The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-10

States had for Cuba. II more was neces-
ssaryf Mr.. Morris said. he was willing TO 60
1urther and relieve Cuba by the TeVAAe
plan, which he declared was the only Inetn
Cd by which the relief would reach those
Tor whom ii was intended. He read the re-
port OF the ways and means comhtttSS
against the proposition for free sugar iIullI
Porto Rico. which said the sugar trust
would receive the entire benent OF we re-
moval OF the duty. The report had peeh
prepared by Mr.. Grosvenor. but all the hes
publican members of the committee hdu
subscribed 10 il. II the statements were
true then they were true now as 10 CuDa-
He produced figures TO show that rela n,IVs
~ the Porto Rfcan sugar growers reeelNSu
y cents per hundred pounds less from tnt
sugar trust than the trust paid for German
sugar, and that the Hawaiian ana Cuudh
planters Jared practically in the same way
From these figures he argued that tne
trust being the sole purchaser. was sure 20
reap the advantage Of any reduction mace
TO Cuba. He asked why the sugar trust
was advocating this reduction If il did not
expect to be benefited, and in support OF
the statement that the trust was after the
reduction he quoted from a letter written
by Speaker Henderson to one or MS con-
sttuents, in which the speaker said that
the trust was here in the person or It's
ablest managers.
WILLING TO HIT THE TRUST.
I'VE are not here" said Mr.. Morris, ito
make laws for the benefit of soldiers of
fortune who go to Cuba instead of home.
and of such buccaneers as Mr.. Havemeyer,
the head of the sugar trust. But. gentle
men," he added. turning to his Repub
lican colleagues, IF you are determined
to do this thing, If you insist upon giving
the sugar trust a present of two and a half
millions let us give the sugar trust dose
of its own medicine. Let us force the trust
to drink of the cup which IL commends
TO others Let US take the differential off
ref nm Cd Enr III Rh has
grown strong and powerful He called on
the Democrats 10 stand with the Repub-
licans and hit the sugar trust and hit
it hard" The Democrats cried out that
they would join with the Republicans and
applauded vigorously
Mr.. Mondell followed with a set speech
in favor Of the bill. He argued that con-
ditions in Cuba made it necessary that the
relief contained in this bill should be
granted II the new Cuban republic was
to be inaugurated with any hope of sue
cess Free Cuba to be successful must be
prosperous. Industrial disaster there would
mean chaos, chaos would mean lnterven
ton. AS friend of the beet sugar indus
try who desired to put off the day of an
nexation he said he would support the
pending bill.
Mr.. Ball opposed the bill. He contended
that IL would afford no relief to Cuba. The
bill was a Republican measure, and being
such he was ready to assume the RESPONSE
bility Of taking his stand with the Demo-
| Gratis of Louisiana in opposition to il rather
than with the Republicans of Pennsylva-
MIA in favor of il. He denied that the bill
was in line with Democratic doctrine be-
| cause It was admitted that IL would not
| result in reducing the price of sugar TO the
American consumer. It's sole beneficiary
! he argued, would be the sugar trust He
! called attention to the section of the bill
! which required that Cuba should agree
! perpetually to protect the United States to
| the extent of 20 per cent. of her tariff as
against other countries and declared that
/ that section alone made ii absolutely in
/ defensible from a Democratic standpoint
| At $40 the House adjourned.