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they do those of Spain, or of Spanish America, and 

 have given to her civilization a resemblance to tnat 

 of the Anglo-American, not found elsewhere t>ut of 

 the United States. 



This resemblance has been increased by the prox- 

 imity and frequency of intercourse between the two 

 countries, by an identity of t.cial institutions and 

 aspirations, and by the large number of Cuban youth 

 educated here. It is estimated that for many years 

 very nearly two thousand boys from Cuba have been 

 pursuing their studies in American schools. The 

 ideas and manner of thought with which they return 

 to the island, are more American than Spanish, and 

 these are continually extended by their influence and 

 their example. 



Such is the social condition of Cuba, and the influ- 

 ences which bear upon it. In conclusion, we will 

 present a few considerations upon its possible future. 

 "We have seen that Spain has declared that when the 

 island ceases to be Spanish, it shall become African, 

 and that there is good reason to believe that in view 

 of the impossibility of holding it many years longer, 

 she has acceded to the solicitations of other European 

 powers, and consented to bring it under the rule of 

 the social theories now prevailing in all the other 

 European colonies in the Antilles. "We have seen that 

 the people of Cuba now stand alone in their resistance 



