The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22
OBSERVATIONS IN CUBA.
What Congressman SIayden Thinks of Conditions in
that Island.

MS ulslrtss over the turn OF aHdlrs rs AZ
most ptiful All his struggles and sacri'
nres are 10 be cheated of their last re-
MaI hS the resolutions ~ a tot OF pom
icars.
lle said. IN substance. that the prrtcnse
81 the niueAatiualsts. plantation owners
ana others. that the Cuhuns are Incapable
% sen eos crnment, is not well folnlod.
lHetc IS 10 dangcc Of friction bctwesh the
tnhans ana spaumrds. fhrt are one IN
religion and Language. and these are ties
inal make Tor social harmony Iucre were
NOT Few Spnuiafua IN the patriot army.
Many spaninrds wanted To cut loose from
the prc1udcrs and tSranulcs Of the decay
ing spanish kingdom and Ihey were viii
Ing TO fight for It,, The Spauiei DIS do set
fear the future Of Cuba Spanish imini.
grants hy the hundreds come to Cuba
every month and 90 into the country,
soil. They are rapidly absorbed IN ine
body OF the tubHu people asa help 20 stu
furihtr widen the disparity IN numbers
between the whites ana blacks. Mr.. Cis-
ncIOs does not look upon the negro cues
ton as hoiug serious menace io the
tranquility Of tuha he saws that slavery
Wns curse tu both his and our country,
but be believes that the ycxatious sOclli
problem growing uut Of it is working itsrN
OUT even more rapidly in cuba than In the
nitcd Snlrs. The negroes were lushl
iuhuns during the war for Independence.
aud Macco, the ncgrp, was brilliant mi
nary cheitain, whosc talent was freely
From MY note book viii now try to
quote his cNuct language II am oppose
90 the Plutt amrndrnt aud rs dele
gate ~ the convention shall vote for ia
rejection. feel sure that the people VINO
sent me here viii indorsc my position.
Whatever sentiment FOR annexation we had
100 me island is rapidly dyiug out. Some
people think that we viii have hstury
iiEc that of Texas. few years of ndc-
pendencc and then admission To- the Amer.
irau Union. do not think so and | do
not believe II should be 50. rue dominant
element la Texas was Anglo-SuXou II
SPOKE me suinc tongue aud was Of the
N HU.l ia Hts.
Union under such circumstances was nat
mu, nhd proper.
Tut hric the cusc Is different, We
spoak n di1crpnt language and are Of the
Latin blood We are using the government
"i tbe M ttei states Us model upon
Nlleh t1 Fhup" ours. We desire the clos
rei possible trade aud Social relations wi,h
thv lntcl States. We are willing, indeed,
l'a mr." auSious. to make commercial front.
To-, "'th Sour government which VIII re
Dutac. satisfactory To- your people. We
Vil! go as far as possible in our runces.
Siuis 10 the United States merely stop
pm. short Of oltpnsc To other governments
Win which We wish 10 live en- peaceful
Terms.
"bul people are overwhelmingly against
The l'iatt amendment Even the minority
OF the SpHuiurd- are with ms In OuuuSiug
il Whom Spaulard advocates nnncxntion
hs opinion Is claimed 70 be that of all
spanish residents When they make "A
due q" onmtty growing ont OF the war
Ar Carlos Zaldo. who was educated as
i4">tE Pr ls a merchant and bankce.
Pee allowed a government tn meet ihcir
own Views They bnYc curncd this right
hN their mh"rs and sncriires and II was
>n'rWuly pledged TO them In the Tel cr
snryItiyc. Certainly / ana ana / relieve
lhui The constitution which W. have pre-.
commerce demands stability ana consrrya-
h-h the tuhanN who wish independent
t"N'lhH,.nI are lahd owners and long for
. tranquility
ne l1atl amcudI1cui akcs AWAY from
us thc very essence nt sovereignty aud
undertakes 10 treat us as children aud in
+ tOmuCttnts Certainly Wr dcglr, coinuIeto
sanitation and will stcurc "A MS rnpidIr M
our resources viii permit We nrcd no
guardians to wnrn us against III, dangers
"'rhr claim 70 the I-lc Of Pines Is prc-
posipruus II ia piuJ pf Cuba ana a snn.
division or the province of llGhann Tho
pcopl" there are tulins and i'm svmpnthy
with us. II has been recognized as n pnTT
of tuhu since the discovery of the island
ana mus IN incl' bceu so recognized hy the
American guEemmrnt. Elections wcr, hcld
convention ana win mo rons",it "r ri'n
United Statcs these delegates so chose" sen
now sit In the convention.
"lhr claim of the United Stntps IN tuis
( island Is, fear, mere pretcnsp tho pur-
7 pose oC whirh is to have n military SIN
/ tion ucnr cuba
I've had nothing 10 do with tho making
%, toc Monroe doctrine ana win no, il" con,
! suited HN lO ttS cont intiuupp 10 1nns
/ exist aud will moi. I nnnrehnnd oh1n
dnurd and while IL evists M opnt,,. an
| Europc viii Jurr r., n,nl,uH ,,,It%" IN "a
/ We do not fear trouhlc In moi ttroc@ -"
Win Emronr ANA "1' g''H 9hi', rG,at'ons
/ DOES I'm tho c.sr - T,rt,,,.h ,.iiI 'ti-'auu
| is influenced npd ban,"ii WI, DE- nis ;,
/ States '"f'" ~ NV 'h't'n
II wnuid Iit, T.. s,, ,,,..,t.,
/ with ~" t',i,ci g. '"SuluI' ite1 tfaue
/ now how II ,,n 'a,vH' nui harnN see
! WI r,,',,,tr '.u u' uone. !s our country
ana ,o,,W MN 'u" 'usl3m'nonSr revenue
/ wnuld m,,.,., , ,"s,' uhu t"naot" groves
-Hut His H. ."n nnt =" w.
| b,.i,V, nus ~ nor Nltogether question OF
m NM, 4r continents Of thc p oplt
n'",. "t 'Vhsiuerrd also. The people must
( ny irhHiVu IT. our government shouil fail
( a." ~ "uli'N thch VIII he the time to tank
/ "I nnn'Ntlon.
, Falr hnd generous treatment now win
/ ne OF ultimate advantage To tho United
/ Slat'S' rue people of cuba will stand Nv
( we convention when II rejects thc Plntt
1 amendment as 10 surely will mo vhoie
/ island has spoken aud the convention. oven
/ " " desired to no otherwise tnnst rntIrs
I me lumllating conditions offered Tfere
/ can Ice NO mistake about fitc spntimcnt ~
/ the people VI
| The tuhlns do NOT huve ,o,,ni,t, ,o,
/ tdcuee IN THE governor eSntroI rbcV FT" -
/ th't hia reports are more nr loss ,.olarcdi
I To- meet what ara fbon.sht tc Lt -; '" .,
! OF President McKmicv. w ''' '''"'
/ Attendance upcn The recentlons or TIM
/ governor general hpS hec,, rita1 X ~ ~
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