Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-19
ROOSEVELT SENDS A
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS-
Strongly Urging the Speedy
Enactment of the Cuban
Reciprocity Bill.
MAKES A STRONG PLEA ON
BEHALF or GUBA'S WEAKNESS
Asks That Her People Be Giver
Chance.
The Message, IL is said, Has Had No Per-
crplible Eject Upon the situation IN the
Senate-The Beet Sugar senators Appear
To Hold the Whip Hand and VIII Not
fielh.

| iield.
Washington, June 13 The President |
yesterday sent to Congress special
message upon the subject of Cuban |
reciprocity, but it has had no rercep- |
tible effect upon the situation in the
Senate.
Tho beet sugar mon declare that the
message contains no new arguments
that it fails to point out any valid
reason why there should be a reduction
in turiii rates on Cuban products; that
the most important suggestion con.
tanned therein is impracticable, and
that they will stand firm in their
original intention to give support to
only one propositions that involving
the payment of a rebate to Cuba.
At II counting yesterday afternoon IL
beet sugar Republicans were found to
be lined up against tho adninisira
tion's plans Coupled with this is TIC
fact that the Democrats are completely
organized in favor of the House bill,
which embraces a provision intended
to hit the Sugar Trust by the removal
of the dillerential rates upon refined
sugar. 1t is believed that when the
fight gets into open Senate next week
the contest will resolve itself into
proposition to pass either one OF two
bills the House measure, or bill to
be reported from the committee on re-
lations with Cuba providing for straight
reciprocity at Il 20 per cent rate.
The beet sugar men will therefore
hold the situation completely in hand.
They are we'll organized, and if they
maintain that organization the efforts
of President Roosevelt and his fol
lowers appear likely to como to naught.
TENT or THE MESSAGE.
!, The Presidents message in full
is rs follows:
To the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives: | deem ii important before
the adjournment of tho present session
l of Congress to call attention to the
following expressions In the message
which, in the discharge Of the duty
5 imposed upon me by the Constitution,
] sent to Congress on the first Tuesday
: of December last:
. elsewhere | have discussed the
question of reciprocity. In the case of
Cuba, however, there are weighty
: reasons of morality and of national
interest why the policy should be held
, to have a peculiar application, and |
most earnestly ask your attention to
+, the wisdom, indeed TO the vital need,
u of providing for substantial reduction
y in the tariff duties on Cuban imports
II into the United States Cuba has in
+ her Constitution affirmed what we
Z desire that she should stand in inter
. national matters in closer and more
u friendly relations with us than with
S any other power-and we are bound by
/ every consideration of honor and OK
y pediency to pass commercial measures
/ in the interest of her material we'll
\ being.
u This recommendation was merely
" giving practical effect to President
u McKinley's words, when, N his mes.
snges of December 9TH, 1898, anc
n December 5th, 1859, he wrote:
"It is important that our relation.
ID with this people tof Cuba) shall be o
10 the most friendly character and oul
z, commercial relations close and re
10 ciprocal # II = We have accepted
T. a trust the fulfilmbnt of which call
of for the sternest integrity of purpos,
10 and the exercise Of the highest wisdom
Ih The new Cuba yet to arise from tn
Y ashes Of the past must needs be bount
y to us by ties of singular intimacy anC
ly strength if its enduring welfare is t
er be assured. # 't Tho greates
III blessing which can come to Cuoa i
lg the restoration of her agricultural an
10 industrial prosperity.
Yesterday, june Itch, | received b
IN cable from tho American Minister j
al Cuba II most earnest appeal from Prcsi
DIV dent Palma for Legislative relic
before it is too late and his countr
ny financially ruined.
ny The granting of reciprocity wit
IL Cuba is a proposition which stand
RI entirely alone. The reasons Tor 1t IL
ne outweigh those for granting raciprocit
LDT bnr nntinn and al rpl
lat consistent with preserving intact th
10 protective system under which thl
III country has thriven so marEelouSly
'as The present tariff law was designe
q, to promote the adoption of sucn
ne reciprocity treaty and expressly pr
OF yides for reduction not TO exceed
lah rer cent upon goods coming from
WI particular country, leaving the tari
lat rates or the same articles unchanged ;
lid regards all other countries. OhjectiC
'rls has been made to the granting of Il
ma reduction on the ground that The SUI
tll- stantial benefit would not 60 to II
ms agricultural producer Of sugar, bl
=. would inure to the American sugi
BILE reiiners. In my Judgment proyislt
me can and should bn made which wi
guarantee us against this possihllit
without having recourse to IL measu
of doubtful policy, such as "a boun
in the form OF rebate.
an The question as to which, il any,
!. tho different schedules of the tar
JON JON ought most properly TO be revised do
Wy not enter into this matter in any W;
re re- or shaps. We arc concerned wi
ne ne getting IL friendly reciprocal arrang
me IN ment with Cuba This arrangeme
WI appiics to all tho articles that Cul
grows or produces 1t is not in 0
tlGe power to determine what these articl
:rk, Shall be, and any discussion OF t
illlI ~ tariff rs it affects special schedules
lreu i,.;-l countries other than Cuba is who
'MMis M aside from the subject matter TO viii
';t,'' ~ call your attention.
les' Some of our citizens oppose tho 10
ering OF the tariff on Cuban produce
vest lust as thres years ago they oppos
III The admission Of the Hawaiian lslant
an5 nj last free trade with tham might ri
otie ia certain of our interests here, In
,,'ae actual event their fears proved b's:
tar baro less MS regards Hawaii, and their a
''' prohynslons as 10 tie damage to any