Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-20
APPEALFORRECIPROCITY
President Sends Message to Con-
gress Asking Aid For Cuba.
QUOTES PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
Colonel Roosevelt Says That It lie the
Moral Duty Of This Country to Grant
Cuba Reciprocal Relations, and Low
erinu Duties Won't Hurt Protection.

Cuba Reciprocal Relations, and Low
erinq Duties Won't Hurt Protection.
Washington, June 14.-President
sent a special message to
congress yesterday afternoon reiterat-
ing his former recommendation for the
passage of a law creating reciprocity
with Cuba, and presenting additional
thereon. The text of the
message is as follows:
To the senate and house of represent
Elsewhere have discussed
the question of reciprocity. In the
case of Cuba, however. there are
weighty reasons of morality and of ma
tional interest why the policy should
be held to have a peculiar application,
and 1 most earnestly ask your attention
to thewisdom, indeed, to thevital need,
of providing for a substantial reduction
in the tariff duties on Cuban imports
into the United States. Cuba has in
her constitution affirmed what we de-
sired that she should stand, in interna-
tional matters, in closer and more
friendly relations with us than with
any other powers, and we are bound
by every consideration of honor and
expediency to pass commercial meas
ures in the interest of her material well |
being.
This recommendation was merely |
giving practical effect to President Nc |
Kinley's words in his message of De- |
cember Is, 1898, and December 8, 1899.
when he wrote:
1T is important that our relations
with this people (of Cuba) shall be Of
the most friendly character and our
commercial relations close and Tecipro-
eal.''
The granting of reciprocity with Gu
ba is a proposition which stands en-
tirely alone. The reasons for it far
outweigh those for granting reciprocity
WIN any other nation, and are entirely
-. consistent with preserving intact the
protective system under which this
country has thriven so marvellously.
The present tariff law was designed to
promote the adoption of such a reci-
. procity treaty, and expressly PROVIDE
for reduction not to exceed 20 per
cent. upon goods coming from a par
, ticular country, leaving the tariff rates
on the same articles unchanged as re-
CARDS all other countries. Objection
has been made to the granting of the
reduction on the ground that the sub
:, stantial benefit would not go to the
4 agricultural producer Of sugar, but
would inure to the American sugar re-
finers. In my judgment, provision can
, and should be made which will guar
I. antee us against this possibility with
!. out having recourse to a measure OF
doubtful policy, such as a bounty in
the form of rebate.
e The question as to which, If any, Of
i, the different schedules of the tariff
ought most properly to be revised does
not enter into this matter in any way
or shape. We are concerned with get
- ting a friendly reciprocal arrangement
= with Cuba. This arrangement applie
- :; to all the articles that Cuba grows o
produces. 1t is not in our power to de
termine what these articles shall be
:. and any discussion of the tariff as
- affects special schedules, or cOuntrie
- other than Cuba, is wholly aside frOT
a. the subject matter to which call you
attention.
n Some of our citizens oppose the low
"a ering of the tariff on Cuban products
just as three years ago they oppose
Gu the admission of the Hawaiian Island
~ lest free trade with them might rui
- certain of our interests here. In m
. Judgment, no American industries wi
be hurt, and many industries will !
!, benefited by the proposed action. It
=, to our advantage as nation that Il
- growing Cuban market should be CO..
a. trolled by American producers.
~, ~ Cuba is an independent republic, b
a republic which has assumed certa
u special obligations as regards her i
ternatiOnal position in compliance wi
our request. ask for her certain SD
Jul cial economic concessions in retur
tne these economic concessions to bene
lay us as well as her. There are fC
me- brighter pages in American histo
our than the page which tells of our de;
ings with Cuba during the past 70
more years. On her behalf we waged a W
than tina of which the handspring was genera
tiles Indignation against oppression; a
the we have kept faith absolutely. It
'Ain' earnestly to be hoped that we "
complete in the same spirit the recC
so well begun and show in our dealiT
ssia with Cuba that steady continuity
error policy which it is essential for our ]
col ton to establish in foreign affairs,
pre- we desire to play well our part as
hen world power.
tory We are a wealthy and powerful ]
now ton; Cuba is a young republic s
his weak, who owes to us her birth, VIII
pos whole future, whose very life, must
the pend on our attitude towards her
ding ask that we help her as she sJrugg
riety upwards along the painful and diffiC
was road of self-governing independence
lures ask this aid for her because she
gem weak. because she needs, because
edi- have already aided her. I ask t
hing open-handed help of a kind whicl
cord. self-respecting people can accept
this given to Cuba, for the very reason
! of we have given her such help in
etOrS ldSL. NOWS dSh lAelA bAS Oub
, mic be given all possible chance to us'
three The best advantage the freedom
n oc. which Americans have such RICH
De proud, and for which so many An
can lives have been sacrificed.
THEODORE Roosevelt
bison Philadelphia, June 1.-THE del
every Of doctor of jurisprudence was
cent Eerred upon former President CT
ana land today during the commence
nciple ercises of the Augustinian COlleg
blood st. Thomas, at Villanova, subur
nous. this city. Mr. Cleveland has the
auses .inction of being the first persol
their the United States to receive this
ashed gree.
taste
.Tat Brother and Sister Drowned.
y the Gettysburg, Pa, June 18.-De
s,,hv aged four years, and Irene, aget
= ~. years. children of jeremiah 5!
1s NJ we're drowned near Hendricks Sta
ts are this county, by falling into an a
on, 70 1oned stone quarry. The boy fell
/, VOC, The water, and his sister in attemI
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