The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-21

ana defense Of the attitude of the beet
/ sugar Republicans. He took as his
text certain remarks which mad been
made by Senator Platt of Connecticut
at the Wednesday evening meeting
and by Senator Foraker at today
meeting. He spoke especially with rof-
erence TO an intimation that the beet
sugar senators We're not loyal to the
party. He said that the press Of Che
country had presented only one side Of
I the question. His side, he said. stood
for the support Of one OF the most
promising; as it was one Of the most
deserving. Of infant industries.
Beet Interests Coming to Front.
The beet sugar interest was coming
to the front with a rapidity and
promise TO the future such as had
marked the history of few interests in
this country and he urged that this in
terest should have the same prOtect-
ing care which the Republican party
had given To other struggling indus
tries He said that IT WAS not true that
the beet sugar men were not willing
10 extend a helping hand To the peo-
pie Of Cuba if they needed 1T. but he
contended that there was no need for
assistance to the people Of that island
at this time. Nor did he believe that
If the contemplated legislation should
be enacted the Cubans would secure
the benefit. Mr. Burton said Senator
Platt Of Connecticut, in defending the
committees action in striking out the
house provision for the extension OF
our labor laws 10 Cuba. had said that
Cuban labor is as well paid as farm
labor in Kansas or any part Of the
United States. Mr.. Burton said that
certainly was not in need of aims from
the people of the United States. He
also urged that if the plantation own
ers were able to pay Kansas prices
they could not be i'm desperate straits,
as had been represented.
Wood Left $500, 600.
Nor he added. could it be
said that the Cuban govern
ment was in position TO ask as
sistance from anyone, for g-hen Gov
ernor Wood surrendered the reins of
government at Havana there were
$500, 900 in the Cuban treasury and The
government had an insured income of
SlIOD0.900O. His conclusion was that
as neither government. the planters.
nor tne cuban ldbareTs, mad any need
of the proposed assistance, it was un-
fair and unjust to ask the farmers of
this country TO sacrifice their ogvn in
terests for the purpose Of granting an
annuity Of 5000 900 or S6.O000 900.
Senator Burrows spoke very briefly
and his remarks We're entirely in replv
to Senator Hanna's reference to Pres
ident McKinley's Buffalo speech. Mr..
Burrows produced copy Of that
speech and read extracts from II fer
the purpose of showing that re beer
sugar senators are in accord with ar
McKinley's position, as outlined in that
speech. He laid special emphasis on
the portion of the Buffalo s1eech in
which the president said that he would
not advocate any step that would re-
move the proper protection from amer
lean labor and American industries.
He also quoted the last annual mes
sage Of President Roosevelt, saving
that the beet sugar men were fin accord
with the presidents position as there
outlined. They claimed. be said. that
they were acting i'm accord with strict
Republican policy I'm advocating the
protection of the beet sugar interests.
The conference adjourned to meet at
the call of the chairman. and e is gen
eBllIy believed that another meeting
viii occur some time next week.