The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-06-25

I then for the nfsi time have n govern
ment ln cuba tn deal Win. ani nn'
until then can Oh the requirement. nl
I the Plat law b. complied with
u s evident therefor, that this rnt
ornmpnt viii not entirely rrlcuau r.n
ifu of cuba FOR several months. per
hupg year uf more. and until q
complete release ia made the President
cannot withdraw the United state.
forces from the Island and proclaim
to the world th" birth ~ tho new &c..
public.
OPINIONS OF LEGISLATORS
NEW YORK June The Washing
ton correspondent ~ the Times has
interviewed members " the senate ana
House upon the future Of cuba and
the adoption OF the Plat amendment
by the constitutional convention, with
the following results
Representative Hepburn. Of Iowa.
expressed qualification at the action of
the cuban constitutional convention,
but he has grave doubts about the sue
cess of the people 20 govern them
selves. II should Ike to see every po-
litiCal tie between the United states
and cuba severed" he said but
realize that we viii be obliged to eX-
ercise some sort OF supervision over
the Island. In my opinion. the Cubans
are not capable of self government,
months the Cubans VIII be at each
others throats. Then, perhaps, we will
be forced TO intervene.
Il should regard II as a great mis-
fortune If the United states should
ever annex the Island with its turbu
lent people Guerilla warfare against
our authority would go on in the Isl
and, and It would cost US much blood
and treasure to suppress it. | remem-
Der that the United states enlisted
81 900 men to put down the Indians in
Florida, and when they were finally
up there We're exactly seven
ty-one of them. The situation in the
Philippines is different We can take
control of all the larger cities and
towns and let the natives learn grad
ually with the lapse of years that
obedience to our authority is to their
ITO go back to Cuba;>We must bear
in mind that those people we have been
dealing with are children, and / am
afraid they are pretty bad children,
just as little qualified to govern them
selves as so many youngsters"
Senator Cockrell says that Cuba
must be dealt with deliberately, and
not cut loose unprepared to stand
alone.
Il believe that things will run along
now" said the Senator. The
Cubans did the right thing in accept
ng the amendment, and this govern
nent will deal fairly with them. All
hat wos needed was a thorough un-
lerstanding. and that has been reach
d, with the result that they have ac-
'epted our terms. OF course we cap
lot Immediately withdraw from the
sand. No reasonable person expects
hat, and there is no authority to
whom we could turn over the govern
nent
THE next step, and the one which
t is absolutely necessary to take, is .
or the convention to pass election
avs fixing date for the election of
PRESIDENT and other officers Of the gov
as provided for in their con-
Under this law the military
government will call an election, and
when all the machinery of government
S organized we will turn over affairs
o them, but not until then. This will
equire some time; how long I cannot
Jay, but it will, ] believe, be done
within reasonable time"
Senator Burrows was pleased at the
ction of the Cuban constitutional con-
'ention in accepting the Plat amend
nent.
This action" he said, ought to lead
o speedy and desirable results. 1t
ught to be followed by Cuban inde-
and a home government.
here will be nothing in the way OF
he establishment of republic in Gu
"a, and l expect to see that accom-
lished and troops withdrawn. The
epublic of Cuba will shortly be one
f the nations Of the earth. We are
ow fulfilling our promises to Cuba
nd to the nations of the world"
Speaking of Cuba, Senator Elkins
aid:
II always believed the Cubans would
ccept. They have simply been play
1g and dickering for the best terms
hey could get. What they have done
J the best thing that could have hap
ened to Cuba. No people have ever
btained their independence before at
lch a small cost of blood and money.
his government has dealt most liber-
lily with Cuba, more literally than
ny other government would have
one"