The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-22
PURCHASE ON CUBA.
Sugar Trust Wants to Make It
One Big Plantation.
THE RUMOR THAT is OUT.
Colonel MoCook IL Credited with He
Ing the instigator Of the Move.
OF Course Help IL Expected
From the United states

rum Ahe Anlteu states
New York. June 2i.--A dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says a
story Is current that the Sugar trust |
has evolved or accepted an ambitious
suggestion that Cuba is substantially |
for sale. and might as well become a
sugar plantation for a gigantic oorpo-
ration supported by the sympathy ahd |
the interest Of our country. In other
words. that We might have a West In
dla company. as England had an East
India comp ny and a Hudson Bay COM
pany, each OF which aided vastly In
the extension Of the British Ilemls-
phere.
10 Il said that the Spanish minister
10 the United States cablcd recently 10 |
Madrid. reports a disposition Of our
government to decline 10 interfere by
force also TO support Cuban autonomy.
and that this cable prevented the re-
call Of Weyler, when a change In the
Spanish ministry was IN the air. to
send to Cuba Campos. who closed the
ten years war with Spain aud might
do the same Job now by the same
means, much cheaper than Spain can
keep the 200 900 soldiers in the field
Immediately
j Colonel John J. McCook Is the gen
tleman credited With the Imagination
TO conceive the capture Of Cuba with
cash a. measure Of peace. This. as
Colonel Mccook understands It. Is
merely matter OF business.
The idea runs this way: Spain has
already charged 10 Cuba a debt Of
100000 600 and under Spanish domln-
ion the island can never yield reye-
nue. amounting to one-half the inter
est Cuba. without q port or town. or
ship. has a national debt and yet there
are many who think the credit Of the
Cuban government should BE- az good.
. II not better than that OF spain.
, Suppose there were a comp, ny com
, handing money to take up the whole
, Cuban debt. with the war debt OF
: Spain CHARGED to Cuba At its market
. yalus-say ;5o.OOO.OOO-an $50 900 900
for the Spanish rights In Cuba. and the
Cuban rights In the forests and mines
{ aud In settling American and Cuban
claims against Spain and tho United
b States would guarantee bonds to the
amount Of tloO.cOo.O)O a, 3 per cent
e and supervise and administer the Gus.
toms Of the ports Of Cuba Tor the pas.
b ment Of the Interest. the government,
holding the bonds a. security Would
D not liberty and peace and prosperity
lslanda be accomplished az cost ~
tJ,00e,e0O year taken out ~ Cuban
custom houses7 incidentally IL Vouic
seem that there must be an immense
Q proht 10 the managers Of what mleL
b. called the Cuban trust.
The advantage 60 the spanlard,
MNNiN W NfAit hNN tue extinction u
e some hundred millions OF dollars sl
a debts for the creditors. aud she coul,
Il have a large sum In hand Instead of .
Cuba Of blood and ashes on her hands
The gain 10 Cuba would be- govern
u meat by a corporation limited instead
OF crown absolute. and there wouli
be a contract guaranteeing civil llhert.
A 20 the people on United States mod
! els, There would be money for road
and schools and sanitary measure,
and there would be. AZ necessity O
l. internal administration. such measur,
Il OF self government % would maintain
order through a police force. viii
n American and Cuban volunteers O,
, deal with hrlgandaEe.
A The municipal problem should b,
dealt with by the municipalities an,
adjustments made Tor the adminlstra
3 ton of justice and peace. With the in
.e PRODUCTION Of American energies an,
? the security aud capital. made plain b
the visible presence Of security. Cub
IN would yield wealth beyond the dream
. Of ayarlce
: The revenue OF the DAYS OF reclproci
~ Y With the United States IN excess e
SSQeeeoo0, and Il would rise Ear b.
n yond that figure within a few years a
he this magnificent business management