Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-19

Gus and not in want the government SHOULD
shift for itself; that the best way for
child TO walk was to make II use MS iess'
and for d nation to get on in nnanclai mat
tiers is to make an effort for itself. He be-
Iieyes that the Plat amendment mas con-
fused the situation. and only prepared the
Cuhans to make claims on the Chiteu
States: In other words, prepare them Tor
mendicancy as nation. He says nation
should help its own people first, foreigners
afterward A few years ago the farmers
all over the west were in sore need ana uis-
tress-au propositions for help from the
government were turned doWn-but we
must now help the Cuban people, even at
the expense of many of our farmers, ne
thinks hardly fair. 80
party Senator Elkns early abandoned his
objection to aiding Cuba, and agreed 10
support tine policy of rendering her aid.
The only difference between MIN ana nus
associates in the Senate has been the
method He opposed the Cuban reciprocity
plan for the reasons:
First. That it was not wise at this time
to disturb by legislation the tariff; that II
would not do to reduce the tariff on twenty
agricultural articles imported into the
United States from Cuba, because TINS
would be not only the breaking down OF
the tariff, but discrimination against
other nations, much better customers than
Cuba.
Second. That If the tariff should be re-
duced on tobacco, sugar, iron ore, all con-
trolIed by trusts. there was no reason why
It should not be reduced on iron. steel
hides glass and other articles. He has IN
sisted that If the tariff is TO be reduced IN
the near future it should be revised by re-
pubiicans and protectionists.
Third He did not favor the ASSASSINATION
of the beet sugar industry. which the re-
publicans were pledged in their platform TO
protect, in order to find markets for other
Fourth, He did not believe In paying
1904 for RNr
pies money by way OF reduction OF me
tariff when neither the people or Cupa nor
the Cuban government would In aii prop
ability get dollar of this fund II is au-
mitted that the plan of those demanding
straight reciprocity-the plan of the cuban
committee-would not lower the price OF
sugar to the consumer In the United states
nor would it increase the cost OF produc-
ton in Cuba. Then 1t must follow that the
importer-the sugar trust-wil get an tns
benefit of the % per cent reduction, or
$1,000, 900 per annum.
Fifth. He favored from the beginning
what Is called the rebate plan; that u.s. no.
10 disturb the tariff or impair the beet
sugar industry. but collect the full amount
OF duty on articles coming from Cuba. ana
in consideration Of Cuba reducing her tarlfI
90 per cent that the United states set aslue
20 per cent of the tariff collected on Cuban
articles and pay the same directly to the
Cuban government. to be disposed of In the
interest of the Cuban people or the govern
rnPnt Itself, as IL sees H. III tiiS way tHc
money would go direct to the Cubans. and
there would be no risk Of it getting into
the hands of domestic corporations.
Sixth. He has not made any war upon the
sugar or the tobacco trust. or intended to
do so, but simply trying to help Cuba.
Seventh. After the rebate plan was dis
carded. although favored by many In the
beginning who oppose it now, he was will
ing to pass the House bill, amended or I'M
amended. This was not looked on with
favor. He then proposed that the President
negotiate treaty with Cuba for reciprocity
on lines which would not hurt any Ameri-
can industry, and at the same time help
Cuba and not help any trust.
Eighth. Pending this controversy, he In
troduced joint resolution looking to the
annexation Of Cuba as state. II she
should be so disposed. His reason for this
position has been simply that il the United
States proposes to pay $6,OOO,OOO a year for
Ave years OF $30OO0,000. to Cuba to start
her as nation. and if i'll doing this the re-
publican party was to be disrupted and torn
to pieces, the beet sugar industry was to
be assassinated, almost destroyed, protec-