Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-25
CUBAN CENSUS FIGURES.
There Is Large Preponderance of Whites
Over Blacks.

General Sanger, director of the
Cuban census, has given out some
interesting Information with regard to
the population of Cuba as shown by
the census just completed. He says:
"Under the head of 'colored' are in
cluded the blacks, mixed and Chinese.
II is to be observed that there are
1877 1926 white males, 81 years of age
and over, born in Cuba, as against &c.
OSS born in Spain 1914 born in other
countries and 1877 300 colored; that of
the whites born in Cuba, and who are
Cuban citizens, there are 79, ,455 quail
fed to vote on the grounds of educa.
ton, as against 55,767 white males
over 21 years of age born in Spain,
whose citizenship is in suspense. From
this 65, 767 there should be deducted
all the Spanish males 21 years of age
and over who can read and write, and
who have registered for the preserva-
tion of their Spanish citizenship. The
number left after making this de-
duction will give the number of Span
ish voters on the ground of education
to he compared with the number of
white Cuban voters on the ground of
education.
The comparison shows a much great
er preponderance of Cuban voters than
had been supposed the census would
show. There appears to be 26,692
colored Cuban citizens who can read
and write. Adding this to the literate
white cabans, there are los, 157 Cubans
who answer to the educational quail
ication. If the proportion of illiteracy
among the colored Cuban soldiers is
the same as that shown by the tables
for the colored population generally,
in the neighborhood of $4,000 more
voters will be added by the inclusion
Of the Cuban army who could not
vote on the educational qualification.
1t is supposed that considerable num-
of Cubans will also be added upon
property qualification that is say,
Cubans who own property but cannot
read or write, and were not in the
Cuban army. So there will be at least
l4O, 900 qualified native Cuban voters
under the proposed basis of suffrage,
and as against this there will be the
55,747 Spaniards whose citizenship
was in suspense when the census was
taken, less the number who have since
declared to preserve their Spanish
citizenship, and plus such Spaniards
as have not declared and cannot read
and write; but are the owners OF
property. As the illiterate Spanish
males 21 years of age and over amount
to only 1926, it is hardly probable
that there will be any great number OF
Spaniards added as voters upon the
property qualification alone.
at is gratifying to find that the ma
tive Cubans constitute so large pro-
portion of the population, that the
whites greatly outnumber the blacks,
and that so large proportion OF the
native population can read and write.
There seems to be no room upon these
figures for the objection that the pro.
posed basis of suffrage would result in
turning the island over to the control
of Spain.
Regarding the census returns as
whole the statement adds:
"Males are in excess of females in
the total population and in each pro.
vince, except Santiago, where the fe'
males are q trifle in excess. Of the
native whites the females are in excess
of the males in the island, and in each
province except Pinar del Rio. Of
the foreign whites the males are large
| " in excess in each province, as is the
case everywhere with immigrants. Of
the Negroes and mixed races the ia
males are in excess in the total and in
most of the provinces. Hence it ap.
pears that the excess Of males in Cuba
is due to the foreign-born element.
Native whites constitute % per cent.
of the total population, or much more
than one.half. The Negroes and mixed
constitute only 80 per cent, or less
than ONE third, and they are less than
one.half in every province, being
largest in Santiago, where they con-
stitute 43 per cent. of the population.
The average number of Chinese is trlf-
ling, being less than per cent. of the
population of the island. The proper.
tion of children under FIVE years of
age is unusually small. The proper
ton of the Inhabitants under 81 years
of age is normal, being about one-half
of the population. 1t is to be noted that
while Sc per cent. of the inhabitants
we've over Is years of age, yet only 10
per cent. were married, and, adding
together those married, those living
together without marriage and the wild
owed, there are only 29.5 per cent,
that is, only one-half, of those who
are of manageable age. :.
"Nearly nine-tenths OF the lnhaol-
tapts were born in Cuba. OF those
born in other countries three quarters
were horn in Spain and more than one
quarter of those born in Spain are
found in Havana city. Of those born
in Cuba, 1O4 900 are not reported as
being Cuban citizens; but claim other
citizenship, or their citizenship is in
suspense. Of those less than ten years
of age, nine-tentbs did not attend
school. Of those above ten years OF
age 81 per cent. cannot read or write,
and the remaining 43 per cent. are
literate. 1t is to be noted that the
children under ten years of age con-
stitute only 22.7 per cent. of the popu-
lation. In the United States they
constitute nearly 33 per cent. In
Havana city the literacy is high, the
illiterate constituting only 25 per cent.