. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVIEW. CUBAN NEWSPAPER COMMENT. "We must admit beyond Praising question that under Mr. Ma- Governor goon's administration the Magoon. people's rights, Hberty and property have been protected, and t'hat the general interests of the coun- try have been safeguarded, even against our own ;—•Cuba y America, Havana. "Nevertheless it cannot be denied by hon- est men that Governor Magoon assumed the government of Cuba under the most diffi- cult circumstances, and by his tact and good, fair judgment and ability has maintained peace and order in the


. The Cuba review. 10 THE CUBA REVIEW. CUBAN NEWSPAPER COMMENT. "We must admit beyond Praising question that under Mr. Ma- Governor goon's administration the Magoon. people's rights, Hberty and property have been protected, and t'hat the general interests of the coun- try have been safeguarded, even against our own ;—•Cuba y America, Havana. "Nevertheless it cannot be denied by hon- est men that Governor Magoon assumed the government of Cuba under the most diffi- cult circumstances, and by his tact and good, fair judgment and ability has maintained peace and order in the country. There has also been great ;—El Triunfo, Havana, the official organ of Gen. Gomez. El Vigilante, of Guanajay, says: "Mr. Magoon, being the best ruler Cuba ever had, is honest, energetic, kind and ;. The alarmist—"Now he's going to take her ; Uncle Sam—"I have had three chances to do it, and have proved that I have no such desire; but what if they force me to it the fourth?" The above cartoon shows the "Lucha's" idea of the present Cuban-American relations. It will be noted that Uncle Sam's valise is labeled "Ida y vuelta," "Round Trip," or "Going and Coming," which is the cartoonist's clever way of indicating that the withdrawal of the Americans next Feb- ruary may mean their early return to the island. "All that the Provisional Must Governor has done in the last Direct fourteen months has been to Her Own put Cuba in a condition to Destiny. elect her own government and to recover the untrammeled direction of her own destinies. When the day arrives to test their strength at the polls the Cuban people will not appear as blood- thirsty factions, ready to destroy them- selves, but will proceed to sustain their preferences, orderly and peacefully, without indulgence in rancors and angry dissen- ;-—La Lucha. "Governor Magoon in Want Washington will


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