Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-03-26
THE CUBAN TREATY.
The Senate Finally Ratifies 1t by
a Vote Of 50 to 10.
COMMITTEE WAITS on PRESIDENT.
President Roosevelt Having No Further
Decentralization TO Make TO the senate
. Motion 10 Adjourn Sine Die Yves
Moved nnd Carried.

Moved nnd Carried
Washington, March 2o.--After
ratifying the Cuban reciprocity
the senate adjourned sine die yes
terday at 5:16 p. N. Practically the
entire day was spent behind closed
doors In executive session. Most OF
the time was devoted to considera-
ton of the Cuban treaty. Several
speeches were made in opposition to
the treaty and one in favor Of IL and
then promptly at the agreed hour,
three o'clock, voting began. Roll
calls were had on o number Of
amendments and the treaty itself
was made the subject Of an aye and
no vote. The motion to ratify was
adopted by q ballot of 80 to 10,
somewhat more than three-fourths
vote, whereas only a two-thirds vote
was necessary to secure o ratifca-
ton.
Immediately after the doors were
closed few minutes past II o'clock
Senator Foster, Of Louisiana, took
the floor In order to make set
speech in opposition to the treaty.
He spoke for about two hours and
half. His address had been prepared
carefully and on it's conclusion Sem
ator Foster very generally was COM
plimented on his manner Of present
ing the opposition view to the treaty.
In the main his speech was an ap-
peal for the protection Of the Ameri-
can sugar producing industry. He
spoke especially for the cane sugar
interests of Louisiana, but said that
while the sugar interests was Of
paramount Importance in his own
state on account of the cane pro-
duced there, the beet sugar industry
had grown to such proportions that
many other portions of the union
also were coming to have very pro-
nounced interest in the making Of
sugar. He drew graphic picture of
present conditions in Louisiana and
said that If the treaty should be
ratified the result was liable to be
very disastrous to many Of his con-
stituents. He appealed to senator's
from north and south alike to re-
frain from INJECTING this hardship
on his people. Mr.. Foster also made
the point that there was nothing to
prevent the introduction Of Chinese
labor into Cuba and said that If such
labor should be introduced American
labor could not compete with 1t.
Senator Simmons was the only
democrat who made speech in adj
vocacy of the ratification of the
treaty. He replied at some length to
the speech of Senator Foster, de-
claring for the treaty as q means of
promoting friendly relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba.
He said that he spoke for the United
States and not for Cuba, declaring
he did not accept the theory that the
United States Is under any obliga-
tions to Cuba, saying he thought
that we had done all for the Cubans
that any one nation could be ex-
pected to do for another. But he |
believed with the ratification Of this
treaty Cuba's prosperity would be
enhanced and that on &C.
count OF the lmproveu feenng- OF INC
present Cubans toward this country
,ur expectations to Cuba, which now
amount to about $2s,000,0O0 annually,
would soon be doubled. He said he
refused to accept the theory that
he American sugar producing in
lustry would be injured by adopting
he reciprocal relations proposed by
he treaty and commended that the
,nly advantage Cuba would have over
he United States in the production
Il sugar would be found in the fact
hat the Cuban soil is somewhat bet
er adapted 10 that industry than is
urs.
When the presiding officer stated
hat the treaty had received the
ecessary two-thirds vote and II had
cen ratified, Senator's Allison and
oclSrell were appointed committee
o wait on the president and notify
i'm that II he had no further com
iunications to make TO the senate
he senate was ready to adjourn. !
Then Senators Allison and Cockrcll
eturned from the white house Sem
tor Allison announced that the
resident had no further communica-
on to make TO the senate. He
lereupon moved the final adjourn