New-York tribune., 1910-07-21
ajBA'S FEARLESS EDITOR
,-.,oio San Miguel Talks About
r,or1nlerce and Politics.
our GOOD: OTHER AMUSING
rikens President Gomez to
castro and Zelaya-Keeps
r,xn Counsel on Future.

.-7o san Miguel editor OF La
~ Havana member Of the Cuban
- ron Pinar del Rio. and one cf
te4s =. journalistic ana political wires in
U .,,El;c who arrived IN this city from
y. - ~ Tuesday. discussed yesterday al
,s,~rn the political and economic con-
- - - me island. In his talk with d re-
e. ,+e distinguished editor dealt vigor-
~ --i-b The situation as he found II.
eIs - carefully refrsined from going into
* ls..--sins 10 Senor san Miguel. Presi-
1osk Af;zuel Gomez Is a good fellow,
1--we gentleman" whose government
e-ulatlon Of those OF Castro Of
.--s-,s5a and Zelaya OF Nicaragua Nor
- he editor figure out how the gov
- was gong 70 have & surplus OF
s...-N vo aaero 20 s12.eeo.ooo At the end Of
-..e- ss he said President Gomez
--.-.ss5. when the government in the first
> -.o-ths 81 the year has spent the
r..,e.lo called for by the budget for the
80 wear. al that had to do with the
80 and Se1or san Miguel answered
ss-;ons regarding these matters without
-. besitarion But when the reporter
-.--sss N TIE probable future Of the Gu
- government Senor San Miguel gazed
e. rhe ceiling in his apartment al the
r.-.l Tr-rerial. and after e moments 5
-s--sl debate replied
q sn uo- q ~rophef"
Commercial Conditions Good.
ss5or san Miguel is = Spanisrd. He is
--sr verse6 n political economics thinks
f4=T 4
* -1osr concise utterances are eloquent,
u1s freedom Of thought and action have
-s5s much trouble for him but he has
s-vvsi IT al, including a recent at
.snrt to XII MIN. Even back in the wears
ri -he Spanish regime il Cuba the editor
- 5fEcultles with the captain generals
bsesuze he dared 10 tell just what was
s4.z on-z hazardous and unusual thing
= fbose 5zvs. Now he Is Z Cuban citizen
easo- Ssn Miguel is not enthusiastic over
"a polfricsL situation IN Cuba. but the
commercial condition pleases him.
The economic and commercial condi-
-su- q Cuoa is good he said There is
biz sugar crop and the planters are re-
-ar-ng eales. OF 81 cents. an arroba-
re cost O. turning cut the sugar is about
rents while 70 the large 'cenIrales' the
Isl 3 only resles. This gives e good
-s-gt- O. profit 70 the growers and the
-ls--ers are fairly prosperous this year
Ja--s Gomez 70 Castro and ZelaYa-
FAs- wzs he most optimistic utterance
" sss5or san Miguel The political situa-
~. y said wes amusing" and there
-sz 1uch 55zconrenr with soma acts Of the
Egvzrr-ze--- while the negro question was
gave. sad he.
TIE government Of President Gomez IS z
Ts-Eo1sI government. IT fact. ne Is the gov
s-rne-- L 1s an imitation Of those Of Cas-
- and Zelava- There have bean no Cabinet
zssr1ES II months. and the President does
.zst what r. likes He does not care for
g-rhodv He is the poder ejecutivo Y solo
executive ard sole power. Nov. General
Ga-sz Is z good feiloz-a sportive gentle
-zsn Il z-o1 vill-but II he has any govern
usn1gl programme only he knows IL Il
Ee-ns rnsc nobody i satisfied.
The budget for the year called for SS4,
ssah This amount has been expended in
r. frs SIX months President Gomez SAYS
.zsre vi r. z surplus Of Sieoeo0oa or S12.-
essH He dies not explain just how this
vi 6e done and his statement is not gen
srsily accented. while tie commercial world
h1zhs a. II Congress. anticipating the
Surplus. has already made appropriations
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