The San Francisco call., 1903-12-16
PERKINS TALKS
ON CUBAN BILL
California's Senior Senator
Makes Speech in Advocacy
Of the Reciprocity Treaty
SENATE CONTINUES DEBATE
McCumber RidiculeS the Claim
That United States Owes
a Debt to Island Republic


WASHINGTON. Dec 15.-The Senate
continued the debate on the cuban bill
to-day. Perkins Of California spoke
for the measure. Patterson Of Colo
rado made an extended speech against
the bin. during which there were mum
eroUs coiloquies between himself. AID
rich and Dolliver. With the former
there was quite a lively debate on the
tariff. in which Aldrich said the duty
on sugar was too high Dolliver replied
TO suggestions made by Patterson that
Governor Cummins Of Iowa had
changed his tariff views after having
visited the White House Others were
engaged in the debate at the close Of
the session.
Perkins ~ California declared that
the people If the United States had in
creased their sugar consun Dtioa six
pounds year per capita during the
past eight years. He maintained the
domestic sugar industry would rot suf-
fer by reason OF the operation Of the
treaty. as should we buy the whole
Cuban crop. il would only supply one
third II the amount needed Cuba. he
said had abandoned the cultiK alton Of
citrus fruits on account OF the vast
success of this crop in california and
Florida.
SIMMONS SUPPORTS BILL.
Simmons Of North Carolina explained
that he had voted for the treaty and
would vote for the bili. The bill con-
tained some provisions he would Ike
10 have amended. but ne realized, he
said. that the time for such changes
was when the treaty wa5 under con-
siderstion.
McCumber Of North Dakota idiculed
the statements Of friends o. the meas
ure that its passage WIS Ihe payment
OF p debt and said such expressions
were mistaken ideas Of philanthropy.
on the contrary. said McCumber, Cuba
for years had tugged at the tether
which bound her to Spanish aggression
and when we cut those ponds il was
not understood that we should bear the
expenses o. making Cuba1s prosperous
and happy.
Patterson of Colorado took UP the
colloquy which occurred yesterday be-
tween Senators Teller and Lodge con-
cerning the laws Of Cuba governing
Immigration Of Chinese into the island.
Lodge had attempted 10 show that the
Chinese exclusion act Of this country
was in force in Cuba. Patterson an
tagonized the statement and read re-
ports and orders issued by the War
Department and later enacted into law
IN Cuba, and other data TO support the
position which had been taken by his
cOlleagJrs.
PREDICTS CHINESE INVASION.
Patterson predicted a vast influx Of
Chinese into Cuba and declared the
Republican Congress TO be the mouth
piece for the influences which threat
ened 10 destroy the beet sugar indus
try. He found the inspiration Of this
course in the sugar trust. which he
accused % invading the sugar beet
fields for the control Of the sugar SUD-
ply. Patterson was proceeding to say
that he would be willing to have the
tariff on sugar reduced if there could
be a corresponding reduction in other
articles Of import. when Adr4ch inter
rUDted him to ask If he were willing
10 make ad valorem rates on sugar. as
on other articles. Patterson replied that
he was willing to take the present tariff
basis, and he asked AIdrich if he con-
sidered the tariff inequitable. The
Rhode Island Senator replied that he
considered the tariff too high, and
when Patterson was ABOUT to congrat-
ulste himself upon this admission Al
drich exclaimed that he had reference
10 the duty on sugar
COLORADAN Is SARCASTIC.
Patterson declared that four out Of
five Senators would hold their noses
while voting for this bill and that many
Of them would cast their votes against
IL II they could break away from the
Influences Of the White House. He