The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-02
GOOD REPORT FOR CUBA
Congressional Committee Says the Fair
island Is Progressing Satisfactorily
GREAT CHANCE FOR CAPITAL THERE
Coming General Election VIII De-
eide Much - American Industry,
Brain and Money Backward.

washington. April 1.-The subcommittee OF
the sennte. consisting Of Senators Plat
Conn.,. Aldrieh and Teller which went to
Cubn for the purpose Of personally inves.i-
eating conditions on the Islands with view
to intelligent action by congress with reep'ct
to Cuba has returned to Washington. scna-
tor Plat chairman Of the subcommittee. to-
nisht authorized the following statement con-
corning the suocommlttees observations:
we inquired as carefully and completely
as We could. with the limited time at oar
disposal. into the condition OF the people OF
| the island. thtir meas and the prospect OF
tho establishment OF an independent. salts
factory and stable government BY and for the
people Of Cuba.
Eve were In Havana In ell I'VE days. We
also visited the PROVINCES OF Pinar uel Rio.
A.a.an1as anu santa Clara, being unable 10
! 30 TO santiago and fuerto PrhOpe. az We
| very much desired. We saw AID eonversed
w4en Ateat many prominent ana leaning
men IRON AL portiouS Oh tue isiand msn
VINO reptesen, ed inherent IDEAS and ing-rests,
| rrUlu intense conservatism 10 dscIued rauicaI-
ISM. aud return With a Ost.er undsrstAnd. dg
| OF the pfOUicm TO be svlysd and the steps
| TO DO taKgn III us sOiGl.on Lban we co1lu
| possibly oo,aln otntrwlse than by persOEa'
NtsIt
| IL may pc Salu OIL all CLASSICS III Nupd Nhdl
they ale locking Tor tde establishment OF IA
| inGeponuenl Accommodates JuYAn republic.
| a lew are impatienc aEd WISH tor i!ninsdi9 Q
/ ahd CuinpIete inucpeudeACe. al are i0oAil'
/ toiWurd TO the municipal elections tna. are
| TO ,aRs place IN Vne latter DaIt OF May. re-
| gardiug such elections as the nrst step co.
Natu the estaDl .sument OF government.
Much will depend upon the result OF tneSe
elec,:Uns, IL tlcy take place without d.s-
order aud good officials are eiected that Will
go lar TO prove the capacity of the people
| tor self-Boyernnent ana steps can be take
| without great delay for further progress in
| that dfrection. The problem Is complicated
BY thu tact that seIf-soyernnent is an uh-
! tried cxperimsnl by people VINO nave nai
| little opportunity TO study It's princfDles or
| its details its necessities or Its re5pDnaipill-
ties. Many Of the more conservative ctizens
and business men, unfortunately. show too
much disposition TO hola aioog
we were much Impressed by the CYL
| denccs Of the good administration OF the al
fairs Of the Island under Governor GeAeraI
Wood. He has a very difficult and com.li-
| catcd problem to deal With conditions grow
| the consequent character Of the people oil
| Cuba mako every step In It's solution en-
| barrassiug. but we arc convinced that he is
the right man In the right place and that
| his administration. though hrm. iS as cei "
as possible and calculated to lead the p onlt
| wisely TO tho establishment Of an indeDend-
I enl government which snail have close rel1-
tons with our own and in which the IN
the United States shall be surely slhservso
IL Is not too much to say that the people o
Cuba in respect to tho formation Of sable
ana beneficial government ara very nc
like children who have 10 be ,aught and lei
Thev regard the United states 40 their friend
aud teacher and as a whole are quite willlnf
TO b. guided.
/ There are great possibilities in the island
/ 1t is fertile. has great natural resources ant
| Is capable OF supporting a population foul
or Ave times larger than 1t numbers at pres
ent. On the whole there has been marvellous
reouperation since the declaration OF D ace
but It needs American CAPITAL and American
enterprise which hesitate as vet to 80 til re,
English and German caDital Sc ms more con
fdent and is being invested. surely our own
people ought to have 40 much confidence II
tha future of Cuba as foreigners have Or
the whole. we were much nj ased and en-
ccuraqed. THE neonle OF the United STATE
and Cuba should alike exer ise pat'e1ce be-
ing assured that thereby progress will b
most certain"