Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-28
Taller Says That Is All There Is
To Cuban Reciprocity
am IS TO KILL BEET SUGAR
ronueetieut Replied, Main-
,.s There was Nothing sor-
IA for Reciprocal Heia,ion"

Washington -
.aa,y a sharp debate arose In the
,,o today on the question Of CUBAN
I.|DrocIy Mr. Teller Of Colorado
nose instance the senate comnlir
cnban relations made its lnVesu-
,,.u Of the subject. delivered a spir-
soeech in opposition TO the reel
.oely with cuba. lie charged mat
.atIre reciprocity propaganda had
hacked by the American Sugar
s.,ng company and by Americans
we're interested financially In Gu
sugar plantations. The purpose
al was TO strike down an import
,sricultural industry of this coun-
Ne was willing 20 join In gem
,a,slon of the tariff 10 meet
arged conditions, but unless the du-
an iron and steel and other pro-
y wore reduced with those on
y" In order that the arrangement
,s, he equitable, the beet sugar
Ls never would consent TO a re-
tt.,,,on on their product. Mr. Platt
sgconneetlcut, chairman Of the Cuban
'ls,Ians committee. replied to the CO.
80 senator He maintained that
w., vas nothing sordid In the desire
" Sromote reciprocal relations be-
10 ihe United States and Cuba, and
VA M making Of some concessions TO
sS'S gas a plain duty OF this country.
II 10 wss duty which this government
AgsS n Itself, as well as to Cuba, be-
samsa absolutely friendly relations with
,Ss new republic were necessary
, wy AZ defense TO this country unless
,he United states should annex the Is
land That he hoped, would not be
dops as he regarded annexation as a
Grave menace TO our institutions.
conference report amendment TO
,bs KIN entitled bill to provide a
eode q laws for the District Of Column
Ma MAS agreed to by the senate soon
AFTER II convened today
consideration then was begun of the
Mn 10 provide for the i~lotment OF
,he snds Of the Cherokee nation, for
,be disposition Of townsltes therein
and Tor other purposes, During the
consideration Of the bill, Mr.. Teller
taxing advantage of the latitude of
debate addressed the senate on the
subject OF Cuban reciprocity. He said
h and not think this session Of con-
rress should adjourn without some ac-
don On the subject.
After asking for the printing Of sew
eral documents, Mr., Teller referred 10
the statements made OF the distress in
Cuba and 10 the statements that UNI
less he United States should give re-
lief to the island, a revolution would
occur NJ Teller declared that the
statements were untrue, and that there
never had been any condition in the
Island which warranted the statements,
He asserted that II had been proved
aflmatlyely that no such condition ex-
listed
Il say said he, measuring my
words, that never In my experience In
public lie has there been 50 patent
an gen an attempt to deceive the
American people as this"
He said the attempt at deception was
made by those who were relying upon
che veil known desire OF the American
people to assist any other peopleIwho
Were In distress,
DISCUSSING the beet sugar Industry,
th Colorado senator said the ques-
tia vas one OF great Importance to
III PEOPLE Of the west. They had
etvigd Il, and It did not take them
lng 10 ascertain that the American
sugar Refining company-the Ameri-
can sugar trust-was pretty active In
urging the reduction OF duty on Cuban
fugr"
He said there was some desire on the
Ian Of the Cubans to secure a reduce
Ton Of duty on tobacco but that was
h'i sight Of In view of the propaganda
io The reduction In the duty on sugar
There has been,' he declared. more
Misrepresentation and misstatement
scout our obligations to Cuba than
tpoat almost any other question. Every
ooAgatlon which the country was UNI
tl TO Cuba has been performed" he
ga and he challenged any senator
y Indicate any obligation which the
JAILED states was under to the island.
Mere is no distress In cuba" he
cerared, and my correspondence with
ns people OF the island proves this.
.ht CuDans are not medicants at our
llls. The American holders OF sugar
nles IN Cuba and the American Sugar
aSunlng company are at the bottom a
.ns enort 10 change our financial sys-
YEN with reference to Cuba"
Mr Tgllar gats no. lt..f..
y ne richest countries in the world.
.ul ne referred to her enormous ex-
NtN he asserted that the Cuban la
s'us received from 500 to $50 a month
tga-a sum, he thought. that would
,aue them to live quite as well as
W hborers in this country
discussing the diplomatic situation
"M cuban government, Mr.. Teller
upItssed the belief that the platt
,.ehament ought not TO have been
t-,Pel Dy the United States, as II
49,. vocation, IAN unnecessary vio-
~ sI ~ OF good faith on the part of
M United States. He pointed out that
80 80 might make o commercial agree.
~ WIN Great Britain. for instance
nnch the latter country might have
i,ags'ages over the United States He
|sipSss no such agreement would ha
- out Cuba could make such an
|,e,,sylheht N she deslfed. He said thai
,s .Ss outstanding the fact that thou
In cphs tdoorers recently had arrived
|tss sss ron spain. labor I'm the island
,renrs,ovt ana high priced. In such
|tsgna'shces there would be- in his
psgg'shl no great distress.
|tm,e ING 10 the bin passed by the
.u,l, ar Teller said.
a., "eh the differential was taken of
h., n yes a great falling OF in inter.
|hrsr ,, ,'s,ss,,p,rIocity on the part OF the
vi he part Of N sugar naor,o
~ inlefiec,ed Mr.. spooneT 'e'p'e'
| tt 70 \" Il replied Mr., Teller. 1--WE did
|t,a,v 'saglsfs,ood that a reciprocity
|rtbs WIN Cuba would be presented
i 49, session OF the senate
trs,s5ianS SAID he. that II VIII no
a. ssV unfair 10 tho American
~ .,oNers. both beet and cane N
a. N.Y.. proposed concesslons m
e. 49,. let her maintain her pres.
Z Coo-,li avs and compel the states
Ntr sist', louisiana, Texas and
nor N ~ = compete with Chinese
Wrs,si,.". ' .,k TO ioln YOU said he
haal 90, We Republican side. upon
sap.,,,,,.,'sio n Of the tarlff. in max
~ ear, reduction Of the tariff 10
sid'a u esl conditions. hut do not
!. ~ ~. auumii 10 reducti alone
tirtr ~. product Of the American