The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-24

= ban bill Dec. IS next.
YT1AsHTNGrON. Nov. 2S.-Today's
w session of the senate began with
the presentation OF a resolution
by ar Allison 0a0 providing for the
appointment Of +. J. PTettyman of this
city as chaplain of the senate for the
present session. The resolution was
agreed to.
Mr.. Cullom 0Il) presented the report
of The committee on foreign relations
or the bin to carry into effect the Gu
ban reciprocity treaty. The bill went
to the calendar
AIR. Hale (Me) then moved TO re-
consider the vote by which the New
lands resolution for the annexation of
Cuba was referred Ito the committee
on relations with Cuba. He made the
motion the basis of "a speech i'm oppo-
sftion to the policy proposed by the
resolution, saying that this country had
already declared It's policy with refer
tnce To- Cuba by cnacting the Teller
resolution into law.
Annexation Of Canada.
lie would not extend such an invi-
tation 20 Great Britain for the union
OF Canada to the United States or for
Mexico for such union.
NIr Hale's language i'm referring To
the pOssD iuty of canadian annexation
was ass follows:
'I have little doubt that men now
listening 10 ms viii see the time when
CarHda wil become an integral part
oL The United States If this plan IS
carried out by the most advantageous
Of British politicians Of colonial pref
creuce n tariff war viii be iuaugu-
rated between Great Britain and the
United states and this English poll
ficiau VIII seek Go set Canada up as
great rival to us-an agriC ultural re
Vaf Out of that VIII arise conditions.
discussions and considerations that viii
erd in the union of Che two peoples
I3ut we DO not Invite Great Britain 20
send Canada tO Join us and join the
Union She is too large "a power
He closed by urging che senate to
take no step To closing progress in
Cuba
Mr. Newlands' Speech.
air. Neulauds expressed gratifca-
tion that his resolution should have
such early consideration. He agreed
with ar Hale in much chat he had
said concerning the progress of Cuba
ami the character of jos people. STILL
it was Fact that Cuba had been
A compelled t0 confess her Inability 90
fc0ne with other nations in business
Affairs RE also referred TO the con-
ccssion of tbe privilege granted To the
Unitea States for erecting fortified
lions on cuban soil and TO our SUI
Tcrvision of the foreign relations Of
The island, as well as 20 the conduct
Uf rs sanitary affairs. and said that
as "a natter of fact Cuba had already
assumed the attitude of "a ward of the
United States lie also advanced the
argument that in asking % reduction
Irrf rrfsf
Ell tu the United States cuba was maxi
ing am exceptional request and he
thought wc should respond by offer
ire political rather than commercial
union.
For himself. he had had I'm mind
Cuba's interests in presenting the reso-
luton and he wanted it understood
that he represented no SPANISH dOns or
American sneculators. File had offered
the resolution in no sprit of spoiauOn.
but because ne had believed that the
measure would appeal to the good
sense on both the Americans and Gu
bans Mr. NeWiands said that he had
provided for the attachment Of Porto
Rico t0 cuba as a county or province
iu Che conviction shat such a union
would give the smaller island sta
fiiftv of government which 10 could
not otherwise secure.
Mr PIatt's Regrets.
SIR. Piatt tConn) said he had re-
rretted the Introduction Of the New
lands bin because he had feared IL
would lead 90 uisap prehensiOn I'm
cuba and Porto Rico. He did not be-
lege chat the resolutions represented
fn any considerable degree the busi-
ness or political sentiment OF the
United stntee He did not believe
there would ever be any considerable
sentiment ON the Cuban annexation.
Moreover. he h0ped that there would
be no expansion except where it Is
necessary BOB seif-defeuse OF self
Preservation and he considered 70
strange that this suggestion should
some from those who SO recently had
been So loud iu their denunciation o.
he policy of annexation,
Mr. NeHlands Interrupted 60 say that
.ne Democratic party had been AWAY
favorable t0 the expansion Of the re-
public and not of the empire.
Air Plat said that the best interests
BOTH OF the United states ana tuba
would Doe Eubserved By separate exist
euce Furthermore, he was anxious
thal the Cuban people should have an
opportunity o. show their capacity foI
waintaining republican form OF gov
ernment. as he believed them 60 be sc
possessed from the beginning Ine
c0ulse oi President Palma and the
leading men Of Cuba had been worthy
of AN commentator ffe did not agree
rith Mr. Newlands that the United
states Is today exercising g protector
ate over Cuo We are" he went on
.reighbors and friends OF the Cubans
and nothing more. We are friendly tC
them and our power has been exercised
with reference 81 Cuba Tor purposes oi
friendship and not Tor aggrandizc-
Mr Lodge OF Maasachusetts also *