The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-05-13
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CONDITIONS IN CUBA.

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very unsettle. state and if there is
any settled, or united policy of gov
eminent throughout the island,
we were unable to see the effects
of it. On the other hand the gov
eminent of each province seems to
be left to the control of the individ-
ual military governor, not only
that but in many provinces, tie
district governors seem to run
things to suit their own will. This
causes widely different policies to
he pursued in even the same pro-
vince, and as some OF the military
governors have been good, some
moderate, some Indifferent and
others bad, the result is the whole
island is suffering.
This is, in our opinion, due to thu
fact that the present military gov
ernor Gen. Brooke hasn't the
judgement and statescraft, that is
required of a man in his d ffieult
position. A strong man, like Gen
Wood of Santiago province, orGen.
Wilson of the MaDtanzes province,
who has convictions, which seem
to be always right, and then has
the backbone to enforce them, is
the kind of man the United States
should have in BroOkes' place.
Those people should be justly,
simply, but strongly ruled. They
should be given to understand as
long as they do right they will be
absolutely protected, but if they do
wrong, they will be given the full
EST punishment ard that specially.
Nothing but firmness, combined
with business, will give the people
confidence and MAKE them respect
the Americans.
| The offices as nearly as possible
should be given to intelligent and
patriotic Cubans and not filled with
a let of cheap politicians from this
country, as this wonld be an Unjust.
ice to the many natives who are
entirely capable of filling them,
and would cause much dissatisfied
i'm and opposition, even, we have
no doubt, resulting in revolutions.
When good firm government has
been established along this line, it
. would be so much better than any
J thing the people of that island have
ever enjoyed, we believe that a
large majority il the natives would
wish for continuance and ask to
become part of the United States.
Cuba is sure to be a part of this
country, at some time in the future,
but our policy should be to win the
people by kind and just treatment
and not by force. This is to the
interest of both countries and can
easily be accomplished as the
people of the island are peace low.
: ing and have u great desire to get
along easily and without any
! trouble; but injustice quickly stirs
their hot southern blood and then
they are willing to fight until the
last spark of life has gone out and
the last drop OF blood is shed.
There is class of sensational
writer's whose articles appear in
. the same class of newspapers, that
are constantly circulating big lies
about the presence of large bodies
of bandits and many people are
willing to eagerly accept and be-
lieve these stories, without proper
investigation. 1t is our opinion
that well organized police force
can control all the criminals as
easily as our sheriffs and deputies
control them in our own country
While we were in Cuba, we only
heard of one murder in the District
,f Sancti Spiritus and during thai
timpt here has been two in Blouni