New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-02
VIEWS OF EX-MINISTER TAYLOR.
HE DISCUSSES TIE CUBAN SITUATION
AFTER A VISIT TO THE ISLAND
DANGERS IF TROOPS ARE
PAID

NOT FAlL
Mobile. Ala. Feb L-Hannis Taylor ex-Ministef
20 Spain who returned yesterday rom '"O
weeks visit 10 Cuba has made 10 The Associated
Press the following statement Oh tno O"'"- '---
ton:
while IN Cuba on purely private business came
IN contact with the leaders Of every faction INTO
which the population s now divided The extremes
OF opinion are represented on one hand 10y CuDah
military chiefs demanding immediate and anso-
lutte Independence on the other by the pufey
Spanish element seeking protection under our nag
Retveen the two extremes ranged the main
body of the people. standing In an eXpectan' atu-
tude ready 10 give their approval 70 any plan that
Will re-ostab.ish law order and material prosperity
upon a permanent basis Upon one point Z" agree
American officers and Cubans-and that IS OUT
aide OF the cities the country Is In condition OF
want and misery that can hardly be explained As
an agg~avation Of that condition stands the cuban
Army COMPOSED OF at least 5000 idle men. waiting
with arms IN their hands for such settlement
NJ their duties as will enable them to resume Nlo
again. -,.
when asked those who had right TO SPEAK
for the Army what sum would suffice Tor saus-
factory settlement they said slOoO00@ or ShVVo'"I
=. toos, a surn that would give about 500 to each
man With that they said the small farmers could
procure stock and live until they could make
cron The Cubans neither ask or desire us 70 con
tribute penny for the payment OF their army
All they ask is that loan should pe mace lof THO
nurpose charged upon their Custom House now
Welding from 100000 TO 100000 year. the
proceeds 10 be paid 10 their soldiers through the
military authorities Every class there is demand
ing that q settlement be mnde at once, 30 that
r,enacing body OF idle may be converted Into
peaceful producers. In that way the Industries or
tho country could be revived. and force dissolved
like the army OF Cromwell-which is not only
military party but the predominant party in the
island.
Il cannot doubt II the Just claims Of the Cuban
army are treated with injustice and contempt
and the present military regime continued In
de0rffelv Ia q short while would De mated by
the Cubans Just as the Spaniards were. and con-
dillon OF things brought about that Will force us
ei,her TO withdraw from the ISLANDS or 70 GoVerH
there lust as Russia does in Poland Wise ana
humane as our military governors are the iact re-
mains that they govern by the sword. N uenahco
NJ the civil power and the result IS that mpa tence
and discomfort are already clearly manifested on
eVerv hand. Tie urgent need IN cuba now is d
nron1pt ana satisfactory settlement with the army
81 the revolution and establishment as soon as pos
sibe OF n provisional civil regime, IN "hlch buOH"S
Themselves can have voice. .,
.rhe President should labor unceasinfly 70 attain
hoth ends and IN The EFFORT 10 DO so he ahohd nave
tbe cordial cooperation and support OF all patriotic
ia lfbertv-lovlng men. regardless OF party.
I'VE should learn from fhc FngIl.h how SUICIDAL
Z, is 10 carry orr party difficulties into our foreign
anei-s The Scnqfe should end AZ once the pres
e., situation so detrimental 20 all our foreign In
teregts while Congress as whole should give 10
~ president every facility necessary 10 enable
Rim 10 settle every foreign question now dema7dins
Immediate solution