Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-25
OPPOSES CUBAN BILL
Senator Carmack Attacks
Reciprocity Measure.
THE COMMITTEE LIST
SOME AMENDMENTS MADE BY
THE SENATE.
Vote Referring Mr.. Newlands' Cuban
Annexation Resolution Reconsidered
Mr.. Spooner to Speak on Subject.

At the beginning of today's session the
Senate adopted the resolution offered by
Mr. Hale Monday for the appointment OF
senators as members of committees. The
list was amended by substituting the name
of Mr. Morgan of Alabama for that of MI
Bate as chairman of the committee on
quarantine and public health, and by ere
ating a new committee of three to dispose
of useless papers in the departments. OF
which Mr.. Pettus (Ala.) was made chair
man and Messrs. Bate (Tenn) and Long
(kan.) members.
Mr.. Hale (Maine) then called up his mo-
ton for the reconsideration of the vote by
which Mr.. Newlands' joint resolution pro-
viding for the annexation of Cuba was re-
ferred to the committee on relations with
Cuba, and asked that vote on the motion
be taken forthwith with the understanding
that the resolution itself should lie upon
the table for future discussion.
There no objection to the request
and the motion was adopted without divi-
sion. 1t was the intention of Mr.. Spooner
to speak today on the motion, but his ad-
dress deferred and he will speak on the
resolution itself on later day.
At the instance of Mr.. Cullom the Cuban
reciprocity bill was read at length and
made the unfinished business, with the I'M
derstanding that any senator who may de-
sire to do may speak on the masure at
any time that the Senate is in session.
Mr.. Carmack Opposes Cuban Bill.
Mr.. Carmack Immediately took the fifoor
and addressed the Senate in opposition to
the bill He began by saying that In his
message the President had urged the rati-
fication of the Cuban treaty with reasons
which appeal to diverse motives in the hu-
man heart.
He told u.s." the senator went on. that
we must ratify it to save our honor and
help our trade. 1t was an opportunity to
worship God and get your money back-to
be diligent in business while serving the
Lord. He presented the Cuban treaty in the
double aspect of bargain counter and
missionary box. You put nickel in the
slot for sweet charity's sake and get more
than your moneys worth of chewing gum
and cigars. Happy is the republican adj
ministration that was driven by a selfish
motive to a righteous deed. and could per-
form a Christian duty without exercising
any of the Christian virtues 1t is another
story when honor and selfishness come into
conflict
Mr. Carmack said he was willing to hear
any appeal to conscience. and If given a
treaty that was liberal to Cuba and just
to the United States he would vote for it.
But no man could pledge his faith for
treaty which itself violated the pledged
faith of the country and on the plea of
opening the markets for Cuba slam the
door against forty million customers in
South America.
If this measure would reduce the price Of
sugar it would be an argument in it's IA
vor, but the larger part of the sugar i'm
ports would still be subject to duty and the
tariff would be added to all.
The authors of the sugar tax promised
to reduce it by ten million dollars. We
were to pay this sum for this treaty. 1t
required us to give UP not only the right
to reduce taxes, but reciprocity with other
countries.
You violate your solemn promise to re-
duce taxes" he said. and you do it in the
name of honor; you sell your right to make
commercial treaties. and you do 1t in the
name of reciprocity
Mr.. Carmack referred at length to the
reciprocity policy of Blaine and Mckinley,
Qowa) in which the latter had said that
every line of the wisdom of Mr.. Blaine had
been eliminated from the statutes. He
agreed that this was true, and, II so, who
was responsible? If the democratic party
had taken it off the republican party had
refused to put 1t back.
Continuing, Mr.. Carmack declared that
Mr.. Dolliver was right when he said his
party's failure to carry out reciprocity
was blow to protectionism
But 1t would demonstrate to the peo-
pie" said the speaker, that party DOM
mated by protected interests would make
Mr.. Carmack then turned his attention
to the President Six months ago. he
said, a cry was raised for Roosevelt,
reciprocity and revision" What had be-
come of the last two members of this
blessed trinity?
THE trinitarian propaganda" he went
on, has been overwhelmed by the Mo-
hammedan war cry of Allah IL Allah
Roosevelt is great and the senator from
Massachusetts is his prophet! The first
word in this trinity is enough to express
the creed of the republican party What
ever that word of multifarious meaning
meant last night, that was the policy of
the republican party this morning. But
1t did not mean reciprocity, and it did not
mean revision"
Plea for Tariff Revision.
Mr.. Carmack closed with plea for gen.
eral tariff revision. saying in part: 1.-THE
reactionary movement toward protection in
Ell gland derived its strength from the
hostile tariff of the United States Mr..
Chamberlain has played the United States
against the continent of Europe with sue
cess, and is now free to execute a hostile
tariff in favor of the British colonies and
against the United States. This will be
staggering blow to our agricultural In
dustries. but the beginning of a more lib
eral policy shown by the victory of the
democratic party in the next election in the
United States would put an end to MIR,
Chamberlain's scheme at once"
Senate Adjourns.
Senator Newlands followed Senator Car
mack. defending his Cuban annexation reso-
luton. The Senate then adjourned until
Friday.