| Show A St 1 CUBAN The Cuban situation seems to bo be fraught with difficulties Tim The Island has haa by the tho Supreme court been declared foreign and It has formulated a constitution which reserves reserve for tor the pep pee pendent on another country This Is In III full tull harmony harmon with the tha sol solemn solemn declarations of ot thin this country that Cuba freed treed from Spanish rule should remain r true frue and tIne the general sene rill sentiment of tho the American morlean people that this pledge must not bo ho violated So far tar titers thare should be no But It seems to be desirable that tho the United bo given power to Inter Interfere interfere fere tere In behalf of ot Cuba In case the Island should become Involved In a II dispute with a n 1 foreign country countr This would Imply that the Cubans give us aright a n aright right to direct to some extent Its for tor policy control c Its power to contract debts since the country by means mcana of at treaties or Indebtedness might become Involved In alliances detrimental to the United States and the question llon therefore Is How can con Cu Cuba Cuba ba 1111 both be nn an entirely Independent country and yet et be e In some somo things do de pendent of oC another nn ani country In the tho settlement of oC this problem wise vI e diplomacy will be needed The plan 1100 ac tiC according cording to which tho the Transvaal republic lie lic was waR made free tree In everything but hut In tn power to make foreign treaties did not work rork well It H has just cost the thc empire millions of ot dollars Fortunately there Is now a n court of oC International arbitration consisting of ot the tIle hest best Juridical talent of or the world Any Arty dispute between Cuba and foreign countries s nanny may bo be submitted to It and thus thero Is IH no need of oC appeal to arms When the tho relations between title this corn coun country try h nail Cuba arc defined any misun misunderstanding regarding our Interests In that Island or Its surroundings cnn can be settled peacefully as 18 long Ions as ns there Is IH n a disposition to do ito so The Tho danger of war on account of or tIm tho new now republic Is much less les ess than It would have havo been at any time |
