The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-16
KLEBERG ON THE CUBAN BILL,

pocy bill made in the house by Representative Kebeg OF
Texas:
Mr. Chairman this bill unless it be properly amended is
sham aud prctense on its face Pretending give aid
Cuba it demands condition precedent Of Cuba the
acmen OF immigration exclusion and contract labor laws
fully restrictive Of immigration into Cuba the laws Of
the United States before government is enter into
goatons of reciprocal trade relations with Cuba 1t further
requires in favor of the products and manufsc
lures of the United States by of duty which shall be
less by equivalent least per cent ad
loren such products and manufactures than the
imposed upon the like articles when imported into Cuba
the most favored of other countries Then and till
then shall there he reduction OF the tariff of the United
States against Cuba
In other words Cuba shacke herself with such
immigration exclusion and labor laws and
i've tariffs against other nations choose impose upon
hcr before she is 10 receive tariff reduction
submit that this kind help Cuba very much like
ting mans head of to him of the headachethe
dy is most effective but it does benefit patient 1t
occurs to that the Pat amendment already deprived
Cuba OF much of the independence that vouchsafed her
by the Teller amendment and that If pass Payne
reciprocity bill there will he nothing left point of
TACT than military possession and shall have simply
added another colony to already large variety 1t strikes
me that if Cuba actually asks for bread giving her
stone and that this bill is completely stripped of its mask of
pretended American generosity when it conceded that the
cent reduction of the tariff raw cane sugar will
not materially aid her and that the probability is that the
100000 which take of the United States treasury
will most likely find its into the pockets of Amer
sugar refining trust
From the both for and against the bill this
pretended and for Cuba has become hollow mockery and the
arul scheme to strike down the American production of raw
cane sugar in the Southern States refined beet sugar in
the Western States IS plain as the nose on mans face
Is it tariff reform measured No 1t does not even pre-
tend to be such as it only affect Cuban products
sugar and tobacco neither does it pretend to reduce the
tariff on single manufactured article as the American
farmer needs which enter into his dav cn
sumption or use Does cheaper the price of refined sugar
the American consumer No 1t rather to raise it
BY allowing the sugar trust to drive refined sugar out of
the home market and permitting the Cuban sugar planter 10
cripple the American producer of cane sugar II does NOT
even cheaper the necessaes OF the Cubans but changes the
new Cuban revenue tariff mpotations from other for
eign markets to prohbitve tariff and permits the Ameri-
can manufacturer add this prohbitive tariff to the price o
MS goods in Cuba The Plat amendment so-caed does
leave Cuba free to make commercial treaties with foreign
uonsj TINS bill aims to etter the commercial freedom of
Cuba
But told that as democrats we mus. support bi,
OH IN ITS present form because reduces the tariff on raw
sugar and is, therefore to that extent tariff reduction
conforms TO democratic tariff doctrine. To this position
can not assent As democrat insist that tariff should
&c LOT revenue SO laid not discriminate between classes
ana sections and that should be adjusted as TO enpaze
as much as possible the burden indirect taxation and that
should not discriminate in favor of the finished nrod+
" 'ne manufacturer as against the product of the agri
u'uI Necessarily every tariff whether for revenue or
0''N'"
article upon which is levied As democrat claim ht
he same incidental protection which is afforded the
should be Afforded the producer raw material and
nss as southern democrat, that this instance il i,
~ anu Just or equitable to single sugar and to-
o'c'o poth products Of the South and discriminate .
them by reducing the tariff 20 per cent on raw s,
e"',s OH inc dierential on all imported refined sugar
" arc 'oid III one breath by advocates of this hill that
o, inc tarii on raw cane sugar will help Cuban
painters nut VIII not njure the cane growers of ;;
and Texas This is strange logic indeed 'Tbi = '
saying that II take 20 cents from and hand il 70 :.
WI" e'ich y to that extent The very fact thar the +x
o' raw sugar is lowered in this bill whether entails a.
Aeual loss or not sufficient DISCOURAGE tbe ,
OF the Southern States. Who will % i,to ''uuy
ms investment therein with the threat implied in
u.s. mat 'ne CUBAN cane grower is to eventually dr;, 49,
I'm; ' 1ae sugar grower out of the field? What effect
"i Suoh unirendy legislation have upon the dor,
a!ist who has his eye now turned n he L capt
louisiana eNas and Florida? Speaking Of ,y S.. u
' MAS mas an area OF sugar lands equal TO the Will
s.''e 'a'e' louisiana, and it is being rapidv d.,
'Peu INTO r'ch sugar fields dotted with sroar Iii, ~
49, sung 70 encourage discourage This s,..;
"n'ou no" affords investment OF domestic c,o;., P'se
D1',' OF nome labor With charity begins ~ 49,
l., - section OF the great State of Texas which S
,gv o. ~ 'sp'esen me cotton boil weevl is making lie
f - o tug cotton planter and has almost forced b; ~
. inc business and he has turned n ,roI ''' our
ION cane and IS largely embarking in tbe I s'.
- 'ugse enterprises How is this sort of If,
ernr;s mn WIN It not deter him in these rev 49,
eheapen his lands and investment 40 'isw en-
81 nose who work in the sugar cane fields ~ inc
ot ro 1oa'9 these American producers by SAYING We @
stem This sort 81 a'h on sugar and tobacco What Is
h. '9 s"r' OF tariff discrimination from fn, rs p
'sr'ii from raw sugar and tobacco and -sns
very product Of the Southern far ana including
b,, ms D IS but the ayantguard Of serie, Of
which will tend to 'S sslhh policy of republican reciprocity
h. south I - discriminate against the raw oatiI ~ ;,
!, 9oun such policy begun IS NOT .a material OF
he "a" material Of the Southern states a,' un'i
or s Sc s No one willing to vote for .l Placed on
il refined saar lan ann take off the derentis :"
80 g. 9ussr imported into the United s,sts s.''9 on
ore TOT this bill; lower the tariff ~ s. ana will
or orr Kin wine eassins pulp etc. and pi'
: o present any just tariff reform ma WI, WI, vote d