The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-26
Messrs. Hale. Teller and NewInnds
Outline Their Views on the Cuban
Annexation Resolution.
RECALLED FROM COMMITTEE
TO WHICH 1T HAD BEEN HASTILY
REFERRED A FEW DAYS AGO.
BegfsIatfon i'm the Interest of POST
once Clerks Urged by a Commit
tee-NationaI Capital Notes.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Senate to-
cay completed the appointments OF COM
mittess for the Fifty-eighth Congress.
adopted the motion providing for the re-
eonsideration OF the vote by which the
Newlands joint resolution for the annexa-
ton Of Cuba was referred to committee
and made the Cuban reciprocity bill the un-
finished business.
The first speech on the merits OF the
Cuban bill was made by Mr.. Carmack, who
opposed the bill and said that nothing less
than general tariff revision viii give the
relief needed
There was further debate between Mr..
Hale. Mr.. Teller and Mr.. Newlands on the
Nswfands resolution. in which Mr.. New
lands further outlined his views and Mr..
Hale deprecated all agitation on the sub
5ect. Mr.. Teller declared that Cuba was
IN no sense dependency of the United
States.
Mr.. Newlands made defense of his reso-
luton recently introduced for Cuban
statehood. He said that Cuba was to be
invited 20 become a State of the American
Republic on terms Of equality with other
States and that the matter was to be de-
ctded by the people OF Cuba by popular
vote. He suggested the question or state
hood or becoming a military dependency OF
an independent sovereign government could
De submitted to the people. Concerning the
financial arrangements for the island which
could be made if the island entered the
Union as a State, Mr.. Newlands said that
the proposed bond issue of S35 100000 for
payment of Cuba's army of freedom should
be reduced in interest from to per cent.
and guaranteed by the United States This
plan would enable the sale OF the bonds
af par, thus saving the proposed discount
OF 10 per cent. aggregating s3.5o9,000, and a
saving In interest of 100000 annually
amounting IN forty. years, the life of the
Mr.. Newlands stated that union would
mean free trade without the payment OF
American duty row paid on Cuban sugar,
and Cuba would annually receive $4,000 OO(
more for her sugar than at present. All
this, he claimed. would mean unexampled
prosperity for Cuba, as we'll as the unpar-
elleled dignity and liberty of the state
his proposition involved no action without
her consent. She was too small In terri
tory for State and could be admitted to
the State OF Cuba. Her willingness could
be tested by popular vote. IL she pre-
ferred her present position OF dependency
without constitutional privileges or rights
she could signify by popular vote and thus
the doctrine of consent of the governed
would be vindicated. III she preferred tc
become part Of American UNION through
incorporation with Cuba, entitled to citizen
ship In the United States and vote for Pres
tdent. United States senator's and congress
men, she could so declare
Mr.. Hale declared the elaborate picture
Of Cuban statehood to be one Of fancy and
impractical In every feature. He made q
protest against IL the grounds that the
agitation was injurious to Cuba at a time
when that republic is trying to negotiate q
loan to clear of obligations which accrued
In her revolutionary period and that am
scheme for a change Of government which
II not part of Cuban programme make.
II harder for her TO conclude her fnancia
negotiations. The resolution and the agita,
ton IL brings, he said. serves but Il
weaken the hands OF the patriotic men al
the helm OF the Cuban government ant
alarm the public over the prospects
The Senate went into executive session a
3.06 and adjourned at 2:16 until Friday