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Cartoon shows President Roosevelt sitting in front of the U.S. Capitol reciting his June 13, 1902 message to Congress. On the left is a Cuban cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, “Cuban reciprocity proposition except light colored sugar” as the head of the American Crystal Sugar Company, H. T. Oxnard, labeled “Beet sugar,” flees. On the right is a San Domingo cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, “Dominican reciprocity offer, % reduction no exceptions” as a man “Sugar Trust” sends a telegram that fires the Cuban cannon.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1902
Creator(s)
Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The guns of reciprocity. [December 4, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306266. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau. The guns of reciprocity. [4 Dec. 2025]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306266.
APA:
Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau.: , [2025, December 4]. The guns of reciprocity. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o306266.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
