The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-05
FINDERS PROSPERITY.
Claims That the Cuban Question
Is Menace.
AND INTERPRETERS WITH BUSINESS.

On the Other Hand Some Are Opposed to |
time President Mckinley Meditates-The |
Question af Annexation.
WASHINGTON, June 8 i Special From
q senator who has Just returned from a
long journey TO the west | learn that the
commercial people of this country already
have their eyes on Cuba The senator said
he had been in a number of cities, and had
met business people by the hundreds. All
are talking about Cuba Some think an
nexation is sure 20 come, and with Ii a
great boom In our trade with the island
Others are looking to investments in Cuba
direct Il am satisfied. said this senator,
that there are 80, 600 men in the United
States who are now planning TO go to Cuba
as soon as the rule of the Spaniard Is
brought to an end They talk of buying
sugar plantations, of the tobacco business,
of coffee growing Every one appears TO
| have the idea that Cuba is on the eve OF
| one of the greatest commercial booms
known to history, and they are all eager
to get in early. / have personally met per-
|
for Cuba to buy up some of the ruined
| plantations just as soon as 1t becomes clear
| President Mckinley intends to bring the
rule of Spain to an end. OF course In the
end some of these people who think great
money is to be n ade In Cuba will discover
that it Is not all as easy as 1t appears.
Some of them will be- disappointed, no
doubt. But that the separation of Cuba
| from Spain, with the United States as
sponsor for the new nation, means won
| derful commercial and industrial develop
ment i'm that island, with American capital
! and American enterprise at the 'front.' OF
the movement, have not the slightest
doubt"
A Business Mans View.
met the other day business man from
Chicago. He has large interests In manu-
featuring and investment properties. IN
til recently he had been opposed to stirring
M the Cuban question. He had argued
that what the country needed was prosper
ity for our own people and to let CUBA look
after itself. But now he has changed his
attitude. He admitted frankly that he had
changed from purely selfish considerations.
81 have thought it all over, he said, land
have satisfied myself that there can never
be complete return of prosperity In the
United States till this Cuban question Is
; settled Whyp Because it hangs over us as
a menace, as cloud, and until 1t Is re-
moved we cannot have normal condition
of affairs. Till it is out of the way capital
will be timid The level headed men VINO
study world conditions before making IN
L yestments realize that sooner or later span
! must be driven out of Cuba. They realize
: moreover, that it is the duty of the Uniteo
! States to solve the problem, since we nave
served notice upon the world that we VII
not permit any other nation 10 90 IT,
e we must face this thing-and | see M
5 way to escape 1.-THE sooner it is out
e the way and done with the better for TIN
! country.
Here in Washington we find quite
. marty In favor of the annexation OF Cuba
:. THESE men do not think it is fair of thei
y opponents to assume that If Cuba be an
:, nexed 1t must come in as state. DO W
want senators from Cuban they ar
asked "Do we want to have to wait 10
), the returns from Sagua Ia Grande an
Camapuey before we can determine how
presidential election has goner vi
Have we not enough mixed races In on
population alreadyr These are the iaVol
tie arguments of those who oppose annex
alton But the friends OF that idea st'
there would be no need of bringing CUT
ie IN as a state at this time She should fir
"a become n territory She could have h'
. local legislature. Just as our western TERI
e. tories have. to make purely local law
c, The real power In the island would be th'
c. placed in the hands of the governor u
c, pointed by the president OF the on't'
G. States Some think such governmel
e would necessarily be corrupt But I'd
~ has not been the experience OF our TERI
q, tories While perfect government Is ol
flcult to find anywhere In the world o.
y, territorial administrations compare iaNo
sh ably with many older governments q
Sn bodying full local rule
=. The Cuban People.
90 Men who are familiar with the conditi'
90 of affairs existing in Cuba say that ii III
- annexed to the United States 1t should
maintained as territory for perhaps
vears TO come 1t would take that long
:, fit the people for statehood. The ilrst thil
nd 10 be done would be to organize a coinpi'
at public school system. sucb as we ia
rs throughout this country. Spain mas he>
'or proyided educational facilities Tor the COZ
k mon people Give them schools TOT Y.
eu Grafton, bring them under the pro'ec'l
Ter of the United States, subject them to
SO influence VI ou' .,.',L ,his count,
rs, more intimate coh'".V Wv, o,,Ia !
80 and in very snort tlihe Nuoo w."
le- come quite as American as so'he VI
rs states are now So far as education u
RS, Intelligence 90, Cuba would now comp'
.eo very fayorably with certain sections OF
.oo limited States that could be named
ots The opponents of annexation argue u
ve. we should have to maintain IN Cuoa
$50 large standing army, with fleet OF ma pa,
80 vessels in order to preserve peace II
saw the expense is too great and that
sbould not undertake it Men who KIN
!. the Cuban people very well from havi
M lived among them tell me this fear
\; eroundless The Cubans are naturaii
Ia docilc and orderly people They have
~ volted against Spain, it is true, but W