The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-29
CUBA BEGINS TO SEE AHEAD
SHE'S COMING wow To REALIZE HER
OBN LIMITATIONS


Thi, Fact Clearly shown by the Caimness
Marking the Reception Of the Recent
Avowai That the Cubans Arc As Yet Ut
terly Incapable Of Governing Themselves.
HAVANA, July %. Perhaps one Of the most
important statements made In the Cuban pohu-
cal world during the present year was tho
recent frank avowal made by La Ndc,on that
the Cubans are utterly UNIT AT present for
self government. A significant sequel to the
avowal Is the fact that the Democratic Union
party. Of which the Ndcion Is the official organ.
has not split up into factions as a RESULT Of
the straiahtforwardness and frankness Of the
admission.
The party referred to IL made up OF men from
all ranks and strata Of Cuban politics. The
leaders arc taken from the revolution. the
Autonomist party. Spanlards and Cuban
p~acifcos. Before the party was formed the
individuals who are at its head separately
preached a doctrine Of common sense, seeking
, a common platform on which a give and take
policy might render possible the laying Of the
| foundations for a stable government, where
the clothes of the Cuban commonwealth might
be cut to the cloth OF the resources of the coun-
try. 1t was taken as elementary that bygones
must be bygones. that Cubans must look
to the future instead Of wallowlng In mutual
| recrimination on account Of things done or
undone In the past.
When the party announced Its formatiou
and issued Its programme the usual faults
| were found. The personalities that composed
1t were picked to pieces by its opponents. whit
consisted principally Of the Republican party
Of Havana. The people were assured that
the Democratic Union party shielded q scheme
for annexation. that the leaders sought personal
gain at the expense OF the Independence Of
the country. and a speedy downfall was pre-
dicted. La Discussion, the organ OF the Re
publican party, sought by every means In Ito
power to discredlt the new organization and
to n certain extent. for a time at least, suo-
oeeded. The new party did not meet with
the success at first foretold. The cry that
1t was against independence had It's effect and
| the leaders were again and again compelled
to state that independence was their aim In
answer TO the declarations to the contrary
Independence undoubtedly forms part Of
the platform, but not independence or DEATH
The leaders have from the beginning stated
can G%oveTnment, and that the way to attain i
was to show a fitness for It instead Of bonn
R pa tic sHsei' Sa%sys Of q gGilsn sIr 70 S.c6 Shs S9 con.
WINGED that the day, for Independence would
moi. arrive, the revolutionary element IN ths
p syo ut ToHld pr re t { ,s ,Sln 'l in m follow Hoay oS Os
line, whatever that might be. while the more
conservative element would probably accepe
the inevitable under protest
The inevitable necessity for the avowA. OF
unfitness for self-government was probably
f~oreseen by the leaders Of the party at the time
time, probably because 1t would have caused
far keener opposition 70 the party than was
actually encountered, though this was Keen zen
the Leaders felt more or less confident thae
the American Government, would not hand
over the island TO its Inhabitants while they
I wora in "a state of mutual mistrust and pAlOnsv.
a condition self-evident to every unbiased
observer. However. recent rumors OF an as
handing over Of the Government by the Amer-
cans. the absolute colin of the elections, the
LACK OF organization among the Gubans them.
OF moral peace among the Cubans. have. II
not forced, at least been precursors OF the
The Democratic Union foresees o speedy end
TO all the hopes OF Cuban independence OF, any
hopes Of the preservation Of the Cuban indi-
now. The leaders fear a dictatorship, which,
even II not avowed, would. nevertheless, be
quite real in fact. 1t Is their belief that the
name of Maxine Gomez would keep together
| sufficient Of the revolutionary. party to enable
that element TO form an oligarchy which, though
having the majority of the country against II,
n %lsh BEING 7%seG is s satR%sG is ~ V Sns1 %ss. Oh fE% EVEN 4.
the lack Of moral peace did not upset the ma
terial peace of the country individual liberties
and rights would become mere names and
the Americans would interfere once and for
nil, the Cubans having placed II on record that
they were unfit 10 govern themselves.
make the most Of Intervention. Let the Gu
bans set their house in order. and by the i'm
on the rails Of law and order. At present Gu
bans are the prey Of the last speaker; Men
fear. too. Of one another Is their most e%lee,uql
bar TO free institutions. whether i be to their
establishment or preservation. All these ar
v1tYnapfa mud .tharS r fpllv DraaphaA nv thu
new party. and was previously stated, without
the party itself suffering, These frank admis-
s Nitb t have same mo. i aIp q ho Ssnsr verona ssen mi iSs
present Secretary. of Public Instruction. was
forced to resign the editorship Of the revolu-
tain unwelcome truths which he freely aired
in It's columns, and though Il might he said
that he was forced TO leave owing 70 the inf,i-
especially with regard 10 their lack of cohesion
and political stability, were never answered. but
rather frankly admitted. This very .atomiza-
ton was subsequently, admitted by the same
paper and compared 70 the first, six years OF
free Government Of the United States. inn
mensely, Of course. to the relative advantage
Perhaps, however. Senior Verona and the
leaders OF the Democratic Union, or conserva.
SivGi p courage sav and Grs staSll ISS and mS'e edud "a IonF are re,
impediments to the establishment and main.
t%enance Of a good government would they, not
also tend to the destruction or dismember-
ment of the State ship even when launched by
strong and experienced, even IL alien, hands?
Perhaps yet one more admission has 20 be
made by the conservatives, which IL that an
| American protectorate Is essential 10 the WE'LL
being Of Cuba, This Is claimed by many tn-
bans as being not only the best solution. but
that Cubans should SEQ in that protectorate
| not only the protection Of the Americans hut
also the safeguard that Cubans would have
from the Americans makinr. a grab.
Regarding the strength Of the conservative
party 1t Is difficult 70 speak, They themselves
have never wavered in the assertion that they
represent the best people Of the country and
a real intelligent majority. Perhaps the fact
that their bitterest detractors are grown still.
even showing n certain Inclination TO be on
good terms with them. may also be significant.
They don't make much noise. hut the. next
elections will tell. Meanwhile, they tell the
Cubans that thcv must save themselves, ana
that until they step out and work they can
never be free In reality. but either subject 10 ths
INSCRIPTIONS revolutionary demaRogye or IN
the Intervention who il always liable. even
with the hest intentions, unwittinely to uphold
q mere self-seoker who poses a. an adviser %
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