The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-28
SPANS RorAL coMmIssIoNER.


Among the passengers who arrived here
Yesterday from Havana 10y the steamer cry OF
Vera cruz was the ROYAL Commissioner OF So in
to cuba, Sr. Don Tomas Rodriguez Rub. The
mother country - not in the habit at least In
modern times. Of honoring any Of her colonies
with representative Of the alta cdtcDo,it Of =
Royal Commissioner; she does 70 only IN cx-
tremcly urgent cases, for Royal Commissioner
las unlimited power over the cxchequer. \
Spanish Colonial Intendcn;e-Anglice Chanc"l-
lor Of the Exchequer-is subsetyient to the will
Of the military ruler 81 that colony, generally its
Captain-Ge neral. A Royal Commissioner super
sedes Capt fin-Gencrd aud represents In his
person the King Of Spain. For this reason ex
trcme care Is exercised IN the nominatlon Of airy
such Commissioner, who requires In his
character the conjunction Of many qualities.
We are Inclined to believe. irrespective OF any
results obtained by Mr.. Rubfs mission to Cuba.
that the Spanish Government proved Its COM
potency II judgment Of men when II sent him
to Cubs
The Commissioner, a splendid tyne Of the
promo chcrdlbr-a man apparently oi about ATTY,
and pa entity In the prime OF life, 81 noble pres
euce with ewes IS clear aud ns deep as gazeie {;
one Of those faces IN WIN, h Is unmistakably
stamped the honest man, granted our reporter
an interview last evening at bis rooms In the
Clarendon.
Alter our representative had exclaimed to the
Commissioner the object u bis visit, and stated
to him the anxiety OF the American people on
account OF their intimate commercial ami polit-
teal relations With Cuba to be aui henucsly iu-
formed OF the financial condition OF the colony,
Mr.. Rub, desiring the reporter to he seated,
courteOusy made the following statement;
" The island Of CuOa Is = wealthS. stu very
wealthy countty You VINO know the island are
well aware Of this. but II Is colony, aud to-
| day Il Is about what the PhGnician or CaItha-
| genian colonies were In ancient times. IL Is
| peOpled by parcel OF people who 40 out there
solely to make money-to make money anyhow.
| Ii cheating the Government will help them to
| their end they will cheat II. IL they can Snug
yle goods through the customs they VIII SNUG
gle. IL they II make money ny eVadlne taxes
| they will evadc them. There J., IN fact, no pa
tiotism mong them, aud this 10 the cause Of all
| SPANS trouble In Cuba. Every man lives for the
| dtv. and cares little or nothing for the morrow,
and uhfortun Ately for spain, the same rule h As
| prevailed for many years, especially since the
| outbreak OF the war, IN the administrative
| branches OF her own Government Her repre-
| seutatiyes, almost uncN epti 4nlily, have cared
| ntile about Inc subsequent results Of their
| policy. They nave w~nted money from day to
| day for tue current expenses Of the Govern
ulent and have gone on outry"lnglt AZ any ratio
| how and when the debts m ght De iiqlidated.
| Inc motto OF each one Of them seems to have
| has pretty nearly come. and has trousht in rs
train rs natural follower, That teIriule word
| " d,scuufWzu," (distrIsU.
"But." aided the Commissioner. with an ex-
Gus Tie feeling 81 sauslactoni we nave man.
aged To consolidate the deut. We have pad III
| our indebtedness Ia bonds whrh ter an IA
terest We have leaned at lest how much ~
| owe, and made provision 10y good sinking
| fund Tor tue stadual cancelment OF the bonds
| Issued.
| IN reply to an inquiry "a to whether the bonds
| were being accepted ~ payment Of debts bS
| the creditors OF Tue GoVernintnt Mr.. kuo said
that they were.
- An island" the Commissioner added
| (which can pay toward the EXPENSES OF the
| army alone over sjU,UUUtO a year, AN assessment
equal at least to tnat of any secOnd-class y ~ ei
| IN the world, ana double tuat Of the mother
| country herself cannot pe poor country. No
| 10 has still ample clemens Of wealth nor only
to support its present army OF about N,upl regu
lars. independent 81 the volunteers, wuO sup
| Iort themselves, hut one OF u hundred Ano
twenty or a hundred and nity thousand men
and spain Is disposed to send AN army OF 2OUv
men. II they are required. All tndt Is wanted Il
to restore confidence aAaong tue good span
i.rds.'
Mnen our reporter inquired how this conf
| dence WAS to Oe restored, Mr.. Kubt acknOwl
edged that II must partly depend upon miiitar,
successes In tue ltld, tut lie believed that ~
return would be grea ~ facilitated by the con
| Nctiou among honorable taxpayers that mune'
was no longer squandered ana intermuaUl
deots contracted 10y the aduinistr ton.
| 10 question "a 10 the polite / power OF IN
Spanish Casino of Havana, WIN It's ranihcation
through the island, Nit. RuDi stated tndt tnis or
nent members like Zulueta, Cnacou, ana other
for Span, entirely lost It's prestige. These mel
had been able, IKE demagu gues, u hnlucinat
| the ignorant people, while they were quetl
Transferring t. spain everything that could b
Transferred LuL Dy their departure they ha
shown their hands, and their power Tor eItue
good or evil had departed with them.
Ihus ended tue interview.
| MOL Is It the pOstscTt. of womans letter
or what tue scorpion carries In his tdliI Il q
however, the truth. Ar. Kubi admitted that
the war lasted Two years more Cuba WAS lost I
|