Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-01
IS IT TO BE A
TERRITORY
PREDICTION BY MEMBER PRES
dents OFFICIAL FAMILY.
IS FOR UNITED STATES
War Department in Receipt Of IL
side Information that Palma's
Resources Are at an End

Washington, Aug. 3l.-"A terri
torial form of government" said a
member of the presidents official
family, sis the only solution for the
existing troubles in Cuba. We made
mistake at the conclusion Of the
Spanish dispossession in not holding
on to the island. 1t was the only
piece of real estate that he acquired
as Il result of the last war that was
worth having. Officers of our army
and natives of Cuba appreciated the
advantages that would accrue to the
United States if the had decided to
retain the island and they were not
backward in expressing their belief.
But for the mistaken policy which
the Teller amendment made incum-
bent upon us. our forces would have
never left the Gem of the Antilles.
"Anybody who has had experience
with them knows that the Cubans
are no different from the other in
habitants of Latin-American coun
tries of this continent. They are
chronic revolutionists, for revenue
only, and their idea of independence
and liberty consists mainy in getting
offices and drawing pay without work
ing. Archives of the war deparement
are filed with reports teemlng with
this sort of information and the pre-
! sident has been kept fully advised
( of every movement in Cuba ever
since it was turned over to its own
people. State department advices
of the same tenor are easy OF access
and consequently the uprising which
is prevailing in Cuba has not been
unexpected by the authorities in
Washington. sit is enly question
of time, and the indications are that
il will be only short time, before
we will be compelled to send our SOL
diers into Cuba, never to be with
drawn. Requests to this effect have
been made already to our government
by representative Cubans located in
Havana aud other important places.
President Palma has at his disposal
about 5000 men. and he may be able
to increase this number to 10000 by
promises of reward and bountles.
There is surplus in the Cuban
treasury of about $20,00O,OOO, but
this will not stand protracted drain
An estimate has been prepared, show
ing that the insurrection. which is
general in its character, will cost
the Cuban government upward Of
half million dollars a day, and at
this rate the treasury chest would
be depleted in little over month.
"There is widespread dissatis-
faction throughout the island, and
tine present administration seems to
he utterly incapable of coping with
the emergency now confronting 1t.
While no overt acts will be permitted
by our government and no foreign
Interference whatever, the policy OF
the United States will be to bide
our time and wait for the ripe fruit
to drop into our basket. Every pro-
vince of Cuba contains disgruntled
horde of politicians and office seek
ers who can be relied upon to OPP
pose President Pama in every effort
that he may make to put down the
insurrection. Tactics which were re-
sorted to by the Cubans in their war
with Spain will be used in conduct
ing their campaigns against each
other. One of the difficulties which
the Spanish troops labored :under
was ignorance of their country and
Is topography. but the Cuban insur-
gents and government supporters
IRE both well aware of the natural
advantages and are taking advantage
# them. This accounts, in a meas
ure for the fact that none of the
sr-e cities have thus far been at
tackled, the insurgents apparently
then rsa's ith OUTLYING
mountainous districts. Bushwhaeking
and Guerrilla warfare will be main
tained. and ong drawn out struggle
will inevitably ensue. Nobody at
Washington who has any informa-
tion on the subject believes for an
instant that President Pama will be
able 10 subdue the iusurreciion. His
temporizing and vacillaiing methods
have aroused indignation among his