The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-13
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 Havana Special to New York Herald Cuba has not yet won, but it's course has unQuestionably made wonderful progress in the last few days here, and, what Is more important, in Wash ington. Developments in both places are regarded as most significant.
 Up to now Washington has been steadfast in the refusal to entertain any departure from the affirmed pol icy Of establishing order and aban- doning the island in a few months to new republic, which would be con- ports of actual conditions here, peti- tions from landed Cubans and appeals by foreign investors have been of no avail The very word "protectorate'" same effect on the Liberals, whose leaders and press have threatened war if the Americans did not withdraw by June.
 Washington now suddenly amour ces only municipal and provincial cleo tions will be held in June, to be fol- lowed in six months by congressional elections, and nothing is said as to an election for President and Ameri- can withdrawal. Stranger still, all the impatient Liberal leaders who have been given good offices are silent and the Liberal press is mute. La Lucha is actually publishing such sentiments as these:
 Annexation, however, Is not with in the realm of rational speculation. What is now to be done is to recon struct Cuban government controlled by the United States and supported by a majority of the Cuban people. which may inspire confidence in for eign capital. This Is a program most easy of realization if little good will he brought to the task
 Conservatives are elated over the change in Washington which they con clude must be due to the representa- tions of Liberals that if established in June and left unsupported their re- public could not last. Conservatives be- lieve that as American occupation continues the Liberals will more and more see it Is not safe to let the Americans go. and will, a year or so from now, frankly ask for permanent American control The demand then would be unanimous and Washington could asume charge of Cuba with the applause of all nations. The drift is seemingly in this direction. Liberal leaders who are shrewd politicians see it and quietly favor the protect crate idea. Their only fear is that the negroes, comprising large element of the party. may grow tr2u9lesome o1lIe Republic. It Is up to Governor Magoon to keep them in line, and his manage ment of the whole matter makes the people at large feel he will preserve peace until the day of popular Ameri- can control will dawn on lasting tran quillity in Cuba.
 Jose De Armas. writer of protccto- rate articles in The Telegraph, Is threatened with arrest for li5eling Uruguay He has been rec!ting the history of several South American republics as a warning to Cuba, incl dentally making the point that Uru- quay. having had twenty odd Presi- dents assassinated. is not a healthy example He has been informed by the resident Minister that he will be prosecuted in the courts here on the advice of the Government of the United States. The Minister showed cables from the Minister of Uruguay in Washington, saying that he had been advised by the United States au- thorities to proceed to Havana to pun ish the writer in the Cuban courts. The Journalist says he has little fear of arrest under the American Pro visional Government. but under Gu ban law he can be prosecuted and punished for mentioning the name Of the ruler Of any country, when stating damaging facts in the history of that country, as bearing on it's good name