The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-02-23
FAIR TOWARDS CUBA.
A Stable Government Promised He.
fore United States Authority
IL Withdrawn.

One of the difficulties in the Cuban
situa ton is that the words "stable gov.
eminent" is not the language Of the
resolution OF congress in 1898, declar.
ing the purpose Of the United States
toward Cuba. 1t is, however, fair in
ference that the United States, having
interfered to put an end to Spanish
misrule in Cuba, is in duty bound to ex.
ercise authority over the island until
1t shall have established a government
which will make ii safe abiding place
terests. No matter what the language
of hastily-written resolution may be,
the United States promised the world
that its interpretation in Cuban affairs
was to make the island better place in
which to live than IL had been under
Spain. Those who claim to understand
the views Of the president report that
he proposes To see that Cuba has
stable government before the author
ity of the United States shall be with
drawn from the island. The people of
the United States, it is fair to assume,
believe that the Cubans owe the Unit
ed States all that their liberation from
the power of Spain Is worth to them.
They cannot pay the debt in cash, but
they can show their appreciation by Of
fering to this country advantages gnd
authority which are natural. The con-
stitutional convention now in session
in Havana aeems to be controlled by
men who have no sense of gratitude or
friendly feeling for this government.
1t is said upon good authority that Gen.
Wood has been directed unofficially to
inform members of the constitutional
convention that the troops of the Unit
ed States will not be withdrawn until
a constitution shall be adopted which
gives the United States the right to in
tervene whenever it deems interven
tion necessary to insure the following.
named essentials to stable govern
ment:
First. To preserve the peace and main
tain a stable government.
Second. To prevent foreign entangle-
ments and protect the foreign population.
Third. To protect the credit of the Is
Land and prevent unnecessary and unjust
debts.
Fourth. To protect the commercial in
terests Of the United States against unrea-
sonable tariff duties and determinations.
Fifth. To permit the maintenance Of at
least two coaling depots and naval supply
and repair stations In convenient harbors.
sixth To protect the people OF Cuba
from the experience of Hayti and Santo
Domingo, which have made no progress
since their independence, but have rather
gone backward in civilization and have be-
come impoverished and bankrupt because
OF the tyranny, dishonesty and extrava-
gance of their governments"
1t is said the president is convinced
that it is the duty of the United States
to see that the foregoing propositions
are sanctioned by the Cuban conven-
ton. In the event they are not, those
in accord with the president propose to
embody the propositions stated in reso-
buttons and pass them before the end of
the session. just now the prospects
are not bright for independent control
in Cuba unless the destinies OF the island
shall be turned over to men who would
not make it the home of misrule.-In-
dianapolis Journal.