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gations, and all of them, and, in time, will

accordingly confer upon Cuba any measure

of liberty and self-government that the

Cuban people may show themselves compe

tent to enjoy. We suspect, however, thai

the absolute independence to which Gome

and his friends look forward, as something

coming in the near future, will not b&

achieved within anything like the tlmo they

set for it in their eager minds.

The American people owe it to the Cu-

bans to release them from, tutelage when

that can be done with propriety and safe

ty, but only after they have shown a ca

pacity for orderly representative govern

ment, -which they have not yet demonstrat

ed. The United States has other obliga

tions, equally sacred, to its own people and

to foreign nations. We cannot permit the

existence ot another Haiti within a hun

dred miles ot our shores. The future gov

ernment of Cuba must be one to command

the respect of the world, and be In a posi

tion to maintain and enforce domestic

law and order, and respect for the rights,

lives, and property of foreign residents.

With its present motley and mostly ig

norant population it would be ridiculous

to think of releasing our firm hold upon

the island. Gomez dreams of early Inde

pendence and universal suffrage. That

dream cannot be realized. If It-were, there

would be anarchy and the destruction of

every material interest in the country In

less than three months.

No, Cuba must wait in patience for edu

cation, enlightenment, and an influx of in

telligent Anglo-Saxons to assist Its civili

zation and development. Even after these

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The evening times. (1899). Washington, D.C., 1899-08-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024441/1899-08-11/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The evening times, 1899-08-11.