The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-18
Blanco's Attempt to Negotiate with
the Revolutionists.
AFFAIRS VERY MUCH COMPLICATED.
Arrival OF the Chinese Embassy
at Havana.

from Holguin to Las Tunas. made up his mind to
the direction of operations in said locality
for indefinite period of time so as to endeavor to
retrieve that unfortunate affair From ha6itu6s of
the palace 1t is averred that all preparations looking
to the foregoing resolve were deliberately taken
after lengthy cablegrams passed between him and
Premier Campos. The Premier directed Blanco TO
proceed to the field in the Eastern Province, accom-
panied by commission of prominent surrendered
revolutionary leaders,. such Sehores J. b.
spotorno Roa. Cisneros and Galvez. with
instructions to exhaust every means to open
negotiations with any of the present leaders, and to
offer any and everything with the tangible addition
of S200. 900 in gold inducement to submission
again. This done in order to gain time for the
solution of the final abolition of slavery and for
the carrying out of other reforms now before the
Cortes. But the recent invasion of Las Cinco Villas
and Camaguey by a formidable rebel force under
General Gregoro Benitez. aided by considerable up
rising of whites and blacks in Remedies. Cienfuegos
and Trinidad render the situation exceedingly COM
plcated.
Senior Ramon de Armas y Cespedes. representa-
tive to the Cortes, who. on account of his poor
health had repaired to Cuba, left Havana for Mad
rid by the last mail steamer accompanied by his
nephew, Sehor Jose de Armas Cespedes. writer Of
some note, said to have been engaged by Senior
Eugenio More, president of the Slave Owners Com
mittee to write against the abolition of slavery.
Three sugar estates. Trieurvirato. in Trinidad;
Alava. in Remedies, and De Ia Reins, in Cenfuegos
have been fired by the stampeding negroes and nearly
consumed. The rate of gold has steadily advanced
closing the 18th at 249 per cent and still tending
upward census OF all coolies now in the island is
being hastily made at the request of the Chinese
Consul General for the island.
ARRIVAL, OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY AT IA.
vANA-EARNEsT ENDEAvoRs TO IMPROVE THE
CONDITION OF THE COOLIES IN THE ISLAND
The Chinese Imperial Embassy have arrived at
Havana. The members have been received with
open arms, not only by the authorities but by the
best classes of representative Cuban people, The
Chinese merchants preparing for grand public
reception to be given to their distinguished
countrymen The embassy consists OF Ling Lang
Yuan. Consul General; Chun Shen Yin. Consul
for Matanzas. and the four consular agents, Sing
Toh. Low Choopg. Tsung. Sam Hincho and
Yeong Wing Chung. The work entrusted to
this body of officials by the Chinese gov
eminent is of the most delicate nature. To
improve the standing Of the Chinese here
and elevate them to commercial and social
equality requires reconciliation of the Cuban peo-
pie and Spanards to race against whom they have
deep seated prejudice. and is task by means
Entrusted to more careful aud experienced hands.
Ling LiSng Yuan is peculiarly adapted to the Office
he holds Having distinguished himself in the va
rious positions under the Empire he goes to Cuba
with knowledge of diplomacy aud politics which
augurs well for the success of his mission. Chun
Shen Yin is also able diplomat, having at first
been spoken OF as the head of the present embassy
The rest of the party will remain directly under the
orders of the two leaders until the consular work
has progressed sufficiently to enable them act in
telligently. The entire embassy will remain in
Havana city for some time.
PROTECTION FOR THE CHINESE.
The treaty which gave occasion to the present
work negotiated after the frequent complaints
of Chinese residents in Havana and Matanzas to the
home government. The consequence was the estab-
lishment of commission of inquiry, which went
out under the direction ot MIR. Burlingame. the
American Minister to China. Although the facilities
offered to the commission for investigating the
alleged cruelty to coolies meagre, still enough
learned SO that report could be issued recon-
mending the government to seek q treaty at the
hands of Spain. The commission discovered that be-
sides the barbarities practised toward the coolies
there systematic injustc done the more in
tellgent and educated class of Cinnamon, who have
established themselves in the marts of Cuba There
on the entire island of Cuba upward of a hun.
dred thousand Chinese residents. OF these fully
three fourths are laborers. Many work indepel-
IDENTIFY of the cooe system, much the negroes in
the Southern States of America. The remaining
fourth consists of merchants and manufacturers,
gagged mainly ipsthe sugar and tobacco trade in
which they are singuary expert Some few have
living in seclusion. But the main body ofs the
Chinese coolies, who have been imported from
the Celestial Kingdom tor purposes Of speculation.
ILLICIT CooLIE TRAFFIC.
Formerly the Cuban government had entire
charge OF the emigration of Chinese laborers. But,
on the proclamation oil the Emperor OF China for
Kidding the expectation of coolies under the slave
system, the Spanish government prohibited the
Cuban authorities from engaging in the traffic. This
excited the greed of few Cuban spectators, who
aware Of the large profits accumulated by the
government from their plan of farming out Chinese
labor to planters and manufacturers. Accordingly
number of coolie transports were fitted out for
the purpose 9s, OF carrying on secretly what is
there are nifty vessels engaged in tins clandeslne
trade. There are good grounds for believing that
officials high in authority. In fact, it has been
serted that they are to be found acting regular
agents for the coolie trade. Several societies and
companies exist in China under the name of colo
nizaticn corporations. Chinese field laborers and
tisans are gathered from all parts Of the Empire and
each individual is compelled to sign contract bind
ing himself for a number of years often for life.
The remuneration which stipulated for this servi-
tude Is generally little above board and clothing
The unfortunates treated kindly until they are
put on board the transport ships under the guise of
coonists. which makes tho immigration legal the
eyes OF the Chinese authorities. But after leaving
port the cruelties and ndgnites practi these
poor wretches Is something terrible. They are in
most cases confined in the foul hold of the ship.
which is frequently too Dthy for brutes. Here they
remain close prisoners until the vessel reaches Cuba.
ings which the coolies undergo these transports.
In order to avoid invest by the Cuban authori
ties the coolies landed out-of. way seaports
But facts have come TO light which show that the
Cuban government is fully cognzant of these matters,
anu yet takes no steps to prevent the nefarious
traffic. The Chinese Embassy will send consular
agents all through the island and = careful examine
ton OF all plantations will be made. for the purpose
of discovering who the rngeaders of the cooe trade
are.
CHINA CARING FOR HER SUBJECTS.
There are many reasons why the Cuban people
object to associating with the Chinese, either in
business or society. Clannishness has prevented
any sort OF overtures the part OF the Chinese
themselves. The cheapness of Chinese labor In natu
rally Objectionable to the working classes. During
the late instruction numerous efforts were made by
both the loyalists and insurgents to enlist the
coolies in their armies through their leaders. This
was an ilnpossibiity unless IL accomplished by
force The Chinese, always passive in political tur-
noils refused to take any part in the revolution.
mere ana there u Chinaman entered the insurgent
army, but there was no wides pread sympathy for