The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-28
IN
OUTLOOK FOR
RECIPROCITY
Chances for Legislation Gov
erning Relations With
Cuba
REASON OF PANAMA'S COURSE
Why Treaty Was Allowed TO Run
Over the Time Limit Car
ital News Notes

! Washington. Sept. 25.-Special Cor
Irespondence Daily Silver State
There is no subject which thoughtful
politicians are considering more care
fully these days than the outlook for
Cuban reciprocity. That Congress will
be called in extraordinary session on
November 8 is an acknowledged fact
as is also the Presidents purpose in
calling the special session, namely.
the completion of the ratification os
the Cuban treaty. AS this convention
now stands it has been ratified by the
Cuban senate and by the senate of the
United States, but by the latter with
a provision that 1t shall not go into
effect until enabling legislation" shall
have been passed by both houses Oh
congress. The friends of the treaty
have outlined their plan of campaign.
Trey will cause to be introduced in
both houses a joint resolution approx
ing it's ratification. What the fate OF
this resolution will be is still matter
of doubt President Roosevelt has
never swerved from his original,
earnest advocacy of the convention
and will doubtless send to congress
message setting forth in strongest
terms the advisability of promptly
passing the necessary resolution.
There are, however, just as many
enemies of the treaty as formerly.
They are that influential element or
the Republican party who regard any
modification of the existing tar1n
schedules as a reputation of the pol
icy of protection and a violation OF
pledges made, or alleged to have been
made, to the manufacturers and pro-
lducers who now benefit from the
Dingley rates. While few of these
come out in the open, and practically
meme of them will be quoted as against
the Cuban convention, they freely ad-
nit among themselves that they will
use every endeavor, and believe they
will be successful, in defeating the
measure. One fact which is bound to
strengthen the hands of the enemies
of the Presidents opponents is that
he and other advocates have been
Obliged to swap horses in the middle
o. the stream" so TO speak. When
Cuban reciprocity was first exploited
II was on the ground that it was
debt that this country owed to Cuba.
Subsequent developments have demon
strated that Cuba can get along very
well without the United States and
now the strongest argument in favor
of final ratification is that Cuba Is
getting along too we'll without the
United States: that its trade with
foreign nations which buys its sugar
is rapidly increasing at the expense
of trade with this country and that
European manufacturers and pro-
ducers are enjoying a vast trade with
the Pearl of the Antilles. which, un-
der a reciprocal argument woulc be
enjoyed by the farmers and m2nufac-
UuI ers of the United States.
The Panama canal treaty Is dead.
1t expired by limitation on September
%, without any intimation on the
part of the Colombian government
that it would be pleased to have the
United States extend the time or re-
new the negotiations which led to the
Hay-Herran treaty. In the absence
of any official statement. the most
accurate diagnosis of the failure OF
the treaty furnishes a typical sample
OF South American politics. A presi-
Dental election is to take place In
Colombia in December and there are
several candidates in the field. In the
present state of political affairs In
Colombia it would clearly appreciate
that were the United States TO pay
into the Colombian treasury 10000
900 in advance OF the election II would
insure the reelection OF the present
incumbent, Marroquin. Moreover,
each of the candidates was entirely
unwilling that another candidate than
himself should have the lingering of
this purchase price, and, therefore,
each, being uncertain of his own elec-
tion, did all in his power to defeat
the convention If the election takes
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