Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-11
j. Pierpont Morgan Would Be
Glad to See Cuba Part of
the Union
SENATOR sANeuILLVs SPEECH
Morsan's Purpose is to Control the
Railway Enterprises in the Island
How the Matter Is Viewed At Wash :
inston-opposition to Ratification
Of the Treaty.


|Sanguilly's speech in the Cuban senate
yesterday against reciprocity With the
been inspired in part by the recent trip
of j. Pierpont Morgan and his friends
TO the island. Morgan's purpose is said
to be the control of the railroad enter
prises there, and it is believed that he
would prefer to have Cuba annexed
to the United States after getting con-
troll of the property. Senator Sanguilly
is believed to have been the mouth
piece of the annexation party in Cuba.
expression there, as it has in the
United States, in opposition to reciproc-
ity
Annexation of Cuba has, from the
beginning, been one of the principal in
SEPARATIONS to opposition TO Cuban rec
iprocity. 1t has been Senator Elkins.
purpose to oppose reciprocity With a
view to forcing Cuba to seek annex
alton. Other opponents of reciprocity
have been governed by the same de-
sire to see Cuba become a part of
the United States. There is strong
faction in Cuba which desires annex
alton and opposes reciprocity because
it will delay that changed condition
Senator Sanguilly appropriates the
same arguments made by Mr. Oxnard
that the reciprocity treaty will benefit
no one but the sugar trust and the to-
bacco trust. Senator Sanguilly also
objects to having the United States
secure a monopoly in the Cuban mar
llet In this he is taking issue with
the opponents of Cuban reciprocity in
this country, who complain that we
are already buying from Cuba three
times as much as Cuba is buying from
Why this government should let down
the tariff bars to Cuba while Cuba
is giving much OF her most valuable
trade to Europe.
The European governments have also
been taking a hand in opposing reci
procity, because it will give the United
States an advantage in tine Cuban mar
kets. England and Germany have pro-
tested to this government and to Cuba
q against this reciprocity treaty. Thest
two European countries have been in
creasing their trade with cuba in man
articles, especially cotton
goods, since the war With Spain. ana
they are trying to block .he way of the
reciprocity treaty. which will interfere
with that growing trade.
The reports to the state department
are, however favorable TO the ratitica-
ton of the treaty by tho Cuban senate.
President Palma is very earnestly in
favor of the treaty. and his influence is
strong with the Cuban senate.
The open opposition TO the ratif1ca-
ton of the treaty by the United States
is now confined to the demo-
cratic side of the chamber. There are
sixteen democrats who are openly OPP
posed to the treaty. They are led by
Senator Foster, of Louisiana, and Sena
tor Bailey, of Texas. Both are work
ing 70 prevent Cuban sugar from COM
ing into competition with southern cane
sugar They claim only sixteen votes
on the democratic side. and have been
relying upon the republican senator's
from beet-sugar states TO aid them in
defeating the treaty.
There were eighteen republicans OPP
pOSeQ TO the CUBAN RECIPROCITY Dill
when before the senate a year ago.
These eighteen republicans could, by
uniting with sixteen democrats. prevent
the ratification of the Cuban treaty; but
the beet-sugar campaign collapsed in
December and Mr.. Oxnard publicly an
nounced that he had no further objec-
ton to the treaty. a number of these
republicans are still opposed to the
treaty, but they dare not so on record
against it.
They did aid the democrats in pre-
the treaty from being brought
to a vote before March A. with the hope
and expectation that such a failure
woud end the treaty. Some of the re-
publican managers of tne senate wers
hopeful also that the failure to vote on
the treaty before March 4 would end
the agitation in favor of ratification.
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