New-York tribune., 1902-07-11

government and prominent individuals in the island
VIZ are N correspondence with Washington All
0se circumstances show great tenacity of purpose
III iiolulns on and avoiding disorders but they
paint black picture Of the commercial crisis and
inc iu4ehess IN the country due to lack Of work
On me sugar Plantations TIL do not show much
- - III Ihe granting Of reciprocity by the United
'Iales next winter The adjournment of Congress
without relief is too recent for the CJbans tnr7a-
C-@'eIy 10 entertain the hope Of something better
tioin lhe same body at season more convenient
" ilSeiI- An Illustration Of the existing depression
was given day or two ago by a former military
Ci'ieIal IN Cuba to a caller His mail had just been
ceilVefed and he picked up a couple Of letters with
Cu'ah postmarks We'll see what's the latest"
ne remarked as he opened the letters and read
eieI- Here Is something from planter in the
Cdiuehas district" said the military official trans
-a1lhg II as he went along Then he read: The
gravity of the economic crisis increases every day.
On all sides We only hear lamentations for the ruin
oL Ihe sugar industry and that the little work
"hlch there might be in the country is parayzed
because nobody has credit money. Misfortune
uhltes US all. the planters and the field hands,
Inc other letter was in English It was dated
oataAna de Gunes, town in the southeastern
part OF the Province Of Havana. The army officer
handed Il 10 his caller read calling attention
one paragraph, which follows:
Times are getting quite critical around here,
owing TO the depressed sugar market with no out
The Plantations are being poorly cultivated and
me sugar crop for the coming year cannot be very
20 plant diversified crops. and hope in that way at
least 70 mae living.
Il suppose" said the army officer that with
the beet sugar crowd neither of the men who wrote
those letters would be entitled weight. because
the Cardenas planter is a spaniard and the other
man is an American who bought land in Cuba and
IS himself locking after its cultivation Yet both
OF them. if there a chance for d sugar market,
would have work for good many Cubans"
LITTLE FAITH IN RECIPROCITY.
IN the United States granting reciprocity appears
from the discussion in the newspapers and the agi-
tation in the Cuban Congress for a new tariff law
and for the negotiation of reciprocity treaties with
England and other European countries One Of the
newspaper cartoons gives the common feeling. Cuba
IS seated a sofa with her handkerchief 10 her
eyes. and weeping, while Uncle Sam is disappear
ing through the door with nothing seen but his
flying coat tails and package bUlgng out Of il
labelled Reciprocity. From the door on the other
side the burly figure of John Bull is entering John
is smiling, and he holds out bulky document. also
labelled Reciprocity" while he says: Perhaps we
can console you"
General Fitzhugh Lee has many friends among
the CUbans, and his statements regarding the pos
sble developments there VIII not excite the resent
ment they would if they came from other tndivid-
uas: yet the Cubans not all likely to accept his
predictions Of anarchy the probable outcome Of
the agricultural depression General Lee" said
one Of them who is in Washington temporarily, is
not good prophet I remember 4 speech he made
AT some army banquet in St Louis or Omaha, in
which he said that the American flag never was
coming down from Morro Castle. But 1t did come
down The general may be right In saying that If
II goes up again on Moro il VIII 20 up 20 stay.
but he is wrong in supposng that if it goes up it
VIII be because Of the presence of an American
army Cuba is undergoing awful distress. but her
people VIII remain peaceful General Lee IS wrong
IN thinking either that there will be anarchy or
that we will get to fighting among ourselves. He
is a discredited prophet that subject too. he
used 70 tell some OF us-and ! think he repeated il
IN the United States-that the American troops
wouldn't get any further away than Key West
until they would have to come back, because Of the
Cubans fighting among themselves. But they got
a good ceaI further away and they are going to
stay away. because Cuba never viii give them an
has not known much of what has been going on in
the island for the last two years.
STATUS OF THE ISLE OF PINES
The Platt amendment and the Isle of Pines are
beginning TO cause discussion among the Cuban
newspapers and the members Of the Cuban Con-
gress The talk shows the wisdom Of President
Roosevelt in not pressing the negotiation of the
treaty 70 make the Plat amendment effective until
OF the leading Havana newspapers which aims TO
reflect the conservative sentiment and " whicn in a
sense may be considered organ OF the Palma
government in recent numbers has paid special at
lentlon 10 articles IN The New-Y Ork Tribune when
Il characterizes OF special Importance The tone
the Platt amend nent is Carried out
zas me L. Suoan ban PG6Ac CO does LoL seem 70 be so
IS concerning the Isle Of Pines II is known that
justment Presd mt palma has 6nol5ct5 t5, fq b
p9Aey VIII De to retain the Isle Of Pines as part
aIaTTses II & ana g22d afai Of land ana they are
Isle Of Pines American territory. These Aneri-
cans are pressing for immediate action, asserting
TIA thar there Is PRACTICALLY no government now IN
impressed the State Department seriously The Isle
oivHd from tere m ot SUSAN 3d 5 5As @ 1GV6es fa re-
status cannot wait few months for detern. don
CATHOLIC CHURCH PROPERTY
One Of the subjects which are engaging the at
tenrion Of both the American Minister to Cuba and
the Cuban Minister 70 the UEited States is that OF
the Catholic Church property. The ant-Church
feeling is said be pretty strong both part
Of members Of the Palma government and also OF
the Congressman. Under General Woods admins
tratiOn a settlement was reached with the Church
which ii was thought would be satisfactory to ali
parties and remove a perplexing question from the
new government The anti-Church element how
ever, is disposed assert that this settlement
IN violation Dotn OF lhe toraker law ana the Platt
be set aside. An American familiar with the stu
cause the Churcn authorities 10 reduce the rentals
Of various buildings; the property Of the Church,
Havana dispatches have sale that the refusal OF
the Havana bankers TO make a government loan
is regarded due to spite The banking interests
in Havana are chleny German, Spanish ana Eng
refusal than has any feeling Of resentment The
proposition, substance. a loan Of "a 0OO.OOO
which was TO be paid 70 the sugar planters in
proportion to the cane they had raised and lost
money on rather than bounty for the cane
they would raise. II succincty described as
Congress has not yet approved the plan and the
unfavorabe opinion Of the bankers may the
failure Of the proposition.
Minister Quesada mas informed this government
Of a change Of regulations for the registration Of
American patents ard trade marks in Cuba. The
new regulation requires that such registration
Of ericuItTIre C,onrosr-e nd i1d1str[- 80 80
the fee shall be - on An7trici patents and 50 30