The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-06
CUBAN ANNEXATION

lIkeIy 10 he u burning Question" IN inc
Neat Congress Independence 81 >pAs"
Assured The Next step Niii >"t"r""y
BE- 4. see. Protection Under the s"i"s OF
the stars and stripes American lntsrests
In Cuba
CncAco, Aug. 3o.--A Washington
special - an evening paper says:
Annexation will be burning ques-
ton in the next congress; but the
pivot upon which il will turn viii be-
Cuba instead Of Hawaii. Private AL
vices received al the state department
in the last twentv-four hours indicate
that the independence ~ Cuba Is but
question of "A short time. The news
has none II the features Of surprise
10 our diplomatists. The inability
Of Spain To queil the revolution
has been apparent for some time
and the reason was. as plainly
10 be seen. in the fact that Gen. Cam
pos. the spanish military leader.
! lacked the support of the conservative
elements Of the island. The CONNER
cial interests of Cuba have not been in
/ full sympathy with the insurrection-
lists for the very good reason that the
character of the latter rendered their
triumph and consequent rule undo
sirable To propertv-owners and the
conservative and respectable element
But while Withholding their sympa-
thy from the insurrcctionists, the con-
servutive residents of the island have
given no support 10 Spain, hoping that
by such non-action the Spanish gov
eminent might in time be forced by
Z g ~ ~ IN,
grant independent concessions to the
Cubans. These concessions were prom
ised at the close of the last Cuban rev.
olution. but were never carried out by
Spain. They consist chiefly Of de-
mand for a more equitable and hu-
name system OF taxation and
fair representation for Cuba in the
Spanish cortes 1t is not surprising
that the Cuban view OF the case should
enlist American sympathy in certain
quarters. for it is only a reiteration of
the old colonial doctrine: mo taxa
ton without representation"
Gen. Campos. the Spanish military
leader in Cuba. urged the Spanish gov
eminent many months ago to grant
these concessions promptly, and thus
insure to him the moral support OF the
best elements OF the island, and he
promised that the rebellion would be
short lived.
Spain declined 20 consider the ques-
ton of concessions until after the rev.
olution had been quelled. IL is now
serious question whether. If Spain
should decide 10 grant these rights
IL Ia. a nd
the support Of the so-called 'conserva'
tive element of the island for Spain
for. having broken her promises once
be fore in the matter Of promised CON
cessions made under stress OF revolu
ton. she might. il is feared. do Sc
again. At the same time. the tax
ridden Cubans. seeking immunity from
their taslSmasters. hesitate before &C
cepting situation that promises ne
gro domination and the. placing in
power of some of the heretofore law
less elements of the islands
1t is believed that the time has ar
rived when the respectable element o
the island. the property-owners ans
law-abiding classes. find they mus
J interpose to protect their Interest,"
against the threatened ascendancy O
the banditti and other ignorant ele
ments who have been successfully re
. sisting Spain and quite recently at
lacking and devastating plantation
Of Cubans- This they will do by as
summing the reins Of government an
formally throwing of the Spanish
, yoke and setting up an Independent
! republic
The next move. II is believed. vii
Z be an appeal to the United states 10
, annexation. American interests i
I Cuba are much larger than has here
tofore been popularity supposed.
/. prominent Cuban declared to-day. II
a discussing the subject. that thre
e firms in Wall street hold mortgage
On nearly ali the plantations in Cuba
s and that most of the skilled labor Z
4 these plantations. as also on railroad
n and in factories are American. Will
n American capital figures in nearly a
s the industries of Cuba either as
r direct investment or in the form I
4 mortgages"