New-York tribune., 1907-09-12
CUBA STILL CUBAN.
And Her People Confident That She
Hill Remain So.

ing because OF the disappearance Of its
-,,,z,ds FOR existence There was recently an
a,,eranr 20 arouse dissatisfaction with the IN
ssr-iaI and commercial state Of the island
r-,A arguing that American Intervention was
esnorgibIe for depression. while there were q
,.,, who tried 10 galvanize the old protectorlsl
- ~snnexatiorist sentiment into life with pre-
100 that actual Incorporation with the Uniled
e+a+ee was necessary for Cuban prosperity. All
his talk has quickly waned however in the
t.os ~ the fact that in the last five years the
o,,,-,e Of business in the island has increased
- * TO 20 per cent. or probably ten times as
,.b as The population, and at the present
-, 5asnite the recent strike, business Is
e-z-u-f,e-e booming Another effort has been
.sca II arouse distrust Of the United states by
,,,,ges-irg that there was unwarranted delay in
-.k,ng the census preparatory 10 the holdlng OF
le.4iors for q new insular government Any
.,av familiar with census taking and lis re
,iraroents and With the recent condition OF tIlls
.-,,,5 must realize that il has been imposslnle
= - the census Yet. and the preparations
,.c+ are being made for taking II are realH
,..rv veU advanced. Instead Of its being uI-
z-.--er+allv delayed II is really to he taken d
pn earlier date than at first seemed PosSlole
49, i in Cuba q small contingent o. 'uI-
,,,,+ erf-irs chiefly animated ny sel1sh aIA'-
-,o,e ,ho seek TO gain political prestlse anu ~
.---ar+ attention 70 themselves by elther iIlSiil
s-inC OF declaring openly that the C1l'eu So
5oee MT intend 70 carry out its assuIallo9s "a
-. constitution >sf the insular government
r-reee agitators seek in this way 10 attract ~
-,-.,[as as their followers and constituents
sn those Cubans-of whom, Of oouiSe'
-. -,,,1-i-udes-who are desirous that the IN
.,1ar government shall speedily be maze tup4--
q personality as we'll as in name anu -. -,
,--,- NM, there being many Of these VINO VIII
,coa,- their designing suggestions without slol-
-5,g n realize how unfounded they are Il me
ep4-a-ors should succeed in winning a coI'Si-e ~
eble following they would increase me Jill
...,+ias or the situation with which the pToVls-
so7al government has to deal But 1hfy ilo1'
MOI gained as yet : sufficient following 10 oaus0
srv embarrassment, and they do not seem AAelS
n Dc So the fact being that the oNer"l-e-1iiI'is
-,a5o-itv Of the Cubans have full commence III
-ba Tinted States and its intentions concerning
them.
7, +b;e coniuncture Of affairs nothing could De
-,ora significant OF encouraging than the atu-
-,5A ri the conservative Spanish element OF lhe
island. which comprises large proportion OF
the commerce, industry and property lil'e1 80
Of the island. There was not long ago d Ill
fen- arter1pt TO represent this element as oe1Ie
st-enuously in favor Of annexation 10 the Oi11'@u
States or al least Of hard and IasI piot7o'o-
a- If much closer description than tlal Nl--OIl
rs bi-bertn existed As a matter Of fact. the
Spanish conservatives appreciate most c-saI-S
Of eu the independent status Of Cuba and Inc
-ood faith Of the United States in maintaining
:. ena they are content with and, in q measure
exultant in that status
The newspaper exponent Of that very IN
portant element Of the Cuban people Is 'he
s'Diario de Ia Marina one Of the best known
and most substantial newspapers Of the lslala-
That authoritative and influential journal
,rin-ea Yesterday. under the significant caption,
Of cuba tibre.'' z leading editorial wTlich
should set at rest all doubts 10 the sentiment
Of the Spanish conservatives, and the convinc-
ing Iogic OF which should demonstrate 70 all the
actually OF Cuba Libre-" The writer COM
-rents on the strangeness Of the circumstance
that from time TO tine. either through the press
or in some political meeting. the assertion is
made that Cuba has been absorbed by the
American Union and is no longer an Independent
nation. In order 70 prove this nlisstaternent, he
says, comparisons are drawn between Cuba and
Corea. Egypt and other countries. virtually
under the sovereignty Of foreign power More
over, doubts are expressed as 70 whether the
republic viii be restored" or not and il Is
solenanly declared that Cuba is ruled by an
American official The editor Of the ''Diario de
la Marina" then proceeds effectively 10 dernolish
those mistaken or malicious representations as
follows:
IN the first place. those who take that extraordi-
istration Of Cuba is absolutely constitutional,
derived from the Platt amendment. which Is
much z part Of the Cuban constitution as any
other provision Of the same document. Il IS not
1roTisioral government was established but to ful-
& The requirements Of Cuban law. voted by the
Cuban law provides that unde. certain conditions
tie United States shall intervene for certain spe-
this IS Just what the United States did in septern-
So much for the constitutional status Of the
existing regime. The international status Of
Cuba in the eyes OF the world is next consld-
Pred by the ''Diario,' with equally satisfactory
conclusions.
In 1902 the Cuban Republic was recognized by all
III exis5ence Of the Plsft an5endr1ent and they
neither objected 70 us enforcement N ls'5 nor
showed the rer7otest suspicion mat Cuna : status
had been altered because the time arrived 70 put
into effect such an important part oi @ me CuPan
Cuba has not lost. and cannot loss, matter how
defined iri+e?rasoral status She keeps her dIplo-
mstic representation near the other goTernments,
This & not, indeed. the case Of hapless Corea,
Na2se oeegaFs we're Cu-Ieo & 81 o. -, ne ,S
representatives. % al the independent nations Of
those WHO declare the Republic of Cuba wiped
OF the map The Hague conference has not ac-
as 8 country in an uncertain status. AS far as
separate nation now as II was from lsZ 70 Ito,
and Governor NaFoOu IS nothing more nor less
Than Cuba's executive
This latter statement. which is. of course,
actly trs,e may well be borne in mind in the
United states az well as in Cuba by those who
thougltiessly or Otherwise speak OF the pro-
.is.oral government as American" Says the
''Dia-lo de IA Marina" with just appreciation
Ct the facts: '"The Governor is rot in any way
F.s44e official under