The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-28

Wy ASlflNb lb-Ns q uHe 80 a N'llA~A
w cnce report amendment TO the
~ bin entitled a bill to provide
code of laws for the District Of Column
bIa. was agreed to by the senate soon
after it convened today.
Consideration then was begun Of the
bill "To provide for the allotment of
the lands of the Cherokee nation, for
the disposition Of townsites therein
and for other purposes During the
consideration of the bill, Mr.. Teller,
taking advantage Of the latitude Of
debate addressed the senate on the
subject of Cuban reciprocity. He said
ne did not think this session Of con-
rress should adjourn without some ac-
ton on the subject.
After asking for the printing Of sew
ersI documents. Mr.. Teller referred to
the statements made Of the distress in
Cuba. and to the statements that Un-
Jess the United States should give re-
lief TO the island. a revolution would
occur. Mr. Teller declared that the
statements were untrue, and that there
never had been any condition in the
island which warranted the statements
He asserted that it had been proved
afirmatively that no such condition ex-
isted.
ct say" said he, measuring my
words, that never I'm my experience in
public life has there been so patent
and omen an attempt TO deceive the
American people as this"
He said the attempt at deception was
made by those who were relying upon
the well known desire Of the American
people To- assist any other people who
We're in distress.
It Is a Trust Measure.
Discussing the beet sugar industry,
the Colorado senator said the ques
ton was one of great Importance to
the people of the west. They had
studied it. and it did not take them
long to ascertain that the American
Sugar Refining company-the Ameri-
can sugar trust-was pretty active in
urging the reduction of duty on Cuban
sugar"
He said there was some desire on the
part Of the Cubans to secure a redUc-
ton Of duty on tobacco. but that was
lost sight Of in view Of the propaganda
Tor the reduction in the duty on sugar.
There has been, he declared, more
Misrepresentation and misstatement
about our obligations to Cuba than
about almost any other question. Every
obligation which the country was un-
der TO Cuba has been performed" he
said. and he challenged any senator
to indicate any obligation which the
United States was under to the island.
There is no distress i'm Cuba he
declared, land my correspondence with
the people Of the island proves this.
The Cubaus are not mendiCants at our
hands The American holders of sugar
lands I'm Cuba and the American Sugar
Refining company are at the bottom of
This effort to change our financial sys-
tenn with reference TO Cuba
Cuba Is Rich.
Mr. Teller said that Cuba was one
of the richest countries in the world,
and he referred to her enormous eX-
ports. He asserted that the Cuban Ia
borors received from S23 to $50 a month
in gold-a sum. he thought that would
enable them to live quite as well as
The lah0rers in this country.
Discussing the diplomatic situation
90. the Cuban Covaruu1ant Mr.. Teller
expressed the belief that the Platt
amendment ought not to have been
adopted by the United States. as it
was violation, "an unnecessary viO-
auon." of good faith on the part of
The United States He pointed out that
Cuba might make a commercial agree
mant with Great Britain, for instance,
l1 which the latter country might have
advantages over the United States. He
hoped no such agreement would be
made. but Cuba could make such an
agreement If she desired. He said that
Notwithstanding the fact that thou
sands of laborers recently had arrived
iH Cuba from Spain. labor in the island
was scarce and high priced. In such
,...umstanCes there would be, in his
Judgment. no great distress.
referring TO the bill passed by the
mousse, Mr. Teller said:
When the differential was taken of
There was a great falling off in inter
est in reciprocity on the part of Tho
sugar trust"
Or the part of the sugar people
''' interjected Mr.. Spooner.
No. no" replied Mr.. Teller. I'VE did
not so that far"
He understood that a reciprocit!
treaty with Cuba would be presented
az The next session Of the senate.
I think" said he. that il Will b.