Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-07
PROBLEMS IN CUBA.
AMERICANS MUST AID IN ADJUS l'No
MANY QUESTIONS.

DR.. Diaz Says Cubans Are IncapaDie
Self Government Troops May have y
Stay For Several Years-Property h'sh'
In Peril-Deadly Faction Feuds.
DR.. Ruis Diaz, a Cuban Of consldera
BILE note, who was arrested ana deporte'
by Weyler and who is now attached II
the staff of General Miles, tells an III
teresting story of conditions as they eX
ist in Cuba today.
DR.. Diaz is not an enthusiast ovel
the prospect of the Cubans ever BENG
able to drive out the Spaniards without
tho aid of the United States army. nc
also doubts the capacity OF the Cubans
for self government
II do not think the Cubans will ever
be able to drive out the spanlards un'
aided" said DR.. Diaz ut makes nc
difference how much assistance they
get from the United States The work
of the American army is cut out for 1t,
and that fact may as well be realized
now as later. ! believe it should be the
policy of this government to take pos
session of the island at once, after
which, under the jurisdiction OF the
United States, the Cubans should be al
lowed to decide by vote, irrespective OF
previous opinion, the form OF govern
ment which they may desire,
II firmly believe it will be necessary
to keep the United States troops i'll Gu
ba for at least two years to establish
such government on firm footing
and get the people into shape for indie
pendent self government. For this rea-
son the army might as well 60 to the
island now as later, for it will have to
remain there not only for two years,
but large number of men may have to
be 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-
tending forces. This destruction has
naturally caused the people of the island
to lose confidence in one another. Gu
bans 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.
ed. 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 in order that
legal voting be done.
AS to the political parties of Cuba,
in my opinion the best educated and
most intelligent classes of the island
have been represented by the autono-
mlsts. This party was composed mostly
of Cubans, who, although DESTROYS of
seeing their country freed from Spanish
had no faith in complete
independence until the Cubans had
learned what was meant by
self government. These people for the
most part have refused to espouse the
lnsurgent cause, believing in evolution
and not revolutionb The consequence is
that, though they form the best class of
citizens capable of self government in
Cuba, they are hated by those who have
been holding out i'll the Cuban bush for
5hree years past, and consequently if |
jhe insurgents are allowed the privilege,
litter the Spanish troops are subdued by
our troops, an indiscriminate slaughter
IT these people will take place.
"lf the United States wishes to end
his war quickly, it should hasten at
'nce to capture some port of Cuba, for
ify it and hold it against Spain. 1t
would take a specially large force of I
men to gain this end but base of sup |
'lles would be established, and if it
hould be so decided the bulk of the I
United States troops could be kept in
florida until after the rainy season,
When operations could energeticallv
though I think in this prob
EN- OF subjugating the Spaniards the
uestion OF yellow fever will have to be
to great extent, for it is a
art OF the island and he who would 90
here must take his chances In the
our authorities could be get
ing correct information concerning the
lsurgent forces, and if it was found
nat their number and discipline were
satisfactory they could be utilized and
&c siege OF Havana be begun. John
|. Maxwell in Chicago Tribune.