The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

called the isthmus Of -.
the two continents. rt,.
pierced by the Nicararns H.
become q greater commsrr,., s "
the suez canal. The ~ 1s
tween these two contihsp,o ua
the waters Of the Gulf ~ y =
Caribbean sea--two rrs.s 1exiol "a
ering an area almost a ~. 'olael e
states. The coast lire q ~ - = ~
and of Mexico rests on ~ - ultN
OF Central America, co,nrs ief Z
zuela. In South Americs @un "a n
Ing shore line Of NOR ~, ~ - u,
stretching across from .usu l,aN n
TINS gap from the Atlanta !. . VI
mics OF Yucatan. In Ms,,ssos sta
Rico, Hayti and Cuba a a ;s.
than 1000 miles. These ,s,.s ssnce y
waters Of the Gulf OF Ma,ssa 0s dlyx
from the Caribbean sea ~ NM; \. q IL Y
Islands s are called the cre ~ .sas 4
ana with the Lesser Antilles Ut ~
out southwark to the coas, !, s u n
lea, they almost handbook ~, - s0eA \
caribbean sea from tha AZ. AZ wv n
Cuba is the largest Of IT. ,a,.
,ne most western. 1t Is mean, u
long and Its western tip apnrcs.. 4
loo miles OF the coast Of 49,. N
1t control OF the channel Of w.. N
connects the gulf with n. ,.s
side approaches within la .n.M
coast OF Florida, giving II con N.Y.,
STRAIT OF Florida. which es,..e
Atlantic ocean and the eul, .s ~
end reaches out into the Atlsn,,a 9
a few miles of the island a. Ts"s,w1 \
trois the upper water channel s,,s
meets the Atlantic ocean ana NJ ~.
bean sea. Hayti, the next iar,.ss !,
Islands. stretches east and w. ~ \.
the Atlantic 140 miles, to wh.,. \ h
die channel connecting the Atlss,ts \,
Caribbean separates 1t from pcs,s
Porto Rico. lying Just east AZ E.s ~
jects ninety miles eastward ,n,a h. \!
lantic. 1t is nearer the Easis,. \.
phere than any of the Greater Antl.s
Is the outpost in the middle Isl,,ss
commands the middle and south.-,
sages from the Atlantic into II, ca.
sea. There are no other eutrspcs, ~. .!
Caribbean sea except far down tor,s 4
South American coast, Thus Il MI
seen that the possession Of ths IlsS
Cuba and Porto Rico, from ,tn,
point OF view, will give command IA !,
troll of the Gulf OF Mexico and ths MI
bean sea and insures the sasety Il Y
vast territory bordering these water n
at the same time protect the enr,sl \
any canal which may be construed N
the isthmus. Our country has pntta5|
no territory in the West IndIes rrsI
England, Germany, Denmark and Hall
all have possessions among these i.i{|
We possess the shore line and TIE n
merce of the gulf and are deellrur n
purpose to construct ship canal ~
the isthmus and yet We have no tMA
from which to protect our commerce q :
waterway. England owns Gibraltar u. q
islands Of Malta and Cyprus, IN Tie vi
terranean sea, which give her coara !
that sea and the great Sues canal F1s|
built this canal, but its entrance d NJ
manded by England's guns. II vsua
folly for us to build a canal, uplea \
could protect and control Its entranA
the islands are certainly most ds,in3
from a commercial, military ana ~
standpoint.
The productions of these ISLANDS e
sist of sugar. coffee, tobacco and tc;;iy
fruits. We already practically CO..
the entire production Of these siapla Z
these islands. The balance Of uaae I
been against US with them oecaaR !
must have what they produce ana w
the dominion OF Spain they have "
compelled to buy from her. These fAs'
tions do not come into compet!9al "
our own productions, because We &C. I
all of our own product ana wy
islands produce in addition. % =.
must conclude from materlai ailars'..
the islands are desirable.
But 1t is said that these ISLANDS W. ", \
sustain the Caucasian race; !na \, N
people can not live there anu ny Y.
are overrun by the very lowest ~ l.
negroes. Those who make these snlsl..
are either grossly Ignorant OF 'ls =, -
or else they purposely misstas m VIZ III, =,
tory tells a different story. THESE ~. :.
have long been priced as the n.'' Il I,
cious Jewels in the Spanish clVp r,., Il
is called the Pearl OF the An,a.s ', !;
Porto Rico the Queens Crown Jew Z,
is remarkable that living so near =.
and Porto Rico, we should DO y .s !,
of the material resources, populaa~u, III, !,
general condition of the lslanas hi,
tells us that in natural situas'u .s,,rs,
fulness and population these M ~. nj,
excel all others In the West ila's'' an. ~.
Havti Jamaica and the smaller "a, ~
are nearly all hopelessly oyerrun VI !,
black population who are seml'sa'sss N
possess a climate in whicn ~. NJ
races do not flourish; II mas Dss :. q
that both Cuba and Porto kieo az ~. (,
adapted in every particular 70 m v. IS 8
nile and. strange to say, are ~. 4
IN be so we'll adapted to the OiAcs ~,
Snanish conouerers made many emu d,
establish a great system o. ~ hsrys i
cry in these islands, out .ls .. Int riaI
some reason, did not multiply, III, III
decreased while the white dess;a'rr III
Snaniards and OF the olo M NJ.
nennie increased rapidly. p,s.
was abolished in roi,o on,.tiOa d
1878 and its present P Sn AN A., VI
sists Of SOC, 7Os, OF whom 4Sv'v Word 4
enS s % a4I are blacks and colo's M.
mai mniority of 15s, S26 are white ea "A NJ !.
,n as al,o,isbea in cuba IN 1873 ano y, = 4
ulation Immediately pTes ~ and sssx
was, whites 1,l11,SO3, piacn a,,rIy Of =
SIC, 3S4, or a clear white ms' y al Isl 4
aIq in a total population d :, NV nv r.is
Il Is supposed that the blacks, IN
~ - their novertv and Ignorance, IN u,
greatest sufferers by the war a Iii 4
duced in numbers about ~, ~ ,wo.thlrtsi
how, in these islands aooui =. Ms rsal
the population is white, ~ .ss, W
thev are in better condition .a s-s, RI
i lana Mississippi. Alabama, Ge ~ c,,sIi
"a ANA somth carolina or Noftl rs M
IN almost as good condition !. = ~ sero ssf'
there is no occasion 10 rear n IA n
acy. The white Cuoans ,nstiaf 4
Ricans possess all of the aoa md III y
ities If the Caucasian blood and 40, ,I ss,,t
hem accustomed to rule and W. y ~
TO rule, as we do. the n me- alarming
lands. There is no su,n ,o bIood y !!
mixture of white and nesn u.tiou m
been claimed and slscu ~
r reun hstween whites and plss s,t,osiI