The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-02-14
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or Current : Events
The Situation ia Cuba--Fa
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The Situation lin Cuba. ,...
F.. Between tha New York Herald, now
leading q determined fight, for a per-,
tnanent protectoraten over Cuba, and
Washington, which seems unable to
tell tts head from it's heels when deal
ing With the affairs Of Cuba, the lit
! tie. Republic to the. South Of, us pres
enta "a problem at once pttabie and
IN taresting. = Perhaps there was never
q, newspaper SO determined on a pur-
pose. soybitter In its fight, as the Her
ald3?is determined and bitter. 1t Is a
tight TO have and hold Cuba. And
Washington seems to be Aalted mid
way between the Heralds demand for
9 protectorate and the Suns demand
Tor evacuation, as soon as itEappears
wise to do co., Last week orders were
issued at Washington for enlarging
the Cuban rural GUARD, to the end
that opportunities for outbreaks OF
any kind may. be fewer than hereto:
fore. = Immediately the ! Herald set
about to put. interviews in the mouths
OF distinguished black Liberals In
which they declare war ON both the
white end OF their party, thing I'M
possible, and upon the arms and au-
thority Of the United States, when 1t.
is notable that these men who insist
iE calling upon the United States Gov,
ernment to arbitrate the differences
tt at arose between tshe faction last
year and then get out. How wise
they were, and how just is their cause,
may be drawn from the position Sec
retary Taft. took upon his. arrival
there, and which he maintained until
he set sail, for the Secretary soon got
acquainted with the conspiracy and In
competency, not to say brutal, negli-
gepce, Of the Palma Government,
which was, no more than an agency
for certain american interests. :..e, A., d,
What, the, Black Leaders Said. :.
1t Is not to be denied that the black
leaders of Cuba, who represent eighty
per cent of the population, and all the
patriotism OF the island, have urged
their claim for larger recognition
from both the Cuban and the Wash
ington Government. And as one
United States Senator has said, : they
have not asked for, more than they de-
serve lin this latest turn, which In
wolves Athe mastering Ia of q small
stapaiIg army FOR, Cuba, the Negroes
faAS1f tsassr srely ginsi isst Sd Ealat Sin view %of
their fluheficaI strength and thfr rec
ord for bravery and patriotism behind.
them, they should have large hand
and a large share in whatever IS to
be done both as regars~ the formation
OF th3 Rural Guard, aaS the policy OF
the Habana Government. No one In
either New York or Washington takes
seriously these Interviews" emanat;
ing from the Habana correspondent Of
the Herald, who is no less a person
age than an ousted Palma office-holder,
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black leader, may have demanded re-
cognition for the Negroes, but that
he threatens war. upon both his party.
now in the asGendency, and the gov
ernment Of. the United States, no one
will believe. There has been for q long
season an effort put forth by interest
ed parties, to breach the understand
ing existing between General Estenoz
and Senior. Zayas, leaders Of the Lib
eral Party. It failed. A similar ef'
fort has been made to open up a mis-
understanding between these leaders
and General Gualberto Gomez, the
most brilliant of all Cubans now prom
inent In the affirs Of the Republic.
This too has failed utterly and mtser-
ably. At this writing the Negro lead
ers In the Liberal Party, concededly
the organization strongest in the az
fections Of the Cuban people, have
the most enyiable position with re-
gard to the present condition of af-
fairs and the immediate future. That's
what's bothering the Americans there
and their organs here, and they are
living wake O. nights schemtng to
break up the strength OF the Negroes,
and throw the Cuban Republic into
the hands Of the Americans, and then
as they know, 1t will be lemons all
day every day with the Negroes. The
friends Of the Cubans, however, are
iust as Jealous on the other hand as
It's enemies are on this.
The Senate Wakes Up.
That the United States Senate In
tends to take q hand in Cuban affairs
was clearly brought out Saturday In
the Senate Chamber when a profound
dtbate took place about Cuba and Gu
ban elections, in which most OF the
Senators took part. Those who spoke
were not bit backwards about reg
isterlng their disapproyal Of the Prest-
dents management Of the situation
1t took Tillman to wake 'em up.
-4sook here,' said the Senator,
what's ell this racket about. what
want to know is this, is there TO be
an election In Cuba, and If SO, when?
And further, does the United States IN
tend to take its army away from the
island, and when?"
"The Senator" answered the ven
erable Cullom, "the Senator Will
know In due time."
when the overlord at the White
House gets ready" replied the South
Carolinian," and after awhile well
be told its none Of our business.
Fairbanks Boomers Busy.
The Fairbanks campaign for the
Republican nomination for the Presi-
dency, is booming. 1t could bS hid no
longer, for Foraker, who is every
where these days, has been looming
entirely-sab-too large, too large, and
Fairbanks got uncomfortable. Around