The Savannah morning news., 1902-02-08
ANNEXATION or CUBA
MIR. NEwLANDs DEFENDS HIS
PROPOSITION.
NOT A COLONIAL SCHEME.
IMMEDIATE RELIEF NEEDED TO
PREVENT CRISIS.

Cuba Desires Commercial Union
With United states, He said, and
This Can Best he Obtained by Po-
IiticaI Union-Does Not Think
Cuba Prepared for Statehood as
Yet, But Would Welcome on Any
Terms in Preference TO Present
sltuation-The second Regular
supply Bill Passed.
Washington, Feb. Tin the House
to-day Messrs. Smith, Arizona, and
Robinson, Indiana, criticised the large
salaries paid to Philippine officials.
Mr.. Robinson called attention to the
fact that the governor of the Philip
pines received a salary of $4,000 and
that the salaries of other officers there
were equally extnavagant He sug-
gested that Mr. Newlands, of Nevada,
should append to his resolution for the
annexation of Cuba, recently intro
duced, the statement that "the annex
alton of Cuba would be in line with
the governments colonial policy"
Mr.. Newlands resented this state
ment declaring that his proposition was
a colonial policy: that on the contrary
1t was in exact accord with our tradi-
tional policy of annexing adjacent ter
ritory necessary for the defense of the
United States. His proposition was 10
annex the island with the avowed in
tentlon of ultimately admitting ii as
state of the union. He discussed his
proposition declaring that the imme-
diate relief of Cuba was necessary to
prevent a crisis i'm the island Cuba. he
satd desired commercial union with
the United States. The best CONNER
cial union, he argued, would be that
which would come under political un-
ION. II commercial union came without
political union he contended that Gu
ba's production would be stimulated,
and she would be enabled to compete
in our markets with sugar produced by
the cheapest labor she could obtain
whereas If political union occurred our
labor laws would keep out OF the ISL
and Chinese coolies and. other cheap
laborers.
In reply to a question from Mr..
Richardson, Ala, Mr.. Newlands said
that while he did not think Cuba was
prepared now for statehood rather
than have the present situation con-
tinue, with the possibility of civil war
in the near future, he would welcome
Cuba on any terms. Il should prefer,
however" said he, ito have Cuba ad-
mitted as territory with the promise
of statehood"
After some further discussion the bill
was passed.
No Pensions for Deserters.
After a brief explanation and the
adoption Of only minor amendments the
pension appropriation bill was passed
early in the session.
During the consideration of the pen
sion appropriation bill, Mr.. PrItchard
North Carolina, offered an amendment
providing that man who had served
IN the Confederate army but subse-
quentiy had served in the Union army
should have a pensionable status
point of order against the amend
ment by Mr.. Gailinger was sustained.
Mr.. Prltchard, evincing evidence of
MS disappointment at the loss of his
amendment, gave notice that he would
see that not many bills will hereafter
go through until something is done in
the direction of granting the relief de-
sired.
May Retain Spanish War Clerks.
The House passed the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill,
the second of the regular supply bills
AS passed. 1t carries $251 1863. which
is S0O3, III In excess of the current law
Only two amendments of Importance
were adopted. One provide for a com
mission to redistrict the legislative dis
tricts OF Oklahoma, and the other au-
thorizes the President, In his discre-
ton, to cover into the civil service the
temporary clerical force employed OH
account of the war with Spain. There
are about 1850 ef these clerks still in
the service. By the terms of the
amendment the President must place
all or none Of them under the civil