The Detroit times., 1916-11-28
Is Cuba Libre Free or Is 1t in Bondage?

I have llrel since t..ey wee ,-ru tna
where choir father lived Hs're
'hcm ttr 1it MI soil 20 wh.ca thrz
have devoted their ensrsies ana all
fGe mel .ties ~ NueiW AbalC 90 g.
/ In searCL OF tcI-uue IN ether ais.
! iTlcts af cuba. 9l' With tH. uHc-T.
taiIiy that they may hstr "a wander
thru streets anr plaTAs 10 even
greater misery. ike ne unhsppN I'M
lllsyRnts from European lands WHO
fail TO hnd the work ttes seek
What is The matter Nith the indus
try Trouble began Nth The NJ
Kinley bill it deVtloped when fhe
owners here tempted by enoru &
prices from American syrdicates.
sold out their holdings u reS bed .ts
ltcjsht when these lvn owue-s clos
,heir workers here and ~ msIlreat
Imcur az The leaf intentionally
1 brought Cuban tobacco irtc discred
ilf What matte.b 20 what becomes
OF the thousands who know 10 other
/ laior in PlnAr tel RIO 90 course.
I q bseco 1an &c raised here !g het,-r
quality aHd hue c,Ears can De- pro
tuced more chsAply tAsn 10 he
utAtss the iRduutU is natural. iorg
isstAhllshtd, Ssll developed Ba, an
HE counts Tor nothing Al exPeT.
s.ve, uAhatural, projected industry
can be conducted IN the United
States eFieiently So eniciently rs.
! ne in ioAays paper hat the price
Of cigars has been raised on sc.
count OF he hsh cost ct living and
lthe resultant Aecssslty % laying
higher wages 10 tho makers
row Shall cVss eeeor Free
How happy soulu cuba ae X she
were far avsy from the UnI~-
states Ne can interfere A,ncs' st
viii in her domestic politics We
can dictate coed times or -art
| times, AT cur pleasure. We can ~
auee her people 10 actual slavsr
that The ailliOn- n dollars z favor
able balance nf trade rlay enrich our
ltrusts and their Earinfrs here
| Would thar the rich lsAds 0i this
me island could b. distributed
little parcels - her people. willing
70 work, would that The govern
ment might guarantee them against
being hIed by local mills ty trans
portaticn companies and foreign
trusts Would that i- we've wise
enough and strong eno-gt 70 er-
.curage diversity - production. %
/ perirtend deye'ogmen' and dis
/ tr. button. 70 guarantee As W. k--
sgsinst loss But where g there
such q government? TIE pIfseu is
lar from such The presiden OF he
frepubilc. Mari5 q Menccal. IS a si-
rector OF the cuban American sugar
ccmpanv. II is doing ! splen5.a bus
mess
Perhaps the schools will raise up
such a government We have hsen
much interested Cuban schools
! For schools the United States eK.
Tended In Cu0a during the term az
Ii.o government of me Intervention
I $40 900 eCg, this included The build
.nz 0f SCH 1ol houses and their equip
brent. the purchase % ter, books
and other expenditures A public
( rtool -ystera Wa established mod
e'ied after that u Ohio Primary In
.'iuction IS com pulsory A hon
+ ssnd Cuban teacher were sem -c
I Harvard college in 1900 for a sum
+ Insr normal cou-ss and 200 more z
/ ltoI others were sent 20 New York
are normal schools What an 81.
hilarating statement Vhs' splen-
/ I'D example Of national Mtruism'
BREAKDOWN IN Educator.
I one az ths leading daily papAr-
h.re la'ely -sid Six hundred thou
and children u >ohool age-frst ia.
iron oeyond Avs 10 fun "a years.
4.re IN cuba kuou neither hoz 20
reso nor rte This figure i- s7or-
mcue Terrifying. because y repre-
cr tb7l' '-s fcuh rart n ne
m ID 0harreg ct Cu5a. and bc.
cause it fnros into relief phst
Z relsrivelt in2sutucan' minority -
tie portion O.. be Child population
which attend -h0ols " country
which hss declared pumay n,'r,n.
ton obligatory am sretGt5ls- On