The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-11-28
News From
The Capital
tFtOm our Stati Coyrespondeut)
Washington, Nov. %, 1903
tFrom our stah Correspondent0

Washington, Nov. %, 1903
A Joint resolution has been introduced
IN the Senate inviting Cuba 10 go III the
American Union as a State. Senator
Newlands of Nevada is the author of the
resolution, which provides further that
Porto Rico shall become a county of the
State OF Cuba, and that the president and
vice president of the republic shall be
come the governor aud lieutenant gov
ernor, and that the new loan whicn Cuba
is abont to make, shall be raised by is
suing state bonds. The advantages to
Cuba OF joining the Union are evident.
| She would have free trade with this
country, and the receipts from he ex-
! ports would be hearty doubled. She is
now Offering SS5,ooo, 600 of bonds at s
per cent, at go and finds difficulty i'll
! getting buyers. If they are state bonds,
guaranteed by The United States, she
could sell them easily at 4 per cent. Mr.
Newlands says tha; the present IS a good
| time to make Cuba the offer, as the con-
dition of the island is being discussed by
| Congress; and that we should make ii
| plain to her that We invite her to Join us
on absolute equality. as a state. 1t would
be union rather than annexation, and
she would be one ofus, and not subject
to us. lie believes that the people of
both countries will realize that the argu-
ment for union is irresistible Texax
might be cited as precedent
The bill enacting the Cuban reciproc.
ity treaty passed the House by vote of
355 to 81. 1t is now in the hands of the
Senate Comnitte on Foreign Relations
and II the democrats do not attempt to
hlibnster, the treaty ought to be passed
III time to adjourn the extra session by
Thanksgiving. In the House the Demo
Gratis voted for the bill although they
took advantage of the dobate TO make
many campaign tariff species which
they will soon be distributing to their
constituents. They denounced the gag
rule" which prevented them from intro
duclng hosts of amendments and pro
longing the debate indefinitely, bu, after
they were reminded that, when III power,
they adopted the same tactics they made
threats OF what they would do when The
House was again democratic. The bill
of course pass the Senate, as two thirds
OF that body voted for the treaty.
Although President Roosevelt hopes
hat Senator Dietrich of Nebr aska will
| clear himself of the charges of bribery
and corruption for which he is indicted
by the Federal Grand Jury of Omaha, he
| refuses to interfere in the Senator's be.
half, even to the extent of placing the
case in the hands of another district at
torney. Senrtor Dietrich is charged with
receiving II 800 in money and property
as consideration for endorsing the ap-
poirtment of Jacob Fishe. to be post
! master OF Hastings, Nebraska. 1t an.
pears that the Senator put up building
owned by the Grand Army. He receiv-
ed less rent than he thought he ought to
get, and the Grand Army regretted the
loss OF the Office as they had bought the
! post office fixtures which were now use
less to them. new postmaster was to
be appointed and Fisher promised that if
he received the position he would buy
the fixtures from the Grand Army. and
| also pay Senator Dietrich the difference
between what he ask ed and what he re-
ceived as rent for the Office. The pay
ment was made for several months until
the Senator, realizing the irregularity OF
OF the agreement, refunded the money TO
Fisher. The penalty FOR receiving illegal
| considerations in making public appoint
meits IS two years Imprisonment, or
so, 900 fine, and of course and Of course
expulsion from offIte. The Senator and
his friends say that the Indictment is a
p li'ical conspiracy aud that ie viii
wlIv, hi Immunity from Arrest pr,rtc
| BY the Constitution, anu Ielurn to Oluaiia
for trial. Last June an indictment was
about to be made against the Senator
but the investigation was suppressed by
the District Attorney, w. S. Summers,
who wrote to Washington for instructions
and received repriu and from Attorney
General Knox for interfering with the
case because a United States Senator was
involved in it. He has now been called
to Washington to give the Department
and President Roosevelt full account of
the investigations.
According to the terms Of the Hay
I BnnauVarilla treaty, just gigned by our
/ Lecretary OF Staae aud the Panama mini
ster, the United States is granted absol-
ute sovereignty over a strip Of land FIVE
miles wide on each side Of the canal
possession of several islands in its vicin-
ity, with the right to preserve public
( peace in the cities of Panama and Colon
and TO prescribe their sanitary ordsn-
ances. When necessary We may use
force to accomplish these ends. In re-
I turn We guarantee the independence Of
the Republic of Panama, pay her fto.
900, 900 at first and $4,000 annually
beginning nine pears from date Of treaty
; We are to have perpetual monopoly Of
Of all means Of transit across the ISL thuus