Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-16
ANNEXATION Of
CUBA REMOTE
SAYS ROOT
ISLANDERS MUST FIRST
ABANDON INDEPENDENCE
Secretary Of State Given Ova-
ton at Foreign Commerce
Convention Urges Need OF
Better Steamship Facilities,
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washington. Jan. 15.--At the ses-
sion ~ the foreign commerce conven-
ton today Elihu Root secretary oi
state. who was the principal speaker
was accorded am ovation. his remarks
fraouently being interrupted by pro-
| 1onged applause and cheers. He gave
! a ,.es,,ne Of the trade relations OF the
| United States practically Win the en-
| tire world. and Outlined what was
| needed to secure greater colhhlerelai
| q odvantages for this country. incident
+, aiiv no touched upon the tariff and
| said speaking for himself alone, that
no favnred the policy OF maximum
ana minimum rates. He said our re-
| lations continually grow more reason
/ able. more sensible and kindly with
| Europe, with our vigorous ana grow
rapidly advancing ana deVeloplns
/ neigh bors to the south. and with the
/ nations that face us upon the othef
side of the Pacific"
Secretary Root entered into an eX-
haustive discussion of the resources oi
| the Iatin-American republics ana
made a plea for closer trade relations
with them.
He severely criticised the steamship
! service between this country and the
South American ports and declared
that subsidies alone designed TO meet
the cheaper wages and living expenses
on foreign steamship lines, could bring
about an adequate American merchant
marine.
AS to the smaller countries about
the Caribbean and particularly the
West Indian countries, Secretary ROOT
said they had had q hard time, cursed
as they were by frequent revolutions.
The attitude of the United States to-
ward these countries could be put IA
three sentences: First-We don't
want to take them ourselves; second,
we don't want any foreign nation TO
take them themselves; and third, we
want to help them, and we Will.
There was he said, much talk about
4 annexing Cuba, but, said he, never,
SO long as the people 7 una 90 ho'
i Themselves given up tie effort To gov
ern themselves. will annexation be
forced on them"
He declared amid loud applause that
the treatment of San Domingo. IKE
the treatment of Cuba, was but "a part
of a great policy which SHAH in the
years to come determine the relations
of this vast country with its Life ana
enterprise and also Of great policy
of peace and righteousness
Mr. Root took uD the question OF
reciprocity treaties and said that in-
asmuch as 80 per cent of our Imports
from South America came Tree OF
duty, the field to be covered by such
treaties with those countries Is com
paratively narrow. There are, how
ever, he said. "some countries in re-
gard to whose products / should like
very much to see an opportunity 70
make reciprocity treaties. but this
opens up a broader subject, and ] 40
not think the question Of reciprocity
can be adequately considered without
going into a subject broader--the
whole form of our tariff laws. In my
judgment the United states must come
to a maximum and minimum tallc.
Great applause greeted this state
ment.
Mr.. Root said that single strnignt
out tariff was all very Wen in c9un-
try of straight tariffs, but he said,
I'VE have passed on during the course
of years into world for the most
part of maximum and minimum tar
ifs, and with but single rate tariff
we are left with very little opportun-
ity to reciprocate good treatment
from other countries and to defend
ourselves against bad treatment by
other nations"
President Jacob g. SchurMan of
Cornell, referred To the complaints
against the evils of giant cor 1orations
and trusts. but declared that h4lf the
increase in trade and exports had been
due to these same organizations. lie
said the existence Of trusts could not
be helped. 1T is not swollen fortunes
we should criticise" he said. "but
stolen fortunes lie believed that
among other things tha needs OF the
country should be met py taritt ad-
justments.
Secretary straus discussed the gem
eral subject of interest, relations and
commerce. holding that the friendly
sentiment which exists between ma
tions is largely due TO the existence ol
invested capital. The secretary de-
clared: "It Is of the highest import
ance that the executive branch OF
our government charged with the eul-
;ivation of friendly relations with for
eign nations shall not be hampered
By any narrOWncss or shOrtsighted-
ness on the part of our lawmakers
either national or IN the separate
states. for every obstacle placed IN the
way of friendly International relations
is hound TO reflect and act as a check
uDon our foreign commerce and upon
our wage workers"
Secretary Straus discussed the
| growth Of our trade with China ana
Japan as well as our other relations
with those countries. He declared. II
is matter OF serious regret that re-
cent incidents IN a single community
of this country. q community which
has profted greatly by the enlarge.
inent Of our trade with Japan. should
have endangered the cordiallty OF IN,
relations under which the present
prosperity has developed. While this
occurrence Is too recent tn have had
as yet perceptible effect on trade re-
iations. II requires no stretch OF i'm
; agination 10 foresee that unless these
, deplorable incidents are satisfactoril,
adjusted they will have disastrous IN
! auence upon our future trade viii
. that country A nation cannot offenc
: ianother nation and hold the trade oi
its people any more than an individual
merchant or manufacturer can expec
to hold customers whom he openly Of
tends OF brutaliy insults
Danger Over at PittSburg.
2 Pittsburg. Jan. 15.-After reachinl