The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-30
CUBAN'S PLEA FOR ANNEXATION
II Is the Only Thing That VIII save The
Island From Ruin. lie says.

This plea for the annexation of Cu'H
TO the United States is made by Francis u
Reyes Guzrnan, a Cuban. He says:
Asa Cuban ! wish To thank William All
White for his article, published in Mct !ar 81
uGGls'ne. on RECIPROCITY WIN Iuna. ~"
failure of the hill Ia ,onries-. She canno'
get along without the American mark
The present tarin Is riohibtiNe. Sus
paws I - cents per round. cigars mann.
featured in Havana IN" - 81 per pou'i
and % pr cent ad yalorem add, ional. and
tobacco leaf paws 50 rrr pounl on wrar-
pors and rs cents p'r pound On hll"re. IT,
result l. that cuba has 40 market Tor lr'
surtr and tobacco.
country sowc'hinv NOR" thnn reciproCi' .
and that il what am rom 70 explain yer
carcnillv. Iwili state that hay" h"cn dom A.:
business Their" for the iaN' 'h'rtN-tye YEAR
and that have Invested there to-day NOR
than sjO0.SN. Consequently ! have had
cnourh oyrcrlonc" 10 know ull the evils AMI
the relnodip. to l." applied 10 them
consider that the rOlitical ,rr9hlem a.
every country OUGHT 10 be- solved AZ a..
same time with the cornrcreHl one. han
moni1lnr them in all rosSihl. way-. the po-
li,ical bcin" III" Iror" inIortnm.
Tho Sppnish Government was alwavs
considered by tie onhan+ n - bro,y SION,
commercially from her COLONY. she did
not buy i,S products The tobacco Wa
ronorolled bv IN" Government, and th"
dutv on su"ar was 50 hirh that II was pro-
hihtad from entrance there
And TO-DAY the cuban r"nublican Goyer'-
rcnt + considered e provisional one. Why
RorquSr II il 80 w"nk IN every wdN That o.
docs rot irenirn confidence Ht home or abroad
ard because II j. not in accord with the wtsh"s
Of thrc'.-fourth- Of tie inhabitants. The
result viii b" that money viii leave, instead
~ ~oinc There No erirran'- Will co th"rc.
rSc"'t tow Snnui 'rde
cuba T. to-day ike ship At the mercy If
cyclone on the high ssa ana WITHOUT pilot
or board Tive moneyed prrson- turn th~'r
eyes toward Washington a. they behold witt
great ',orrow their p,,op"rtit- Io,ins vaiii"
goth of May. and sine that time all values o.
the Island have gone down 20 pcr cont;
There ar" Is eco "TroRbs p, w VINO loon nai
Cv"rvthing thcre-all the Governing ~ Once
po Il ions on ~" police fore" ana the rural
guard amt have declared that the tuhan- " NJ"
did not 20 70 the revolution do not deserve &"
be- considered bythem. They are CRYING out To-
every possible way against anu"h4tlon. Any
per.on who fuvor- 1t there will b" severely
dealt with by item and treated a. traitor
That l. the reason Why II appears that n"
country does not w.nt 20 he Annoyed. But
pursuing o policy for their own personal hene-
NJ. The mp jority OF the other tubans al"
disguised With their lack Of tru" natrio'ism
The natural Cou-PpuonC" is Tint there T. q
material peace. hut TO moral one.
The population Of the island Is CON posed
and $50 900 Cubans An tho fore inners are
ANXIOUS 10 h. ANNEXED 10 this country amt
thr.e-iourths OF the Cubans have the same
desire.
The negroes nre waiting the FIRST oppor
tunity TO nght for republic Of their onN
II II was not for the Platt amendment thev
would revolt very soon. and the whites could
not prevent them from taking the eastern
part of tn" island for them selves. Then ~"
country would be- divided into two republic
llk" Hayti and Saltp Domingo. To-day ia"
negroes arc claiming the night to hold one
third Of the IVernmcnt offices, because they
form on"-thlrd Of th" inhabitants. and d..
clare that they did most of the fighting IN
the Ia L revolution. at the end of which thre.
iourths Of the lighting men were negroes.
For all these res sons | am obliged TO call
the serious attention OF the President, tn"
nited States Government and the American
people to my statement that the best C1it
they can give to the Cubans will be- to annex
the island a. soon as Congress Assem- bleS.
on condition that all the products of ~"
without paving any duty. That j. the only
thing that will solve forever all the Cuban
problems
This country needs cuba for political Ica
sons. and Cuba needs this country for Con-
merCinl safety BY the Platt amendment
cuba i morally annexed TO the United state
one must h" blind II h" docs not sci
II tho nit d ST ties acts toward Cuba in
weak ma nn"T there viii always be trouhlr
between the two countries: but II. on the
contrary, n acts strongly and anueNcT the
i-la nd, threc-fouIths Of the inhabitants there
viii be- deeply Indebted TO this country Tor
having saved thom from sure ruin, and am
sure that there viii be no 70 bellion or Tsvo-
luton because nobody dares TO oppose this
country.
In conclusion. I state that although did
not 20 20 fght i did help the revolution W.T.
some cash and by taking several thousand
dollar, O! the Cuban Rgpuhlir bonds