The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-14
AFFAIRS IN CUBA

Autouomlsts-A Common Mistake q"
Foreigner. Compared with Other aou"-
trie. similarly situated the Queen at the
Antilles Enjoys Good Governments aud
l. Making Progress.
HAVANA, June 1. via KEY WEST. Fla,
June 1.-The correspondent Of the
United Press has had "A long CONVERSE
tion with two gentlemen who are per-
fectly well-informe on all the as
poets OF the Cuban question. Que OF
them j. a young lawyer aud one oi the
most prominent members ~ the au-
economist party: the other Is rich
manufactures who has been for forty
wears in Cuba. and who is one OF the
most conspicuous leaders Of the liberal
or reform party. They said they were
greatly gratified at the two recent
publications made by the nitct
Press; one an interview with senior
Montorc. the able Cuban who II the
leading Cuban representative OF the
autonomi>t party in the Spanish
cortcs. and the other translation OF
the address OF the autonomist party 10
the Cuban people. printed some days
ago in the New York Times.
Both documents. they say. will tend
TO open the eyes Of the American peo-
Pile and make them understand the real
situation in Cuba and the truth about
Spanish rule in the West Indies.
Everybody who comes 70 Havana"
they substantially say, seems inclined
10 compare il with London. New York
or Paris Why not take for compar-
ison the City of Mexico, Caracas or
even many of the cities of the semi
tropical part Of the United states?
| They also fail TO find here govern
ment to be compared TO some of the
communities of New England. or fail
to find in force the best rules of Brit
ish constitutional government, or such
good laws and so thoroughly en-
forced and obeyed as those of Belgium
or Holland But why not take into
due consideration the character Of the
people. the history of the colony. the
climate and many other factors, and
compare the Spanish rule in Cuba
with the results that free govern ment
has led 10 in Central America, Nene-
zuela liayti or san Domingo You
know perfectly well the conditions Of
the island OF Cuba Is il not better.
i'm many respects. than some of the
southern and southwestern states ~
the United States. vet we have had
slavery abolished twenty years later
than they. and secured peace more
that fifteen years after them.
Since ISIS Cuba has rot been under
military rule We elect officers for
the municipalities: we elect provincial
bodies that YOU would call legisla
lures. although they do not possess
the Same powers as those of your
states. We are represented at III,
cortes by twentv-six deputies anc
eight senator's We have freedom 81
the press We are not subject 10 mill
tary CONSUMPTION. and although thes,
rights are not sufficient. according L
the ideas of the reform and antonomis
parties. you can well see that we arr
very far from being under tyran
meal military rule. Many Of the au
Economists fought in is6s against Spail
because then we could not raise on
voices 10 put before the people tn
platform Of our party. Now we ar
all against tue re bcAllpn utcs- Use "
see that the Spanish government an
people are liberal 70 us Cnbans. an
we are sure that the force Of orr idea
. will at last peacefully predoIninats
and Cuba will have home under tn
, Spanish flag.
1t j. true" they explain in coutin,
ing an expression of their views. tina
we complain Of the taxes, but the bus
get Of the island. with the public deb
:. the army. the navy and the pension
/ is $40. 100000 less than the budget I
!. the city Of New York: in fact. we al
+ taxed about sa5.O0O,0 600, Of whie
t sl5,000.v goo come from the customs d
!. ties.
I. '.The bad situation in Cuba arts
from the fact that we cannot sper
: enough Of that money in the islar
because we are overbalanced by de
/ coming from the last war. and no
I your so-called 'deliverers fighting
I eastern Cuba will simply increase tn
! debt and our burdens.