New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-14
COLOR QUESTION IN CUBA AND HAYrI.
ITS RELATION TO ESTABLISHING Governments

COLOR QUESTION IN CUBA AND HAfTL
IT'S RELATION TO ESTABLISHING Governments
AND INSTITUTIONS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; In your editorial OF to-day on Color IN
Cuba" do you mean 70 say that. because there
Is a preponderance OF negroes In Hayt, they nave
been the cause Of the internal dssenslons IN that
Government: and, because OF a population OF l.
2Co0Oo in Cuba $4,000 Of whom are black and col
ored" that Cuba II given her freedom Cd
would be like her Haytian neighoors' there-
fore institutions" should be given TO the Cuoans
and then after they have become educated ana
civilized give them a sound staoie government
which by that time they will be able TO maintain<
such an advocacy indeed, is false IN us spirit anu
letter 10 the very core II Is opposed 70 al MS
tory precedent logic and good common sense
History shows that government always preceded
,,s,i+utions whereas you advocate the establish
nent of institutions. and then give government !"
Cuba For example, wren England entered Egypt
we find that the English form OF government SO
70 sneak was first established and her lnsutu-
tons were subsequently founded. There were
disorders IN Crete The powers established gov
eminent. not institutions. When Alfred the Great,
who aid 40 much for the English institutions
took hold Of the feCGai tribes, he first estaoIshea
a government before he founded the University
OF oxford and ether institutions. The same Is true
OF Charemagne In France, the Mikado IN Japan
and the history OF our own Commonwealth.
The Haytian Republic has had It's Internal DIS
sessions which was 10 be expected. No one ought
TO sheer at its history, for the history OF tho
children OF Israel. from the time OF their gong
out OF Egypt to the coming Of Christ. SHOWS that
tho too had their descriptions. The Government
OF the English speaking people has come down 20
US through the years OF civil strfes internal olood
shed and the overthrowlng OF one reigning mouse
by another Then, take our own American common
wealth-t too has had internal tuTmoils Nhere
the people are ignorant and nave been oppressed
as have been the Haytians II is not TO be expected
that they would do wei. as nation Of one thou
sand years OF intelligence. culture and refinement
and whose ancestors were 40 low down in the scale
OF intelligence that they offered human sacrifice IN
their religious orgie or were running Wild on we
highlands Of Scotland. and whose clothing ana 1000
were as primitive those which suf1ced the wants
OF John the Baptist. Take, II you Will, all the IN
surrectlons that have occurred in Haytl, from the
time OF Toussaint LOuverture TO the present.
and for the loss OF property life or liberty It can
NOT parallel the history Of the Anglo Saxons dur
there as much lawlessness in Hayti. a there Il
in sections OF our own Common"es1tn. ansS
are doing well as We could 90 i We w.,
placed In similar circumstance 50 recent
as they are from French oppression,
In the formation OF the American commonwealth
our fathers sought TO establish justice 60 ana IN
sure domestic tranquility Then when cover a.
this matter, We cannot improve upon the wisdom
OF fathers, upon well establishes preceuSunt.
must remember that in Cuba there are existing dit-
ferent customs and habits and the social inclinatons
OF the masses differ widely from what We believe
10 De the Ideal. And the foundation o. any fut,
IRE Government" TO be laid in justice and equal
rights for the Cubans should be done as soon as
time and circumstances permit, and that, too. De-
fore the progressive Ango-SaXon. prompted ~
his commercial interests. gobbles up all the con.
essions' that rightly would enrich the people ~
the island which In their present weakness r1ey
are unable 10 develop.
fear that there will be trouble fomented from
time 10 time. by the American race preludiee In
Cuba the social line Is not drawn so Tightly be
tween the inhabiting the island The south
and North are afraid OF social equality and ANAL
ramation Of the white and black races These
things exist in Cuba, and more or less. IN al the
West India Islands. We cannot improve on the
method that the ancient Roman republic had.
In giving her laws and government 20 places
sheltered BY the wings OF the Roman eagle They
never interfered with the peoples local religion,
customs and habits. II any attempt Is made ny
the American authorities 10 change the social con-
diton OF Cuba, first. BY giving them our lnsttl-
tions why the justice when ought 10 produce
equity 10 all citizens and equal rights will be
travesty and A farce. As minister OF the Gospel.
II is my moral duty show my people their trans
gresslons and sins don't want the American
Government to wear the garment % Ahab and the
Ubiquitous Jezebel. who coveted Naboths vine
yard. THE REV JAMES NJ BOLDLY.
Troy y. Y. Aug. 10. 1901