Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-02-08
ASKS CUBA INTO UNION
Mr.. Newlands' Plan for Solving
Pending Problem.
SMALL CUT IN TARIFF DUTIES
Nevada Representative Proposes to Limit Re-
ciproca Advantages to One Year, with
Invitation to Accept Territorial
Form Of Government.
SMALL CUT IN TARIFF DUTIES
Form Of Government.

Washington. Feb. 6. --Representa-
tive Newlands, of Nevada. of the
Ways and Means Committee. who was
the author of the resolution annexinc
Hawaii. Yesterday introduced joint
resolution inviting the republic of Gu
ba TO become a nart Of the United
States, first as a territory, then as a
state of the Union, To be called the
State of Cuba: authorizing % per
cent. refnction of duty on the present
crop of Cuban sugar, in consideration
Of Cuba's granting preferential rates
to the United States. The resoiuti IN
confines the 20 per cent. reduction of
duties to the period prior to Januarv
l, 1908. The provision to annexatiol.
is as follows:
That in the meantime thu republic
OF Cuba is invited to become part
Of the United States of America, and
her.people to become citizens of the
United States, with the assurance
that Cuba will be entitled at first to
a territorial form of government I'M
der tie Constitution and laws of the
United States, with delegate in
Congress to represent her people, and
that ultimate Statehood will be grant
ed when, in the judgement of CON-
gerss. it il advisable to admit Cuba.
including such other West India Is
lands belonging to the United States
as may be deemed advisable. as sim
gle State in the Union, to be called
the State Of Cuba.
Mr.. Newlands. in explanation Of
his resolution, said All those who
nave appeared to voice Cuba's needs
and requirements have indicated that
an invitation to Cuba OF annexation
would be accepted
Annexation by force would not be
justified. IL most be accomplished.
if at all, by the free act OF the Cuban
people. AT present there is no ma
chlnerv in Cuba by which the popu
lar will can he tested. But the Gu
ban.constitution has been adopted.
The Cuban congress will meet in Feb
ruary, Cuban government will be or
ganized and the United States will
then leave the government and con-
troll Of the island to it's people. Cuba
then will be in position to express
her will. and it is only necessary to
tide over the present emergency by
temporary measure, such rs | have in
troduced, reducing the duty on Cuban
sugar one-fourth for one year and in
viting Cuba to become part OF the
United States under territorial
form of government. under the Con-
stltution, hor people to be citizens,
not subjects, with the assurance that
ultimately Statehood will he granted.
BY coming into our political union
Cuba will secure immediately the
highest degree of freedom, and with
it, large market for her varied pro-
ducts. Those products will not threat
en- our sugar industry Sc. seriously as
they would under reciprocal trade ar
rangements. for the reason that the
restricted labor laws of this country
win apply and will raise the cost of
production to such an extent as to
prevent overstimulation of her indus
tries. while her supplies will tie
brought in the high-protected mark
cts of the world / much prefer po-
litlcal union, for that involves the
est kind OF co numerical union that
can be established between the two
countries.
"Such annexation is entirely in line
with the traditional policy OF the
country. When the time for State
hood comes Cuba. Porto Rico. and
other West India islands in our pos
session can be incorporated into the
Union as one State, thus dong away
with the danger OF ver-representation
, :, tho Gonat.. -