Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1902-06-21

of our interests here In the actual event
their fears proved baSeleSs regards
Hawaii, and their apprehensions as to
the damage to any industry of our own.
because Of the proposed measure of reci-
procity with Cuba seem to me equally
baseless. In my judgment no American
industry will be hurt, and many Ameri-
can industries will be benefited, by the
proposed action. 1t is to our advantage
as nation that the growing Cuban mar
ket should be controlled by American
producers.
Asks for Special Concessions.
''Cuba is an independent republic, but
republic which has assumed certain special
obligations as regards her international po-
sition in compliance with our request. ask
for her certain special economic conces-
sions in return: these economic concessions
TO benefit us as we'll as her. There are few
brighter pages in American history than
the page which tells Of our dealings with
Cuba during the past four years. On her
behalf we waged war of which the main
spring was generous Indignation against
oppression and we have kept faith absolute
ly. 1t is earnestly to be hoped that We will
complete in the same spirit the record, so
we'll begun and show in our dealings with
Cuba that steady continuity Of policy which
it is essential for our nation to establish
in foreign affairs if We desire to play we'll
our part as world-power.
feed.
The Strong Should Help the Weak.
1--WE are wealthy and powerful ma
ton Cuba is a young republic, stu
weak who owes to US her birth, whose
whole future, whose very life must de-
pend on our attitude towards her. l ask
that we help her as she struggles un-
wards along the painful and difficult
road of self-governing independence. I
ask this aid for her. because she is weak,
because she needs it, because we have
oil DIV n cd har a G Qn-h1 d.
ed help, of kind which a self-resDectins
people can accept, be given to Cuna, for
the very reason that we have given heI
such help in the past. Our soldiers
fought to give her freedom, and for three
years our representatives. civil and mill
tary, have toiled- uncea singlv. facing dis
ease of a peculiarly sinister and fatal
type with patient and accomplishing
fortitude, to teach her how to use Alright
her new freedom. Never in history has
any alien country been thus administered,
with such high integrity of purpose, sucn
wise judgment. and such a single handed
devotion to the country's interests. Now
l ask that the Cubans be given al pos
sible chance to use to the best advantage
the freedom of which Americans have
such right to be proud. and for which
so many American lives have been sacri-
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THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
white House. June Is. 1902.
Effect of the Message.
Washington, June 1.-THE presi-
dents reciprocity message gave sena-
tors a live topic of conversation, but
SO far as is yet apparent there is no
change in the situation. There was a
disposition on the part Of the leaders
on both sides of the controversy to
claim when speaking publicly some adj
vantage from the message. The
straight reciprocity men urged that
the effect would be to cause at least
some of the beet sugar republicans to
abandon their opposition. They con-
tended that many of them had misun-
derstood the attitude of the president,
and now that this had been made clear
there could be no longer excuse for
opposing straight reciprocity meas
ures. The message, they argued,
would clear the atmosphere, render
the presidents attitude BILE,
and therefore bring opponents within
the party face to face with the fact
that in continuing their opposition
they are antagonizing the official head
of the party