The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-02
CUBANS WANTA SETTLEMENT.
Hannis Taylor Says thc Present Reg
i,,ctutrc Tela iu Should Erd.


MOBILE ALA. Feb. 1.-Hannis Tay-
lor cx-mirister 90 Spain returned ycster-
6s,- f-0r1 "a twO-Wee Ks visit % cuba, mas
Given fhc Associated Press Tho following
interview ou the Cuban situation.
"NVhNe lu cuba upon purely private
business I came ln contact WIN tne
leaders OF every lection into which The
prnurafilu is now divided. The extremes
~ opiniou arc represented on one hand
,, C1h.n military chiefs demanding 'n-
moClatc and absolute independence, ON
fhc other bv the purely Spanish element
seeking protection under annexation.
Between the two cNeIeme5 Us ransc1 the
main hody of the people standing in cX-
r..fluf attitude ready TO give their APP
proyal t0 auy plan that VIII re-establsh
Jaw. order and material prosperity upon
"a permanent basis. Upon one point ail
.rrer American officers and Cubans and
,nat IFS that outside OF the Ci.ics The
country is in condition Of want aId
misery that can hardly DE explained AS
su aCrr3vat0u Of that condition stanus
tho cuban army compQaeo or al , ..,5r
cIH1 men. waiting with aims IN i1tf
hands for such "a settlement 0i their
duties ass WIFI enable them tO res simo lie
again. when 7 ask those who lac a
richt tO speak for tho army Wh1t sum
would suffice for settlement they said
ten or fifteen million at least WITH
that they said the small farmers could
procure stock and 1--we until they could
make "a CROP The Cub8ns never asked
or desired us t1 contribute d pelny fer
ihe payment of their army. AL they
ask i5 that o. loan should be male fer
the purpose. charged upon their cr-tcm
house now yielding from ~ to ID millions
ID year. the proceeds of tho loan tp Dc
paid to their soldiers through our ro-i-
tarv authorities.
Every class in Cuba S. now determined
that settlement he made ar once so
chat a. meuacing and ConsIminr body o1
il'e men may le converted into peace
fI producers. Tn that way the indus
trial energies of the country could Doe
revived and "a force dissolved which ilkc
fhe army of Cromwell is not only q MILE
tary body. but the dominant political
power in The island.
'I cannot doubt that if the just claims
Of The Cuban army are treated with ~
lferv regime continued indefinitely. ln q
short while we would he hated by the
Crhans just tho Spaniards We're ana
condition of THINGS brought about ihat
the is and or TO govern there just as
Pu--Ia does in Poland. Wise and hu-
name as our military governors are lne
fact remains that they Govern by me
sword in defiance of tho civil power. ana
tire result is that impauonce and d'-con-
font are alreadv clearly manifested ON
tt.rv hand Thc urgent need in Cuba
now is pcrmaueut and satisfactory sei-
clement with the army OF me reNo. oI..
ard cstahl -rweut as soon ms pos. pc or
ne provisional civil regime in which the
~rhans themselves can have "a voice
"The President should labor uncel s'ne.N
do .o Doe should have the cordl- ! co-ope-
rnt on and support or .1ifl9uc ana
lro~fy-'o iur men. REGARDLESS OF n.riN.
"We should learn from The EneIsn now
into our forcien affairs. Ine paIlouc lh-
etinct of Mr.. Bryan lift the mark Whcn