The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-23

welfare of the Cubans. We did not turn
Cuba loose to sink into a welter of an
archy. We first administered the affairs
of the island until order had been brought
out of chaos, until the cities had been
cleaned, the courts purified; an educational
system started and just and efficient
the new republic over to the hands of
those whom it's people had elected as it's
servants and bade IT godspeed on its jour-
ney of independence. But neither our duty
to, nor our interest in the island have come
to an end with the establishment of its
independence" .-..--..-
FUTURE OF CUBA.
"Cubas immediate proximity TO the
United States rendered its well-being of
such interest to us that we were forced to
interfere in its interest by force of arms
For the same reason its future welfare
cannot but be a matter of grave concern to
u.s. We do not desire Cuba to stand toward
any other nation in the same relations of
intimate friendship and alliance that we
desire to see it adopt toward us. 1t must
therefore be in certain sense a part of
our international political system and it
accepted this position when it accepted
the Platt amendment. But 1t is out of
the question for us to expect that ii will
assume such position toward us with
the same time sharing somewhat in the
benefits of our economic system. 1t was
for this reason that President Mckinley
urged, and that / have since urged and
shall continue to urge, the need of estab-
fishing closer relations with Cuba by rec
iprocity. We urge reciprocity because il is
for our interests to control the Cuban mar
ket, because We are bound to place the
Cubans on a peculiar standing economic
ally when they consent in our interests as
we'll as their own to assume a peculiar
status internationally and because it is
fitting for a great and generous republic
to stretch out a helping hand toward her
feebler sister just starting to tread the
path of Independence.
''The case stands by itself and there can
be no other like it. Porto Rico, Hawaii
and the Philippines have relations of vary
ing intimacy to us; and they have either
been admitted within our economic system
or have been given some of the benefits
thereof Cuba. though independent also
stands in a peculiar position toward us
and should receive In similar fashion a
measure of behefit from and partial in
clusion within our system. The questions
that ordinarily concern us as of prime
weight in a tariff matter. do not come in
here of primary Importance. We can
not choose what the articles are which
Cuba shall export. Doubtless very many of
us would prefer for reasons connected with
our own tariff policy that her inha abitants
were engaged In different industries from
those which they, a matter of fact
now follow; just as doubtless others of our
people would prefer that the market offered
by Cuba was one for other things than
those which she actually demands. But
We can neither determine the wants nor
the productions of Cuba. We must ac-
cept them they and we must re-
member that in dealing with this island.
especially now. that We are about to build
the isthmian canal, and interests in
the West Indian waters have become so
great we must shape our policy with a
farsighted regard for the future and for
the interest and honor OF the Nation as
whole.
RECIPROCITY WILL NOT HARM
II do not believe particle Of harm will
come to any American interest from the