The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-31

| Contncnal Congress ever was. II COLI
lccts more taxes, IL controls more coun-
| try-fOr IL controls every foot OF the
island outside the cities
@. Then with "a government and an
army, you think the Cuban repubuc Is
entitled TO recognition Of bclligerancy?
a. No. 1 believe Il Is entitled TO recosni-
tlon of independence. 1t is IN stronger
/ position than Mexico and the South
! American republics We're, or Texas were
when the United States recognized tneir
independence. They ought 90 be recog-
/ nizcd, now, this instant not tomorrow
| or next week
A. Would recognition Of independence
| bring a declaration of war from Spainf
a. ] doubt it. The Spanish JmgOes.
| the working people, the students, aii the
/ emotional people are for war; ana the
| government OF CanOvas is preparing Tor
war as fast as it can II is trying 10
buy secondhand iron-clads, on promise 10
pay; and IL IS stretching every nerve
10 satisfy the JingOcs. But Cauovas is
"a statesman lie knows that tlre is
40 sense getting IN front OF the lOCOmc-
! tive. Bob. Evans ana the lnIit a. tan
reduce the Moro in two hours the
rebels will do the rest They want 40
help. They want "heauening such
! as American recognition would give them.
! supply them with arms and ammunition
and 200O young American captains. and
the thing is done. j would prefer a solid
reserve. say the Fif,h Maryland and the
| First Virginia. just 10 show how IL ought
/ 90 be done and how II can be done. and
/ the Job IA hnished. on il han twenty
! years off my head.
/ q. What is tho President waiting fOr2
a Ask him eff IL were well done 10
| were ,voU. N we're done quickly" strike
| quick and hnrd and fast
AN-Nrr,N- .rrcNs pr, C,rrpA
. - ANNIA IN, ~ HtioN O' a,,,s C,''-, cc
hs1 tndenordc,co md snain scllnoyyiedg-
! od in would ne renmblic Lo aIlo no main
tain any better government than Mexico
or Nenezrela. or The SOuth-Amcrlcan re-
puhlics generally?
A. Ihat quo uon does not require a~
Si9T,l, u.'t D. sA mac" ii"e 'ne
ch. t-t' a.. .ft. g.. -. So a.
| tho cato of fho Cnlf Of Ncyito She con-
traits the commerce of tho NUssissippi
Valley 7Dp1 miles Of river uavi0atfon
the outlet To the mare Hncrmcn The
ocean. tho great highway of nations Of
! 4NVlu"" OF sreh people as the word
! r' NI.,I seen 'loI' l'.!.ls M iiiD,i W NAY
! IA. Krieei..i,,f ,',',ge.r,, g., +Ga
/ yaef eh. ,.ui c.f,o I.,. ,...,. o., ID ,,.itb
/ tho sword" end ,he did. The necessities
/ of history are FAR beyond tho logic or
statesmanshp Ie SIS the statesman WHO
- 1'i,.I 1 i.o i"sl s'oi, ,i, li' q .. io,i
! r.... "''' ''''
| C1be H. ,o,.i .pue'tf. III, ..,,,,,,,,biosr,.
rooioeicaify and eronor1ic.liiv of Flori.
da She belongs there. and pratlos with
cntiontcs cordiale and all the huceer
musgery of diplomacy may delay. bat
cannot pr vent the annexation of Cuba
u, 'iq ."if'9 5lal, .n,
add to opr nroscnt race coo',li,ofidns i'm
tha south.
a. Not a particle. cuba has 100000
white people. 6-0.01J colore0. blacks nu-
id'loes' canary islanders, etc. ETC., aooIt
the proportion OF races and the popu-
lalon in Virginia. The industrial en-
tcrprises I'm Cuba are incredible. ] know
family, three brothers who own over
10000 square miles of sugar plantation.
They coin their own silver money-'free
coinage sure enough They redeem their
money in gold. They keep United States
bonds IN New York. TO furnish exchange
lor them They regularly employ 5000
hahds ih busy seasons 5000. They sup-
l.S 'Iane ana SUBSISTENCE for $4,000 people.
lNff pay a mechancal engineer $500 per
iN'.'N lI S"iu ana olher American meclan-
l.7 D." proportion" flsnt dollars per day is
'"' oI"i"aiy wages Tor blacksmith or "a
carpenter or an engine qrfcr Their
sugar eilnons ana electrical plant cost
| SiO0o'N". Tor ln the cane-growing season
tney WORK twenty l-Iour hours day.