Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-15

anticipate that the rule will not be
broken In Cuba.
Take a sample illustration in the
Ceballos district OF Central Cuba there
are now employed fully 5000 Cuban
workmen engaged In the development
~ the great sugar-cane plantations ana
citrus groves which are destined n
make that section well known. j. NJ.
Ceballos and other New York capital
lists. I'm association with wealthy Cuban
principals. are spending millions in this
work. Within three years they VIII
have on their payrolls fully 10000 ma
tive workmen. The tariff against sugar,
oranges, grapefruit and other products
raised on their groves and plantations
naturally commits Mr.. Ceballos 70 the
policy OF annexation: moreover like all
normal Americans, he is unselnshly 10
favor OF such a contamination.
THE oLDEN DAYS.
Before the Invasion OF American cap
ital these laborers were glad 10 receive
from forty TO sixty cents a day. When
the issue OF annexation arises they VIII
look forward with confidence TO an IN
crease over the present rate OF a dollar
a day. and Il is certain that they will
not be disappointed. The "Ameriesnos"
have made good" with them thus far.
and can command their votes Without
using threats or adopting unfair meth
DDS. The wage-earners form majority
OF the native Cuban vote. and may be
counted AZ certain IN favor OF annexa.
ton as soon as the issue Is raised
The same argument viii prevail With
the negroes and mulattoes. These con-
stitute fully one-third OF the popula-
ton OF the island The steady Influx Of
negro workers from the southern states
~ another factor In the same direction.
They viii vote for higher wages-and
annexation holds out that promise TO
them.
The middle classes are divided. and
the same Is true OF the tradesmen and
small merchants II Is impossible 10
make a forecast Of what proportion VIII
be fore annexation, but they are numer-
ically small compared with the Cuban
and negro voters, and their influence
will not count for much when the test
comes.
The Cuban and spanish capitalists
aid plantation owners are almost SOL
IDLY for annexation. Every financial In.
terest impels them TO take that side,
but thus far they have not done 30
openly. the time not having arrived
when Il would be polite or advisable
Most Of them are financially allied with
American capitalists. In all The great
cuban undertakings now IN process Of
development. We find harmonious al
lance between American and cuban or
Spanish nnanciers, and Il IL truism
that money knows no country.
II need not be stated that all the
American settlers are In favor ~
speedy annexation Of Cuba 90 their
native country. and they are conf
dent that is day Is not far distant
THOSE WHO OPPOSE.
There remain the politicians. Of
hccholderS, rural guards, ana other
employees and benehciaries Of the
present form OF government They are
opposed 20 annexation. and they may
he depended 81 20 egti e b. means
at their command They do not dis
cuss Il, they do not wish II discussed.
Their great fear q that Il will be rails
ed as an issue and full well they know
that II will sweep many of them from
power when q forces itself 20 the front
and demands q decision.
u IL almost iaughable 10 study the
plight 81 the Cuban politicians They
long for some issue which viii keep
The attention Of the voters away from