| Show NEIGHBORS ON THE JERICHO ROAD In a masterly st style le William illiam Allen White writes in McClures McClure's on our duty to Cuba both from the commercial and moral standpoints National honor combines with self interest in urging a policy of civilization and helpfulness toward an island that cannot of itself and by itself enjoy the of prosperity and freedom If we do not meet Cu Cuban an acceptance e of the conditions imposed by the Platt amendments at least half wa way we shall mal make maize e of ol the fertile Queen of the Antilles a foothold for foi European n intervention on this continent and a point of vantage for future vigorous assaults on the Monroe doctrine We Ie look upon the maintenance of this doctrine as essential not only to our greatness greatness great great- ness ness but to 0 our om very existence On our om guard must we be to give no enemy in disguise fe a camping gro ground md at our very verJ doors Germany for instance is to build up friendly trade relations with Cuba France will do likewise je and so too o of oC course cOl Great Britain All these e nations are arc at the moment friendly with the United States State but with will OUI our our- new relations and conditions east and west ns as I the the great greatest st of world powers we cannot tell ten what a y year ar may bring forth Cuba must be bc ours anc and so 80 indeed must Canada if we are to remain paramount paramount paramount para para- mount on this continent First however Cuba Culm Ca Canada is fast coming through processes of disintegration disintegration gration at home and the inevitable force fOlce of gravila- gravila lion ion Tens ens of thousands of oC Americans are arc occupying occupy occupy- in ing ng the great wheat and grazing belts of the far Northwest and thousands of oC Ontario farmers are arc moving in to Michigan Minnesota and the Dakotas As Mr 11 White well says Today the question is not when Cuba shall come into the Union but how bow Whether by assimilation or by conquest whether pulled Bulled in in by bJ the he hair of her head kicking and squealing squeal squeal- lin hug ing in revolution or whether she shall come re re- in the Senatorial bringing sheaves es The insurgents prefer to let Cuban labor stand idle illie till the insurrection occurs and then send end an army down to protect American capital from the depredations depredations depredations of Cuban revolutionists and t finally bring Cuba into the Union that way The Roosevelt plan plans is s a different one It is to keep faith with Cuba give jive her what we promised her and what considering consider consider- ing ng her concessions to America she has a right to expect from America to make such strong commercial commer commer- cial allies of the Cubans that they will seek political protection to make Cuba a field for young Americans Americans Ameri Ameri- meri cans seeking new industrial and commercial opportunities opportunities to Americanize Cuba by kindness rather than by br conquest Kindness is safe policy whether er Cl pursued by bJ nations or 01 individuals It bears interest interest interest in in- terest and returns all the principal America cannot cannot can can- not lose a dollar by kindness to Cuba The benefits benefits bene bene- fits of the Spanish wars show that it already pays bo 10 0 or 40 per pel cent per pm annum to bo he brave generous kind Kindness is especially becoming the strong in n relation to the weak In the mattei matter of Cuba we have e put the man we found on the Jericho road on our out own best we have taken him to the inn and anti have lave gone so 60 far as to hand the host two p pence nce to care for him But President Roosevelt suggests sug that we go further saying Let us go see if that poor loor neighbor is getting along all right down at the inn nn We re may still find some Borne way to help him out ont to health and happiness We Te will never feel the loss of anything we do for him bim and he certainly needs GUI ou help very urgently Another party of Americans Ameri Amen cans greets the Presidents President's suggestions Is TA it not quite time we quit throwing good money after bad That sore eyed spavined son of a Spaniard down at the thc tavern should get up and run a footrace carrying carrying car cal r illg our per cent tariff handicap to help along If he lie c cannot do it let him go to the devil deil and shut the door after him till tin we get time to foreclose the mortgage for the two pence hotel bill we paid for him Which of of- these is right |
