It occurred to ize a fair margin on the capital invested. but is hardly sufficient me then. and I believe that my position was right. that Cuba to warrant the smaller landowners to go to the expense of fertilcould not afford to comply with our demands. The labor situa- izing and erecting new works. and they will most likely have to tion there is such that her policy may be to encourage laborers sell out to the capitalist. from foreign countries. This was our policy in the early days of There is one feature of this bargain I can not believe in so the Republic. and it greatly promoted development and enhanced strongly as many seem to do. perhaps unthinkingly. and I say our prestige. this in all good faith. as I am among the strongest advocates for We have arrived at a time in our national life when it is alto- an increased exportation of our manufactured goods. and we gether proper and expedient for us to impose rigid restrictions should lose no fair opportunity to aid our exporters. as I believe upon immigration and to prevent laborers coming here under exportation to be the salvation of our industries. and the only way contract altogether. This condition has not arrived yet in the in which we shall be able to maintain our rapid growth and uphistory of the Republic of Cuba. and it occurred to me that it was hold even to a reasonable degree the present wage scale. which is unjust and unwise for us to impose any such conditions upon so desirable. Cuba as a consideration for our making commercial concessions I question. however. the wisdom of the demand we have forced which ought to have been made without hesitation or reluctance. upon Cuba for trade concessions for our goods under the guise of I have no doubt that the pending treaty will soon become opera- fair reciprocal reciprocity.
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