The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-10

To-day Cuba is on the verge Of new
existence. From the ashes Of her de-
struction she has risen. Phoenix-like. yet
more glad and beautiful, to blossom this
Easter morning with a new soft verdure
which shows that I'm her soil and in her
spirit new hope and new life are born
today.
Like all new beings. Cuba has strug-
giles yet to endure. She must 90 through
with all infantlc diseases; she must be
annoyed by childhood ailments, and she
must suffer from the annoyances that
anlict all youth.
cuba. like a fortunate child, has
parent upon whom she can depend. she
is not Ike poor children, cast upon the
world to battle for herself. for she nestles
close TO the United States. and in the
travail Of her birth. Cuba and the United
states came very near together AS CUBA
was born the love for her sprang In the
hearts of the United States people, and
through all her future the United States
will be true TO her.
The recognition of Cuban independence
will mean that Cuba SIS nation OF her
own with n flag Of her own. ana h'r
own FORM OF governments Nllk AaN ne n ~
public or she can become a monarchy
she can rule by placing man IN aDso-
Lutte control or she can choose her own
heads and become generous representa-
five government. Cuba. as nation. can
make her own laws OF import and export.
She can be grandly independent in the
goods she brings into the island and she
can put her own price on those she sehus
ont Cuba proud little Cuba, to-day can
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Lerinning Of her future is at hand.
In making a friend Of this new little
nation which lies so close TO her. the
United States has done q wise thlhs'
Repan by pity and continued by sym
pathy. Uncle Sam found that he was In
The midst Of a fine commercial transac-
ton. which would result as well for him.
self as for Cuba.
world In proportion to its size. and to be
on friendly terms with her is worth mil
lions TO Uncle Sam. ,,,.
years ago when the old encyclopedias
were written Cuba was set down as a
'Gitre island surprisingly rich IN All
troplcal products" In those days there
80 little communication between the
norris and the interior Of the island anu
Inc great. rich. fertile center was leil
10 natives. who cultivated the sTouhu
wear after year. ate the fruits. DIED aho
were buried in the midst or uopca
plenty. They had no idea OF the rene
that lay in the great groves. Whlch u
u.oe tbcir pride 20 cultivate. Their only
idea of wealth was that OF possession
and as they planted trees and raised cat
ne their wealth began and ended. Ihey
l,vev, nothing of the immense Nalue Oh
Inc conner. coal and bitumen mines
there and the valuble stones so iIeely
rrcarthed I'm cuba were 70 them Only Wl
naments to be worn by lheF Women 80
marvellous exports OF sugar cane ""u
tobacco were things of myth ana FANCY
neant only for the brain OF few am
ljtious ones who suggested their posi-
Now and then in the old days Of cuba
come explorer would penetrate Iho ll
terior and with a promoter ioIo"lhs W
his heels. would suggest tha' .Io - .-,C,,-
Ia thrown open TO cultivation anu 49, ~, .
Rut at this time the poor doWn-rouutl
natives only smiled and shook 'heii
boads for they knew well that II Woul1
bring nothing TO them. -. ,,,7or a
tSor cuba in those days lay unuer
rau A great black mantle as uaIh d.
deoth. and as cruel as the sLaN1 va
enread over a. In the CITY OF h"N "i''
mat lovely palace-like town Oy 'nc '0-
co9st-tbere dwet a governor-generaL .
qt.rn man sent from Spain, VINO oeiIla'i.
"a NJ fine natives a yearly return anu !,
bir5 must be paid money, money "l1
nothing but money. every day IN the yc .l.
we'll educated Cubans knew thal 'o C,l
,..ers ago I'm 1892. a Spaniard named 20
iumbus had come over in the name ~
Queen Isabella, and had touched tn'
Ssisnd of cuba with his sword. IN th'
name of the queen OF Spain ! take pos .s,
session" he said as he smote the iert !a
land with his sharp blade. And LOT ~
7 vears they had felt the sting Oh the Dlo"
9r5 had smarted under 10.
without representation IN SPAN
without even a Cuban in Madrid. tn'
st.rn CITY over the sea- without one Goun
sellor i'm the queens cabinet to zen o
their struggles. they We're commpeHesdl !,
vorl, wear after year, to dig the SOIL !,
nlont tho seed, TO raise the crops %
rather the fruits. 20 ship TO market am,
IN nav tribute in whatever ana ever
form fbsv could without anything IN re-
turn TO compensate them. III,
II they wanted roads they must pun
them I'm such srare time as they mao
IN thcy wanted ships or vessels the>
could do without them; II they neeue'
railroads. they could whistle for them; u
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