The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1896-06-09
NO. 2.

TO her own disadvantages. All the de
tails of business are under Spanish
control and espionage, and their
scheme of internal taxation brushes
out nearly every phase of industrial
life.
The world has heard SO much of
these burdensome taxes that the eff
forts of these brave people to free
themselves have called forth the SYM
pathies of the civilized world. Much
IS heard of the struggles, sufferings
and dying groans of these tortured pa
triots, but, as..yet, LITTLE. of the island it,
relf. a writer says: ssThe trarveler
who glimpses for the first time herman
yelous shores is overcome with aston
ishment at the panorama of immense
that lies shimmering be-
fore him, for even now, her richest
yestnlent shredded, her body bleeding
under the violent hands of an unnat-
ural parent, Cuba remains the indies
tructible Pearl of the Antilles, with
such wealth in her soil and under Ii as
no earthly power can take away. =
Though no larger than New York,
Cuba has as great variety of natural
resources as any country beneath the
sun. It's soil is as rich as any In the
world, and win grow anything natural
to a tropical cline. The yield Of SUI
gar and tobacco is immense, consider
ing the hampered condition Of the
country. Three crops of cane can
be raised from one planting, and to-
bacco thriyes without much cultiyay
tion. Before the present insurrections
the annual sugar. crop was worth
about $44, 500, 900; the tobacco crop,
Sc, 500, 900. Immense forests of ma
hogany and other precious woods COW
er large part OF the island. From
the fertile soil spring the most lusci-
Gus fruits. AT one time great crops of
coffee were raised, but Spanish taxa
tion has ruined that industry. There
are great quantities of iron ore and
stored in the hills and
some few mines have been opened. "a
Cuba's wealth must, however, for a
long time come from her vegetable
products.
The population OF Cuba is about ! -
$50, 900, of whom 1,100,00 are of
Spanish descent; 1000 are foreign
whites: AZ, 900. Chinese: and. SOC, 900
negroes, III
Were Cuba free would she be able
to establish d government OF her own
under such conditions, or would She
Be driven to anarchy? II Cuba could
govern herself would her resources be
more fnlly deyeloped?
III, Is true the peotlle ar Cuba are
not OF that same sturdy Anglo Saxon
race that has gone forth and made the
valleys yield their Increase. and os
this prosperity founded the greatest
nations 81 TIE world. We must n0t
infer from this that the Anglo. Sax0fiS
afe thsonly 1edoIn thar can rule t||6mI
selves. No d0libs they can maintain
i free government better than any
other race of people, but other races
are maintaining free institutions.
though not to So great ii degree. We
must not vet think that the Cubans
are incapableof Self government. The
people feel themselves capable of pre-
serving d government far superior ID
the present one: and. whenever d pet,-
ple saw and continue to say that they
are competent 10 govern themselves
they are generally right.
After the Cubans have gained their
independence. Ii cannot be1hoped that
they will Al, once become a full-fledped
nation. II win take several wears III
get a well organized government es-
tablished. for the effects of the pres
emit war with felt for d long time. 81
The neonle win have 10 adjust them
selves 10 the new order OF things. It'll
took the americans several wears after
the close of the war for Independeuce
to form a ssnIore perfect union.r he.
fore they had accumulated this. the
powers of Europe said that Aneri-
cans were foolish to think Of forming
a renublie. They preaicted that an
archy wopldEbe the result. a century
M renresentative government has dem
onstrated the fallaey az their state.
ment Indeed. II has been charged
against eyery nnop1e who hayd ever
STRUGGLED FIR liherty shat thpy .wer,.
incanable of self rnle. It5m1st not be
forgotten that new responsibilities de-
yelon latentTpoiwers Experience has
shown that self government produces
,independence Of Thought and the abil-
Inv n meet additional oblipatfdns. IL
has been urged that the best teople OF
Cuba are not in rebellion. and that IL
Il nothing but a race war This Il 4
mistake. II is reported III good al.
thority that some Of the most tIistin-