Whitelaw Reid: “But we shall manage things better when Creoles control Cuba.” An…”

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But we shall manage things better when Creoles control Cuba.” An adjacent sugar planter wouldn’t make so bad a neighbor.

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Reid expresses optimism for better management of Cuba under Creole control, suggesting a shift in power dynamics.

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Whitelaw Reid: “But we shall manage things better when Creoles control Cuba.” An adjacent sugar planter wouldn’t make so bad a neighbor.”