Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-06
ROOSEVELT
| TALKS ON TARIFF
L,,,,, With Cuba VIII Benefit
Both Countries
,u,llpPINE CONCESSIONS.
,,uoyou. side Unparalleled
1p'" Iii, of ,be Country must
Itch changed Condition."

!, paul. April 4.-President Roose e..
v ,on, but three hours IN this city
I'N 81 ,,a,oon before being whisked
'ns - minneapolis. The presidents
|p'H ...,o was one minute ahead OF
4 '' .pbsdule, after an uneventful run
|s y %inonp. where large crowd S had had
sm .,d 10 him and cheered for fuzzy
ls'D. ,.,,,os on the run up a few
PF''s were given to the people at
4 =. CIV. whose cheers brought out a
KIM expression of thanks ir0" '"s
PRESIDENT INA, ,,rough the 81.
u Yards to the Union depot palIery
n Y, The Minnesota national guaru'
Va an the other side OF the river,
avn 'aI out the presidential salute, IN
pogll'O ,bs engines In the yards ana the
Ehsn lungs OF an immense crowd
l i.o", tbe capital the entire party was
.U through the small part OF the
. s,rce section. lack of time limiting
''- 1a,,e and at the corner OF Selby
. U' and Dale streets special cars
.n' n waiting and the party was
! .gsr through the residence section
,s', eonects ST, Paul and Minhea po-
. "a he Nicollet hotel Minneapolis,
~ tonIghts banquet was held
w. !, the banquet the president spoke
AZ ,be question of tariff. He said:
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
a,y Fellow Citizens-At the special
Ian Of the senate held In March the
r,Ssn treaty was ratified. When this
,-s,v goes into effect, II will confer
|'oS.sntIal economic benefits alike up
4 cuba, because Of the widening OF
!, markets in the United States, and
',os The United States, because of the
'ed widening and the progressive
! cntrol Il will give to our people In the
krsan markets. This treaty Is bene-
sal 10 both parties and justlfies itself
several grounds. In the first place,
4 ofer TO Cuba her natural market.
A. can confer upon her benefit which
a other nation can confer, and for the
IN reason that we have started her
. an Independent republic and that we
N rch prosperous, and powerful, 1t
Ilshocyes US to stretch out a helping
I,pi TO our feebler younger sister. In
IN next place II widens the market
h our products, both the products Of
te farm and certain OF our manufac-
tsrss and Il Is therefore In the interests
our farmers, manufacturers, mer-
XAants and wage workers. Finally, the
|tsaty was not merely warranted, but
enanded apart from all other consld~
nation Of our foreign policy. More and
hon IN the future we must occupy a
BNyonderant position In the waters
Nd along the coasts in the region south
us not a position of control over the
kyubllcs Of the south, but of control
The military situation so as to avoid
y possible complications in the fu-
hr Under the Plat amendment Gu
- agreed to give us certain naval sta
Gs on her coast. The navy depart
snt decided that we needed but two.
% We have specified where these two
b TO be. President Palma has con-
he'd an agreement giving them TO ne
I'm agreement which the Cuban legis-
tye body will doubtless soon ratlfy.
other words, the republic Of Cuba
y assumed a special relation TO our
enatlonal political system, under
Alih she gives us outposts Of defense,
We are morally bound "a extend
Der In degree the benefit Of our
" economic system. From every
nndpoint Of wise and enlightened
me and foreign policy the ratifioa-
= o. the Cuban treaty marked stem
SUBSTANTIAL progress In the growth
,ul nation toward greatness at home
pa abroad
PHILIPPINE PRODUCTS.
equally important was the action
ue tariff upon products OF the
,ipplnes We gave them a reduction
> per cent and would have given
IN reduction Of 25 per cent more
! not been for the opposition, In
zoe hurried closing days Of the last
alon OF certain gentlemen who, by
way have been representing them
Nss Doth as peculiarly solicitous for
interests Of the Philippine people
As special champions OF the low
ny OF tariff duties. There Is a dis
guy humorous side TO the fact that
Nauetlon of duties which would
,sW cuba and the Philippines as
" as ourselves was antagonized
spy by those who in theory have
"a iond OF proclalming themselves
avanced guardians Of the OPP
"n naliInalities in the islands af-
'el and the ardent advocates OF the
Sueuon Of duties generally. but who
.4ouy took violent ground against
practical steps to accomplish either
Aoeoyer, a law was enacted put
anthracite on the free list and