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THE CUBA REVIEW. 



UNITED STATES NEWSPAPER COMMENT. 



Good Wishes for Cuba — United States Cuba's Schoolmaster — Predictions of 

 Ultimate Annexation— Cuba an Ally and a Stable Government 



Essential. 



We have donated Cuba our services 

 as schoolmaster in the art of self-gov- 

 ernment, and now we give our pupil his 

 diploma and extend to him the right 

 hand of fellowship in the widening bro- 

 therhood of republics. — Harrisburg (Pa.) 

 Telegraph. 



It is probable that many persons are 

 now alive who will see both Panama and 

 Cuba slates of the American Union, 

 though this association is not likely to 

 come quite so early for Panama as it 

 is for Cuba. — New Haven (Conn.) Palla- 

 dium. 



France experimented with republican 

 government a half dozen times before 

 it learned the right way. And little 

 Cuba may have to try as often. — Au- 

 gusta (Ga.) Herald. 



The new government begins under 

 the brightest auspices, with the lib- 

 erals holding the majority in the senate 

 and house of representatives. — New 

 Haven (Conn.) Journal Courier. 



In the present instance all the finan- 

 cial and commercial interests of Cuba 

 will refuse to place any confidence in 

 the government. — ■ Sioux City (Iowa) 

 Journal. 



Cuba has suffered enough, first from 

 foreign oppression and then from fac- 

 tional troubles. It is time that she had 

 enduring peace under the rule of her 

 chosen officials. — Providence (R. I.) 

 News-Democrat. 



Cubans are to be congratulated upon 

 their forbearance, their good sense and 

 their respect for orderly institutions. — 

 Allentown (Pa.) News. 



Those people are not fit for self gov- 

 ernment yet, yet trying to be. — Birming- 

 ham (Ala.) Ledger. 



Cuba is too close to the United States 

 and this country has too much at stake 

 to permit of a repetition of the farce of 

 government that has marked San Do- 

 mingo and Hayti. — Beaumont (Tex.) 

 Enterprise. 



If the Cubans can get along without 

 further help the United States would 

 probably prefer it that way. — San An- 

 tonio (Tex.) Express. 

 ^Miguel Gomez became president by an 

 orderly and honest election, and neither 

 by revolution, nor fraud, nor intimida- 

 tion. — Hagerstown (Md.) Herald. 



We haven't yet found out whether or 

 not we shall have to add Cuba to the 

 family. — Chicago Post. 



Cuba's national election has given it 

 not only a President, but, because of 

 the orderliness with which it was con- 

 ducted, the moral support of the Gov- 

 ernment and people of the United States. 

 — Providence (R. I.) Bulletin. 



We are always interested to watch a 

 game of chance, and the little farce of 

 Cuban self-government will not lack 

 its elements of fascination. — Waterloo 

 (Iowa) Courier. 



Probably Europe is correct in assum- 

 ing that Cuba and Porto Rico will be- 

 come an integral part of the United ' 

 States before many more years pass. — 

 St. Louis (Mo.) Globe-Democrat. 



Cuba must, in the very order of 

 things, ever be an ally of the United 

 States, and as an ally it will be worth 

 nothing unless it have a sound govern- 

 ment. — Springfield (111.) Journal. 



The next few months will be a mo- 

 mentous time for the new government, 

 from which everybody is now hoping 

 much. — Hartford (Conn.) Post. 



If trouble starts under Gomez's admin- 

 istration it will be through the efforts 

 of others selfishly interested in procur- 

 ing annexation to the United States. — 

 Dubuque (la.) Times. 



The voters of Cuba are to be congrat- 

 ulated upon the start they have made 

 toward placing their republic upon a 

 firm footing as a popular government. 

 — St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press. 



This time when Havana calls out, 

 "Help me, Washington, or I sink," 

 Washington will go to the rescue a little 

 quicker than before. — Hamilton (O.) 

 News. 



Cuba will again be ruled by Cubans, 

 and possibly fairly well ruled, at least 

 for the next few years. — Elgin (111.) 

 Courier. 



The next time will mean the begin- 

 ning of an era of American rule which 

 will be permanent, not provisional — 

 Colorado Springs (Col.) Gazette. 



There are few luckier people thanthe 

 Cubans. Their case dissipates the idea 

 that opportunity knocks at the door but 

 once.— Troy (N. Y.) Record. 



So it's up to the Cubans themselves 

 to be free or come under the protecting 

 arm of Uncle Sam. — Hamilton (O.) Sun, 

 Cuba tranquil, as well as free, will be 

 the crowning triumph of our interven- 

 tion ten years ago. — Rochester (N. Y.) 

 Chronicle. 



