The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-17
INDUSTRIAL INTERESTS ARE AR
RAYE0 AGAINST SELF
GOVERNMENT.
REVOLT IN BACKGROUND
Liberals lncist on Eearly Elections
Demanding They Be Held In
June With an Inauguration
July a.

lidNt--i -, At0NtN' IfoNs lbt-7 iflt
seems 10 be a general impression here
that change has come in the policy
Fat Wa hington regarding the govern.
2 ment of Cuba. American officials in
tehhrge OF important departments say
that word has been received to this
effect and that the provisional gov
ernment will continue muca longer
than was planned Nothing more a.
finite viii be disclosed, except that
the change has been wrought by the
representations of the tobacco. sugar
fruit. railway and other great inter
esIs that ii will MT be safe 10 al
low the Cubans to try unrestrictedlg
to govern themselves for a long tina
to come
There Is 0 qnes ion that that Is tho
way those interests feel abodt Il from
one end of the island to the othe~
II Is also patent that n very large AMI
influential p rIion of he population.
| IN fact all Cubans who have property
ITO lose, do not want another republic
This feeling is not eonfned 10 deposel
Imoderate9 but is enterta ned by the
great conservative native element that
has never taken any interest IN poll
tics. 1t seems to be aroused now
mot openly for 1t fears reprisals II
left unprotected to another iadepen l.
ent island government 10 The hose
that it can by letters to public men in
the States make them see the Cuban
situation as its representative think
ing men see Il.
Tired Of Cuba?
II is asserted that an impression
has been made % Secretary Root.
that Secretary Taft Is inclined 10
Fdoubt the wisdom OF sson Withdrawing
all American control: that several sel-
ators are convinced there Il dan
gerous amount of difference among
Cubans as 20 how long another reuub-
lie would last, and that the president
'hipiesh is so tired Of Cuba that ha
would be very glad If congress took
the quest on off his hands
1t would seem that these unexplain.
ed beliefs of influential Cubans might
accognt for the report that the oc
cupdfion wa to continue indefinitely,
II the statements II some Amer can q
were rot in the same line
Notwithstanding the presidents
message, the good faith of which no
one for an instant suspects, they in
sis that 1t viii be years before Cuba
agnin has elfgovernment, and that
she may by the wish of her serious.
more intelligent people Of substance,
never desire IL uncurbed. The uuani
nous opinion of such people IS that Il
here is 10 be change OF policy in
his direction by the United States,
Is declaration should come quickly
hat confidence In the Islands future
nay be restored and its development
proceed.
Property Owners Fearful.
No amount Of hope and belief IN the
United States that Cuba can prosper
lnder a new repablic can assure the
Cuban and foreigner with anything at
take. If they had no fear OF repris-
Us from the liberals in power. and le-
ieved that party could carry on the
government without constant turmoil.
hey would still fear the opportunity
.iyec by the withdrawal Of six ihou-
and American troops 10 thOfe who
ave acquired the revolutionary habit
rom a long line Of ancestors As
here would not be offices for all. their
oppression by the new government
'ould not be immediate
The liberals are strongly demanding
arly elect ems. They insist on thel-
eng held in JuHe. General Loinaz
el Castillo proposes May % and the
of The new rembHc on
uly g. Governor NaEo1u D, aid 10
ave smiled di fhc suggestion and re-
larkoi 10 CaslE'o's great encourage
.e-t. Bright idea" The Telegraph.
commenting on TIE matter today.
lys.
There is ample cacse % appreaeni
bar other revo1itionarifs with as nice
taste .n dates "a General Castillo
ouid treat the country 20 a revolution
B Chris mas Jay. and another inte--
-ntion oe NeW Years in he unlikely
-ent that peace could be kept that
ng This expresses the belief -
-ery one n Cuba whose Judgment 5
msiIercd worth having
Here and there moiera es hold On
Office bnt the leaders have started
plan Of having an Of the friends q
q PARTY hold aloef from public AFFAIRS
"a refuse absolutely On take ans part
the electors. W9th only iihersl
ni dates in The fed IL IS NJ
ought eiec. ions Wu1ld be held ltas
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