New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-27
THE NEEDS OF CUBA.
LETTER FROM A CUBAN ANNEHA-
ZIONIST.

REFORMS IN THE CIVIL. AND CRIMINAL COURTS
GENERAL ILLITERACY-DIsrAsrE
FOR AGRICULTURE.
(Transation)
| To tho Editor OF The Tribune.
| Sir: regret exceedingly that am not able to
write in English In order to advise you In that
language how much the article published In your
| paper Of the 30th utimo. and reproduced In Span
ish by la I.ucha.' has pleased all serious people
| in this country.
| one clearly sees that the author OF this article
| understands perfectly what is actually going on
| In Cuba. Surely Il IL impossible since the ohlted
| States Is responsible before all nations OF the
earth for the peace OF this country, that 1t shall
not protect under the shadow of It's cvilizing nag
those who represent the property, the industry the
commerce. the agriculture, the science ana the
! labor: that is those who compose the immense
majority OF this island and who ardently desire the
prompt introduction OF the laws and customs OF the
! United States. Tho Cuban people are sufficiently
intelligent to exchange the sword for the plough
! share. The fifteen thousand valiant warriors OF
the rebellion to-day up in arms, Will most certainly
! agree to unite with the troops OF occupation ana
others in defeating themselves TO labor. OF this
there can he no possible doubt All recognize the
| fact that tho war between the United States and
| Spain delivered them from terrible oppression ana
effected the ruin Of the dominating party. To-day
|
delegates from the United States will come to
! establish or modify laws. since those in force to-
day are full OF danger to wealth and morality
What this country requires is the substitution or
the jury law for the present procedure in the GRIM
inal and civil courts: the suppresso OF the stamp
and lottery Ns; the reform OF the tariff for prop
ertv registration which to-day is very excessive
! the suppression Of the Treasury Department and
substituting for II the Office Of State taxes ana
rentals: the free Importation OF cattle meat. pou
Tho nrnh n
! sale OF acoholi, beverages. at least without an
annual license Of 800 and Of 1900 TO municipah
ties: the separation Of Church and state and the
leasing Of odfces 10 ministers OF all true Religions
the giving Of liberty 70 the clustered monks no"
shut I'D and chained within four walls: placing the
cemeteries under private control under agreement
with municipalities. in order to escape the horrible
spectacle OF twenty and thirty poverty-stricken
uretches being inferred in single mound as is
the to-day.
SUPPRESS BULL FIGHTS.
| Also suppress personal warrants. which virtually
constitute slavery rppress the cockpits. the pull
ring, the eamblr. e houses. etc. and open schools
for all classes declaring attendance obligatory IN
order better the moral conditions or TINS peo-
| pie which to-day includes IS per cent who are
! neither able read nor write. at the same time
| putting into operation the grand project or inc
Secretary % War FOR the construction OF the Cen
trail Railway which will give immense wealth to
island
among the fifty thousand men who are held IN
complete subiugation. thus diminishing the enor-
nous amount Of crime Vhirh now causes consterna-
ton among those who have property to lose and all
| foreigners
Accomplishing all this II Is very possible that
| within three or four years shall have three
! million Inhabitants. a people OF high morsity and
| colossal wealth.
In \ word this Is the only means through which
wo can escape making Of this richest OF islands
| another Santo Domingo or fayt.
\ wRETCHED CONDITION DESCRIBED.
n vour Newspaper wishes information for its
readers of the real present condition OF tho Cuban
people IN culture and morality, will give you the
l following data:
In tho country the farmers have never learned
70 read giving themselves over to work. dancing
| ana cork-hghting. Just their ancestors haye
religion they profess IS fanatic almost savage Re
| concentration has killed them OFF with starvation
ana disease. without Offering any recompense The
oiisarchy for MANY years has assumed en9rngus
proportions IN the larger cities OF inc island prn
/ cipally by reason ~ color The municipalities give
/ themselves very little trouble about educating the
| spreading. The statistics OF the country are not
/ exact and some consider them fraudulent. Vice
has seized the poor and ignorant and naturally NE
SpanardS constitute the greater proportion Of the
tho labnrcrs Of the country The ambition Of re-
sr,ectable families Of cuba. including many Of those
! from Spain has been 10 make OF their sons lawyers
physicians engineers and military officers Of the
professions business offers no Inducements 10 the
Tho lark Of oducation and the constant increase
| of immortality have augmented considerably the
| membership OF the societies Of Nanigos called
Tho who are affiliated with these
JIeCos are frghtful In their iniquty. Their insti-
tutions fcrocious that they make war upon
one another with pistols and daggers on the public
highway. They fear neither law nor justice. be-
cause II thcy are captured they 20 To jail where
they find themselves among friends
WHY CRIME IS UNFINISHED.
They know they will obtain their liberty because
no one vii venture to bear witness against an
assassin or \ robber in Cuba. fearing charge OF
being san Bcnito de Chota and being assassnsted
az such Then. too. tho Judges charged with the
execution of our laws are more severe upon the wit
ncGscs taal upon tho actual criminals
I'm the letter az 1t appeared In Spanish the CORE
sponlent here gave the names Of eleven judges
whom he charged with being members Of this So
cety. They omitted In the translation Tor
obvious reasons.
The Jury law Is the only thing that can exter-
inmate this evil I'm combination with public schools
and obligatory education for the fifteen thousand
seems incredible that society criminal as this
should have achieved such immense and enor
nous growth - have called upon II the attention
Of the wlole civilized world. Undoubtedly ten
wears OF military administration by the | rited
states will give cuba great change for the better
IN morality and wealth
You know. naturally that these NanigOs and
twenty thousand moro Just as barbarous as they
are tho most tenacious friends 90 Independent Cuba
without any interest whatever at stake. ] am
disposed 10 give YOU all the Informs ton regarding
the true condition Of the country for the benefit of
the -nited < aics AN OLD ANNENATTONGST.
Havana. Cuba. Nov. :. ls'S