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Show Lieutenant- Commander Young, U. S. N., Favors Annexation of Cuba. Lieutenant-Commander Young of the United States navy has arrived in New York from Havana on leave of absence. He is captain of the port at that city and has charge of all marine matters in Cuba. In discussing the relations between Cuba and the United States, he expressed himself in favor of annexation, an-nexation, saying: "The economic conditions of Cuba at the present time are worse than ever in its history, even worse than at the close of the ten years' war. Its sugar is being sold at J3.13K for 100 pounds, wheu'it costs $3.70 per 100 pounds to raise it; 10 per cent of the tobacco crop is unsold and sweating in the barns. There is not a candidate booked for office in the senate or in the congress con-gress who could sign his name for a rive-dollar check. "All the successful industries of Cuba are dependent on the United States and annexation is the only sal-ration sal-ration of Cuba, for annexation means free trade with us." |