Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-21
so SAYS AMERICAN BUSINESS
MAN WITH INTERESTS IN
CUBA.
LOOKS FOR ANOTHER
REVOLUTION IN 1910
Business Interests Determined That Is.
land Shall Become Portion Of United
states-Those Who Invest in Cuba
Before Annexation Will Reap Mil
lions.
Especial Correspondence


Washington, Sept. 21.-'There will be
another revolution in Cuba in the fall
of 1910, and lit will be followed by an
annexation to the United States" de-
clared an American business man, who,
with interests in the island, has just
returned from a trip there.
Cuba" he explained, pays total
of something like $4,000, 900 Of revenue
to the United States annually, and it
is a tremendous tax on the business of
a country with about two millions of
people, not 10 per cent of whom are
engaged in any substantial gainful oc
cupation. 1t couldn't be borne by any
but an immensely rich country; and
Cuba is the richest country of equal
area, by nature, in the world, bar none.
"The insular government is accumu-
lating a big surp0t1s, and the people
who haven't any silaxe in it want some
Then the great and small business IN
terests alike are d5Iernined that the
island shall become part of the
United States. Take the great rail-
read interests headed by Sir William
Van Horne. They are determined to
bring the island into the United States
as guaranee of the development vt
the real possibilities OF the island,
which can only be possible under the
guarantee of stable and secure gov
eminent.
Annexation Was Expected. y
"But that is not all. After the re-
fusal Of the Roosevelt administration
| to annex the island. following the rev.
olution of two or three years ago, there
was a falling off of emigration from
the United States to the island. The
Americans who were already here. as
well as all the business interests and
business people. We're disguised that
the country was not taken over by
Roosevelt. They had fully expected tnat
annexation wor1ld be the result; they
We're all on the tfptoe of expectancy
for 1t would have meant a boom, such
as perhaps no othar country easer en-
joyed. Probably II is good thing for
both Cuba and the United States, as
things have turned out, that annex
alton didn't take place. 1t would have
started a fever of American specula-
ton there, which would have drained
an immense amount of capital from the
states and accentuated the seriousness:
OF the depression following the banf
panic Of 1907 The end would have
been severe losses in Cuba, depression
there, and slow recovery.
Americans Want Annexation.
"As It Is. the American emigration Il
the island has been checked because
of the failure Of annexation, and un'
til very lately it has not substantially
, revived Bat this autumn It wall Sc
in again, and we will see in the mex
, year greater movement than wa!
ever known before. The pepole who 6,
} there are largely nortnerners, becaus'
{ they have the necessary capital t
, make the move and establish them
f selves
every American who goes to Cub;
! becomes power, pulling for annexa
a ton. He has relations and connection
: at home; he gets friends to invest; h
= sets them at work thru political chan
Enels: and this power; working on pub
= lie men and opinion ali over the coun
= try, will in the end be more effeotiv
= even than the effort of the great a.g
egregations of English and America
), Ecapital in the islands, WHICH want
brought into the union. II viii come i
u when there is another revolution.
9 Immense Opportunity is Presented.
e. 1.-The Cuban product of fruits, raise
ri largely by American farmers, is get
: l ting to be tremendous. In lemon
p tgrape fruits, oranges and pineapple
n Cuba pays the duty at American port
n land still immense profits are made. TIL
A opportunities for investment are ur
] limited; but the great fortunes will /
q made by people VINO buy before ar
% nexation. Why, mhlionaires are goin
- to be made over night out of the pool
est adventDrers. when this chang
comes. The man in Cuba, knowing COZ
ditions, will be the sure winner
>, 1--WE are getting great number
~ people into Cuba who understand thi
e. They are the country town type of re
II estate dealers from the west al
n. northwest; shrewd traders who can {
TO lot of business on shoe strin
l. and are willing to take chances b
cause they haven't anything to los
They are simply getting their finge