Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01
Effect of American Authority.

Effect of American Authority.
American capital has not had much to do
with this recuperation Of the sugar in
dustry, but American authority, by main
tanning good order and encouraging peace
full pursuits, has done its full share. 1t
may claim that the military control has
brought about the tranquility Of the coun-
try people, which insures all that Is desired
in knowing their political tendencies. Yet
this country sentiment has not fully crys-
tallized. Rather 1t is crystallizing. The
sentiment of independence Is yet there as
strong as when it startled cabinet officers
and congressional committees, who were
waiting for the annexation movement to
make Roadway. The sentiment is yet the
dominating force which must be respected
but 1 have not found that Its tendencies
are anti-American.
Some of these tendencies are clear. OBJ
lection is made to the American policy be-
cause OF its vagueness. This heard In
places such as Matanzas where the con-
servative feeling Is strongest There is rec
ognition of the results brought about by
sanitation. The cocherO, or driver. who
took me through the purlieus OF Matanzas
out into the splendid vista Of the Yumurri
valley pointed to a lonesome buzzard which
was towering above the cliffs. Many buzz
yards during the Spaniards' time, he said,
"but few since the Americans came
AS the buzzards are the natural scaven-
gers of the tropics and as Matanzas for
merly was one Of the dirtiest cities ~ the
island, no better tribute could have been
paid to the sanitation which was erected
| under General Sanger, when he was there
| But sanitation Is not the only phase or
| American control, and while conservative
| Cubans were admitting Its Dement'S they
| seem to be reaching a point where they
think 1t Is not sufficient cause FOR keeping
| the troops so prominently before them.
| There are no complaints against the so :
diers, except such as are always neasu'
| timed presence than / had imagined The
complaint was that the troops were an I'M
| necessary parade of power when every
| thing was peaceful. This may be true, but
| the presence of the soldiers has been the
| most potent means Of insuring peace ana
| good order. 80 .ho r,,
| han conservative element Is that tney
| should be kept more in the background
The agitators want them to 60 put l IN
| ferred that in most communities all tnat
was sought was to nave less "''i''afS us
play. .
| This brings up the subject OF military
reservations for American troops wnlcn Is
one of the delicate questions that is 10 De
arranged between the United States and
the constitution makers or their successors
in the government of the island. Il think
the American troops will be needed 1or
| some years." said one Cuban, who Is COM
monty classed as radical. but we don
want them here as our masters. We don't
want our agitators to be stirring up the
people by pointing to them as intruders.
What we want is that your American SOL
diers shall be our guests while we are 60
ing through our growing period" This no.
ton of the troops as guests may have In
it an element Of craftsmanship. II mil.
itary reservations are coded to the United
States 1 suppose that the troops which
garrison them may be considered as guests
| who have a defined mission In helping to
establish q stable government.
In connection with the American soldiers
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