The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-05-23
cUBA-A LESSON


There Is something uf unusual
interest 90 the students of l.atm-
American progress iu the am.
onmcement of president Xayas
vf cuba OF the program, which ht
not only proposes btu declare. D.,
viii carry oui ne says thai the
expenditures of tie government
have bcsu upon Hn enormously
wasteful scale and that be- pro.
poses 90 cut expenses in half lie
adds that II there il no specific
action toward this end through
the usual channels he will proceed
TO carry oui has reform program
without regard 10 any other par
ties concerned This bee plans 90
do by adopting Che budget OF @
few years aeo. when the total
nskod for government expenses
was less than hall OF what Is pro-
posed now.
This action of thc now head of
the Cuban government comes az
the climay OF O perfect orgy ot
spending m the island When
prohibition went into effect iu
This couairy Their, was q ircmen-
dous flow OF persons with plenty
of muncy.aainplc iiino and de-
sire for liquor and unrestruiu, io
the nearby island where prohibit.
ton of liquor and gambling We're
unknown With these idle rich
went the horde of those who AL
ways are .hc floism and ictsam
of such tides and iattcn upon
easy money The result was the
creation of such q condition OF
high prices aud extorlion Ia the
principal cities that the whole
island went wild over the now
days of easy plenty II was q dis.
oaso that struck deep and catried
its couiagiou into every portion
of life Boz Cuba
Thcu came the drop iu sugar
which ruined many of Che plant
ers and put an end to their ability
to play The guNo of Grass spend
ing Affairs of the government
had boon perverted be principle
and conception by thc combined
influence 81 Ihc spcnden from
other coun. Hr and ihp people
who hnd been IN possess ion 81
enormous incomes WHOM sugar
was around twenty ccria n ns
Inevitable that ,Ae curl of tho
wave should break aud leayc no
more than ihe wash OF iho eide
iu other words that the flush
tunes should De succeeded by
those ~ ,aniiN and moro o0dor
ate expenditure The nccesslly
was plain bat Cuba, as the Unit
cd -fa'r ori mauy other nations.
found c,um fl normal was not
only dIicult. hul d Involved
things unpleasant f0 MANY Who
Wtr pnHruei 81 Influence m
national affairs The Tendency
Uas iH continue on 90 tho eNuay
agaut basis and Trust 60 mek for
something which hould ease The
situation
lawns comes into power upoo
the delayed sense ot his people
lhai the orgy ol spending must
cease THIS appreciation has been
brought about by very bad times.
bott in ihe financial and business
world of Cuba li has been driven
homo lY blows which could moi
be misunderstood
This H,k of CiWm 90 honest
levels Of national expenditure
can not be O popular one Every
man who has lai job win op.
pose ID, aud so will the ARMY Of
minor place holders Zayas may
bee sure be VIII have q stiff fight
ON his bands We ought % win il.
bat we have no means of forecast
whether he VIII do So or not
that Is. 10 full
At the same time, the outlook
Is for real regeneration IN Cuba
II Is So hnperltiyely neecssar,
that we may connt upon support
Of the more solid clcmeui OF ih'
people for necessary but nnpleas
ant measures. When u is meas
urably achieved, IL will he tnn'
for the United States. which ha
east patrenizing eye upon Cub
and noted her troubles with aloot