New-York tribune., 1902-06-19

should shift for itself: that the best way for
for nation to get on in financial matters is to
Take f an eH0fI lGr iSe f fie ina' and
only prepared the Cubans 10 make claims on the
mendicancV as al nation He SAYS nation should
help its own people first, foreigners atteTward: A
few years ago the farmers all over the West were
IN sore need and distress-ah Propositions @ for help
must now help the Cuban people even at the
pense Of many of our farmers. he thinks hardly
in s order to be in HI, w1 hi, Rar w
aiding Cuba. and agreed to support the policy OF
rendering her aid The only difference between him
method. He opposed the Cuban reciprocity plan for
First-That It was wise at this time to dis
turb by Legislation the tariff. that IL would not do
imported into the United states from Cuba, be-
cause this would be not only the breaking down of
tions much A better custonsrs than Cuba
tobacco sugar iron ore. all controlled by trusts.
there was no. reason why it should not be reduced
has insisted that II the tariff is to be reduced in
h9 snd De revised BY Rep0on
Third-He did not favor the asSassination OF the
pledged in their platform to protect in order TO
Fourth-He did not believe in paying sS.0cooo0 a
year for FIVE years of the peoples money by way
pie OF Cuba nor the Cuban Government would
afd an nit that is m an Of those d. 4aiS m
recProcity-the plan of the Cuban committee
sumer in the Tinted states, nor Would ii increase
the cost of production in Cuba. Then it must fol-
al the benefit of the 20 per cent reduction. or
$6.O0O.G0 per annum.
Fifth-He favored from the beginning what is
called the rebate plan; that is not to disturb the
tariff impair the beet industry but collect
Cuba and in CONSERVATION Of cuba reducing her
tariff 20 per that the United States aside
% per cent of the tariff collected Cuban articles
ment. to be disposed of in the interest of the
Cuban people or the government itself. as it sees
Cubans and there would be 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 SIM
ply trying to help Cuba
though favored by many in the beginning who
oppose IL now. he was willing TO pass the House
on with favor He then proposed that the Presi-
dent negotiate treaty with Cuba for reciprocity
on lines which would not hurt any American in
dustry, and at the same time help Cuba and not
Eighth-Pending this controversy. he introduced
a joint resolution looking 10 the annexation OF
Cuba State. If she should be so disposed. His
reason for this position has been simply that If
for FIVE Years or $50 6o COO to duba to- Start her as
nation. and IL in doing this the Republican party
SUGAR Industry was to be assassinated almost de-
stroyed. protection to be abandoned In part the
tariff reduced and disturbed out of time and the
is be part of the United States. the best policy
would be before all these hurtful things are done
year What Is the of suffering all the
damage and making sacrifices to help Cuba. and
admit her at once and save all this trouble? In
case of annexation. Mr.. Ekins is frightened
can Industries. Free trade among the States of
the Union has never injured American industries.
Nnth-He believes that by the passage of laws
excluding Chinese labor in Cuba would be amply
ag of the United States goes up the price Of labor
advances. and that this will be the case in Cuba