The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-04-05
RECIPROCITY WITH CUBA.
Chairman Payne Presents the ways
and Means Committee Bill
In the House.
Mr., PAYNE EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.
The Depressed Condition of the Cuban
Sugar Industry Due to the WORN"
Observation-Disclosures to Cuba ana
Our own Best Interests Are Practically
identical.

Sugar Industry Due TO inc "oii"'
over Observation-Disclosures to CUBA ana
Our own Best Interests Are Practically
Identical.
Washington, April chairman
Payne yesterday presented to the
house the report of the ways ana
means committee on the Cuban recl-
procity bill, which the committee had
ordered reported earlier in the day.
After reciting President Roosevelt $
recommendations in behalf Of Cuba
Mr.. Payne says:
"Our relations to Cuba are peculiar
In our declaration of war with SPAN,
and ever since, we have solemnIy pro-
claimed to the world that our object
was to give Cuba stable ana lnde-
pendent government. We have la
bored for more than three years to
accomplish that result, and IN TINS
endeayor we have spared no expense
During the years of preparation we
have given her an example or the
dement, VI III" anu s'''
cleanliness ana OF the preSe' "'i'" VI
the public health, and OF gooo gov
eminent generally. She has organized
her government under a constitution,
o,a 10 ro,, randy ia launch forth
a.io,s % ,,o earth in the
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MI Payhe eNP'n'nS ''' ''pi ''"'
condition OF the 'upah sugar 'i'''"'
try as due to the World oNer-Prouu'-
ton of sugar, and says
This condition threatened grave
disaster to this, the principal lhdus-
trial product Of Cuba, II rs true tha'
labor in Cuba is, and for the past
three months has been, fully EN-
ployed at fair wages, ana that there
has been no distress, but trust
worthy writer, an American not IN
terested in sugar, ana caretul op'
server, says under date OF March ~:
"Whilc the masses of Cuba are not
actually suffering from lack Of food,
the planters and business men are on
the verge Of collapse and bankruptcy
and are anNiously hoping for conces-
sions in the United States tariff in
order that they may receive new ne
and hope. The merchants nave larRe
sums Of money trusted out ana are
not paying each other Ihcy are SIM
ply holding each other mp III the nope
Of obtaining relet, ana II natures
once begin they Will run Ike Wild
fire
"All the evidence received before
the committee points TO conclusion
that the crisis threatened involves
the most serious consequences
This threatened financial distress
comes AT the very time we are apou'
to set the Cuban government up IN
business on its own account we
have performed the part of II guard
ian up TO the present moment ana
arc about TO send the ward forth into
the world, we can not afford TO take
the risk Of her failure II little time
~ aid will insure success
The report adds that we are bound
to care for our own people, but nttei
reviewing the American sugar situa
ton, says
at can work no injury TO our in
dustry If we make this small rcduc
ton ON Cuban sugars The enactment
of this bill will not affect the protec
ton Of the sugar producers Of the
United States, There is no rcasona
bic prctcnsc that the same reduction
on other Cuban products will iniur,
any other American industry"
The report asserts that the plant
ers and not the rcHncrics will rccci,,
the benefits of the reduction, ant
adds:
cuba does not come simply MS {
mcndicant, nor should she be trcatct
as such She offers good trade ii
return. This she is willing to con
cedc. Under the provisions of ia,
i.11 ,,., al nn1J kn nI,l, ga 1nuhIn th,
on,a,n, az our ,xnnrt trod, ,yiiI