The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-14
RECENT Events IN saNri cRUz.
what n Cru,inn hns 10 shy About Them
The Danish INSTRUMENTATION.


The Danish Mi.ndmint.trntion.
To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: De-
spatchcs from tho island Of Santa Cruz tSt
Croix- Holy Crossl which have been published
Of late lend an humble Cruzian. and an adj
mircr OF THE Srv. to trcspass on your valuable
space That island should be Of interest to the
American people for two reasons: First it was
the birthplace Of Alexander Hamilton. Second
~. the now revolving neerocs voted unar-
mousy for annexation TO tho grcnt American
republic when his Danish Majesty SO generous
~ informed them that tho island had been sold.
As Congress. however DECLINED 10 pay the mill
lions for ST. Croix St. Thomas. and ST. Johns.
these hlacks-who imagined ,hev had already
brrumc full-nedsrd American citizens became
sill moro dissatisfied with the Hntedluvian
Danish administration, AMI in attempting In
better their condition the despatch tells us thnt
500 ~ them were killed. II only ono single
SrN-lram could for u moment illuminat" this
" hpnntiiul pearl in the Caribbean Sra, N"
world would not agal n be horrI1ed win such
would br moro careful about their actions.
Evidently Denmark cannot protect its col
onies. The home Government says II is too
poor. and the Islanders decline paying for the
dining aud winng 81 couple OF corvcn,irs
filed with Young onlcers ON spror. Inc
home Government has three dctachments ~
troops on the island; one ut Frelrickstand
West End, one at Kingshill middle Of the
These troops are uniformed In the same thick
woollcn clothing used in the lar distant north
crn muthcr country, and 70 look at one 81 thcm
on duty. under tho tropical sun, Is nueous
sight. The island has been and Is an asylum
for superaumuatcd officials or Young mon Of in
nucutiHl families sent ont To- make their Tor
tunes. which they Invariably do. hnd then re-
turn To- Denmark. These officials. young OFF,
GERS, ana soldiers have no interest IN common
with the native. from whom they are TO make
their fortune ne quickly rs possible. but, with
the few native Danish residents form ring OF
four links. which controls ey,rvthing. puts n
Cd
Grentcst contempt for natives and In every way
courts Just such di-asier rs the despatch IN
forms us has overtnkcn lis members.
The island runs from east to west about
Twenty-Five mllos, and Mt no place Is more than
of this runs q palm tree bor'lered roal Kings
road from Basin on the east to West End at the
western extremity. kingshill Is fort on the
highest point Of that rond hear the middle 81
the island. Along this back bone will be found
the host and largest estates on the island. aud
since the insurrpction la 1913 the negroes on
Annas' Hope near kingshiill is probably the
estate lcalied in the despatch Anais ~ on
which the trouble began and now A. IN ~. tho
blacks rushed toward the almost unfortined
West End. cgltured the west 'rn pari NJ the
island and after driving out TIE whites. organ
z"d Tor regunr attack on BASIN. II tNe
despatch was correct they reached Constitution
Hill. which is but one or two miles from Basin.
overlooking that town and harhor. lnlor
William Moore the American ice-Consul
at West End also nm importer Of Amcri-
very much liked. and has, done much
10 improve the island. Ono despatch
informed us that he loft the island in one Of his
| own shirs lying IN the OMEN rondstead on
| W"st End In - his fathers house was Do
stroycd. and | rcncmber very plainly on the
same day whom bis house was entered by the
surging swarm Of Infatuated blacks. how lady
| owning n house hut "a few doors above stood ut
! tho entrance " her cnte. with two armed SCR
| wants behind her, gnl plainly told the mob that
| her servants would IRE IL any enc attempted 70
enter her house. Somehow her son. a lad ~ .
years had jumped from ono " the rear win.
dows and mingled with the crowd. He had n
| toy sword. and when he heard his mothers
! command ut once began war on his own A.
! count. The mob did NOT touch that lady's house,
! md the I'M, fellow wua picked up 10y hercu-
| lean black and handed 10 the courageous
| mother. In 1873 hese blacks cried Tor freedom
| the name ~ which only they got. They now
wish the bona nde article. tn" freedom which
! the American colored people enjoy.
These blacks look 20 America rs their natural
! protector: they are fed from hor produce
| taught from her books. and thoy eagerly watch
| I'd Tor tho news during the civil war which
/ would permanently decide the fnto % thcir race
| Linooln's name i blessed hy them rs much 40
! by any eoinred man on this continent; in fact
! they nre american In the true sense 81 Tho
! cncs. because the Cruzian necroes. Ike tho in.
| dams would run 10 the hills and defend them
so'NHs AGAINST regiment Tor p MONTH have
boon but'herei ny Dan eh soldiers
/ No one Will Tor nm instant fon lone their crime
! ~ rurnl ng down and DESTROYING property
! free themselves from Danish rule. Had they
| been better educated. they would by this time
! have delivered their island 20 the protecting
| arms Of Uncle sam. Kidding Denmark of An cX'
/ penso. giving the Union valuable island. aut
making themselves happy. CRUziAS.