The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-10

working hard, is full of the subject and
is expected to make a notable speech.
| Stevens will also speak. McCleary will
not talk. Heatwole is in Minnesota.
Fletcher will vote with the rest but does
not expect to speak.
Mr. Morris Is the author of the rebate
plan of relieving Cuba, which was re
jected by the Republican caucus. He to-
day made an exhaustive argument
against the measure. He insisted that
| if any persons would receive benefit
from the concession to Cuba except the
sugar trust, it would be the Cuban shy
locks" to whom the planters had pledged
their crops.
Mr. Morris cited the evidence of wit
| nesses before the committee whom he
describes as "disinterested to show
that the cost of producing sugar in Cuba
had been exaggerated, that instead of be-
ing cents per pound is was ~ cents.
and that, therefore, at the present price
in Havana, ISL f. o. b. the Cubans would
receive a profit of 81 cent per pound
He further argued that there was no
moral obligation upon the United States
| to make the proposed concession. No
country had done more for another than
| the United States had for Cuba.
II 1t were necessary, Mr.. Morris said
| he was willing to go further and relieve
| Cuba by the rebate plan which, he de-
clared, was the only method by which
the relief would reach those for whom
it was intended.
He produced figures to show that reIa-
lively the Porto Rican sugar growers re-
ceived SO cents per 100 pounds less from
| the sugar trust than the trust paid for
| German sugars, anu that the Hawaiian
and Cuban planters feared in practically
the same way. From these figures he ar
gued that the trust being the semi-pur-
| chaser, was sure to reap the advantage
of any reduction made to Cuba.
Eve are not here" said Mr.. Morris,
to make laws for the benefit of soldiers
of fortune who go to Cuba instead OF
| home, and Of such buccaneers as Mr..
Havemeyer, the head of the sugar trust.
But, gentlemen" he added, turning to
his Republican colleagues, eff you are
determined to do this thing if you in
sist upon giving the sugar trust a pres
ent of two and a half millions let US
give the sugar trust a dose of it's own
medicine. Let us force the trust to drink
of the cup which it commends to others.
Let us take the diferential off refined
sugar, under which the trust has grown
strong and powerful"
He called on the Democrats to stand
with the Republicans and ''hit'' the sugar
trust and shit it hard" The Democrats
cried out that they would join with the
insurgent Republicans, and appIauded
vigorously.
Smith Leads in Debate.
William Alden Smith, of Michigan, was
the first speaker He spoke against the
bill. He presented the question from the
viewpoint of the Republicans who have
opposed Cuban reciprocity on account Of
the beet sugar interests and said in part:
81 would not for anything have you
believe that we who for two months have
been battling for what we believe to be
right, were animated by any hostility or
unfriendliness toward the island Of Cuba
Such is far from the truth. We have
always aided and sustained her in her
struggle for independence. We glory in
her approaching sovereignty. But we
must not forget that while we may SYM
pathize with Cuba, our first duty is to-
ward our own people, and everything that
tends to strengthen and develop our null
tiplied resources at home and add to the
| measure Of our national strength and
| independence, should be the object of our
profeundest solicitude
Il am opposed to this measure because
| believe it is calculated to breed strife
and dissatisfaction with the other sugar
countries of the world which are thus
Disseminated against I believe it will
have a tendency to provoke commercial
hostility among the other West India
islands and our neighbors in South
America.
Sees Benefit for Trust
in order to give it effect 1t becomes neces-