The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR C||Bb
EX-TREASURER LADD SAYS REV.
ENUEs ARE NOT EQUAL TO
EXPENDITURES
IN NEED OF AMERICAN AID
Tariff ON Sugar Must BE Reduced If
the Island Is to Prosper
Havana Campaign
Started,

| r.. f. Ladd, former treasurer of Cuba
I VINO was recently succeeded by Gen Ro.
ion and assigned to duty in this country
was at the war department. today Mai
Ladd believes the economic question In
/ Cuba is paramount at this time to the
| political question, and says that Gen
| wood Is certainly correct in his tel Ell
4 that the Cuban convention will finally
accept the Platt amendment
| AS treasurer CT the isian1. Mai. Laid
became familiar with the Cuban financial
| problem, and he remarked today that
unless something is done toward re
| duction of the tariff or sugar imported
| from Cuba into the United States thers
| is no doubt that the situation will become
| bad. He explained that the revenu of
the island are, owing to the peculiar con
dit1ons there, net equal to the ex-
pendltures. and that something woul ]
certainly have to be done to reli we the
situation in this respect
REVOLUTIONISTS IN CONTROL.
Referring to the question of closer re-
lations between the nited States AMI
Cuba, he said:
''The revolutionary el2ment is now IN
control, but the class of citizens who rep
resent the interests Of Cuba, its weIlth
and enterprise, are beginn ng to realiz !
that the resources Of Cuba can be de-
veloped only through close relations wit l
the United States. If this elem ent G u d
be more successful in pol tics it would
recognize that better economic conois ion !
might be obtained thr. ugh closer rela-
TONS They are DIR fit ng toward that
recognition now, end it will be interest
ing to see what they propose after Cuba
has accepted the Plat amc nd ent and
had an exclusive government of its own
for time
1T is my personal opini IN on'y. but I
hill hot e
Cuoans, the men VII Own fn1 crate
the large plantations, the men WAC M
ploy great number o tn natives de
sire even closer relations with he Unit I'd
States than is giFen i tho Flatt anne Id
ment. and that they VIII not hesitate to
express their views w tEey see the
condition into which Cuba may be forSel
through any failure to remedy the finan-
cial situation"
FINANCES IN BAD WAY
Maj, Ladd was asked if he thought the
CubanS would favor annexation. He re-
piled: Il cannot say that. Remember,
1 an giving only my personal opinion
as to the economic conditions and the
results chat may follow. 1t is almost
inevitable that unless SomeE remedy is
applied, like the reduction of the duty on
sugar, that Cuba will be in q deplorab,e
condition which will show the men really
interested in the island how necessary
close relations with the United States
will be, whether it comes in the form Of
annexation or greater protection Gen.
Wood and the administration have done
everything to better the conditions there,
but they cannot control the economic
situation when Cuban revenues are not
as large as they might be if the Cubans
had less control of these matters"
MUNICIPAL. CAMPAIGN IN HAVANA
:, HAVANA, May 1l..-senor Gener has
been nominated for mayor by the Nation
al party. He has an extensive pro gramnle
He proposes to build cheap houses for
the poor, to have cheap cars for work
1ngmen, to build a new park end oth,er
things.
Senior Estrada Mora the Republican
candidate, says he has no programme
He adds that until definite government
is established and definite relations be-
tween the state and the municipalities
are fixed it is absurd to talk OF pro-
grammes.
The Democrats say that their pro-
gramme is one of rei5renchrlent They
propose. If they elect their candidate, TO
ind out the real state of municipal af-
fairs. They EXPECT to find a cesspooI of
corruption, any they would like to try
to stratghten matters cut
Many of the ccuncilnen have been re-
nominated.
EXPORTS OF SUGAR.
Up to April 80 3d. 349 tons of sugar were
exported, leaving balance CT 202. 426 tons
for export and 1890 tons for local con-
sumption against 247, 10S tons, including
the exports and the balance for export
at the corresponding date last year
t=t BUDGET FOR HAVANA.
The proposed budget of Havana for
1901 is $2,5oe000. This includes 500 0
taxes on property, which is nearly all
house property. This is at the rate of
~ per cent en- the annual rentals The
treasurer of the municipality says that
II property in Havana was taxed IL per
cent on its value the income OF the CITY
would be over $500. 0C9 fron, this source.
The Merchants Union of Havana has
addressed circular to all merchants,
dealers and manufacturers of the island
asking them to join in movement now
| being initiated by the union To put an
end to the bad financia, condition of the
island
There was no meeting of tbs convention
today. 1t is claimed that an atteInDt Ia
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