The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26

| which promises to continue strong enough to pre-
| vent revival OF tho institution under any form
| oi government with regard TO tho sexual i'm
| mofai'y imputed To tuba VIC arc reminded that
| havana IL not " DC taken as type OF the whole
| island. Being the chief city, IL will always at
tract both the cream and the dregs Of vico. and
these VIII bo always on exhibition. In tho rural
districts tho fundamental virtues Of the people
arc not oDscured by the hagrant vices OF individ-
uals There. too. may he obtained glimpsos Of
the secluded home life and OF the domestic qualities
! which have their root In tho family This homo
life Is the answer to the supposed lack OF morals
| In the hopics Reinforced by household mmgra-
| lion. II is the hope Of the future.
|
| III.
In his hnnl chapter the author expresses tho
belief that the question 10 the time Of the with
drawal OF American soldiers from Cuba Is ono
that should be met frankly. lie Is convinced
that no policy Of avoidance will be successful in
dealing with IT, Tho pacfcation OF the island
may not be complete, but II is far enough ad
vanccd TO Justify looking forward IL IL In id
| vance Of industrial progress, although tho
, latter is not lacking. Pleas for an duration
| Of indefinite control may be put forward
but in the Judgment of this observer they
cannot stand in tho presence OF facts All
the arguments for indetcrminato occupation
would in a short time bring about the necessity
Of n declaration Of such purpose. and such dee.
laration would mean ultimate and cocrcive an
ncxAtion. In its essence the American military
control il as much government by decree as wns
the Spanish authority. The difference may be a
wide one ber'Sech bcnehcent government by de-
cree and oppressive government by decree, as our
administration Of Cuban affairs has shown The
popular element, however can never enter largely
1 N.s.s
suming mat fhe military control is OF temporary
nature the author recognizes that in the transition
TO something else the preliminary step Is TO ascer
tain the will OF the people II may BE- said that,
instead Of a representative constitutional Assem-.
bly,. convoked for tho purpose Of formulating
Cubas wishes az TO the shape OF its organic pol.
ity II should first be determined whether the peo-
pie OF the island want annexation. Undoubtedly.
the power to force determination Of that question
'.,nS ,'sc Is se'ed lies WIN The United
o'1'os, ou' MI fepper Tor his part IL certain that
II the ties, were made the verdict against anne1a-
num "'"sn ~ Ur , II ~ taken for
S,nn'"d' on me ouier hand that there will DO two
dcer,,es to ,he cons,i,",or,i 'an o Guessing .,
a, -, ~. .,a' eon'enuoh' anu
convention framed As the United States il
a, once the intervening power and the only &C.
must be under its direction The first thing TO be
defined il the basi, Of the pl.hisci,. .rh. -,
OF ms book convinced that the more the question
is examined the more inevitable will be found tho
conc,us,o, ,h,, tho opI, h.sis 10, ,,,.,i.aI,' a.
UNIVERSAL suffrage some Americans are ap
paed at this idea when they hi nk of the liter.cv
~ IN, island and ,cc,r ,h. t,o, 81. ~" 49,.
VI "le 's'anu' anu 'c.n,i inc iaet mat The blacks
constitute tho bulk Of the iltcrates Mr. Pepper
contends that no parallel can be drawn he,w.cp
A.. ~. L.. =, 80. c.,
Va, n,'eAS OF our oou,h'rn states and the blacks
In Cuba lie asserts that the latter have reached
a much higher plane He points ont that th.i,
si,u,,on 4. mn, .im,I,, - d., y, ~. .. ne'
negroes after tho Civil War The colored race
in Cuba fought for tho freedom Of the island. Tho
nlaeks "cqu,rea political standing by their part
IN the revolution. The outcome of Il has as.
surcd tho continuance of their civil rights, but
w" m' IN nsr'' VIII no. S"mce'
The cuban blacks are not aggressive In do
manding share Of the civil ministTation.
they viii never bc content with a government
IN Mhch ,heE have no voice simply because the
able to read or write. II is also to DO borne in
mind that large proportion OF the oudjiros,
or small white farmers, are property owners
ever all the conservative instincts which accom-
pany stakc N inc land In the towns and cities
mnrIc ,ne vicious classes congregate' oonsd-
uonai Test They would thus ls cnal lcd TO
vote AZ the expense OF TIE small landholdcr I'm
der the Spanish government tho voting WAS
property owners was lctsened while that of tho
clerks and similar classes IN the towns was aug
I"sTe the ANY st TSr Would GE y N" Se,ss to
that lhe oid spanish praclcrs were being restored.
an " W co,ored face IN hnba MI Pepper does
no, hesiiate 70 say thh! neth me white natives
49,. 49,. 49,