The Detroit times., 1916-11-28
psofesaof stsr Describes the Crush
inq lnfusrce of American Trusts
-pauperizing a proy'rte.
Az FREDERICK STARR

-pauperixing a proy'rte.
sY FREDERICK STARR
HAVANA, Cuba NOV -s-The
csuse lor ihc Cuban revolution
transt spain were many aH
Weight Three. however. stood ou'
lreemlnent and IN VARYING forms
Ncre tle main impulses. First me
CuLan was despised and neglected
Icing against whom DISCRIMINATION
va ma0e IN every wa5 second
.Culs WAS conduc,td a. % colony
,ni In ne interest OF the mother
count9 rhirl Cuba, as su"a rao
NJ p,frH lepfes, ,n,at.on in th' staa-
ttl lo... Thc degree to wale. 1.--
tf nation vas r.ac'ice 3 agains. p
faan Tor The me.c tact that hr was
bonn IN Cube is almost in,7Hcel'-
attic His grandfather mirA la'e
heeu og high position and pure fam
a, IN spain the man himself Disht
have bean eauca'ed in Nt"t't and
haye keW ia touch ai'h events tn
spain DE- might have w-a'-i and eA-
ceHenl personal qualities. an vas
lo.l~-hp Was born u 1ut4 spanish
captainsesue were always cent
in govern the island. they surround
ss Themselves With Spanish advisers
and helpers. they were maintained
by spanish soldier, they Rcrs &C
,ompanisd By spanish priests span
iards were the prslaies and spanish
lrinsts held the desirable church
t0siiiope
Duune SPANS ho'dius q Cuba
every ehoTt Wa pu forth tQ make
la paying colony: enierpr es that
would interfere with home Industries
were an discouraged trIldine with
other nations WAS prevented the
cne idea VAS 10 make Cuba absolute
!, dependent upon the mother c0an-
try. and only such production was
encourage as was necessary 20
spain or profitable to her There
we're times when constitutional re-
furms took place in Spain, or threat
oned to take place on such oeCa.
sions Efforts we're alway- made 70
better the situation in Cuha, and
particularly 70 secure representation
for her in the spanish cortes But
.sch reforms we're transient and
the hrst symptom OF relapse would
be the failure TO 10 what Lad beer
hoped " Cute
Thg struggles FOR Liberty
The ien-yfaF war began with tho
"gfiio * Yafar-"Vlvs Cuba Liore
in 1865 il ended with the treaty of
Zanjon ~ 1878 There were no
menis in IL that taxed SPANS re.
sources 10 their limit. A govern
rent Was set up by the insurgents
and a president was elected Meta.
biz haitles were won, ard Leaders
hh MgNimo Gomez and Antonio
Naoca and Caltxto Garcia were pro
eIced and trained Yet IL failed
and failed chiefly recause of djssen.
s.cns among the insurgents them
gtises petty differences. based on
locality Spain was IN 40 cGb8ltion
4. make The torias ~ peace tJo hard.
9nd thc treaty of ZanJ0n migh' have
led ID an adjustment mutually ad
vaniagcous Bu The crisis past
spain reisxed he- ylrilaBcf failed
a. keep her promises, and things
we're s0on IN o. lad shape s ever
Il was Mart wno finally Hrc ght
ABOUT The new srusele tho Bns.
cnr {, berap iu 1895 The hrre
old tested LEADER were arfu %
command OF force Mar aa killtd
While the war was new the is
proportion between the nuu ra
equipment on tbs fNt $50 er.ted
tllc mode Of pro. edure Tho u-gt.
gents DESTROYED eycrythinS 'het
made the islaui valuable To SPAN
The mother country wsgsd the cruel
.cst oi warfare Reconcentraflcn
tsince practieed in the Philippines
md South Africa with equal a age
n ryD went into operation grGer
~ WeyleT But brutal MEASURE made
( things worse. not better. and auton.
tIuy was prcmisen under Blsnco
Then came the blowing up of the
!. Maine and our war with SPAN Jan
i 1898. Spain yielded her s0vereign'y
over Cuba absolutely. For more han
y twc years We were in control md
then on May 20, 1902. we trans
Z ferred authority 10 the president oi
y ne new republic OF Cuba.
Who Gets the Cuban Preftsf
And how has Il gone with Cuba
(. Libreg In ny first letter / told h0~
. prosperous WAS the last year, with
4 q balance OF trade in favor cuba
y that Amounted 20 more than so pei
y capita Whs could be finer 1i
caurse, such g tatemeu o. Gfp7
reritS needs inv' tivaHoa Dee.
n Zach man. woman SGD chl ava
Il. receive this $40 Does sny cHe feF
y 10 cubs receive it. t- a
TACT this handsome prof
md sugar profit go u.srfs
h on and sugar mili cerctt Af
=. veil, these people aIa largely o,
" tigneTs. Nest ~ thc prrf
X cuban mdusiry gc 20 AH, u
~ trusts and tev tnnsn ard ~nar
Z lafds who have been shie laag
81 amlcahls terms wh treu Th
hulk OF Cuban are not uch IN
a ,.hln fhr 1nrt of lLrinr h. NDr, Lie