The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-12

The following letter, which we received
last night, is not really addressed TO us, but to
the American people, and we cheerfuy insert 1t
without comment:
To THE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sir An event
has taken place here of such vital importance to
hundreds OF American citizens residing here that
W. beg space ~ YOUR valuable PAPER Tor tue iOI-
lowing particulars and deiurtiun~.
Your steaey adherence to the cause Of people
uf whose real aud just grievances the American
address this letter To- YOU IN preference To any
other newspaper In the States.
am one Of hundreds 81 American eneineers
employed On Cuban sugar estate. or these
estates presume here are -daV left some so
t. go still 7.anding. ana 90 not believe there
are IN them all iiiN. pcrhaps not twenty, engi-
ncrrs VINO are not natNe-uurn Amerif An cttt-
zens. Mhy. ! cannot tell out neither tn SPAN
iard- nor Cunans 2 Ike t. engineering. uroo. hlv
because both here and IN Span i9undnes and
IT II works are almost unknown. However. Tue
fact rem in- tnat the sugar CROP Of Cdbi Is
taken on bN us engineers from tue Northern
State-. some Of ~ are permanently attached to
the estate tnat D.. we reside on IL all toe wear.
and are paid bN the sc r.. Otuer- come out from
tue States I the beginning OF the seas n, take
on the crop. return to tue North a. soon "a all
tue cane Is grown. ana are paid by the ioo.
Nov, II a residence ia any place In tue world
would te ich an American cltiI n to set a high
value on the free institutions Of his own coun-
try, II Il lie on n Cuban sugar plantation. The
large estates Of this island are owned by span
iards or Cubans residents of Havana, Matanza',
or Cienfuegos. Ihey are MANAGED 10y admiuis-
traitors who reside on the estates, aud whose
prime qualification = TO produce arge CROP
10 Keen up me emIleheI 81 tne slaves l., III
ers as an entirely secondary consideration.
when, therefore. your readers learn That the
| drivers-called cere cdrdtdc's OF these slaves
| ave Spanards Of the lowest gr de. and. In many
| Instances, selected by the administrators for
their cruelty anu ,i ny u,S peIh"ns
wit lessel ON these suR estates. Add To this
W" "''p"s' ~, 'iie'''.i ',s ~, us 40 "a ~ i,r -,
within the last two years are constantly sitting,
| II thep aIe my p'Ilnane'lNs pne.'u up11ll' 'ne
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means I" fril'Nr 'heh nom tue l"i'TN.
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