Show FIRST GUN FOR THE OPPONENTS OF CUBAN ITY IS FIRED BY OF MICHIGAN WASHINGTON April 9 Before Before the debate on the Cuban reciprocity bill was resumed In the House today some routine business was transacted William Alden Smith was the first speaker He spoke against the bill He fie presented the question lu sUm from the viewpoInt viewpoint view viewpoint view view- point of the Republicans who have opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed Cuban reciprocity on account of the sugar beet-sugar Interests and said In part I 1 am opposed to this measure be because because because be- be cause I believe it is calculated to br breed ed strife and dissatisfaction with the other sugar countries of the world which are arethus arethus arethus thus discriminated against I believe I it will have a tendency t to provoke commercial hostility among the otter other West est Indian islands and our neighbors rs in South America In Interest of Sugar Trust I am opposed to this measure because because be be- cause in order to give effect it becomes becomes becomes be be- comes necessary to violate a solemn promise of the R party deliberately deliberately deliberately de de- de- de made In solemn convention to the American people because I believe believe be be- lieve It will be harmful harmful to the the agricultural agricultural agricultural tural and industrial classes of the United States wh whee e great interests have been confided our care are because I believe It will be r fUl In the extreme extreme ex- ex to the Cuba cba because I believe that the al' al beneficiary will be the Sugar Refining company which OC ne need i l our or s sympathy sympathy sym sym- m- m pathy because I r be the he people of Cuba will recel n ncy benefit there there- v t. t from J si Sugar Beet-Sugar I f i Mr Smith then pon a discussion dis- dis of the p y of protection which which- had itt Iri the of American Indurie with I h esp especial cial reference to the of the beet s sugar beet ugar as as a. a rival of ot the sugar trust which ie aid Id refined and controlled 92 per orthe cane sugar He predicted that he e struggle for su supremacy supremacy supremacy su- su will be lie lor log and i relentless and costly J Republican Promes The farmers o 0 the tho h country country he went on have bee bea encouraged by the the- the the-I Republican party 11 i their ambition to produce the country It was was' was was-a a distinct t to td the farmer that he need not that far that the Republican Republican Republican lican party would r t permit the cheap labor and cheap star of any tropiC l territory to be br bright Ight in m in a a manner manner man man- ner ncr which would d troy the infant In Industry Industry industry In- In of the production which the farmers t f the United States have ha under the care re of the Republican party been building up durIng during during dur dur- ing the last few years Dingley Quoted The lamented Mr Dingley said In Inthe inthe inthe the discussion of the tariff which bear his name Nothing can be done to so o successfully clip the wings of the sugar sugar sugar su su- su- su gar trust as to develop our industry and at the same time confer immediate benefit on our farmers and all our people I He also quoted Mr Payne Mr Grosvenor Grosvenor Grosvenor Gros- Gros venor of Ohio and Mr Steele of Indiana Indiana In In- diana predicting predicting- a great future for the sugar beet-sugar Industry If the the tariff was not disturbed and added Where Industry Is Gr Growing wing The great States of Michigan California Cali- Cali California Call Cali fornia New York YOlk Colorado Utah Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon and Montana took these distinguished distinguished distinguished distin distin- statesmen at their word had faith in the promise of our party declaration declaration dec dee abandoned the cultivation of wheat and corn developing a new Industry in industry industry in- in thus encouraged I know it is claimed that this cu cut of 20 per cent will do our present factories fac fec- tories tries no harm but when the Dingley law vas law was passed and ana you invited us to toe e engage ge in this business you did not say that you would even agitate a change in the tariff much less reduce it by 20 per cent Mr Smith maintained that the sugar tr trust st would be the beneficiary of tire tile reduction and not the Cuban planters |