Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . y, is the scene of an ad-vanced economic development. Almost the en-tire country belongs to aliens, who have billionsof their money sunk in it. Is it at all probablethat these persons and corporations wou
Cuba and her people of to-day : an account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries, natural resources, and prospects; together with information and suggestions designed to aid the prospective investor or settler . y, is the scene of an ad-vanced economic development. Almost the en-tire country belongs to aliens, who have billionsof their money sunk in it. Is it at all probablethat these persons and corporations would sub-mit to the loss or deterioration of their prop-erty that would assuredly be involved in an in-dependent government of Cuba by the Cubans ?The monied interests form at present the mostdetermined of the classes that look for a radicalchange in conditions. They know that troubleis constantly in the air and may take definiteform at any moment. What is the prospect of the Cubans workingout an orderly and efficient government un-aided? Up to the present, notwithstandingample opportunity, there is not even the nu-cleus of a stable and rational political party inthe country. The best men stand aloof, or findthemselves hopelessly excluded from participa-tion in public affairs. They complain, but theirplaints are vague and indeterminate. Allclasses of Cubans, but one, are clamoring for a. The Future of Cuba 159 change, but no class has put its hopes andwishes into definite utterance. The press ishardly more explicit in its demands and denun-ciations. The following quotation from theUnion Espanola, of Habana, affords a typicalillustration: Political anarchy, by which the country isat present confronted, is daily growing would seem as though all the political ele-ments had made an agreement to perturb, orrather to dissolve, the nation, for the tendencyon all sides is to dissolution. It is time the truepatriots sounded the alarm, and that politicianspause in their work of
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