The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-02
HOPE OF CUBA IN
ITS EDUCATED
YOUTHS
NEW GOVERNMENT URGES PA
TRIOTlSM, EDUCATION AND
PURSUIT OF BUSINESS.
TAFT MAKES 1 PIC HIT
With the Cuhans BY Acts of Kindness
Towards Them-Moderate Still
Decry America Commission
Troops Are Moving

Havana, Oct I'm his address be-
fcre the uniyer5ity Of Havana here to.
day Taft urged upon the Cubans the
necessity of patriotism. the value Of
educated men in commercial pursuits
and the working in harmony Of all
classes to insure the peace and pros
perit} of the republic.
1T is perhaps necessary that Gu
bans should be warned that the foun-
dations of selfgoyernment must be
broad and solid rather than high and
conspicuous said Taft. 1T is sadden-
ing to me to he called to Cuba and
still sadder to President Roosevelt,
who is so Identified with her liberia
tion While we are here at the time
Of a stumble in Cuba's progress to-
ward popular government, It has given
us an opportunity to assure you in the
name of the president and the Ameri-
can people that we are here only 20
help you With our arm under your
arm we are lifting you again on the
path fthat wonderful progress you
have travelled We shall | am conf
dent be able to pont with prIl 10 The
lact that the United States is not an
exploiting nation but that she has
shown deep sympathy with the pro
gress OF popular government as to
be willing to expend her blood and
treasury in making the spread Of such
govern ment successful.
"The hope Of this country is in its
educated yo- tn and while do not
want to jar or make uncomfortable
those youths who are entering com
mercal life wish TO speak the
truth There is only one. or TWO. tra--
dit'ons still obstructing first of them
is that The learned professions are
the only pursuits worthy OF the grad
yates of this university This is a
great mistake Your education is not
an obstacle to success in commercial !
life | am afraid hat you1g Cubans |
are not sufficiently infused with that
mercantile spirit Of which we have too |
much in the United States
What you need is the desire o
make money to found great interests
and re-carry on prosperity, and young
Cgbans, or rather most Of them. ought
to begin in business There would be
no trouble in forcing yourselves ahead
in the next general on 50 that banks,
commercial houses and shipping inter-
nsts of Cuba would be in Cuban hands
instead of in the hands of foreigners
tYou must have foreign capital and
he debt of gratitude that this c0un.
Try owes that great man. Estrada
Palma, is that he realized more than
any other Cuhans the necessity Of
beginning TO convice the world of the
character Of your govern.
nent in order that foreign capital
might depend upon It's security.
But the right kind Of property and
he motive of accumulation is the
basis OF all modern civilization ard
until yoG have a community Of poli'i-
al influence and control which is af-
ected by conservative influence of
property ownership successful. popu-
ar government is impossible.
"Therr'orp ur"e the REGIMENTS of .
hese diplomas, if they have Cuba7
states, todevote themselves to the
}ctterment of these estates and that
,thers enter commercial pursuits. 80
hat. when % years hence sym.
pathetic stranger comes here. he may
not find a political class. CONNER
'ial clas, and the sciences ANA pro
essions all divided. See that you DO
rot lack the benefit of a mixture Of all. q
o form that combination without
which a republic is absolutely imnos.
ilbe. Nobody ever achieved a high d
deal without failing Two or three $
lines and the first mrst be made the q
-ehicle in which 10 succeed. Whc7
umbed by lessons of d. appointment G
ou are in a proper spirit to win sue
ess"
TAFT MAKES A HIT.
n Havana and incidentally Shows
hn7erio,-r Cood Intor.fon-