Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-04-24
ANNEXATION OF
THE ISLANDS.

A commercial union of this kind ought
to be desired by everybody in Cuba
who has the best intrests Of the island
at heart.
But such a commercian union" he
says, can only be accomplished by
political union. The resolutions
nave introduced invite Cuba to become
4, part Of the United States-not a
subject territory. They provide that
she is to have a territorial form of
government under the Constitution
md laws of the United States, in
Guiding the tariff laws, and that her
people are to be citizens, not subjects
as are the people of Porto Rico and
the Philippines Islands. in other
words, to admit her as an infant State
with the assurane OF ultimate State
hood. Of course her admission to
Statehood will depend upon the rap
idity with which she prepares her
self.
Need Not Iecic!e at Once.
"Now, l do not believe that Cuba
should be expected to make up her
mind az once upon this subject. There
should be nothing like forcing her in
to annexation. My idea is TO give her
a reduction CT % per cent. on all her
products for one year, or for two years
in order to tide over existing or prob
able econoi0ic difficulties. | would
make annexation the reason for these
temporary reductions. it's one purpose
| being to give the Cuban people an op
porJunity Tor deiiberation and cOnsid
GRAFTON unaffected by pending econ
omic distress.
AS TO whether the proper method
is for this government to extend al
invitation. it seems TO me there can bt
no two views. believe that in view
of the fact that we have lately entered
upon a policy of imperial expansion
Cuba would naturally be reluctant tt
apply for annexation, fearing that he
! fate would be that of Porto Rico ant
the Philippine Islands. l am convinc
ed that the policy OF the Republican
party is to wait until economic dis
tress shall drive Cuba into application
| for annexation, and then to accep
her simply as military dependency
/ instead OF as an infant State or Tel
ritory. Now whatever argument
may be used in favor of that polio
toward the Philippine Islands. Gel
which is = natural part OF the Amer
can system and lies right at gu
| doors.
Why Cuba has Fears.
For the first time in our histor
we have claimed the right to anne
territory which is to be subject to tn
jurisdiction OF the United States an
is not a part of it. The right is a:
L~1I 70,
ritOry as subjects and not citizens.
is not to be expected that Cuba wi
be willing to assume so abject a pos
ton, and it is perfectly natural tha
shn should fear to make the Grst O.
i..~Lc2s toward annexation en- tn
Gco1nd that Sic may be put in til
: inferior position now occupied by til
l-ll,ippine Isianis Il seems to m'
O. therefore. the part Of wisdom for til
government to Snow her at this tim
that she has no reason for apprehe1
s;Ons of this sort. the course
, which this may be done is perfect
-. pie. Cuba is now asking fer cor
.I,erci4i union. There is No reasc
= Wy We should not make a count.
: proposition ana invite her into & p
, :-ical union which will mean II
: freast commercial union and whie
{ would li!tir2 at@iy make OF Cuba one
; tho --oEi-,.:Gst most prosperous ar
most powerful States IN the Union
| Mr. Newlands contends that the
S is nothing at all in the idea of son
+ sentimcntalists that there would be
S breach OF faith on the part of II
: United States in taking the course Il
/ which ne argues. There is no for
@ involved in an invitation extended
@ this way. AS an Independent COVER
4 ment the new republic will have abs
r iuteiy no more right to demand tar
t concessions Of the United States tn;
d have other countries. An inyitati
extended il this way would be
r honor to Cuba Il have no ;!Oub
it said Mir. Newlanis. that Cuba will {
e cepj the invitation 20 become & pa
s CT t,iis Republic; but should she S
Il fit 10 decline and ID remain an inG
is pendent republic she can certain
s never complain that America has +
!, 2cted generously in extending TO h
g. an invitation which puts her upon
ID equality with the rest of the repl
re tic and opens up 20 her pec,te boUl
81 less opportunities for prosperity q
< happiness. Cuba is independent a
- must remain so, if she wills it.. Gu
aye mus; come 20 US willingly and ioyfu
Or OF rot a ali. BIZ: certainly Cuba v
ye ne q desirable part OF the Unit
~ States if she does come willingly.
o. Value to the United States.
% Speaking OF the value OF Cuba
a. the United States Mr. Newlands poi
o. o;it her manifest advantages from
military standpoint ana holds that
he people can live there without deg
* eratiCG. The island is capable Of s
Of porting twelve to fifteen millions !
lie pie. The Cuban people, he holds,
m less undesirable ECW than they '
on De after ten or fifteen years OF il,
Den1ence The transition can
much easier now than it could be
ne er years OF Independence. The
,n7 ec:oraie we will exercise over c.
III viii. iii all probability, give rise
.is greater friction than could posi-
on come from a territorial relation
vi rving with it the prospect OF u,tin
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