, 1873-04-14
SPAIN AND OUBA.

minus Of many In this country, What object can
Spain fave In maintaining noar1y "a largo an
army in Cuba us Bho has ut homo, whom It is we'll
known that Bho herself ia bordering on anarchy,
while Ouba is declared In tho official bulletins to
DO quito peacoable aud eubdued7 The ansYer
can be found in throo prominent roaturcs VI
Spanish politics and Spanish character.
When tho revolution of 1868 overthrow tho
monarchy. it was found TINT tho powor thus do
volopod among tho people would not down when
ordered. Henco came tho inRurroctions Of
Malaga and Caliz. The o1porimontors who had
removed tho soa1s from tho caskot Of superstl-
tiouB ignorance in which this power had boon 30
long confined, now aaw that they wero likely to
DO ita next victims. Instead Of driving tho low
est class into Communist rebellion with tho In
oyitable bloodshod at barricados, executions,
and Wholesale transportation to penal colonies
as Franco did later, tho spanish Government
took warning by tho two slight royo1ts above
mentioned, and transported this CLASH before
hand undor the namo Of Volunteers, offering
amnesty for tho past, bounty for tho presont
NLA UlOky Az LAc AAtAA0s AHlb htt5 kut 4CA%h1O
that originally sent such large bodies Of troops
to Cuba.
They arc tho masters now, and Spain moro1y
an ally: There arc three powers do 5acto in
Cuba at tlo present time,-the Homo Govern
mont proper, represented by few regiments Of
regular troops; tho Cuban patriots, who hold q
large part Of tho interior of tho island; and the
Spanish Volunteors, who really control all tho
commerce, rovonues. and soaports. Nominally,
Ouba belongs to Spain, but, in faot, Spain is a
dependency upon Cuba, tho governing power Of
the lattor being an Irresponsible body Of Volun-
toers.
Tho second feature Ia found in the condition
of Spanish finances. Should tho reycnuoB OF
Cuba be totally taken away from Spain, her
credit would explode like q toy balloon. On tho
other hnnl, II nil the legal rovonuo from Cuba
was honestly paid into tho Spanish Treasury,
tho lattor would need no additional loans from
other SOURCES. 1t Is tue "stcalago which
makes the difference, and which holds tho
Volunteer organization together by common
bond Of punder.
Still, if Spain should be offered 9100, ,000 900 for
Cuba, 1t ia doubtful whether she would accept it.
There exists nowhere in tho world more obsti-
nato and into1orant set than tho old mobiles Of
Castillo. It Is almost impossible to convey any
adequate impression Of the peculiarly ogotistical
absurtlities TINT characterize this race. While
they arc not so prominently before the world as
the moro aotive minds Of tho Republican Lead
ors they oxert n potent influence over the na-
tional politics. Nothing is more powerful in
giving direction to current than immovablo
dead weight. Though it will never originate
movement, it can control with remorso1eBa inor-
tin the movements Of others. While, Therefore,
this element shall maintain ita power In CASTLE,
Estramadura, and Leon, in tho vicinity of Mad
rid, no progressive common sonso in tho moro
practical and commercial but moro distant prov
inces Of Andalusia, Murcia, and Aragonia, will
evor induce tho Spanish Government to consent
to tho salo or Independence Of Cuba.