Show PROSPEROUS CUBA THE THE THE ABSOLUTE POLL FOLLY of endangering i goring gering the Infant beet sugar in industry Industry of at this country an Industry Y y that it worth only a few dozen millions mU ious of at dollars nov no bo but bleh with foster fosterIng fostering fosterIng Ing care from the government gov will soon reach important proportions p Jf is l appan apparent apparent ent eat to to everybody Cuba Cu a need any relief at the hands of the United States It would not do to grant lant A 20 0 o oper per cent reduction on imports from Cuba because the poor beet sugar trust would w thereby hereby be ruined And Ami Cuba IS prosperous p anyway anya Listen to the words of Charles M Y Pepper Pep P epper er St Louis Worlds Todds fair com corn commissioner missioner who has hits j st tu from froma a visit to Cuba Of the evidences of ot prosperity p which he found on every hand h and Mr Pepper Is quoted as saying There Is no exaggeration of the dis dismal mat mal accounts that have pf of of late come tome from f rom Havana Indeed conditions there here t are worse than was supposed The planters take a hopeless view of I Ithe the t he situation They The are not in a con coil condition d to provide lor fot Io the next 1 t crop and a nd many people are being thrown thron out I of o f employment Thus the distress ss is spreading s President PaTina Palma a Is practicing t a a stringent economy no ny by dismissIng 1 dismiss Ing I ng many from the government service and a cutting down aown the salaries of those whose whosO services cannot be dispensed with By this means be he hopes bopes to keep the public expenditure e within the income In ome but even fiven ve In this there is la an element of or o f danger The number of unemployed is I s Increased sed and discontent discontent at least is s liable l to arise It is said s id that so far tar the Cuban people have hav manifested an excellent spirit and are ready r ad to sup support support support port President Palma Falma in the maintenance m maintenance ance anee oe o order He has deemed it necessary necessary necessary essary to provide against possible dis disorder disorder order by an Increase of th rural guard which is s to be b placed under the com corn command nand maud i of or General Maximo Gomez that an an air inspiring picture of peace prosperity and an plenty It is enough to te make the hearts of o the Re Republicans R publicans who have been fighting rec reciprocity recIprocIty with Cuba Guba beat high with pride over the th disinterested rested patriotism that has prevented them theta from front Ing lug country for a country c that need a thing on earth After all aU President Roosevelt know what he h was talking about The first thins thing We vre know Cuba will in be In Insisting insisting Insisting on lending us some somo money with which to pay our national debt |