New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
MR.. TAFT WINS CUBANS.
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the necessity of changing your form Oh GOV GOV
ernment at all? The theory of popular GOV
ernment is that every class snail e1etcise -,
cided political influence, but 1t seems 10 nae -, 80
your ideals have been too high. An ideal SO iiisn
that ii is beyond the reach or reaiiZatioh 10 -
very useful. Soaring too high is tt fII I'N
the higher you get the more dlsastrous liie ia1l
The hope of this country is In It's educate"
youths. While / 40 not want TO jar or make uh-
comfortable those youths who are entering
active life, must speak the truth Aneio "le
or two traditions still persistins In this CIV
ilization. The first of them is tnat tle earneu
professions are the only pursuits worthy thc
graduates of this university. This is great
mistake University education is not an OBJ
stacle to success in commercial llfe am a1raln
that Young Cubans not sufficiently infused
with that mercantile spirit. of which we have
too much in the United States What you naod
is the desire to make money, to found great in
terests and carry on the countrys prosperity
and young Cubans, or rather most Of them,
ought to begin in business There would be no
trouble in forcing yourselves ahead in the next
generation so that the banks commercial houses
and shipping interests of Cuba would be in
Cuban hands instead of in the hands of for
eigners.
You must have foreign capital and the debt
Of gratitude this country owes that great man.
Estrada Palma, is that he realized more than
other Cubans. the necessity of bringing in cap
ital and convincing the world of the conserva
tive character of your government in order that
foreign capitalists might depend it's security.
But the right of property and the motive of &C
emulation are the bases of all modern success
| and civilization, and until you have a community
OF pOl1CCal ln1uence and c0ntTOl Wnlcn is auect-
ed by the conservative influences OF property
ownership successful popular government is i'm
possible
Therefore, I urge the recipients of these di-
! plomas. il they have Cuban estates. to devote
| themselves to the betterment of these estates
and that others enter commercial pursuits, so
| that. when twenty-five years hence a sympa-
| thetic stranger comes here. he may not find
political class. commercial class and the sci
ences and professions all divided. so that you do
not lack the benefit Of a mixture Of all to form
| that combination without which a successful
republic is absolutely impossible
| Nobody ever achieved a high ideal without
| falling two or three times and failures must he
made vehicles to success. Each failure ought to
| teach avoidance of that particular danger. When
| everything goes smoothly and you seem the
| high road to success then is the most dangerous
time. When humbled by the lessons Of disap-
pointment You are in proper spirit to win
| success.
! Viva the Republic of Cuba
At the conclusion of the Governors speech
| scores of prominent men and women crowded
about him. demonstrating their sympathy with
| his work and anxious to shake hands with him
The men were particularly enthusiastic over the
Governors statement that the United States was
| only here to help Cuba.
AS the Governor and his party were leaving
the university the students and others crowded
about Mr.. Taft's automobile. cheering for Pre,i-
dent Roosevelt. Governor Taft. the United States
| and Cuba Mr.. Taft and his party were then
| driven to the American Legation.
| Governor Taft's actions to-day have gene far
| to win him a warm place I'm the hearts of the
| people whose destinies have been placed in his
| hands. He and Mr.. Bacon have sent cable mes
| sages to their wives TO join them here, a step
which will cement the affection between the
| Cuban people and the American provisional ad-
! ministration. Another act of Governor Taft's
| is warmly commended as illustrative of his con-
sideration for the humber classes Learning
that many poor families occupying the tempo
| rarily unused barracks at Camp Columbia were
| about to be summarily evicted by order OF the
| Cuban authorities TO prepare for the occupation
| OF the quarters by the brigade of marines Gov
| ernor Taft directed that these people remain
| undisturbed in their homes for period of fifteen
| days. In the mean while part of the marpes
| will remain under canvas. The order of eviction
| had been issued in the name of the Provisional
| Governor. Hearing of the plight of the present
| tenants Of the barracks, Governor Taft went to
| Camp Columbia in automobile, explained
that he had not been aware of the conditions
| and rescinded the order He left the camp amid
| cheers and warm expressions of gratitude from
the people These evidences of American good
| will have earned such general favorable COM
ment that the landing of the battalion of marines
which will constitute the garrison here caused
hardly ripple of excitement
Jose j. Monteagudo and Carlos Herna ndez
members OF the disarmament commission left
here tonight TO receive from the rebels
at Santa Clara, Sagua Ia Grande, Esperanza
Cruces, Cienfuegos and other points in the centre
of the island. The laying down of arms by the
rebels in the vicinity of Havana will begin to-
morrow, when the men will be entrained for
their homes