The Saint Paul globe., 1902-07-10

HAVANA, July 9.-Regarding the
refusal of the bankers of Havana to
make an offer on the loan of $4,000 900
desired by the government to assist
the sugar cane cultivators of the ISL
and, the Diario de la Marina says to-
day that the meaning of the second
clause of the Platt law is vague and
that such meaning was undoubtedly
clouded by the United States with in
tention.
The apparent meaning of the clause,
says the paper, is that Cuba can only
devote her surplus revenue to the pay
loans The Diario says the economic
future of the island is very uncertain
The action of the bankers in refusing
this loan is credited in some Cuban
quarters to spite.
Calls Dealers Parasites.
~ The municipal council of Cienfuegos
has very materially increased certain
municipal taxes, such as the taxes on
cigars, cigarettes and stores. Store
keepers of Cienfuegos declare they will
have to close, as they cannot afford to
pay thee increased rates. La Lucha,
commenting on this matter, says that
pal council of Cienfuegos will tend to
accentuate the differences between the
parasite classes and the producing and
industrial classes.
The house of representatives today
voted to grant months leave on full
pay 10 the American employees of the
auditors Office who have been audit
ing the accounts carried by the mill
tary government of Cuba up to the
end of the American occupation.
Cueseda Says There Is Peace.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 9.-Min-
lister Queseda, of Cuba, in an inter-
view on conditions in the island, said:
Not only is the island tranquil from
one end to the other, but the people
are determined to continue quiet, no
matter how much their suffering, be-
cause they know that internal disorder
means the sacrifice of Cuban independ-
ence. L am now not speaking from
mere conjecture. 1 know that all the
prominent generals in every section
of the island have communicated to
president Palma their purpose to up
hold his administration. The govern
ors In all the provinces have reported
to President Palma that their localities
are free from disorder -
Asked regarding the negroes, he said,
There has been some discomfort
among the colored people because they
had not been given any Offices and
when President Palma came into of
flee they held meetings and requested
that they be given some of the places.
But even when they held these meet
ings and passed their resolutions their
leaders at the same time declared in
unequivocal language that they pro-
pose not to make any trouble On the
contrary, they asserted positively their
intention of preserving good order and
peace on the. island. There is no fear
of any trouble from the colored citi-
zens of the island"
Feeling Is Pessimistic.
"Is the commercial condition of the ISL
and satisfactory he was asked
There is naturally a peAsimistic feel
ing in the island" was the reply, "be-
cause of the failure of reciprocity legis-
lation. Believing, however, that recip-
rocity is only delayed and not permaA
nently denied, we hope to successfully
tide over the period which must efapse
until reciprocity is granted If it does not
come, and the sugar growers cease pro-
ducing sugar, the mills will shut down
and both the laborerS in the field and in
the mills will be out of employment We
will then have a period of Distress