Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
DARK Days FOR CUBA.
Warner Predicts Anarchy and
Lawlessness When Troops
Are Withdrawn.
He Visited the Island With the
Committee Appointed by
Congress.
The People Want Sell Govern.
ment But Ignoble Failure is
Predicted.

Washington. March 2I.-"When our
hoops LEAVE the island you Will witness
fa reign Of lawlessness which viii startle
the World and compel us in the name Of
justice to take matters into our own
Hands, said Representative Nespasai;s
Warner last evening on returning to
Washington from a visit TO Cuba and
Porto Hsico.
In this sentence he referred to Cuba,
and ii was only one of many most SEM
sational declarations the well-known.
lllinoisiln made in the course of his
talk
Mr.. Warner believes that Cuba will be
in a state of revolution within three.
months after cur troops are removed
and he says that the cubans are any
ious TOR self gov ernment so that they
IN take the reins in their own hands
and make assessments wherever and
Whenever they can.
Law and order will become al mock
cry and a state Of anarchy Will reign,
was Mr.. Manners Way Of putting il.
Among other things Mr.. Warner said:
OF course We must turn the Island.
eyer, but it is a crime against humanity
10 withdraw at this time. When our
troops ease til e island you will witness.
4 reign 81 lawIvssness which Viii startie
The world and compel US in the name of
Justice 10 take matters into our own
HANDS. The Cubans will sign anything
or ao ANYTHING to get us away from.
their property, and when they have the
rsiens IN their own hands you can ex-
poet the worst
From what i can learn they will as
sess everybody With amy money and
have division OF he spoils. They VIII
urive all Spaillarls and American SYM
Inathizers from the island and for a brief
period rssvel ii loot. Law and order viii
become a nloskery and state of anar-
chy Will reign
IT is fpoilshness toatalk Of the Gu
bans s9vefffftg themselves at this tim,
or for years 10 cone The island musi
become ol'fs eventually and 1T seems il
shame ufslo al the progress made Ia
two Years. AS will he we viii have
to int tNssTse sviiFlin ninety days and 50
tp psgaieetorats again to begin the
work rstrntstiVli anew.
9urse z ne constitutional convsn-
ton vi az sapi The iatt amendment ii
the nleri:bess have .ipi dome 50 already
As soon as this can be ratified we wsi
have 81 gst cut and leave the island 10
tts lqNful owners This was our solemn
iE.onlse. and we Will have to stick to 1t.
sBut II seems sin to do this when all ia
|9uiet and everybody has, settled down
e work and reap the fruits Of the mos
fsltile stretch qf soil in the wprld
slie not see much Of The delegates
sso ne constitutional convention They
we're too busy doing nothing, and as
zach gets 90 a day, With 81 for ex-
aaefses they hays snap The United
ties authorities are building a wagon
rad from Santiago TO Havana and al
ready fourteen NILS have been com
pietfd.
is a great 9unfry and there arc
millions of dollars in the cattle-raising
business here The land costs nothing
and thirty acres Will fatfen twenty-five
sheaa Of cattle IN four months. | would
sly e o spend the summer in Santiago
There has3not be'.D a case Of yellow fa-
gvsr there for fourteen months and i'll
vii soon be stamped out for good The
only trouble with tho people is that they
IAN see why the party in power should
Bay any taxes That is not their way
efdoing business.
80 Porto Rieo. everything is quiet.
The people there have no USE for the
Americans. q nd, Of course. would rather
govern themselves like the cubans. Al
the same time the island would be in
chaos without the guidance of the Unit
ed states. ! think the natives will learn
+ = love the Stars and Stripes. but such
things take time.
anyway look out for a reign of ter
sror in cuba. It is coming sas soon az the
Slast American soldier embarks for this
scountry.H
This is Mr. Warmers second trip IL
the gem Of the Antilles, and he was
greatly surprised at the advancement
shown IN two years. He arguessthat the
United States should by right control
Cuba and administer its affairs, If not
actually make il as much part OF the
United States as Key West
Representative Henry A. Cooper of