Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-02-13


IN Manila, and surrounded By the
members 81 a commission all hand
sornely recompensed for their ser
vices, things NAV look very bright
In the Philippines. A. i matter of
fact, however. there are o hers, per-
haps equally competent 10 testify,
many Of them officers Who have pen
etrated into the strongh,lds OF the
insurreetion, who do not regard the
situation from The same hopeful and
compliment standpoint as does Gov
ernor Taft.
The Philippine tariff bin eonfin-
ues to occupy the attention OF the
Senate and drastic Gems ire Of the
course Of the administration has
been the usual order Of the day ON
the Democratic side. Senator Lodge
has, however, stated that the Senate
proposes topass the measure regard
less Of the opinion OF the minority;
and his position, that he and his
colleagues are not open to reason
or conviction, may serve to precipi-
tate the passage Of the bin. in view
of the largeamounto OF business which
the Senate still has 80 consider.
Representative Newla Ids of Ne
yada has introduced resolution in
the House providing for the collec-
ton OF three-fourths of t1e Dingley
rates on Cuban sugar and tobaccoin
consideration OF reciprI cal conces-
sions from Cuba and cor cludes with
an invitation TO Cuba to come into
the United States under territorial
form OF government and with the
proviso that statehood y i'll be grant
ed when, in the judgment of Con
gress, it seems advisable. Mr..
Newlands deems such a course the
most expedient solution Of the Cuban
problem. Speaking OF the matter
he told me that he had no reason for
waiting until the Cuban had formed
powerful political organizations, the
members OF which would expect Il
derive their livelihood from politics
and would therefore oppose annex
alton, before inviting tie island tc
come intothe United States. Under
annexation, said Mr.. Newlands
the beet sugar men believe they
would be better protected than with
a reduction of the tariff, and am in
clined to think they are right. The
Cubans have admitted before this
Committee (the Ways and Means
that they now have employed in the
production of sugar all the labor il
the islands and they have tacitly
admitted that the extension of the
industry must come from the impor
tation of cheap Chinese and other
labor. II the island was annexed &
the United States our immigration
Jaws would apply, the rate of wages
would be gradually raised to the
same level and their sugar would bC
produced under conditions SO SINH
liar to our own that the competition
would be by no means as severe. ,
The introductiop OF the Newlands
resolution caused a sensation in the
House and il was everywhere &C.
tivelv discussed. Had II come from
a republican source it seems most
likely that it would have been adopt.
ed. Under the circumstances its
future is most problematieal.
Representative Oscar w. Under.
wood. of Alabama, expressed him
self to your correspondent, yester.
day in no uncertain terms upon the
question OF our relations with Cuba.
He said that he was in favor of re.
lations as Fear free trade as could be
secured. There are immense
markets in Cuba for American pro-
ducts which would more than make
up any possible loss which might be
sustained by the sugar interest.
Every increase in the manufacture
OF Cuban sugar will be attended
with demand for machinery which,
under reciprocity, the United States
will sell. The farmers OF the whole
country will be benefited by the in
creased demand for boots and shoes,
and the resultant higher prices of
hides; for instance, there will be a
demand for American coal as the
small Cuban product is SO poor as to
be hardly a understandable product.
There are a hundred demands which
the United States will supply which
are now supplied by other countries.
The very fact that, under former
reciprocity treaty, we had a trade
of sis, 00Q, 600 per annum ought oft
self TO be sufficient proof Of the ad-
visibility of controlling these
markets. " In reply to a question,
Mr.. Underwood said that tae present
trade with Cuba had DIV indled to a
small fraction Of the former trade.
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Manners in the Street. is a
mark of provincialism and lack of