The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-30
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.


Although scarcely year has passed since the United
States withdrew its intervention and began its absolutely indie
pendent career events clearly indicate growing prosperity part
of the republic public receipts according TO e latest re-
ports have proved ample for meeting public expenditure and the
expenditures have been wisely managed in manner
conducive to the best interests OF the The productive
capacity and the people have greatly shown by
the statistics of production The trade which for
many years prior to 1902 against Cuba in its favor In Sep
temf this year. after paying all and obligations there
balance OF S3,5ooOoo in the treasury.
What the financial Cuba under the Spanish government
may be gathered from the following from the
1900 From 1893 1893 the Cuba
alton high duties and the Habna lottery averaged about
per annum OF this amount $Io5ooooo Spain pay
the interest the Cuban debt $2oOoOoo allotted sup
port OF the and and the maintenance
Cuban all its branches including church. and the
remainder less than $ooooo allowed for public works. duca
on and the general improvement of Cuba independent municipal
expenditures As the appropriated annually the
TO collect the deficits inevitable These charged
Cuban debt until by 1897 through this and other aggregated
about SooOOoooo per capita of $2854-more
the per capita of any other European country
This entirely changed The debt has been
wiped out Taxes low and ninety Of the
only the present conditions
Cuba Spain She had formerly monopoly the trade with
important details This she has lost but Cuba poted
the United States hasTprofted
The constitution of Cuba similar the constitution of
The rules governing citizenship correspond general
those force in the United States In fact everything has been model
ed upon American lines and everything works we'll The President
elected for four There Senate and House of Representa-
he one representative being chosen for $4,000 inhabitants
nearly possible The provinces our and each pro-
vince elects its and manages internal affairs
1t perhaps early say the government
have impressed Cuba will be complete but
complete far has The administration OF Cuba
stands model among the Latin republics and the United States
feel proud of the work of its But the government Cuba
would have been what is had passed directly from
OF Spain the hands OF the 1t required the
island and its thorough administration by people
Cuba what it is
Our administration of Cuba the object
We taught the Cuban that could be firm
tyrannca The Cban learned that liberty did lawessness
license We taught them the value OF hygenc precauton We
showed them the system These things
merely advanced theories they actually DONE that the value
of them could be appreciated.
Had the Cuban instruction succeeded the
Spanish colonies succeeded South America the probability is
Cuba would have followed the history of those Latin republics and fall
victim military rule of the kind Revolution and
revolution would have taken place. and instead Cuba being
high tide of would like Colombia,
bankrupt credit and its trade and undeveope
Like Colombia chief industry would have been All
escaped and that did escape
No claim have done finer piece OF work than
Cuba a
Egypt but she shampeed her work by the hereditary royalty
she there Once her hand relaxed be
hopeessly corrupt and il-ruled