The New York herald., 1921-02-20

cdllOnai deVelOpment OIL CuDa youth
toward freedom of thought and action
for which it could never have dared
hope under Spain. Each year sees it
spreading new buildings upon this
splendid site. Another magnificent
pile. worthy of Paris, New York or
London, is the National Theatre on
Central Parque, where a bomb was
thrown at Caruso last spring during a
Sunday afternoon performance. The
architecture of all Cuba's public build
ings is strongly accented in Spanish;
they are designed for tropical climes
and executed to show harmony of color
with both old and modern Cuba.
Revolution again threatens this jew
elled country Only the most deter
mined action and drastic measures will
avert the devastation incident TO an
other upheaval identical with the one
caused by the Liberal forces in 1917,
led by Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez. which
resulted in rapine. death. wanton
burning of great cane fields, lusts
rampant such as our world can
scarcely conceive. Gen. Crowder has
already made himself beloved and re-
spected Of the Cubans. And his pres
ence there will aid i'm the crisis. But
what Cuba needs, as Dr. Johnson
shows plainly in his history, is earnest
study rather than rescue. She does
sincerely desire the friendship and
understanding of the United States.
Latin America looks to the United
States, as brother to brother with faith
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ing i'm their own pork barrel interests
and financiers who exploit the fabu-
lous undeveloped resources with trick
cry and invention of falsities. And the
one way to know the truth regarding
this faith of Latin America and espe-
cially of Cuba, nearest TO our hearts,
as we'll as the door open to wealth and
opportunity. is to read authorized lit
erature regarding her and then to go
and see for oneself In DR.. Johnson's
book may be found true answers to
such questions as these:
What are the possibilities of expand
ing American trade with Cuba? How
much greater is the foreign commerce
of Havana than that OF any other part
of the Western Hemisphere excepting
United States exports TO Cuba than TO
Mexico and all the five States of Cen
trail America? How much greater is
the value of Cuba's products per capita
than those of any other country in
the world? How do United States ex-
ports TO Cuba compare with those to
any other Latin American country?
How many hundreds of millions have
Americans invested i'm Cuban enter
prises? How many times greater are
Cuba's imports and exports than those
of Mexico. with five times Cuba's pop
ulation? How much greater are United
States imports from Cuba than from
any other country in the world save
one?
The author of this history will
remain always a first authority on
Cuba and her relation To us, as he will
also undoubtedly be beloved OF the
posterity OF Latin America for his
sympathetic Interpretation, vigorous
and truthful. He was prepared for
this work by labors and researches
incident TO earlier tasks-the author
ship of "A Century OF Expansion"
-Four Centuries OF the Panama
Canal Americas Foreign Rela-
tions' and by service on the New
York Tribune for many years as for
eign editor before. during and after
the Cuban Revolution and the Span
ish- American War. together with his
intimate personal relations with some
OF the chief actors In that struggle
and with the diplomats who were
foremost I'm establishing Cuban inde-
pendence. All this gave him unsur-
passed mastery Of his subject Need
less TO say this value has not gone
unrecognized by a nation courteous in
the extreme In repaying its obligations.
This History Of Cuba" will be pub
lished in Spanish. for the use and
benefit Of the Cuban nation. II has
been publicly welcomed by President
Mario G.. Menocal and Or. Rafael Mon
toro. director Of the National Academy
Of Arts and Letters. as we'll as by
Gen. Agramontc. Secretary of Agri-
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