The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-09-26

morrow. He will cut OF mis- regular reve-
nue. without compunction. The fact that
he starved yesterday VIII not deter him
from feasting to-day, and starving again
tomorrow
Besides the ultra-Epanish and the ultra
CUBAN. there Is a large class OF half
bl0ods-Chinese. African, and Mexican.
IL r. clear that the people Of Cuba can
not organize a government and conduct II
under a form 81 state government. a. in
the United States. II Is equally apparent
that the United States cannot. ur0htably
10 itself or the people. maintain a colonial
government u o. not the policy OF the
United states 10 rule the island as Spain
tried 20 DO.
competency Of Cubans
The Cuban. through the intervention Of
the United States. has been successful in
revolution and T. ia the ascendant. The
United States has pledged that govern
men, to Cuban independence. And here
another trait; the Cuban has not been
educated 10 system or method. He does
not plan. Tell him the clock must be
wound tonight and every night. and ne
will wind tonight, but not tomorrow
night He must be told each day his
daily duties II Will take years OF Train
ing 20 make him master the simplest ,ou-
tine Of government. Clearly he is not
ready for seif-government
This condition seems 10 exist. The
Spaniard wants annexation. because he
is a business man and wants protection
and American capital. Yet he talks in
dependence for fear IT will come. and TO
gain she friendship % the Cubans and
their patronage. The Cuban wants indie
pendence, and demands II empnaticaliy.
He wants the Office with the salary at
tached, entirely regardless Of the fact tina
he could not perform the duties required.
He does not take into consideration that
the only money in circulation Is the money
paid out BY Americans, and that there are
no productions OF any kind on the island.
He does not realize that, with the troops
gone. there would b. no money. and star
ty-four hours ahead. He wants the Off
Ces and control to-day. willing 10 let to-
morrow take care or ITSELF 50, the Gu
ban Is very loud on the street corner
against military rule. and he talks In
brdyadG tone about another revolution,
and a bout the arms concealed everywhere
that the Americans know nothing about
This is the rule. there are many intell1-
gent Cubaus VINO speak OF this with Sor-
row and regret. Your street corner ora
tor will ask What have the Americans
done for Cuba2 They have been here al
most a year and they have taught US
nothing They have not given way 70 US
or put Us In power. They have ridden
over us, lived in style, and are running
up big bill they Will ask Us TO pay. They
have their fine carriages and live al the
best hotels, and ignore Us. but we will
be asked 10 settle the bills"
Gen. C.>usd+s' Pa,-rolI,
Al Manzanillo Gen. Cespedes was made
mayor because he was a leader in the rev
olution When the order was made for
the payment Of the 100000 he prepared
the payroll of the regiment he was for
merly in charge Of. II footed up about
200. a pretty sOod-siZed Cuban regiment.
When they came IN 10 be paid of there
was a long procession. numbering over
40s9. Gen. Ccspedes demanded pay for
all, and was told that he himself had
made up the lists; that no regiment of
that size ever existed, and that only the
men on the rolls would be paid. He said
that If all would not be paid no one
should. and withdrew the men. The Off
GERS of his regiment then had q meeting
and ordered that the men on the rolls
should draw their $40 each, and should
bring IL TO the officers, who would divide
the total pro rata among the men pres
ent. The paymSster heard of this, and
sent word that he was not paying TO regi-
ments, but 10 individuals, and that any
man On the rolls wanting mis- so could
set il by calling for it. The regiment rap
idly dissolved after this, and every man
called and received his pay.
This is fair illustration Of how many
of the leaders treat the Americans and
Of what may be expected of them in or
ganizing an Independent government.
And yet this incident should not be taken
as a criterion, but rather as an indica-
ton of what is needed in the way OF
training. The government OF the United
States has paid out here since the LIST of
January over half million dollars, and
that is the money in circulation. Ii rep
resents the plenty of this year, as COM
pared with the starvation of the last
four years. and yet the Cubans are de-
manding the withdrawal Of the American
authorities.
Problem of Independence.
The great problem with the United
States is how TO give the independence
pledged and yet do justice to the Cubans
themselves and all the people on the ISL
and. 1t seems absolutely certain that
should the United States retire now, it
Will be to return under much more en-
harraSsing circumstances. In other words,
the United States will be compelled to en-
force order. establish law, and organize
and collect the revenues, to liQuidate
whatever just indebtedness may have
been created by the war, or prior thereto.
The question of policy is one for states
men and political parties. II would seem
the wiser policy TO adjust these matters
before final withdrawal of authority. As
far as preservation of order is concerned,
no troops are necessary. The authority
Of the United States is sufficient, if evil
denced by only one man In the entire ISL
and, and a general withdrawal of troops
would certainly show good faith But
in the organization of government in
all its branches, the education of the
people, the development of the resources
OF the island, the training in municipal
and government work, the United States
has years Of work before it, And il
would seem that il had not performed its
duty toward humanity, begun In the
sacrifice of the blood of its own sons,
until il had carried out its work. and
given the full measure OF Cuban indie
pendence. Then, if Cuba wants annex
alton, and votes for il, the proposition
may be considered Annexation now
means delivery for a million human
beings There is no other expedient. The
people of Cuba have not learned self
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