The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-11
CUBA'S ANNEXATION
To the United States Is Adyo-
Gated by Many CubanA
ROMAN CATHOLICS IN CANADA
And the Question of Separate Schools-Pre.
ventiOn of Cruelty TO Animals In
Queens County, New York.

| Especial to THE HERALD-Exam1ner Dispatch L
| NEW YORK, April 10.-The Herald correspond
ent from Havana, Cuba, says the question OF
the annexation of Cuba to the United States is
daily growing more serious and the govern
ment continues TO be alarmed at the promo
ganda that more or less openly is being carried
on with results that will soon be known The
campaign that has been opened by several lead
ing papers is courageously sustained in remark
able editorials that generally attract attention.
one having gone so far as to assert some weeks
ago that the Spanish government through its
dlsgraceful and ruinous administration did
more than anybody else to throw Cuba into the
arms of the United States. Though the Cuban
chambers of commerce have protested in dine
time and in, the most energetic terms against
the increased taxes decreed no attention what
ever, as usual, was paid in Madrid to the pro-
test, ana the annexationistS have taken advan-
tage OF the dissatisfaction created nv the Lost
measures decreed TO forward the pronagation
OF ther doctrine and increase the number Of
tnelr adherents. In a remarkable editorial
whose author was arraigned, the government
considering 1t as melting to rebellion in was
SAID some time ago that the only wav
annexation could be avoided was to immediateiy,
proclaim the autonomy of Cuba and the Consery
vatlve party should join the liberals in thei,
eHorts TO obtain from Spain self government
aoi .ae lsLand Inc organization of an annex
atlonlSt party IS being persistently spoken of
though IL is difficult TO designate as vet those
who have taken the initiative in the REFORM
alton with the exception of some newspaper
editors VINO have boldly assumed the responsi.
Dlllty OF their acts part of the people Liberals
as well as Conservatives. though longing i'm the
bottom OF their hearts for change that would
improve the general situation of Cuba and save
her inhabitants from ruin and desperation. do
not dare as yet to pronunce themselver too
openly, and productivity observe the signs OF the
tlmes before adopting political line of con.
duct that would bind then forever. The doubt
mat still prevails regarding the attitude the
United states VIII assume on this question in
ouces great many whose influence would
weigh heavily in the balance to remain in the
back ground. ~
The government has not as vet adopted
system OF rlgor and prosecution to put down the
annexatlonlst movement as advised to do bv
some or the most rabid Conservative papers
oelng well aware what happened in other
American countries that once belonged "a
Spain, that were they to enforce such measures
1t would be the death sentence of Spanish dom.
nation in America. The fact beyond all doubt
Is that there are large number Of annexation-
lists In Cuba, and some in the United States
The question now is to know whether anv of
the members of the government at Washington
would pc willing to favor the movement Just in.
itiated in Cuba.