Show CONFERENCE ON ONS CUBAN MATTERS S President and Republican Congress Congressmen men Illen Discuss Them S r r j ASKING CUBA OUIA Hulls Mite of 01 l M Ih I Ite lie Ito te Horn url i Washington March conference was roe ns held at n the tho White house this af of afternoon the tIm President anti ant sev several se eral oral numbers ff of tC the tho of or representatives who ho been el fore foro foremost most In II opposing tho thu plan of ot Cuban reciprocity by J the ways and aird moans commIttee ami nII to havo have tho the support of the tho administration n u tion tOI rite Thu member who Ito called wolo welo Tawney arid and Morris Morrl of or Minnesota Dick of ot Ohio William A of ot Michigan Minor of ot Wiscon sit Metcalf of California arid and nHI Dayton ot of est Virginia The hl cull call was at ut tho the I I request of f the tho president desired I un an exchange of views to tho the end anti that harmonious action notion might bo be secured In inaudi audi Hueh steps as us tire tul n In II behalf John of Cuba Wood has haa hn arrived hero horo from frol Cuba Cull and as several of ot tho tue cab cabinet inet Ilet noro at the tho White hIto House the congressmen were yere there thero n a report Rained circulation that H Ito icy cy Hoot and III Oen Wood vero present nt ut tho the confer once ince This Title however was vas not the tho case caSl an ml 1 the tho th pr president find and re remained alone In the tot for forthe the gether hour rind and a I half halt that thoI they were to together together The lw talk IIII took a wide willo range envoi covering Ing the tho conditions In Cuba What mould bo be done tione to tarot meet m et these conditions and al at alTO atso TO so 10 the question of ot harmonizing eon con Dieting interests Interest so that there hero might ho bo unanimity of notion noton on the part of tho tim In Congress s was tho the chief topic discussed It was Hinted HI afterwards by those who participated In tho the conference that It II was of ot the tire mast frost lost amicable and on character and alli that there Ih Ie waa trot not the tire remotest suggestion on 01 tire the part of the tl chief executive which could bo ho bl construed us IH 15 seeking necking lg to urge Irlo thorn thum to yield their personal convictions On 01 the tIre contrary U It waa waK stated that I the listened to tire the recital of ot the tire difficulties which had been encountered encountered by b those who wilt opposed the reel reci reciprocity plan iIan anti and also heard he from them thol the hi various val plans by which thich they had hoped hOfer to II reach rench nn air In agreement The callers Were CIO frank rank lo to o concede that they tho found the lie president Ic of extending effective relief to Cuba by bythe bythe the tire reciprocity plan In lIt II this connee thu ton It I was stated jim w president drew attention to the tire tnt fact tnt that tIre the Sibley amendment limiting tho the reciprocity pe viol 1101 to Dee ne 1 I 1003 1903 gave tho tim Payne layne llyn bill a I rather aspect aa ns It asked Cuba to adopt our naturalization and nn Immigration lows anti and give us rig tar itt Iff concessions without limit of or time and In return gave 1110 to Cuba tariff con concessions cessions half limited hunted to about a I year yar and a 0 Some Home of ot tire the cf present were Inclined to c t mit that we were wele asking a n great deal from frol Cuba In re ro return 10 her Irel turn for the tho little we would grant to Tho The Interchange of ot views became quite general there being nothing In iii Inthe II tilt the way WM of ot definite propositions proportions one OM way or tho the other othor hilt but merely nn an ni ogres agree abl expression of opinion as to what was as best bent t to be he done dOM under tinder un er all ni the tho Cir eJr Circumstances of ot tho tire situation In the tho course courso of this talk the th suggestion was WM made that If the layne Jan bill had ben hen modified so 0 ns as 18 to take talce off ol the tire differential on refined sugar some HOm of tho ho grounds of or opposition o might have hlo been ber removed there was WAR no n request BO so far til as run ran be he learn cd od 1 that tho tire bill 1111 bi be amended In II particular at tire the 11 lt Th The ThA plan plait of rebate which was tva I urged urgel at atI I one on time also 1110 came In III for tor discussion and exploitation explanation 1 I At the conclusion of the conference the tire general understanding was Wil nn reach reached ed NI that ni art madi 1 a I 1 to tho tile public would be to tile lie general gIl e 1 effect that no 10 conclusions 1 r ached the tho conference was wo confined to u a general Interchange in of views I ws It I Is l understood that tIre the president will wi sep see SOIl of the tho member of ot the tiit waya 1111 and 11 menus means committee tomorrow titus thus familiarizing himself holt with both sides of tire the which iras has recently recent arisen o In lit 11 tire tho house lie I hop hopes H that tIns general Interchange with tire tho lead lend lenders leaders ers era from rout both sides Rides tony may Iny bring brile about unanimity of action In hr whatever Is la best host hostIn bestIn In iii behalf of ot Cuba |