Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-10-27
People There Want An Amerl-
can Government and They
Want Il Badly.
POPULATION AND PROPERTY
ALIKE ARE ALL AMERICAN
Congress VIII Be Asked 20 Decide
This Winter Whether Island Be-
longs 20 Cuba or Us.

hilag 0f tho Palma sut fhment Hew
turn was given 90 iha over pictures
que Cuban administration 1T ihe isle
Of Pines This hafnenod when ,ho
alcalda. OF mayor. was removed and
"a lieutenant Of tno rural guards Naa
mndo the c4ef omcer nl tho territory
ilc vas governor. mayor ana emperor
Iu all fhnt concerned the population
of the island. which D. almost Wholly
American and be- was tht guardian
oi tho property Interests. amounting
to many millions ui Cullar3. Aside
from Americans the inhabitants in.
cludc 0nly omclnla and @ small nm
rer oi native ia00rer
fn secure "a more up OBJ ion l4iu
OBJ government tnc hmerlrlns GA ilD
ialfnd nnrealUd tu TAFT nnd Na nuu.
They usked that The United states
sCNic tho existing dispute as io the
ownership ui Che island hy iaAma pos
session ol lL if that could u0t be-
done. they requested government
having ut least anme suggestion cf
Tood order and luaiico.
The Island IS about thirty by forty
miles in.dimcusiun. 10 ia rich ln mat
urai wealth. it O. sixty mites from
Cuto 30 per cent 90 the lands is
owned by Americans
Members of tho island commission
who came over tu confer with thc pin-
yisiuunl government stated that The
investments 90 Americans GA Che isN
and exceeded $4,000 900 Ia Yalue.
They said The population m summer
Was about 700 and IN winter nearly
5000. They made the point GOO. that
many other Americans are Interested
aa property owners and that they VIII
60 tn ne Island and develop their
lRnds as soon es they are assured tht
benefits of good government
According iQ these men. Cuba has
treated tho island ypry much al spain
formerly treated Cuba Heavy ,aNcs
have been levied and tho money bias
gc1c .ntu i,o uaiional treasury a
large cad expensive force of uiloC.
holders waH saddled on Che island. No
improvements were made. Omclai
power was exercised m an arbitrary
aui unjust manutr
Cases 0f oppression cited ly lho Isle
anICn included ihaI nt au American
who Oiled rnt DO Poe road ln front
uf hiH property and was arrested Tor
. N.N".'" HNN" WH NN"NNN M"tHNNNa POI IT
slid tiO.ONn was appropriated inr thl
education Oi the lDW children uu iho
isiand There were four schools ono
teacher Nas said to avorage from one
tn thrCe childfCn. hui the others had a.
somewhat larger attendance. Amcri-
cans VINO sought go take a census ol
ihg ISLAND were placed under arrest
/ An attempt was made this year SO
I o.. IL. AEON
Repeated and furcoful protests on DIS
pdrt BED 90 the cancellation oi 1ao pro
posed iacronRr. u is charged shat eT.
brilliant fees have been oNacled hy OF.
I nciala and that me TAX laws have
been construed unfairly tu The proper
ity owners in order 90 produce the
largest possible amount oi revenue.
Cuba administered government ln
I this small community al a cost OF s31-
Z uNI year SOME uf ihp officials and
lthe salaries they received per mon b.
Wer; Mayor Sis. captain ~ lhC port
/ sln1 au1 four cierks at SC0. $50. and
500. doctor of the post sec. secretary
no the mayor $40. treasurer 2l1. as
Hiateut treasurer 31. special policeman
fof MAYOR te5. lWu other pullt men
$40 each judge $3.50. Secretary sinO.
signOEfHpher 500. Interpreter sou.
ono derniy "a giO. and two others M
S2a each. Am of thE in a community
nf loss than gNlu nennlo
tonrraaa will d. laf thie winter
ia decide no question whether tne isl.
nnd belongs to Cuba or to tho United
StatoH Three ytars nno President
ltousesof submitted IN fho senate d
treaty Giving mn tltio Do tfa ISLAND
Loo CUBA HI was nfeouatoi an thl
around thof both uoli.icaliv anl eool
.rrapneallv tho island b. monrrg :
part ~ cnha Th ernala. a. iho ro
sails uf a rirnrlu1 increment al apnnef
lon on lhc part or me- islanlers nnds,
me ID aofshin nf Maior n Il Rnrois
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