The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-24
NEWLANDS
TRIES TOSTIR
UPSOMETHING
His Resolution for the An
nexatiOn of Cuba Did Not
Meet Hearty Support
SENATE LEADERS OPPOSE IT
But Nswlands Says He 10 Tick
led Because IL Was Noticed
at All

Warrington, Nov. 23.-Today's ses-
sion OF the senate began with the pre-
sentation of the resolution by Mr..
Allison of Iowa, providing for the ap-
pointment of Rev. F. J. Prettyman of
this city as chaplain of the senate for
the present session.
The resolution was agreed to.
Mr.. Cullom fIllinois presented the
report of the committee on foreign re-
lations on the bill to carry into effect
the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The bill went to the calendar.
Mr.. Hale of Maine then moved to
reconsider the vote by which the New
lands resolution for the annexation OF
Cuba was referred to the committee
on relations with Cuba. He made the
motion the basis of speech in oppo-
sition to the policy proposed by the
resolution saying that this country
had already declared it's policy with
reference to Cuba by enacting the
Teller resolution into law.
He WOULD not extend such an invi-
tation to Great Britain for the union
of Canada to the United States or for
Mexico for such a union. In this con-
nection Mr. Hale said incidentally he
had no doubt that there were men
alive who would live to see the an
nexation of Canada to the United
States. He closed by urging the SEN
ate to take no step to closing progress
in Cuba.
Mr.. Newlands of Nevada expressed
qualification that his resolution
should have so early attracted after
ton o. -
He agreed with Mr.. Hale in much
that he had said concerning the pro-
gress of Cuba and the character of
its people. Still, 1t was a fact that
Cuba had been compelled to confess
her inability to cope with other ma
tions in business affairs. He also re-
ferred to the concessions of the priv
ilege granting to the United States
for erecting fortifications on Cuban
soil and to our supervision of the for
eign relations of the island as well
as to the conduct of it's sanitary af-
fairs and said that as a matter of fact
Cuba had already assumed an atti-
tude of a ward of the United States
He also advanced the argument that
In asking a reduction of the duty on
Cuban products exported to the Unit
ed States. Cuba was making an ex-
ceptional request and he thought We
should respond by offering political
rather than commercial union.
For himself, he said,- he had in mind
Cubas interests in presenting the re-
solution and he wanted 1t understood
that he represented no Spanish dons
or American SPECTATORS. He had OF
fered the resolution in no spirit OF
spoilatien, but because he had De-
Neyed that the measure would appeal
TO the good sense of both the Ameri-
cans and Cubans.
Mr.. Newlands said that he had pro-
yided for the attachment of Porto
Rico to Cuba as a county or province
in the conviction that such union
would give the smaller island sta
bility of government that 1t could not
otherwise secure.
Mr.. Platt, of Connecticut. said ne
did not believe the Newlands resolu-
ton represented the business or po-
litical sentiment of the United states
and that it's introduction had caused
uneasiness in Cuba and Porto Rico
He hoped that there would be nc
growth of expansion sentiment. he
believed that the best interests OF the
United States and Cuba would be oo'
served by separate existence. he eu'
logized President Palma and the lead
ing men OF Cuba and declared that we
were only neighbors and friends o.
Cuba
Mr. Lodge, of Massachusetts,, ex'
pressed the opinion that the presen
debate would emphasize the fact tina
the Newlands resolution did not rep
resent the wishes of the governmen
of the United States.
The Cuba debate closed at 2:lV ;
m. and Mr.. Hale presented the list o
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