The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23


union with the United States under our
constitution and laws. Under the arrange
Inent contemplated Cuba would become
a sovereign state Of the union, with sena-
tors and congressman. She would be lifted
up from the present inferior position OF
a country under the protection Of her
powerful neiehbOr to the uncuUalen glory
Of a sovereign state Of the federal union
sharing in our constitutional rights and
enjoying the equal laws which she win
share i'll making. Upon her annual crop
OF 1000, 900 tons Of sugar. for which she
now receives IN our markets S75 900 600,
Tess the customs duties. amounting 10
about s35, 900, 600, or SAC. ooO. 900 net, she
would receive the SIS, COO, 600 without re-
duction, clear gain of s35 600 OOO an
huailN; she would also gain on tobacco
ana other products.
No violent change would be required.
The president and vice president would
become the governor and lieutenant gov
ernor Of the newly admitted state. The
officials of the presidents cabinet, and
generally Of the executive, legislative and
/ judicial departments, would maintain
their present positions and salaries under
the new state. Her customs and postal
officials would become a part Of the
United States customs and postal ser
vice, under civil service laws. Her rural
guard, with It's officers. would become q
part Of our regular army.
Her Financial Condition.
Cuba is now Offering SIS, 900, 600 Of
! bonds with Interest Al s per cent at 90.
and there are no takers, and her patriotic
army Of the late war IS still unpaid A
state Of the union her bonds at per
cent guaranteed By tho United States
would sell readily at par and her soldiers
would be paid Immediately. The remain
ing 2 per cent could De applied 10 the
sinking fund and the United states would
be secure against any loss. On this trans
action alone CUBA would. before the ma
/ turity Of The bonds save in interest over
$50 600 600 sufficient to paw the principal
of the bonds The Imagination can hard
Iy picture her prosperity under tho new
economic conditions
AS to Porto Rico. she would be freed
from her present anomalous condition.
that Of & dependency subject 10 The abso~
!ute VIII Of a sovereign copntrY~reither
territory or state Tie size Of the island
precludes the idea Of separa 10 statehood.
As q country of Cuba she would share
I IN the state government and IN the else
ti0n OF president and selection Of Sena-
tors and congressman of the United
States. F0e doctrine Of the tnsepara bility
OF taxation and representation would mus
DC indicated,
From Cur Standpoint.
IT is hardly necessary to state the
reasons why the United States should IA
Yor thi$ arrangement They are patent
However our people may differ AZ 10
colonial expansion or imperialism there
never has been & time when the Amer.-
can people did not believe in the expan-
sion OF the republic ana it's free institu-
! tons over contiguous continental terri
tory and adjacent islands necessary TO
Its coast defense, and the establishment
OF & scientific boundary with proper mil
itar@ and naval 0utp0sts There never
has been IL time when Cuba would not
have been welcomed az a part cf oar
country. 1t IL one OF the richeat and
most productive countries in the world
Unsurpassed in healthfulness and salu-
briefly It VIII. like California, some day
be health resort and sanitarium Of
this continent It Is milder IN winter
and cooler In summer than most of the
United states 1t VIII support dftsap mil
lion people. us future absolutely depends
on the freest relations 70 this country.
Unless this is accomplished. economic
distress is sure. II she comes inside o.
our tariff wall wealth ana prosperity
await her. She Will always be less care
tn US inside OF the republic than out
side
III VIII not DO 10 wait for Cuba TO take
the Initiative She is suspicious Of our
L +
lppines were annexed without constitu-
ti0nal rights ana privileges. She viii
fear that il she takes the initiative we
win reduce her 10 a dependency Our
action regarding Porto Rico and the
Philippines Will constitute an unanSweT-
able argument against her public men
who may agitate annexation We must
In clear and unequivocal terms give Gu
ba 10 understand that we Will welcome
her as an equal. that We do not con-
template annexation--but PisteTh0od--and
that she will be one OF US. not subject
to US.
viii Keep Up Agitation.
~ am aware that these resolutions VIII
be opposed by short-sighted men both
here and IN Cuba. But the argument
for union is so strong that 1 know It
will prevail 81 kept before the people or
both countries. It is my purpose to
keen this question alive The occasion Is
appropriate The relations Of Cuba with
cur country are now before congress-
and It is fitting time for pressing the
riqhtful solution OF a question which
nae been before the people of both con-
tlnents for many years.
Cuba Not willing To Come
Havana. November 2I.--The Joint reso-
Iution introduced IN the United States
senate by Mr. Newlands on Friday in
viting Cuba to become a state Of the
United States has occasioned a great
deal of comment Many Cubans are
amused by it. while some prominent
Standards and other persons of foreign