Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-12-05

cent. upon the appraised values of the
property, amounting to about $4,000
600, with five years option to the
government of Cuba, when organize
to buy the property at the appraised
value.
The revenues of Cuba for the yeaI
ending June 80, 1901, were $17,167,
S66.21 and the expenditures were ST.,
3S5,905.S5 as against revenues for the
year ending June 80, 1900, of s17,657,
921.44 and expenditures for the same
period of $15,691, 453.06. The imports
of merchandise for the year ending
June 80, 1901, were s65, 050, 141, and the
exports $63, 115.S21, as against imports
for the year ending June 30, 1900
amounting to s71,6S1, 1877, and exports
Sac, 22S,S46 OF the imported merchan-
disc amounting to $65,O5O, 141, there
was imported from the United States
merchandise of the value of s2S,07S.
702, and from other countries to the
value of S96,971 ,439. OF the total ex-
ports of merchandise amounting to
$63, 115,S21, there was sold to the Unit
ed States merchandise of the value of
$45,497 ,46S, and to other countries to
the value of S17,61S,353 Cuba thus
bought from the United States less
than she sold to us to the amount OF
$40 ,353,0S6. 1t will be observed that.
notwithstanding the intimate political
relations which have existed between
the United States and Cuba since 1898
American production has not succeed
ed to any considerable degree in super.
seding the productions of other coun.
tries in the Cuban market.
The constitutional convention
| which was in session at the time Of
the last report, has concluded its
labors and adjourned sine die. That
convention was elected: % To
frame and adopt a constitutions; (2)
to provide for and agree with the gov
eminent of the United States upon Tie
relations to exist between that gov
ernmedt and the government of Cuba
and 90 to provide for the election, by
the people, of officers under such
constitution, and the transfer of gov
eminent to the officers so elected. On
the 18th of June the convention adop'
ed an ordinance making provisions
identical with those demanded by our
congress a part of the constitution
October LIST the convention performed
its remaining duty by adopting an cleo
toral law providing for general cleo,
ton throughout the island, to be helf
on the 31st day of December next, tC
, choose governors of provinces, provin
/ cial councillors, members of the house
and senatorial electors. The law also
provides that on the oath day of Feb
ruary, 1902, the several bodies of elec
/ tors thus chosen shall meet and cleo
a president, vice-president, and sena
tors. The elections are to be held un
der the direct supervision of a centra
board of scrutiny, composed of tn
president of the convention and fou
other members selected for that pu-
pose.
The secretary does not fully agre,
with the wisdom of some of the provi
sions of this constitution; but it pro
vides for a republican form of govern
ment; it was adopted after long anC
patient consideration and discussion
| it represents the views of the delegates
elected by the people of Cuba; and Z
| contains no features which would jus
! tify the assertion that a government
, organized under it will not be one {
which the United States may properly
transfer the obligations for the pr0tec
! ton of life and property under inter
national law, assumed in the treaty
of Paris. If the people of Cuba and
their officers exhibit, under the govern
ment of their own choice, the same
self-restraint and respect for Law
which have Characterized their rela
! tons to the intervening government
| during our occupation under the treaty
of Paris, he success of the Cuban ad
ministration may be confidently ex
| pected. The new republic will begiT
| its Independent career with the hearty
friendship and sincere good wishes o.
all the officers and soldiers of the
United States who have fought anC
labored for the good of Cuba, and VIII
have learned to appreciate the many
admirable and attractive qualities -
her people. The secretary thinks tina
! as the period of American occupation
draws toward its close there is NOR,
appreciation by the Cubans OF wha
the people of the United States have
done for them. The chief apparent
obstacle to the future prosperity o.
| the island is to be found in its CONNER
cial relations with the United States
and the necessity of securing some
reciprocal arrangement under which &
concession shall be made from thu
tariff duties now imposed by the
United States upon the principal Gu
ban products. The prosperity of Cub;
depends upon finding a market for hel
principal products, sugar and tobacco
at a reasonable profit. Under existing
conditions, or any conditions which
are to be anticipated, she can find sucf
a market for her sugar. and to a grea
degree for her tobacco, only in tn,