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Show gents In the field by th time 'fc lat American Ameri-can soldiers was leaving Cuba. That the recent insurrection w flcanoM by foreign lnterets who d.irl ir.terven fton there can be no manner of doubt. Any man who 'raveled over the dlsaffectfd area 1n Cuba while the Insurrection was on rouM not fall to observe Innumerable ins'ance tending to demonstrate thaf the opposition 'o the established government came primarily from outside sources Money was plentiful In the rebel camps and the boduarO of o:v. of the insurant Generals w.r. un'frmd and armed excellently with nfVf ind a-rou'ermnts a-rou'ermnts that were obviously new. Since lnt" entlon has been forcej upon T'nitd States the adm'mstraMn, murh sfrtmst Its will, bus decided to make th- of a hsd Job. and take over the (fovirnrr:nt of Cuba un'il surh a time s th'e nn ro douht fha' th C r.ban people are amply ab' to govern t herrselvev aid 'mpve a .-o-tlnud urd perman-n' pei on the i'Ur.'l New York Pot. LONG STAY IN CUBA. The peace 'hat ens's In Tuba today Is onlv or. the surface, and every one who has re.-er.My islted the iflacd realties that if O'jr soldiers were withdrawn now a rnr.d' lion of anarchy would follow The fe.l.rjt between the defeated Moderate, and Liberal-is Liberal-is bitter to a decree. Recent cable di patches report harsh dissenaiona In the Liberal Liber-al party. The Cuban political leaders that the Taft commission came In contact ith proved themselves nothing more than (tracers, (trac-ers, ahrewd and keen hunters afer political politi-cal offlce and the perquisites tha' a.-.om pany public positions In Latin-American oountrie. The Ignorant, low-class Cuban Is a Vovable fellow Obedint. pleasure-loving, polite and hard-working hen he mu'' be. ' he is as clay In the hands of the unscrupulous un-scrupulous politicians who hae gained ascendancy In th- island It is these rtvti who have made Cuban independence lmpo-slble. lmpo-slble. When President Roosevelt and fecrriiry Taf return to Washinnton they will go . arc fully over the enure situation and de'ernv.;-. nhen the election ahall be held, and wha" method shall be taken to Insure a . or.tmu ation of peace and normal conditions in Cuba That this will mean 'he retention of troops and a certain number of civil officers of-ficers Is now deflnl'ely Known The arlm'.n Istratlon ban been slow to realize tha' th' was the Inevitable -nd of our lntrrentibn In Cuban affair" Mr. Roosevelt hardly be hered it nerenary to keep troopa in the island after the new e'eciion had been held u:;'il he had talked personally with Mr. Taf' and Mr. Paron. Whether the Cuban po'.IM -lar.s will be foolhardy enough to attempt anothe--Inmrrectlon when they come to realize tha' rrTer Hcsm ar. they to hav a free ha.nd in plucku.R the Cubaa treasury remains to be em. To nr.y one who knows the preawnt (ondl fions In Cuba and the various . it rumsfaice.s and causes leading up to 'be recent uprik In our duty is plain enough. If this country of Its own accord did not see nt voluntarily to assume the task, the American and for elgn Interests in Cuba would force tn,. ,,,n upon us Americana. English and Gerr.iar-in Gerr.iar-in the Island bars been frar.k fcouh In saying that if the I'nlted States fiovernment attempted to withdraw they would flran. another revolution, and have armed in-ur- |