The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-19
MUST HELP CUBA
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SENDS
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO con-
GREss.
MAKES PLEA FOR RECIPROCITY
NEW REPUBLIC Is WEAK AND
OUR ASSISTANCE Is
NEEDED.
WOULD BENEFIT US AS WILL
PRESIDENT RECEIVES MESSAGE
FROM PALMA ASKING FOR
RELIEF.

washington, June is. President
Roosevelt sent a special message to con-
gress yesterday afternoon reiterating
his former recommendations for the
passage of a law creating reciprocity
with Cuba and presenting additional
arguments thereon. The text of the
message follows:
Il deem II important before adjourn
ment OF the present session of congress
to call attention to the following ex-
pressions I'm the message which, In the
discharge of the duty imposed upon
me by the Constitution, / sent to con-
gress on the first Tuesday in December
last. Here follows extracts from that
document).
Yesterday / received by cable from
the American minister in Cuba a most
earnest appeal from President Palma
for Legislative relief before 1t is too
late
Stands Alone.
THE granting of reciprocity with
Cuba is proposition which stands en-
tirely alone The reasons for IL far out
weigh those OF granting reciprocity
with any other nation. and are entirely
consistent with preserving intact the
protective system under which this
country has thriven so marvelously.
"The present tariff law was designed
to promote the adoption OF such reel
procity treaty and expressly provides
for a reduction OF not to exceed 20 per
cent upon goods coming from particu-
lar country. leaving the tariff rates
upon the same articles unchanged as
regards all other countries.
objection has been made to the
granting of the reduction on the ground
that the substantial benefit would not
go to the agricultural producer of
sugar. but would inure to the American
sugar refiners.
This Car He Fixed.
I'm my judgment provision can and
should be made which will guarantee
US against this possible measure of
doubtful policy, such as bounty in the
form of a rebate.
THE question as to which, If any. OF
the different schedules OF tariff ought
most properly to be revised does not
enter into this matter in any way or
shape. We are concerned with getting
a friendly reciprocal arrangement with
Cuba. This arrangement applies TO all
articles that Cuba grows or produces.
1t Is not in our power to determine what
those articles shall be; and any discus
sion OF tariff as Il affects special sched-
ules or countries other than Cuba Us
wholly aside from the subject matter
to which l call your attention.
Compared to Hawnii.t
/ Some of our citizens oppose the low
ering Of the tariff on Cuban products,
Just as three years ago they opposed
the admission of the Hawaiian islands,
lest free trade with them might ruin
certain interests here. In actual events
their fears proved baseless as regards
Hawaii, and their apprehensions or
damage 70 any interests OF our own be-
cause of the proposed measure Of reci-
procity with Cuba seem to me TO be
equally baseless.
'Tn my judgment. no American in
dustry will be hurt and many Ameri-
can industries will be benefited by the
proposed action. 1t is to our advantage
as a nation that the growing Cuban
market should be controlled by the
American producer.
More Interest Needed.
Events following the war with Spain
and the prospective building of the
isthmian canal render IL certain that
we must take in the future far greater
interest than hitherto in what happens
throughout the West Indies. Central
America and the adjacent coast and
waters.
eve expect Cuba TO treat us on an
exceptional footing politically and we
should put her in the same exceptional
position economically. The proposed
action is in line with course we have
ys1g oil n Islands with
which we have been brought into re-
lations of varying intimacy by the
Spanish war.
Porto Rico and Hawaii have been
included within our tariff lines. to their
great benefit. as well as ours, and with
out any feared detrlment to our desti-
MES. The Philippines, which stood In
different relation, have been granted
substantial tariff concessions.
To Benefit Both.
Cuba is an independent republic
which has assumed special obligations
as regards her international position In
compliance TO our request. I ask for
her certain special economic conces-
sions in return: these economic conces-
sions to benefit us as well as her.
There are few brighter pages In
American history than the page which
tells OF our dealings with Cuba the past
four years, On her behalf we waged a
war of which the handspring was gem
erous indignation against oppression:
and we have kept faith absolutely.
1T IS earnestly to be hoped that we
win complete in the same spirit the
record so we'll begun and show In our
dealings with cuba that steady continu-
ity of policy Swhich IL IS essential for
oar nation TO establish in foreign af-
fairs If we desire to play our own part
as a world power"