Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-27
REV, G. R. GA[E|N CUBA
Former Marshalltown Pastor on the
Island in Service Of the Indus.
trial Relief Commission.
Has an. Interview With Gen. Wilson
on the Future Of the Country
and It's People.
Must Have Their Independence, But
Financial Aid Necessary to
Bring This About.

ClHdHOldl Al0 necessary 10
Bring This About.
Rev. q. r. Gale, until short time
ago pastor of the Congregational
church in this city. is at present in
Cuba. acting in the capacity of field
secretary Of the Cuban Industrial re-
lief fund. He was sent to the island to
Investigate the relief operation and
the conditions of the Cubans. He has
therefore studied the situation under
favorable conditions for getting at the
reality Of things, and has taken the
pains to interview Gen. James H. Will
son, the commander of the depart
ments of Matanzas and Santa Clara
Rev. Gale sends to the T.-R. the points
of that interview and his own deduc-
lions, as follows:
Seiba Mocha, Matanzas Province,
Cuba, Sept. H., 1S99-Tuesday. in COM
pany with my friend, Mr. w w. How,
ard, general manager of the Cuban in
dustrial relief fund, had the pleasure
and honor of an interview with Briga-
der General James II. Wilson, COM
manding the departments of Matanzas
and Santa Clara. The general, sitting
| in the spacious room of the Matanzas
palace. overlooking the plaza, received
US with great cordiality. He is a fine
| specimen of the American gentleman
and the American governmental official
lin Cuba. No wonder the Cuban people
respect him and admire him as much
1 as do his friends in America. He gives
a stranger the appearance of being
man of good Judgment, we'll balanced,
| with broad and comprehensive views.
When asked his opinion as to the
probable future OF the island in its
political and commercial relations, he
replied, in substance:
II am not prophet and yet there
lare certain things would like to see
accomplished for this people who have
made the most desperate struggle OF
| the century for their liberties and their
rights. The trouble with Spain's rule
in Cuba was not SO much that her laws
| were bad as that they We're adnlinis-
\ tered by bad men. Wholesale corrup-
1 ton existed on every side in the execu-
ton Of law. Bribery, intrigue and
4 plumber of public funds accompanied
the transaction of every day and hour.
i The Cuban people We're burdened
heavier and heavier, ground down
Hover and lower, oppressed more an6
more until war was the natural conse-
4 quence. Now then continued Gen.
Il Wilson, II want to see the Cuban peo-
! pie given their full liberties and their
natural rights. Our part is to help re-
sture this island to It's normal, econonli-
cal conditions, then this will be one of
1.-The grandest countries on the face of
4 the earth. To this end I would like to
4 see''-and the earnest expression on his
face and the rapidity with which he
4 talked, showed that he was throwing
his soul into what he said-"I woul.
like to see these things accomplished
flor Cuba:
Il A Cuban republic. Give the
i Cuban people a government of their
lown. They deserve it. Moreover. a
government Of their own is so deeply
implanted in the Cuban mind and
heart; the people have desired 1t 81
long. have fought for it SO desperately
and sacrificed so much for it, that they
will never be satisfied till they have it.
or have the option of having it. Tho
4 American people, moreover, have de-
clared through their congress that the
lCuban people are, and of a right ought
to be, independent. Let us keep faith
with this people and faith with the ma
tions of the world in our avowed pur-
pose Of interference in their behalf
q Under a treaty we can secure them
from internal instructions that woulf
be detrimental to their agricultural and
economical interests, and the Monroe
doctrine would secure them from mo-
lestation from a foreign foe. 1t is sal
that when the American army is with
drawn and our government removes its
strong hand, the Cubans will be at wal
again. l do not believe 1t. The Cuban
people as a rule are an Industrious
we'll behaved, peaceable people. Give
them a chance and they will give {
good account of themselves After
they have tried the independent form
of government we have promised them
or even before they have tried it, Il
they. of their own free choice, prefer tt
, come into closer relations with the
United States, or to be part of us b,
, annexation, that is all right But so far
, as we are concerned I want to see the
American government fulfill its decla-
ration towards this people and believe
1T will.
"2. AS Cuba stands in a peculiar re-
lation to us geographically and other
wise. would like to see, with repub-
. lie and under treaty, the ports OF
Cuba open and free to certain natura
and manufactured articles from the
}, United States and our own countr,
open and free to certain natural anc
manufactured articles OF Cuba Thi.
would be reciprocity in actual opera.
!, ton.
: %. AS the United States is so imme
diately affected by the sanitary condi.
) lions of Cuba, should want. under
this treaty. the sanitary administration
, throughout Cuba under the control O.
} the United States. Our government
has shown itself capable of managing
that department to the decided ad
vantage of both Cuba and our owl
country.
"A. Our government, too, should hav,
the right of establishing naval sta.
ton on the northern shore of Cuba, tn,
reasons for which are obvious. and per
I'll.