Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-28

Washington. June 20.-The confer
ences of the Republican Senators on
the subject of Cuban reciprocity are at
an end, and an agreement is as far off
as ever. Now 1t is rumored that the
President, in order to force action, will
send treaty with Cuba to the Senate
within ten days. Senator Bard said to-
night he believed the President would
take such action. He did not indicate
the basis for his opinion. II the tre-
atty should be submitted there may be
an indefinite prolongation OF Congress.
although the treaty itself could be con-
sidered in executive session and the
Democrats would accordingly have no
chance to exploit the situation. as they
are anxious to do.
Today's conference was attended by
forty Republicans. II lasted three
hours. Senators favoring reciprocity
had the floor nearly all the time. For.
aker. Hale, Beveridge. Aldrich, Nc.
Comas and Hanna we're speakers for
| reciprocity. They were answered at
considerable length by Burton and
briefly by Burrows.
Hale made a speech that could not
have been entirely comforting 10 the
reciprocity people. He said that while
he would support the reciprocity bill
because. in his judgment. no American
industry would be injured by the 20
per cent reduction, he believed Con-
gress should go slow in the reciprocity
business, as reciprocity and protection
were well night Numerically opposed.
He said the Republican party's ide
of reciprocity was tariff reduction only
in cases where American Industries
were not affected injuriously. Hale re-
ferred to Cleveland and Hill's speeches
in New York last night, and cautioned
Republicans against giving the Demo.
Gratis chance TO attack the tariff.
Burton of Kansas. speaking for tho
stalwarts. declared that the majority
had utterly mistaken the sentiment OF
the country. General Wood and tho
sugar trust and this man Thurber have
been spending thousands of dollars.
he said. Ito educate public thought,
and they have grossly misled the peo-
pie as to the real situation. Wait IN.
til we can let the public know the
truth about Cuba and this reciprocity
scheme and you'll find out how tho
public stands. We are not spending
money to educate leaders of thought,
but the public will get the facts just
the same"
Senator Burton said II was not true
thut a NJ NJ will.
ing to extend a helping hand to the
people of Cuba II they needed help, but
he cOntended that there was no need
for assistance to the people of that isl
and at this time. Nor did he believe
that II the contemplated legislation
should be enacted the Cubans would
secure the benefit. Burton said that
Plat, in defending the committees ac-
ton for the extension of the labor laws.
had said that Cuban labor is as well
paid as farm laborers in Kansas or any
| part of the United States. Burton said
that II this were true the Cuban laborer
certainly were not In need of aims from
the people of the United States. He
also urged that II the plantation own
ers were able to pay Kansas prices they
could not be in desperate straits, as had
been represented Nor. he added, could
1t be said that the Cuban government
was in a position TO ask assistance
| from anyone. for when Governor Wood
surrendered the relns of government al
Havana there were 100000 in the
Cuban treasury and the Government