Evening star., 1902-04-30
THE FUTURE OF CUBA
JUDGE MANDULEY CONSIDERS TT
VERY BRIGHT.
Order and Peace Absolutely Assured
Tariff Concessions Necessary-Cor-
dial Relations Will Continue.

Judge NJ ]. Manduley, DISTINGUISHED
Cuban now in this city, at the Willard Ho-
tel, formerly judge of the audencia Of San
tfago, and now a member of firm of at
torneys of Havana, is visiting the United
States for the first time. He was greatly
impressed by the country, and said that al
though he had read good deal about the
United States the reality exceeded his ex-
pectation by far. Speaking of Cuba. he
said:
THE future of Cuba is brighter now than
that of any other country in the world. Or
der and peace are absolutely assured There
are many conservative Cubans Of wealth
VINO will do all they can to make the Gu
ban government a progressive and sue
cessful one. The president and vice prest-
oent- elect are especially men of the high
est honor and a guaranty of the fact that
tnelr government will be stable one and
That the Intervention of the United States
Will never again be necessary. There Is no
question that the present cordial relations
existing between the island and the United
states will be maintained for a long time
TO come. Capital is pouring into the island
from all parts Of the world, all countries
thereby showing their confidence in the
ablIity of Cuba to protect persons and prop
erty and maintain peace and order For
mary centuries the island may be said to
nave been an uncut diamond, the beauties
anu value Ol winch are now DGlng for
the first time Her wealth Is Incompatible,
especially in the interior, and the new Cen
trail railroad being built will throw this
practically virgin land open. Up to the
present the coast lands only have been of
value, on account of the lack of TRANSPORTS
ton facilities, but this railroad will make
the lands of the interior, which are mostly
sugar. fruit and pasture lands, as valuable
II not more so than the coast lands. Sugar
cane on some Of these lands is just az good
thirty or fifty crops after the original SOW
ing as two crops after.
What Cuba Needs.
IF Cuba receives only a 20 per cent re-
duction in the United States tariff on
sugar. the economic problem of Cuba will
be as far from being solved as ever. al
though it must be conceded that even this
reduction will be great relief to the
country, for which the Cubans will be
grateful. If the United States does not
soon make some tariff concessions in order
that they may be taken advantage of for
the present crop, the ruin Of the country
is not far off. Cuban planters have had to
stand, first, the emancipation of the slaves
then the wars with Spain. the lack of la
Dor. the change in the procedure and ma
chinery for the manufacture of sugar and
finally, the general fall in prices. All this
has placed the Cuban sugar planters In a
precarious position. and if the American
market in addition IS to be closed to them
the natural and only market for Cuban
sugar-by the present prohibitive tariff, the
industry, as far that island is concerned,
will be killed. Nevertheless a person GO
ing to Cuba for the purpose of en-
gaging in the sugar business, with new cap
ital no membranes on his property, new
machinery, no obsolete machinery on his
hands representing much lost capital
will do very well, in no country in the
world is sugar cane good and can sugar
be manufactured as cheaply.
Advantage to the United States
"The opening Of the market of the United
States to Cuban sugar will be Of very great
advantage to all the industries of the United
States, because If the Cuban people were
rich, all their money would be spent in the
United States, and no other country could
compete with her not only on account of
her proximity to the island, but also by
reason of the reduced duties on her goods,
if reciprocity with Cuba becomes a fact.
THE foregoing remarks apply also to to-
bacco. Although the consumption of Vuelta
Abajo tobacco, than which there Is no bet
ter in the world, will not be affected by any
tariff, no matter how high the duties are,
because no other tobacco will be accepted
in it's stead by connoisseurs, such is not the
case with the cheaper grades of tobacco,
which constitute the greater part Of the
islands production.
THE delivery Of the Islands government
to the Cuban people will not be felt in any
manner, and this is also the opinion of all
the large capitalists who are investing their
money in the island"