New-York tribune., 1899-08-12
CONTENT ON CUBAN AFFAIRS.
LEADING HAVANA NEWSPAPERS DioO O'0'
ISLAND MArTERs-REFoRM PLANS

Havana Aug 1.-THE "sufragio universal ea'a
to-day: ''The Cubans owe their eNle'e' ~
nation 10 the all powerful inteTlere"oe -.
Americans and Cuba must display Its mos, iei ''n
ora+,.ude N the land OF Washington, whlch mas
given her help and protection. When we eoHsiue
the backward condition OF our people IN .he 'e.'
rudiments Of primary education; ther iHen
itcal education and the lamentaoe Voiu
our agriculture. and when we coilsiue- ~ ,o
b,Iltv Of n legislature where the old Spdh's" e'e
. ,oh, stu control and the possible perIna-
,.,oa q, a rural guard in which the spanish 'a'i
.,o, =, killing prisoners still survfves-"heh We
consider such things We chafe at the ilel. "a
OF continuing such system Inc ine'i'
,ninistering our municipalities are not 80 -.
changed Nevertheless Cubans are aspirihe ~
'''.a ,.hori.v How can such pretensions
=, ,,,,,,eado How can Cuba. crushed ana rui"e"'
meet the requisitions which VIII be naue n0
nensation for damages suffered at ING ia
the Standards during the war not 10 iiieH ,,
possibilities of civil or the scourge Oh ou'i"'
II the face Of such conditions and contlnsencies,
hv M means remote, Cuba must turn 10 'ne Oi'
o,tos I, sbe would find a panacea for these e'lIs
ard solution for the problems growing ou' -
them" .,or bv,
"1a Iucba" commenting upon an assertoh ~
the "Discusion" that many members oi 'Io
National Party openly profess desire ioi -
leadership Of General Maxine Gomez says 80
an insinuation is puerile. The members "a ..
National Party are not pledged TO Gomez oi "
any other person in particular Ihey are "Oe
solely in accordance with the dictates VI w
science Naturally Gomez is discussed as oei'ie
prominent man. but the country Will deciue "ne'ie
II favors Gomez, man who wouu caiiS
Msrti's programme of the union OF all CUBAN eie
vents or those who are full Of hatred ana "ouiu
Give the country a regime OF anarchy anu p'ooH
shed" .N..
"El Comercio" says: 1T is not necessary that
Cuba should be annexed to the United states -
is not necessary that an American protec'oi"'o
sbould he set Nd We can obtain all necessary CON
cessions from Washington by commercial 'rea'ivs'
tho onlv necessity being TO maintain goodwill
which every day appears TO be more dlincuIt'
The "Nuevo Pals" says: The Americans can
live without Cuba, but Cuba cannot I'VE "I'1ou.
the Americans. The island is financially uePenue"'
unon the United States, and political dependence
fouous os a matter OF course. What could CUBA
o~er -he United States which could not be de-
rnanded by the Americans as a right! we 90 ilo'
know how Cuba could expect concessions III INC
matter of sugar tariffs II she did not oner the Is'
OF protectorate as basis OF reciprocal arrange
n,ent The United States. IN dealing with Cupa'
RAJ Won NAV giveO. Without a protectorate
neither the Americans nor the Enghsh Will invest
IN view of the large number of claims made by
spaniards through the spanish ~ CGnSeI in
the Governor Generals Advisory Cabinet GI oenUi
Capote has informed sehor sagraro Claims unless
.l,a ,v1f-
the claimants have previously exhausted Ihe oi n u
nary judicial and administrative me'hous u e
forcing their claims. wit. l>,,,,.o-, q nv
ia Lucha" says: General Wilson (Mllltary 100 Soo
ernor of the Department Of Matanzas-SantS lara
is not in sympathy with tho rural guard as IA, al,
institution. though in our Judgment 20 cnvntTy
The guard at present is efficient as Its GontF0i rs
Iested in a few people and 1t Is correspondlhgy
nromnt in action. II General Wilson tries 70 dis-
band the ruraies in his department his mistake
will soon be obvious A., -. .sor.- -
setor Lanuza Secretary Of Justice. has present,
cd a project 10 Governor General BROOKE 10 ek'enu
ttba yacations of the pupils and teachers OF the
public and municipal schools which wouid Cen enc % Sn
August D. 10 September 10, in order 70 open tne
schools after the proposed reforms IN the boaro Vi
Public Instruction are approved. III. :. .o,,o
notice Of ali persons unemployed in order to @ fur-
nish them with work immediately. mohth ialtr
% risorous law against vagrants Will be enacted, dl-
recng the detention idlers, who Will be sent 10
General Brooke has ordered sehor Ianez secfe orde
,arv Of the Department OF Public WORKS, 10 oToer
~ CviI Governors Of the Provinces TO report on
the condition of the principal roads IN ihen re-
snective provinces, with the view OF undertaking
Immediate repairs.