Show I CONGRESS USTENS ITO I-TO PRESIDENTS SPECIAL 1ESSAGE Reciprocity With Cuba Is Strongiy Urged COMMITTEE ON RULES NAMED Several New Appointments Sent to the Senate Congressional Matters Referred to the Committees and House Takes an Adjournment I I Washington Nov lOAt 1030 oclock today the joint committee of the Senate and of the House of Representatives Representa-tives appointed to notify the President that Congress was organized and ready l I to receive any message he might have to communicate to it called at the White House to perform Its duty After greeting the members of the committee cordially the President in formcd them that he would communicate communi-cate with Congress very soon in writing writ-ing His message follows To the Senate and House of RcprOBen tatlves l have convened the Congress that It may consider tho legislation necessary ne-cessary to put Into operation tine commercial commer-cial treaty with Cuba which was ratified by the Senate at Its last MLexlon and sub yequcntly by the Cuban Government I deem such legislation demanded not only by our Interest but by our honor Wn cannot with propriety abandon the course upon which wo have no wiacly embarked TREAT WITH CULt When the acc lIlunco of tho Plntt amendment was required from Cuba by tho action of Congress of the United Stales this Government thereby definitely committed Itself to the policy of treating Cuba as occupying a unique position as rugatds this country It was provided I that when the island I became a free and l Independent republic Mho should stand In such closo relations with us as In certain respects to como within our system of international In-ternational policy and It ncccpiiarily followed fol-lowed that she must alno < to a certain degree de-gree becomes Included within the lines of our economic policy NO STRATEGIC ABUSE Situated aa I Cuba Is it would not bo wlae for this country to permit the ntratc Klc abuse of tho island by any foreign military power It IB for this neaaon that certain limitations have been imposed upon up-on her llnanclal policy and that naval stations have been conceded by her to the United State The negotiations tin to the details of these naval stations are on the eve of completion They are eo situated an to prevent any Idea that there Is the Intention ever to nun them against Cuba or otherwise than for tho protection of Cuba from the assaults of foreign foes and for the better safeguarding of American Ameri-can interests In the waters south of us CUBA HAS ADVANCED I These Interests have been largely Increased In-creased by the consequence of the war with Spain and will be utlll further In I Continued on Pago 11 PESIOETSMESSAGE Continued from Page 1 ct cased by l the building of hue Isthmian canal They arc both military and economic eco-nomic The granting to us by Cuba of the naval stations above alluded to Is of the utmost Importance from a military standpoint and Is I proof of the good faith with which Cuba Is I treating us Cuba has made great progress since her Independence I Independ-ence was established i She has advanced steadily In every way She already stands high among her sister republics of tho New World She In loyally observing and she Is entitled her obligations to us an entited to ito treatment by us SPLENDID MARKET The teat submitted to you for approval ap-proval secures to the United Slates economic eco-nomic advantages as great as those given to Cuba Not an American Interest Is sacrificed sac-rificed by the treaty a large Cuban market mar-ket Is secured to our pioducers I Is a market which llus at our doors which Is already large which Is capable o great expansion and which In especially Important Impor-tant to the development of our export trade J would be Indeed shortsighted for us to refuse to take advantage of such opportunity nnd to force Cuba Into making ma-king arraiiKcmcnt4 with other countries to OUt disadvantage TREATY IS NEEDED This reciprocity treaty stands by Itself I Is demanded on consideration of broad national policy as well as by our economic Interest It will do harm to no Industry 1 will benefit many Industries I I Is In tho Interest of our people as a whole both because of Its Importance from the broad standpoint of International policy and he catibo economically It Intimately concerns us to develop and secure the rich Cuban market for our farmers artisans merchants mer-chants and manufacturers Finally It Is drslrablo as a guaranty of the good faith of our Nation toward our young sister republic re-public whose welfare mutt ever bo closely bound with ours We gave her liberty We arc knit to her by the memories of the blood and the mfmoles courage of our soldiers l who fought for her In war by > the memories of the wisdom I wis-dom and Integrity of our administrators who saved her In peace and who started her so well on the difficult path of self government We must help her onward and upward and In helping her we shall liolr > ourselves The foregoing consIderations caused tlc negotiation of the treaty with Cuba and Us ratification by tho Semite They now with equal force support the legislation by the Congress which by the terms of the treaty Is necessary to render It operative oper-ative as failure to enact such legislation would core perilously near n repudiation of the pledged faith of Lime Nation I transmit herewith the treaty as amended b the Senate and ratified nmendct by Senlte rllfed by the Cuban Government THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN TIlE SENATE The session of the Senate was devoted exclusively to the reading of the Presidents Presi-dents message In support of reciprocity with Cuba and to the routine Incident to the receipt of the message The attendance at-tendance of Senators was exceptionally large and many appeared with large rolls of freshly prepared bills The message received the careful attention I at-tention of the Senators and when Its I reading hall been concluded Mr Cullom of Illinois was recognized to move the reference to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the message and the Cuban treaty the text of which had been transmitted trans-mitted with the message This motion prevailed and It had no sooner been disposed dis-posed of than upon motion of Mr Allison Alli-son of Iowa the Senate adjourned WORK IN HOUSE The Speaker cano the Houso to order promptly at 12 oclock today Mr Taw ney of Minnesota for the committee appointed by the Speaker to wait on the President reported that the President had advised the committee that he I would at once transmit a message In writing I A Joint resolution offered by > Mr Hem enway of Indiana making available an proprlatlons for mileage of Senators arid members of the House of membcJs o Representatives Representa-tives was passed Mr Barnes assistant secretary to the President bearing n message from the President was then announced The Presidents mcssapc was then read and was received with applause from the Republican side |