New-York tribune., 1902-02-25
TAKESN0 STAND ON CUBA
PEPTBLICAN Club TABLES
RECIPROCITY RESOLUTION
LONG DISCUSSION RESULTS IN APAR.
IIAAiENTARY NGLE-SENTTMFNT
EVENLY DIVIDED

After discussion lasting two and a half hours
ne special meeting of the Republican Club. at No
a Fffth-ave.. last night called 10 act upon raso
,,-tons introduced the meeting last r,,asdo,,
evening concerning the Cuban tariff situation was
adjourned the original resolution substitute and
an amendment having been laid on the table The
,asoIution which introduced nv Andrev 2
humphrey. urged that If Congress decided n at5
Cuba a bounty or grauuity should be maid ont of
the FUNDS Of the Treasury. and the tariff LEFT IN
changed.
The committee on national affairs which had
considered the question since the last meeting sub
itted q long report indorsing the resolution This
report Tas received. Francis B. Thurber then Of
fered a substitute resolution. which declared in
substance, that the club ready To follow the
lead Of President Roosevelt and Secretary Root
NJ Humphreys followed with an amendment "a
this Substitute in which he Incorporated all thar
he hac IN MS original resolution. with some addi-
ri1ns When vote called for II was found
that the meeting was in a hopeless Parliamentary
snsrl from which il with difficulty extrica+ed
ny ex-Judge Olcott Congressman LessIer and
others
Charles H. Treat, Internal Revenue Collector
then introduced resolution expressing the Eratid-
cation OF the club that the Ways and Means Com
miTfee NJ congress mad proposed a bill providing
reciprocity witt cuba. which supported the policy
OF the present administration. In the discussion
which followed II was explained that there was
such bill before the Ways and Means Com
mittee and that the resolution was out Of place
All the -esolutions and the report of the COM
mttee on national affairs were finally laid on the
table
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The report Of the committee was read By Colonel
Charles H. DenisOn, chairman. Il summed I'D as
follows
We think it safe to predict that no reciprocity
vii be adopted with Cuba. or any other nation,
that does not comply with the sound and rational
view expressed in President Roosevelts message,
jury 10 our home industries. II being EVIDENT mt
Ineu LlaL the application OF the policy recl-
procity 10 the problem in hand is entirely i'm
pIacli1anle, apd since reduction or rebate OF
duty IS shown 70 be pernicious in practice. wrong
IN principle and inadequate accomplish the OBJ
jecL usleI!sloy aimed al namely, 20 relieve the
distress OF Cuba. other method Of giving
5ret rsrn OF yearS The people need to be fre
quently reminded of the value of our home market
Sv ~ b income of ali VINO Work y for IiInr IS
ity and development than the entire profits
foTeisn trade imports and exports INCLUDED eacg-
eign trade, which is colossal amounts 10 only Sc
per cent OF our nome consumption. the patriotic
American viii De reluctant sanction the adoption
af measures calculatedsto impertl the policy which
n -, ,,5-.-H- : st,s nc nc -,
further enrichment Of American niiliouaires and
monopolists-
The principles OF RepuhIicansm, as enunciated
by the Republican party so far as concerns the
question in hand clearly forth in the fol-
lowing extract from the platform Of the party
adopted at st. Louis. June IS. 1896, referring
the Cleveland administration:
Protection for Sugar Growers-We condemn
the present administration for not keeping faith
with The sugar producers Of this country. The
lead 20 the brodnction on American soil Of all the
sugar which the American people use, and for
Walch they pay other countries more than sltOeOe'o
and the following from the national Republican
we favor the associated poIsy Of reciprocity. so
erected as 70 open our markets on favorable terms
toE what We DO not ourselves produce in return
foE Tree foreign markets"
lE d OTT1pr nd fsfrs he
principles Of RepubHcauism enunciated by the
10 condemn any measure calculated 10 overthrow
Of seaken Jne poliey of protection Witch is the
Of forfeiture, exposing II 10 dissolution.
C. C. sHAYNE APPEALS FOR CUBA
C C. shayne was the first speaker after the re-
port read. de declared that the club could
90 on record as opposed 10 justice TO Cuba The
American people, he said wanted fair play. and
he suggested that there might be a niger in the
fence Are who Interested in the prod
ucts Of Porto Rico opposing the reduction Of the
Cuban tariff he asked
AR Humphrey spoke in favor Of his resolution. He
was followed BY AIr. Thurber, who said that he had
made study of the situation and that Cuba,
Ger favorable conditions, afforded large markets for
american agricultural and manufacturing indus
u-es. ne sald mat men VINO had tnelr money IN
vested IN other things than sugar and tobacco were
Ar1er5ca xsouS re9Ilr4 bar Tsriff or rT1bs1 nrc5 %
per cent and still American beet growers would
The duty Of the Republican Club" said Con-
troller Treat, is simply 10 sustain its accredited
and well chosen representa- tives and stand for the
best interests Of the party. Although protection
has been policy will say that should
never change our policies Why is IL that, when
little act OF justice IL planned. a fair trade
free trade there is apprehension and alarm2 The
republicans must not be divided"
Wilbur F Wakeman asserted that the sugar Of
Cuba to-day in the hands OF spectators Of
England and America and Spanish bankers.
Acelberr H Steele spoke against the reduction
n the tar1ff, and he supported by F N. Clark
who said that ne had made eight weeks trip
through Cuba, and familiar with the condf-
lions there
The members seemed TO be about equally divided
on TIE question issue but II the sentiment
mat action should be taken by the club until
Congress had reached q decision