The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-09
of the suRar trust

of the sugar trust
 Mir. Payne then turned his attention to the benefits which were accrued to the United States. He said it had been pre- dicted that in a few years We would have the bulk of the Cuban trade and that our exports to that country would reach goo 0oo.0Go. He also dwelt upon the other advantageS-the exclusion of cheap labor from Cuba by the enactment of our im- migration and labor laws.
 Do you propose to treat Cuba as if she were a part of the United States?' asked Mir. Lloyd (Mo)
 Cuba is not now a part of the United States" replied MT. Payne. II do not want her to be, but I believe she will be. and so believing l am for preparing her as best we can for the day of her incorporation within our limits"
 w. A. Smith (Mich) created some amusement by springing on MT. Payne an extract from a speech made by MT. Payne during the consideration of the Dingley bill when MT Payne said that if the beet sugar industry were established in this country the tariff would not ba disturbed for twenty-five years.
 We took you at your word said MT. Smith, 'an we invested Sl0,000,00O in Michigan in the industry"
 MT. Newlands (Nev) delivered the open ing argument against the bill. He took the ground that there should be no con- cession to Cuba unless it was accompa- nied by cordial invitation to become a part ot the United States. The concession to Cuba. he said, would not cheapen su gar to the American consumer. Mir. New lands said the Republican Party. in ut ter disregard of the Teller resolution, has sharply curtailed the independence of Cuba by forcing upon It the adoption of the Platt amendment The purpose of the Republican Party. he said, was clearly to hedge Cuba about with so many ir- ritating restrictions upon her sovereignty as to make her position tntolerable-to make her an humble suppliant for an- neXation.
 If the resolution included an invitation to Cuba to become a part of the United States, MT. Newlands said he would vote for a temporary reduction so as to give Cuba an opportunity of deliberation with | out the pressure of economic distress. MT. Mcclellan (N. Y), member of the Ways and Means Committee who fla | vors a greater concession to Cuba than is granted by the bill, followed. In argu- l ing the obligations of the United States l to relieve the present distress in Cuba Il and of our duty to start the new republic 1 under the most favorable auspices, MT 1 Mcclellan told of the interview between l President Mckinley and the Cuban com | missoners when the President advised l them to return to Cuba and secure the | acceptance of the Platt amendment. | "President Mckinley. he said, told
 them he could make no promises, but he | asked them to trust the United States | We can pay no higher tribute to the mar
 tyred Presidents memory" added Mir | Mcclellan. than to show here that in | his estimate of his country and his coun. | trymen he was not mistaken (Applause.l | Mir Mcclellan defended his advocacy
 of reciprocity. insisting that reciprocitN | had been Democratic doctrine since | Thomas Jeffersons day. MT. Mcclellan
 argued that the 20 per cent. concession
 would not afford sufficient relief to Cuba | and he gave notice that he would try t
 amend it by increasing the rate of re-
 duction. Failing in that he would vote
 for the bill because it would breach thu
 wall of protection and lower part of th'
 prcposterous Dinglry rate.
 The House at 5.05 ?. m. adjourned.