New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-30
AMERICANS IN CUBA.
FMly $50, 900, 900 of Their Money
Iauested There.
BY Afhcrton BrowDell.


United States is: ''Win Cuba become American
territory as q result?" Cuba presents problems |
I'm government unknown TO this country. In the |
Philippines, with their heterogeneous peoples |
their various mixtures of dialect religions and |
traditions the problem is complicated TO a far
greater degree But in Cuba the problem has |
been 10 give a North American government to a
people nine-tenths Of whom South American |
by instinct and blood relationship. The weather
and better educated among the Cubare have |
become Americanized 10 large degree. They |
have travelled much in this country their male |
children nave been schoOed here, and our
theoretical system of government has appealed to
them. Among these are President Palma whose
residence OF eighteen years in the United States
made him familiar with the system ii was his |
lot TO ompt to perpetuate in Cuba and put
upon a soiid foundation. II he has failed so TO
do it is not because of weakness on his part hut
because the forces behind him too powerful
for his strength.
In Ibis revolution it is to be remarked that
despite rumors to the contrary. American CAPT
talistic interests in Cuba which amount to some
Sl50oOOuD, have carefully abstained from mix
ing in :he politics Of the island. Their atti-
tude, save in a few individual cases has been
zone OF neutrality. The reciprocity treaty has
been the commercial salvation Of Cuba 1t has
given 70 her our protected markets for her chief
eXp7rts-sugar and tobacco-which form 81 per
turn Cuba expends fully one-half Of her annual
buying power amounting TO S1O0000O0O in The
United States Before the Spanish War about
the only large American interests were at the
extreme easterly end of the island, in sugar
estates and mines Now, after the lapse of eight
years, Americans own fully One-third Of the
island and SlJ0oo0000 of American capital has
been invested not only in products of the soil
hut in telegraph and telephone systems rail-
reads. tslf han cir,al
roads and even army vouchers. Whole towns
have been built by Americans. and colonies es-
tablished where scarcely word Of Spanish is
spoken.
The combined efforts Of all these various in
terests are creating along the line OF the trocna
an American interest. centre and sentiment in
the very heart Of Cuba and industrial de-
velopmentl that is stimulating the surrounding
country and by example teaching the native
Cubans, first, to work where the employment is
offered, arld then, 10 those who have the neces-
sary ambition. to cultivate their own lands. The
number Jof American colonies which have been
established in Cuba since the war-and l use
the word American in its broader sense inclul-
ing settlers from both the United States and
Canada--aggregates twenty-nine the VINCE
eastern end being controlled industriay by
Americans list Of these colonies is interest
irg. and have arranged them according to the
provinces in whc' they found
Province Of Pinar del Rio-Baja. Las Ovas.
Bahia Honda, Herradura, Cabanas, Mariel, Ar
teniSa Palacios
Havana PTovince-Rincon-
Province of Matanzas-Union, Itabo.
Province of Santa CIara-Manacas.
Puerto Principe Province-Ceballos. Camaguey.
La Gloria Garden City Nuevitas.
Province Of Santiago de Cuba-I,ebanon.
Banes, Holguin OMAHA, Manah. Cacocum, Por-
ftilo Bay, PalmaritO, Victoria de las Tunas,
Guantanamo.
Isle OF PiueS-NUeVa Corona.
There Is to-day scarcely a project in Cuba
from public works to private roads, that has not
been financed by American capital In the banks
alone in Cuba controlled by capital from the
United States is invested nearly $5OO0OOO, dis
rributed among the Banco Nacional de Cuba,
ROYAL Bank of Canada, Bank Of Nova Scotia. g.
I-aWton Child & Co, Trust Company Of Cuba and
Zaldo & Co. Carlos de Zaido, eX-Mnjster Of
Finance and Justice, is also the president Of the
newly organized Banco de la Havana. for which
- Kuhn, Loeb g. Co. of New York and the National
City Bank are the sponsors. One-fOurth Of its
already paid in capital Of s.. 10000 is American
the remaining three-fourths being equally Gu
han British and French, but il is controlled en-
tirely from New York. Further than that, Amer
lean capital controls absolutely the electric trac-
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