Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-24
58TH CONGRESS.
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The Senate Begins the Cuban
Reciprocity Debate.
Morgan Shows Feeling Over His
Removal from a Committee.
Says He Doesn't, but Starts TRADE
-ttf Against President.

]. dSAIlSlOils NOV. Z5.-1OQay SeS-
sion OF the Senate began with the pre-
,sontation OF a resolution by Allison.
Iowa. providing for the appointment o:
Rev. +. j. Prettyman, OF this city, as
chaplain Of the Senate for the present
session. The resolution was agreed to.
Cullogn. H., presented the report OF
he committee on foreign relations on
the bill TO carry into effect the Cuban
reciprocity treaty. The bill went to the
calendar.
Hale, Me, then moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Newlands reso-
luton for the annexation OF Cuba was
referred to the committee on relations
with Cuha. lie made the motion the
basis of q speech in opposition to the
policy proposed by the resolution, say
ing that this country had already de-
clarcd its policy with reference to Cuba
by enacting the Teller resolution into
lat". He spoke in conmendatory terms
OF he peaceful attitude of the present
Cuban administration and referred to
the economic and honest conduct Of the
iiscat affairs Of that government. He
had observed in the newspapers that
the Introduction of the Newlands reso-
luton and its reference to q committee
had occasioned anxiety in the island
ana he did not wonder that this was
true. Ali the element Of discomfort in
the island would. he said, endorse the
.<cw1ands measure, ard among these he
included the old Spanish element In
CUBA and American investors there 1t
might he said that the Newlands reso-
u.ion Is only an invitation. but grant
ing this to be true. it is still fact that
we are moi in the habit OF extending
such Invitations to other countries. We
woao not. fer instance. extend such an
invitation 10 Great Britain for tie
uniting o. Canada to the United States
or to Mexico for such union.
Hale's language in referring to the
possibility OF Canadian annexation was
as follows:
l. have little doubt that men now lis
teEing to me will see the time when
Canada will become an integral part of
the United States. If this plan is car
Iied out by the most adventurous of
British politicians, of colonial prefer
cNc2, q tariff would be inaugrated be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States ana this English politician win
seek to set Canada up as a great rival
to us an agricultural rival From! that
Will arise conditions, discussion. and
considerations that will and in the
union Of the two peoples. But we do
not .fnvite, Great Isritain to send Cana
Ga u us and JON the union, She is too
large 4 paWer."
In this connection, Hale said incident
.tiIt, "a h,.1
men present who would live to witness
the annexation of Canada to the United
States. He closed by urging the Sem
ate 20 take no step to closing the prog
reso in Cuba.
NeWlands. New, said that Cuba had
been compelled to confess her inability
10 cope with other nations in business
affairs. He also referred to the con-
cession granted to the United States
in erecting Notifications on Cuban soil,
and to our supervision of the foreign
relations of the island as well as Of the
conduct of it's sanitary affairs, and said
that Cuba had already assumed the at
titude of ward of the United States.
He had had in mind Cuba's interest
in presenting the resolution and he
wanted it understood tina the represent
ed no Spanish dons or American specu-
lators He had offered the resolution
in no spirit of spoliation, but because he
believed that the measure would appe al |
to the good sense of both the Americans
and the Cubans.
Newlands said that he had provided |
Tor the attachment of, Porto Rico TO |
CUBA as county or province in the |
conviction that such union would |
give the smaller island a stability o: |
government which it could not other
wise secure.
Platt. Conn.,. said he did not believe
the Newlands resolution reuresentel |
the business or political sentiment of
the United States and that Its intro
duction had caused uneasiness in Cuba
ana Porto Rico. He hoped there would
be no growth Of expansion Sentiment
He believed the best interests of the
United States and Cuba would be sub
served by separate existence.
Lodge, Mass, said that the present
1ebate would emphasize the fact that
he Newlands resolution did not repre-
sent the wishes of the government of
he United States.
'AtSH e''S iiSt VI cOI1uiIteeS was 1
cad, Morgan. Ala. took the floor and u
said that he did not regret being re-
moved as chairman of the committee
IN inter-oceanic canals. He then dis
,ussed recent canal affairs at some
ength.
Morgan discussed the Presidents who
rad favored an isthmiancanal and said
le followed many Republican Presi-
Tents on this subject az well as Off
'ers of the army and navy. He sa.l
that he had no doubt a
anal could be built at Panama. be
anse the President had said So"
Morgan said President Roosevelt had
lsed his official position to advance his
PERSONAL views. One man in the Presi-
Iential Office might be able to crush
III opposition. but it remained to be
cen whether he could. crush the stat
ties OF Congress. The President had
ppiied to party prejudice and In doing
Q showed strong symptoms OF heart
allure. The revolution Of the isthn,us
Fas Czarian operation.
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