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approved England would not make smother
treaty with cuba and the British would
think N" cuban Republic q mere lyinH
prs,encs shb ieot 70 the will ~ the United
States,
Tho Cubaha, according 10 Senior San.
gully, have too much feat u the tinted
states, They should approve the treaty
~ a barrier for Cuban Independence against
the avowed intention ~ tho United States
TO absorb Cuban trade, which would lead
70 annexation,
The Americans, he said, are q peculiar
people. In whom different tendencies are
apparent They had no respect for towards
but had a great idea Of natural rights, and
N Cuba stood up for her own rights the
Americans would respect them.
Senior Fonts, replying for the Moderates,
said that the Executive was not identical
with the Moderate members Of the Senate,
The question under discussion was not a
party, but a national one, IA was proved
by the fact that members OF both parties
opposed the treaty. The Senate had u
perfect right to disagree with the Govern.
ment In a m tter like this.
Senior Commay opposed the treaty
because it tied Cuba's hands for ten years,
1t might make a further reciprocity treaty
with the United States difficult, and the
commercial relations with the United
States we're OF paramount Importance.
There was no other nation TO which Cuba
might sell her products IL the United States
failed to take them. Furthermore, the
treaty exposed Cuba's mercantile marine
to the competition Of English ships.
Senior Sanguily replied that Cub could
not expect to acquire a mercantile marine
in ten years. Consequently the COM
mittee must have wanted to give prefer
ence to the United States. The treaty
did not give to England anything she did
not, have now. II the. Government did
not a the treaty approved IL should
withdraw it. The United States had not
objected in any way. The treaty safe
guarded the reciprocity treaty with the
United States, tariff matters being specially
excepted,
Senior Bustamente declared that the
difference between himself and Senior
Sanguily lay in the fact that he trusted
the Americans, who had shown themselves
to be loyal and good friends of the Cubans.
He did not think it a good plan for the
Cubans to show distrust until they had
reason to do 40. Cuba should have con-
fdenoe in the Knitted States.
Sefor Sanguily interrupted the speaker
to say that no Cuban had confidence in the
intentions of the United States,
Continuing, Senior Bustamente analysed
the most favored nation" clause, which
was usually explained in the treaties of this
nature to mean that it did not apply in cases
where specific advantages and concessions
were given. The notifications in the treaty
were for the purpose of making this clear,
and with regard to preferential treatment
for foreign ships 1t was not certain that
Cuba might not find it convenient to grant
this in the future to the United States.
With regard TO the right Of British war
ships to obtain supplies In Cuban ports in time
OF war Senor Bustamente argued that the
preoedents established in the Japanese war
made it clear that international custom re-
quired the amendment providing that Brit
ish warships could not coal in Cuban ports
except in time Of peace. Regarding the
amendment reservfng the fisheries for
Cubans the speaker pointed out hat Cuba
was very near Jamaica, and should protect
her fisheries from the Jamaicans.
Cuba should not look to a treaty with
England to safeguard her independence.
She must trust the United States.
TIL report of the committee was approved
as a basis of discussion by a vote Of II to 4.