Evening journal., 1906-09-26

~ HE present insqrrection IN Cuba can
have afforded no surprise 70 practical
~ students OF political history. nor 10
those conversant with the current uf rollt-
ical and commercial Affairs ia the Island
since the establishment OF the republic We
have IN Cuba two distinct sets Of causes
initiating against the maintenance OF the
republican form OF government. These
causes are similar 10 those which pre-
vented the prosperity Of Mexico under
popular form Of government and found
satisfactory solution in Dictatorship
and those whish 90 Hawaii led 20 the
usurpation OF power by the men 20 whom
,eutcred tee intelligence and wealth OF
the Islands The Cuhans have no genius
for government They know neither how
20 govern. nor bow 70 be governed. % Is
10 more than natural that such should
be the ease. They have neither had op-
r5funity 20 practice the art OF admins
tratiou nor an example by which they
might henedt They lack entirely The
motive power and the balance that more
stable communities ind 10 an intelligent
public opinion. With the exception Of a
love Of liberty. which IN rs uudlsc-
pined state Is little more than a love OF
license. the Cubans as people are
wholly deficient in the necessary qualih-
cations Tor the conduct and mninieuance
Of a republican form OF government
History affords no instance Of a people
ignorant Of anything but mlsrue having
established a peaceful aud permanent
government without passing through d
long period of more or less turbulent for
nation. There Is no reason for supposlng
that Cuba viii furnish au exception 90
this rule on the contrary II Is more
than probable that II the present lnsur.
recuon Is suppressed Il will be followed
oy another before the expiration OF
President palmn's term OF office. Ult-
matcly. armed Intervention on the part
Of the United States will surely become
necessary and few thoughtful persons be.
llcye that the Stars and Stripes. IL once
again raised in Cuba. viii ever be low
cred. Either OF two contingencies may
defer such consummatlon for period
the oeizure Of the relns Of power hy a
Diaz. or the occupancy OF the White
House by a Democratic president The
other set OF causes whilst slower Ia theli
operation, win be surer IN their eyentua
effect. Cuba Is today IN much the sam,
situation as was Hawaii az the time o.
the annexation. The wealth and re
sources OF the former are IN the hand
OF foreigners. as were those OF the latter
The regeneration OF Cuba is due malnl
TO American capital. which has uncea,
ingly flowed into the island In enormou
quantities since It's emancipation fuol
Spain. The American interests IN n
island today represent an investment n
tie, II at all. short OF S1OO.O0o.00O. N
vast sugar and tobacco Industries M
largely Ia American hands and America
or other foreign capital controls n
mnnufactories the railroads. the banl
and practically all the Important ente
prises. The natives are the admin
traitors the officials and the labcrcr
foreigners are the proprletors OF n
country There are today 10000 or moi
Americans owning real estate IN Cub
for which they have paid upwards ,
$50. 0.000. 600
-ghe desire OF these foreigners 10 50
the Nsland ln the possession OF Tho Unite
States is easily understood. II Is n,
merely a sentiment 10y any means but
mainly due 10 material considerations. III
prosperity that has accrued from recIprol
ity Is only n promise and a gauge OF wha
viii result from annexation and free trad
with the United States. In 1904 Cuba Q,
ported TO the United States sugar 10 m
value Of over s5G.O0o.000 aud tobacco {
the value Of nearly S13.000.00O. ibe dut
n these Items alone, n saved. would forr
a considerable Increment to the profits
the planters. Whilst these interests hav
every nduccment 10 expedite factors tha
would tend 10 the accomplishment OF al