appeal to his party col
leagues to get together in support of
this measure, which had he said, be
come a party question, having been
made SO by the attitude not only of the
present chief magistrate. but by that
Of his h0nOred predecessor. He said,
with some appearance Of feeling that
men could not be with the party at
one time and against il at another and
maintain their prestige. He also spoke
of the necessity Of maintaining this
most cordial relation with Cuba.
Senator Beveridge dwelt on the grow
ing Importance Of American trade with
the outside world, and said the pres
ent opportunity 70 extend our hold on
the good viii of the Cuban people
should not be lost.
Senator Lodge dEelt with especial
emphasis on the Importance Of having
Republican senators stand together at
this critical period in the party's his
tory Much Of our prestige and future
national standing, he said, might de-
pend on steps now taken Ter all the
/ world was watching with interest our
/ treatment of the Cuban people. He
declared that opposition would not suf-
/ fee to prevent the continued presenLa-
ton Of this matter until success was
obtained and he was quite positive
that if reciprocity with Cuba was not
secured now II would be at a later
day.
Senator Warren spoke briefly in the
interest of party harmony. He thought
all the resources of the Republican
senate should be exhausted to secure
corporation before taking final action
Senator McC0mas declared his adher-
ence to the senate reciprocity bin, say
ing he considered IL in the interests Of
the whole country 10 enact such legis-
lation as was outlined in that meas
ure
Still a Protectionist.
Senator Hale said it should be dis
tinctly understood that in supporting
this measure he did not surrender his
principles as a prOtecdonist and he
was inclined, he said, 10 hesitate some
what before accepting the modern day
reciprocity idea but reciprocity with
l Cuba he regarded as entitled 20 some
what different consideration from reel
prOcity with other countries, because
Of the obligation we had assumed TO-
ward that island. He believed that the
/ Cuban people would secure the benefit
of the proposed reciprocal relation with
shat country, and said he was willing
to set Cuba up in housekeeping
Senator Aldrich spoke at some length.
He dwelt with special emphasis on the
necessity for the paTty's presenting
solid front at this time with respect
Z q reiterated TnH
statement which had been made by
other speakers that the question was
a party question and pleaded with the
opposing senators TO recognize this fact
and accept the situation. he ridiculed
/ the idea that the proposed reduction
would iniure the beet sugar interests,
saying that as sugar now receives pro
1 lection amounting 10 about 100 per cent
/ on the cost price the reduction pro-
posed in the bin suggested b. the
Z Cuban committee still would leave a
protection amounting to so per cent
I That. he said. ought to be ample. and
/ he had 10 doubt that ii would.
He would state that the question Of
reduction was not one Of today or to-
morrow, and announced that the
friends of the principle Of reciprocity
with cuba would not content them
selves until their efforts were crowned
with success.
Senator Hanna spoke OF the question
I Of extending the proper aid to Cuba as
a moral question, saying that our OBJ
legations to the Cuban people were such
that we would not be true to ourselves
as a nation if we should fail to give
them an encouraging hand at the be-
ginning Of their national career. He
Inferred to President McKinleys atti-.
tude on this subject and quoted the
presidents Buffalo speech as making
it imperative on this government to
enter into proper reciprocal relations
with Cuba
The meeting had almost concluded
when Senator Burton Of Kansas took
the floor 10 make q brief but tmpas-