The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-02-24
WHAT SHALL
BE DONE
WHAT CUBA?
Congressman NewIands Intro
duces Resolution Providing
for Annexation.
Territorial Government AdvO-
Gated and Admission AS q
State to Follow.
A Washington dispatch of recent date

n w doniIlS lOil uiSpdtCIl VI IScCIl 0ctlt
says:
Representative Newlands of n vada, |
of the Ways and Means Comm tee, |
who was the author of the resolution
annexing Hawaii today introduced a |
joint resolution inviting the republic of
Cuba to become a part of the United
State of the Union, to be called the
State of Cuba; and also authorizing
rs per cent reduction of duty ON the
present crop Of Cuban sugar, in con-
sideration of Cuba's granting prefer
entail rates to the United States. The
resolution confines the 25 per cent re-
duction of duties to the period prior to
January l. 1903. The provision as to
annexation is as follows:
THAT in the meantime the republic
of Cuba is invited to become a part of
people to become citizens of the United
States. with the assurance that Cuba
will be entitled first to a territorial form
of government under the constitution
and laws of the United States, with
delegate in Congress to represent her
! people, and that ultimate Statehood
of Congress. it is advisable to admit
Cuba, including such other West Indian
| islands belonging to the United States
as may be deemed advisable, as a sin
| gle State of the Union, to be called the
State of Cuba"
| MIR. Newlands, in explanation of his
appeared to voice Cuba'e needs and re-
quirements have indicated that an in
vitation TO Cuba of annexation would
be accepted. Annexation by force would
| not be justified. 1t must be accomplish
ed, If at all, by the free act of the Gu
ban people. At present there is no ma
will can be tested but the Cuban con-
stiturion has been adopted. The Cuban
Congress viii meet in February, Gu
ban government will be organized, and
the United States will then leave the
government and control of the island
to its people. Cuba will then be in a
only necessary to tide over the present
emergency by a temporary measure,
such as l have introduced reducing the
duty on Cuban sugar one-fourth for
one year and inviting Cuba to become
part of the United States under a
territorial form of government, under
the constitution, her people to be citi-
zens, not subjects, with the assurance
that ultimate Statehood will be grant
ed.
by coming into our political union
Cuba will secure immediatly the high
est degree of freedom and with it a
large market for varied products. These
products will not threaten our sugar in
dustry so seriously as they would un-
der reciprocal trade arrangements, for
the reason that the restrictive labor
laws of this country will apply and viii
raise the cost of production to such an
extent as to prevent overs stimulation
of her industries, while her supplies
will be bought in the high protected
markets of this country instead of the
cheap markets of the world. | much
prefer political union, for that Involves
the best kind of commercial union tnat
can be established between the two
countries.
"such annexation is entirely in line
with the traditional policy of the coun-
| thy. When the time for Statehood
comes, Cuba, Porto Rico, and other
West indian islands in our possession
can be Incorporated into tn Union as
one State, thus doing away with the
danger of representation in the
Senate"