Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-22
fight IS STUBBORN
RECIPROCITY OPPONENTS
PROL0NG THE STRUGGLE
Will Not Allow Speeches 10 be
Printed in tbe Record -LOuiSi-
ana Congressman Attacks
the Trust.

s.S AAeSNs
Washington, April I4-!utercst in
Cuban reciprocity in the House seems
to be waning. judged by the attend.
ance on the floor today. bat the earn.
eHtness of the speeches on both sides
V the question increase rather than
decrease in intensity. That the Re.
publican opponents of tine bill are de-.
termlned to prolong the struggle as
mrch as possible was made manifest
today by their refusal to allow
speeches to be printed in the Record.
The speakers today We're Mccall Of
Massachusetts and Bran:ley of Goor.
ia for the measure and Robertson OF
Louisiana and Stevens Of Minnesota
a"ainst II. Robertson Of Indiana op.
posed Cuban annexation on the ground
that 1t would threaten the welfare OF
TIE American wage Garner. The con.
ference report on the postoffice appro.
pFiation bill was adopted early in the
day, after some criticism OF the ppru.
matte tube provision.
Mr.. Loud insisted that thu Housc
even at this parliamentary stage. could
reject the report II the pneumatic tubc
provision was not acceptable. The re-.
hort was adopted without division.
Inc first speaker, McCan of Mossa.
chuset,s' a member OF the Ways and
Means Committee. made an earnest
s.eech In favor of the passage OF the
reciprocity bill The objection that
'he measure would destroy the bcc,
sugar industry in this country. he raId
rested on no sound Foundation. Un
produced figures to prove his assertior
ana said that the claim that tbe susor
trust would get the benefit nj tho ro
'Nction could not stanG examination
u is atrocious he said. u assert that
We have discharged all our Obligation,
10 Cuba, when We ~; Der ont pr,,
ire highway thus bound hand and ,,o,
e" II all that remained for ~ hereafter
wa" TO sing praises to our own vIrtuo
I"l giving her freedom. Cubas coso
was stronger in equity tran that Of rho
Philippines. which hau 25 per cont
concession, or Porto Rice. which had
free trade. Wv"
"oOeFtson Of Louisiana. also a mem.
'''r OF the Ways and Means Commit.
"'' opposed the bin in vigorou,
e'c"' re contended that the United
suites would reap practically nothing
I'm reciprocity ARRANGEMENT win
una Moreover, the American con.
'nh'er would secure no reduction IN
II sugar as result O, the pronosed
E'S'ation' The sugar trust he dc.
''fe'' would be the Chief beheGcior..
Brantley Of Georgia spoke briefly N
support OF the bill.
Stevens of Minnesota opposed the
I'll He declared tina; those who
we're pressing Congress "a give relief
Cuba were mainly raen who had
f,ne into the island IN the hope OF
1IdG ssing fortunes. They were Span.
| ards. Europeans or Americans who
rad gone to Cuba since the war. They
I'D taken no part in tie revolution.
| they were sugar barons. not Cuhans,
Il was a mistake to believe that this
| legislation would aid the Cuban
masses. As a showing that there was
20 distress in Cuba he declared that on
/ recent visit to Cuba h found there
was in the banks oi Cienfuegos a
'lty OF $4,000 inhabitants over Sl2.
10000 of deposits. Judged by banR
deposits. that city was richer. there
ore, than any city in the United States
n the same size.
Stevens described The threat of an
U,yation as a "bogie' man" As {
Republican he favored reciprocity anG
2 there We're any genuine reciprocit!
Il this bill he would support it.
At p. m. the House adjourned.