The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-09
PROBLEMS IN CUBA.
,o,oANs MUST AID IN ADJUSTING
MANY QUESTIONS.

D' covsrnment u Troops MAY nave To
90" s.v.,al Years--Property Rights
..r,,-peadly Faction Feuds'
p,;s Diaz. a Cuban of considera'
,,e note who was arrested ana depor'eo
Nv Nv Weyler and who is now attached 10
" ,oa Of General Miles. tells an IN
wv no story of conditions as they ex'
;st IN Cuba today. 60
is' - Dioz is not an enthusiast over
"a rosnect of the Cubans ever being
'hv drive out the Spaniards without
a a,r aid Of the United States army he
'IS doubts the capacity OF the Opoahs
ioi .G "a do NOT think the Cubans will ever
30 able to drive out the spaniaras I'M
o;dod y said DR.. D!az 1t makes no
s;gorcnce how much assistance they
W. f,om the United States. The work
e .ho American army is cut out for it,
- "a that fact may as well be realized
"n aS later. believe it should be the
Lii Of this government to take pos
session of the island at once after
which under the jurisdiction OF me
Irnited States, the Cubans should be al
foved 70 decide by vote, irrespective OF
nrov;ous opinion, the form OF govern
ment which they may desire
"I FIRMLY believe it will be necessary
90 Leen the United States troops III Cu
no for nj least two years to establish
such a government on firm footinB
and get the people into shape Tor inde-
oopdent self government. For this rea-
son the army might as well go to the
ISLAND now as later, for it will have TO
remain there not onlS for two years,
Int large number of men may have TO
he kept there for five years.
"The army will have to be on the is
land for at least two years because OF
the great destruction caused by the con-
tpndinp forces. This destruction has
naturally caused the people of the island
IN lose confidence in one another. Gu
hans are divided in opinion, and there
are Spanish property owners who would
willingly embrace any form OF good
government under which their rights OF
property and person would be protect
cd Again it will fall to the lot OF the
United States, to great extent, to de-
eide who are the property owners, that
their rights and titles may be respected
and the owners be given guarantee
that they shall enjoy the fruits OF their
industry. A complete census of the Is
land will have to be taken i'll order that
legal voting be done.
"As to the political parties OF Cuba,
in my opinion the best educated ano
most intelligent classes of the islano
have been represented by the autono
mists This party was composed mostly
of Cubans, who, although DESTROYS o.
seeing their country freed from Spanish
government, had no faith in complete
independence until the Cubans ha'
gradually learned what was meant b,
self government. These people for tn
most part have refused to espouse tn
insurgent cause believing in evolution
and not revolution. The consequence /
that, though they form the best class Q
citizens capable of self government i
Cuba, they are hated by those who hav
been holding out in the Cuban bush fo
three years past, and consequently
the insurgents are allowed the privilege
after the Spanish troops are subdued b
our troops, an indiscriminate slaughte
of these people will take place.
60 If the United States wishes to en-
this war quickly, it should hasten 6
once to Capture some port of Cuba, fol
tify it and hold it against Spain.
would take a specially large force {
men to gain this end, but base of SUI
plies would be established, and If
should be so decided the bulk Of I'll
United States troops could be kept
Florida until after the rainy seasol
when operations could energeticall
commence, though think in this pro-
lem of subjugating the Spaniards Il
question of yellow fever will have to
eliminated to a great extent, for it is
part of the island, and he who would {
there must take his chances In ii
meantime our authorities could be &c
ting correct information concerning Il
insurgent forces and if it was -four
that their number and discipline we
satisfactory they could be utilized al
the siege OF Havana be begun. "-Jol
M. Maxwell in Chicago Tribune.