Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-11-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Oorrespondent)
Washington, Nov. %, 1903.

CuDa TO JON tHe AhciiSPh Chioh
as a State. Senator Newlands of
Nevada is the author of the resolu-
tion, which provides further that
Porto Rico shall become county
of the State of Cuba, and that the
president and vice-president of the
Repulic shall become the governor
and lieutenant governor, and that
the new loan which Cuba is about to
make, shall be raised by issuing state
bonds. The advantages to Cuba
Of joining the Union are evident.
She would have free trade with this
country, and the receipts from her
exports would be nearly doubled.
She is now offering S35, 100000 of
bonds at 5 per cent, at 90, and
finds difficulty in getting buyers.
If they are state bonds, guaranteed
by the United States, she could
sell them easily at 3per cent. Mr.
Newlands says that the present is
a good time to make Cuba the Of
er, as the condition of the island is
being discussed by Congress and
that we should make it plain to
her that we invite her to join us on
absolute equality, as a state. 1t
would be union rather than annex
alton, and she would be one of us,
and not subject to US. He believes
that the people of both countries
will realize that the argument for
union is irresistible. Texas might
be cited as precedent.
The bill enacting the Cuban reci
procity treaty passed the House by
a vote of 335 to 21. 1t is now in
the hands of the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations and if the
democrats do not attempt to fill
buster, the treaty ought to be pass
ed in time to adjourn the extra
session by Thanksgiving. In the
House the democrats voted for the
bill although they took advantage
of the debate to make many cam
paign tariff speeches which they
will soon be distributing to their
constituents. They denounced
the "gag rule" which prevented
them from introducing a host of
amendments and prolonging the
debate indefinitely, but after they
were reminded that, awhen in
power, they adopted the same
tactics, they made threats of what
they would do when the House was
again Democratic. The bill will of
course pass the Senate, as two
thirds of that body voted for the
treaty.
According to the terms of the
Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty, just
signed by our Secretary of State
and the Panama minister, the
United States is granted absolute
sovereignty over strip of land five
miles wide on each side of the
canal, possession of several islands
in it's vicinity, with the right to
foritfy these as we'll as the canal,
the right to preserve public peace
in the cities of Panama and Colon
and TO prescribe their sanitary or
danance. When necessary we may
use force to accomplish these ends.
In return we guarantee the indie
pendence of the Republic of Pan
anna, pay her S1O,000,OO0 at first
and $25O,OO0 annually, beginning
nine years from date OF treaty.
We are to have a perpetual mono
poly of all means of transit across
the isthmus, either by railroad or
canal.
General Reyes the Colombian
peace commissioner says he is com
ing to Washington to arrange af
fairs amicably, and that unless a
satisfactory agreement is made
Colombia will fight, and we shall
have Boer war on our hands
The threat will not have much
weight with the administration but
it is believed that we will offer Col
ombia financial indemnity for heI
losses through the revolution. The
European governments are ready
to recognize Panama but say tha
she should assume reasonable
PARTON of Colombia's debt which
amounts to about S15, 100000.
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