The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-16
SUGAR TAXED;
CUBA LIBRE
Senator Clapp Confers With
the President About His
Proposal.
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska
Tells Why Sugar Insur-
gents Stand Firm.
From The journal Eureou, loom 90, ross
Ruildi,.g, Washington.

From The Journal Eureou' Loom go foss
Building, Washington.
Washington, May Ex-senator Clapp had
a long conference with the president to-
day regarding the Cuban situation. The
president is interested in the bill which
Mr.. Clapp introduced recently providing
for commission to investigate the ques-
ton of alleged distress in the island ana
to administer relief wherever lnvestl-
cation Shall show it is needed MI.
Roosevelt wanted to talk over the whole
Cuban question with him.
1t is apparent that the president is
worried. He has beenst told by repuoll-
can senators that If any straight Cuban
reciprocity bill is pressed in the senate 1t
will hasten general tariff revision.
There are reasons for believing that the
majority of the senate would differ from
the majority of the house and would hold
that general tariff amendments to such
bill are germane.s -..
IF this is fact" said Senator Clapp
to The Journa correspondent 1t
will bring on a tariff revision before the
republican party or the country is ready
for it,
It is believed that the president did not
indorse the Clapp bill as he is not in
clined to any compromise.
Senator Spooner is urging IN the senate
his rebate plan which Is the Morris plan
as presented in the house. He has made
many converts to it. He has also talked
about 1t with the president. Mr.. Clapp
also has very respectable following Tor
his bill. -.--~
Between these two propositions 1t is
difficult to see at present how majority
can be secured for any straight reciprocity
plan which the senate may be asked to
adopt
The president is striving to harmonic
republican differences in the senate and
his talk wit h Mr. Clapp was. along that
line Unless this can be done no salts
factory legislation will be possible.
The sugar trust witnesses have had the
right of way until yesterday before the
Teller committee 1t is undera God that
the beet sugar men are now to come to the
front Should the testimony before the
committee be conflicting and pref ty equal
ly balanced it, would add to the complica-
tions. ~
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska also saw
the president this morning and talked
about the Cuban situation. He said to a
correspondent later that the senate in
surgents we're standing firm and that the
passage of any straight reciprocity bill
would be well nigh impossible. He said
the insurgents would gladly vote money
out of the treasury for the relief of Cuba
should real distress exist there, but would
decline to support any bill which in their
opinion would benefit the sugar trust.
- II would rather vote money out of the
treasury direct to the sugar trust" he
said, than by the indirect way Of such q
bill as we have been asked to support
Then we would know surely where the
money went, while under the proposed
plan We could only surmise.'
The possibility that the senate may hole
general tariff amendments to the bill
germane has been suggested to the presi.
dent -s.... =.
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