The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-06
TO M'KINLEY
Head of Cuban Republic Sends
an Open Letter.
SAYS SPAIN Is CERTAIN TO LOSE.

The Cuban Patriots Have Accomplished
More i'm the Past Two Years Than Dur
ing the Whole of the Ten Years War
Republic Collects Civil Taxes and Has
Established schools Which Are Taught
by Native Teachers.
New York. April 6.-Salvador Cisner-
os, president of the provisional govern
ment Of Cuba, has written an open let
ter to President Mckinley and given |
copy TO a special correspondent of The |
Norld in Cuba. President Cisneros |
writing under date of March A. says in
uart:
"Mr. President: You have become the
tllief executive of the greatest. freest.
most progressive nation that the sun
! light of heaven ever shone upon. The
organized and maintained republic or
| Cuba. citizens and soldiers, from the
highest to the lowest, congratulate you
and pray that God will give you
strength and wisdom to continue the
progress and increase the prosperity OF
the American people. Do as she may,
Spain Is destined to lose Cuba eventual
w. Could she hope for success in the
present war, it would only be matter
of a few years when there would be an
other rebellion. But for Spain the pres
ent struggle is hopeless. The success at
tending our arms has been a surprise
even to us. Every province OF Cuba mas
arisen against the tyrannical power OF
Spain In two years we have accom-
plished much more than we did in the
entire last war, which continued ten
wears. The civil branch of the govern
ment is well established. and its work
ings are daily becoming more forcetul
and complete.
Under Cuban Control.
"The entire province of Santiago, with
the exception Of several large towns, is
entirely under our control. In more thah
200 cities towns, and villages Spain has
= not a soldier, and has apparently re-
linouished all claim to that territory.
She no longer has civil representatives
r i'm most Of the districts while there is
2 not one township in the entire province
. but has its perfecto or assistant per
e fecto appointed by the Republic or CUBA
{ Spain collects today about one-eighth
e the amount of taxes i'm Puerto Principe
e Santa Clara, and Santiago provinces she
q did two years ago. while the taxes lev
= led and collected by this government
b have i'm three provinces amounted t'
O more than $3S0,0O0 These taxes are no
collected by the aid of the military. IN
; levy is fixed by our secretary of tn
8 treasury with the counsel OF the secre
a tarv of the interior, and the civil OH
IF GERS in the various perfects collect tn
s same in the regular way. For NOR
,r than a year the army has not levied la
p or tribute without the assent of the sec
j, retary of the treasury. We have estab
,s lished throughout the island a system
&C mails. and the frank of the republic at
20 tached to a parcel insures its deliver
=, at any point. America mails are carrie
by this system and delivered to person
i'm the most remote parts of the island
Took Up Education.
r "An important feature of the civ
~ Government has been the issuing {
books and the establishment of schools
N Early in the war the government too
ef up education, realizing that knowledg
* meant strength and liberty In variou
In sections of Santiago and Puerto Prir
ns cine schoohouses have been erected uf
81 | der the supervision of the governmer
OF and native teachers have been appoint
W cd Every department of the govern
lis ment is i'm good working order, ana
US unitv of purpose pervades every branc
nd civil and military. while the people
he the island. as a whole, are giving l
their most earnest support. The arm
he in the field, under, the command OF II
he brave and true friend, General In Cm
on Maxine Gomez, is conducting war
ey energy and mercy. The rules of go
re ernment and the dictates of humani
ed direct it. The struggle may go on 4
n wears. and Cuba may continue to fig
Ice the battle against the fearful odds alon
,s- but so long as there is God to give
se courage we will cling to the banner
right and freedom, and never falter u
til the victory is won.'