Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-07
No RELIEF FOR CUBA
Beet Sugar Trust Succeeds in
Preventing Action on Cuban
Concessions.
Caucus OF Republicans Adjourns
Without Reaching Agree
ment on Reciprocity,
President Roosevelt Still Deter
mined That Something
Shall Be Done.

Cuban reciprocity proposition, and tn
conference held last night adjourned t,
. Tuesday night without taking vote
AS it was, the proposition to give ait
to Cuba would have been defeated las
night if it had not been for a speech
by Speaker Henderson, who deprecated
hasty action. and made an appeal fol
oalmness and deliberation.
Mr.. Dnlzell, of Pennsylvania, made 6
long speech, in which he tore to pieces
the arguments made by Representative
Tawney and riddled the proposition adj
vanced by the Minnesotan. Mr.. Dalzel
demonstrated that the scheme proposed
by Mr.. Tawney was not only unconsti-
tutional, but impracticable, and one
which was impossible to put into eff
/ feet.
There is a growing feeling against
Tawney and Babceck because of their
attitude. There is little beet sugar
Srown in either of their districts and it
! is said their opposition to the reduction
OF the tariff on Cuban sugar and to-
bacco is due almost entirely to jealousy
OF the older members of the ways and
means committee.
President Roosevelt is becoming
more and more impatient over the de-
lay and dawdling of the house republic
ans, and if they do not agree on plan
of action he will send message to con-
sress which will bring the matter to a
| direct issue.
The authorized statement was made
public at the white house last evening
saving that any statement that the
president has changed his attitude on
the Cuban reciprocity business is with
out the slightest foundation in fact
There is a disposition on the part Of
some of the republicans to dodge this
question, as evidenced by resolution
presented by Representative Mahon, of
Pennsylvania. providing for a post
Eonement until the next session of con-
gress or until after the congressional,
elections
When the conference was called to
order by Representative Cannon, Mr.
Dalzell took the floor and made long
speech, completely Kidding the bounty
proposition advanced by Mr.. Tawney,
showing that it was both unconstitu-
tional and impracticable. He then adj
vocated the adoption of the scheme
presented by the ways and means COM
mittee, providing for a reduction of 30
per cent in the Dingley tariff rates on
Cuban sugar and tobacco. when a SINH
lar reduction was made on American
goods going into Cuba.
He said this reduction was so small
II would not injure the sugar beet in
dustry of this country He urged its
adoption because the Cubans were suf-
tering and some concessions were nee
cssary to prevent them starving to
death.
Another reason given for the conces-
sion was that the American people
demanded that they should be made.
MIR. Dalzell spoke nearly two hours. He
was followed by Representative Taylor
of Ohio, who opposed any tariff reduc-
tons on the ground that If this question
was taken up at this time there would
be general tariff debate and possibly
some reductions which would upset the |
conditions existing at pres
ent.
Representative Mahon of Pennsyl-
vania offered a resolution providing
that all action be postponed until the t
next session of congress. In support of I
this resolution he said there was no
hurry about taking action, as Cuba
would not be in a position for some /
months to make a reciprocity treaty
with this or any other country. He OPP
posed action for the reason that he
terests of the west.
ctr Nv I,1 IA
when there was not smokestack in
the west, and now l propose to stand
by the west in it's hour of need.
Representative Long, of Kansas, who
is western man, then exposed the in
sincerity of Mr.. Mahon by speaking in
support of the ways and means commit
tee. Then Mr. Tawney attempted to
have time fixed for a vote, but Speak
81 Henderson opposed this and advo..
Gated calm and deliberate action, in
which all republicans could concur. The
then adjourned until Tues
lay night.
So many conflicting reports have
been put in circulation lately regarding
the presidents attitude in the matter of
legislation granting tariff
to Cuba that he has felt
to repeal over and over
again to congressman and others that
&c thinks now just what he thought in
December when he recommended leg
Station for the relief of Cuba in his
message. Accordingly the fol-
owing official announcement was made
1t the white house last night:
Any statement that the president :
las changed his attitude on the Cuban
reciprocity business is without the
slightest foundation in fact"
This is what the president said in his
Message: In Cuba such progress has
)een made toward putting the indie
PENDENT government of the island upon
, firm footing that before the present
ession of the congress closes this will
We an accomplished fact. Cuba will {
hen start as her own mistress, and to
he beautiful Queen of the Antilles, as
he unfolds the new page of her desti {
~, we. extend our heartiest greetings
nd good will. Elsewhere l have dis {
ussed the question of reciprocity In t
he case Of Cuba, however, there are '
yeightX reasons of morality and of
atural interest why the policy should
's held to have a peculiar application J
nd most earnestly ask your attention c
q the wisdom, indeed, of the vital need 1
# providing for substantial reduction :
n the tariff duties on Cuban imports i
nto the United States. Cuba has in /
Ter constitution affirmed what we de-