Show OPPOSES annexation senator bacon has come against the annexation of cuba he says bays generally speaking social as well ivell as political equality exists among all classes in cuba the negroes there are a prominent self assertive and aggras aggressive race in matters civil and aiji hilll fary insolent in p political a 1 p place bac e and leaders in revolutionary enterprises of f thelast the past and present to introduce such a community into our federal system would seriously enlarge and intensify the racial problem wit the development of the sugar and to bacco Inte interests tests in cuba which would woula certainly and speedily follow annexation those hose interests la in the united states would soon be destroyed certain kinds of tobacco production might bo excepted except cd but generally sp speaking ealing this would bo be the result senator lator bacon also pointed out the immense loss of revenue which would tensile 6 jf cuban sugar and tobacco ivere ere admitted tree free |