THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



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THE UNITED STATES NEWSPAPER PRESS ON CUBA, WITH 

 SOME SUGGESTIVE CARTOONS 



CUBAN INDEPENDENCE CAN BE SECURED BY 

 THE LIBERAL PARTY. 



If the Liberals elect an honest man as 

 president, and the Americans withdraw 

 absolutely from the island, and if this 

 new Liberal administration g'ives the 

 whole Cuban nation a "square deal," it 

 will not be long before the Moderates 

 of property are found among their sup- 

 porters. The idea of an American pro- 

 tectorate will die as the ability of the 

 Cubans to give a just and decent gov- 

 ernment manifests itself. All that the 

 Cuban property owners want is an in- 

 sured peace. If the Cuban Lioerals can 

 give this, there will be little further talk 

 of an American protectorate, except as 

 it is inspired by some American poli- 

 ticians. The solution of the Cuban 

 problem is thus up to the Cuban poli- 

 ticians now active in affairs. If they 

 fail they have themselves to blame. — 

 Boston Advertiser. 



A STABLE GOVERNMENT COMING. 



The Cubans will never forget April 

 20. It is the date on which the sun 

 of independence dawned for them, al- 

 though the republic was not formally 

 inaugurated until \lay 20, 1902. The 

 date that marked the intervention of the 

 United States in their behalf will, we hope, 

 be celebrated by many future genera- 

 tions of free and independent Cubans. 

 Just at present the island is under a 

 cloud, but it is a cloud with a silver lin- 

 ing, from under which the little republic 

 will emerge with a stable government and 

 great material prosperity. — Press, Al- 

 bany, N. Y. 



POLITICS vs. THE SUGAR CROP. 



Uncle Sam. — If I give it back to you this year, 

 I'm afraid you'll neglect your work. I will let 

 you have it later. 

 LA POLITICA CONTRA LA COSECHA DE AZUCAR 



TIo Samuel. — Si se lo devuelvo este ano, temo 

 que Ud. descuidara su trabajo. Se lo dare mfts 

 tarde. — Minneapolis Tribune. 



SATISFIED WITH AMERICAN CONTROL. 



AH the industrious people of the isl- 

 and ask is to be left to attend to their 

 business in peace. They care far more 

 for the security and tranquillity that are 

 assured under American control such as 

 we are now exercising than for those 

 vague advantages and certain perils that 

 would follow another experiment in self- 

 government. — Tribune, Providence, R. I. 



Better leave him a while longer. 

 Es mejor dejarle un poco m.is tiempo. 



— Des Moines. Iowa, Register and Leader. 



NOT A FINAL SOLUTION. 



The Taft programme is all right, but 

 we have no faith that it will prove a 

 final solution of the Cuban question. — 

 Charlotte (N. C.) Observer. 



It would be well for talk in the United 

 States regarding the imminence of Cuban 

 annexation to cease. It cannot but have 

 a bad efifect on the Cubans. It can bring 

 no credit to the United States. — Milwau- 

 kee (Wis.) Wisconsin. 



A VICTORY FOR MANANA. 



The Omaha Bee calls Secretary Taft's 

 work in Cuba "a victory for 'Manaiia.' " 

 It says further, "His manaiia' talk made 

 him popular, and that Cubans of all 

 classes are apparently happy and content 

 with the administration programme." Ihe 

 men who clamored for immediate resto- 

 ration of Cuban independence are assured 

 that they shall have it — not yet but soon. 

 First a census, complete and thorough. 

 This enumeration will begin pretty soon, 

 and will last until it is finished. Then 

 will come a test election and all this will 

 take time. 



In brief, the Cubans may count on at 

 least two years more of American occu- 

 lt ation. The planters may go ahead with 

 their crops and the politicians may re- 

 .'ume discussion of what they will do 

 when the time comes for them to do 

 something. Great is manana! 



