The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-13
WORSE THAN DOGS
Treatment of Americans
in Brazil.
SICKENING STORIES TOLD.
Feeble Men Placed in Cofffns
and Buried Alive.
WARNING VOICE SOUNDED.
Terrible Inhunanity Among the
Political Conspirators Who Are
Striving for Power.

New YORK, Nov. I2.-An American re-
Gently returned from Brazil after a long
residence, was visited by an Associated
Press representative. The gentleman in-
sisted that his name should not be used,
as his large business interests in Brszl
might suffer.
1T seems to me-" said he, sit is anfout-
rage TO enlist men at this period Of the
year to go to Brazil. The yellow ever g
month hence will be raging furiJusly in
all sections where fighting takes place. l
predict that 90 per cent of the men going
OF the Brazilian feet will Hever return
alive, even il they escape the bullets and
torpedOes of the insurgent ieet. Besides
the heat, which Is intenee ffom November
TO March. the scenes daily in these cities
are sickening. Funerals of victims of vel
low fever. smallpox shd berri- berri. a
species of African lepresy, are seen turn
ing at every street.
The Brazilian authorities take special
pleasure ia exercising brutality upon
Americans for the reason Of the lack Of
cooperation among the American colonies
at Rio, whereas the English, French, Ger
man and other European colonies are
united.
II have personal knowledge of the fact
that two Americans, employees of a firm Of
American manufacturers, we're sent to Bra
zil and met death through the unscrup-
ulous and inhuman neglectof the Brazilian
authorities. They were taken i'll and
packed off to a foul hospital as yellow
fever patients.
Their cases were pronou need hopeless
and they we're thrust, against all entreaty,
into cofins and buried before life became
extinct. These are only TWO instances out
OF almost a daily list OF similar occur
reuces. The attendants at the hospitals
are so lazy and thoughtless and so ac-
eustomed to the scenes that they become
hardened and thrust human beings alive
into cofrns, thinking it not any difference
If the patients are hastened To the end a
little. Thousands OF. lives might have
been saved in Rio de Janeiro had any kind
Of decent regulations cf health been OBJ
served.
Everybody in the army and navy and
civil service of Brazil actually have the
pettiest kind of jeaIouses and selfshness.
Therein is the whole cause Of the present
trouble, and it really does notmatter much
to the republic of Brazil which side wins
the present struggle. Peixoto is undoubt-
edly an autocratic tyrant, who Is not COM
netent to act as the executive Of a Lii ori-
bund village in any other country than
Brazil. He was placed In power merely
on account of being leading general in
an army that had never seen service. His
spokesman, Burbosa, is man whose pa
triotism consists in looking after the spOlls
of Office. He is one Of the leaders of the
bloodless insurTection which resulted in
the deposition and exit Of Dom Pedro.
Then he became Secretary of the Treasury
under the reckless. corrupt administration
of De Fonseea. Barbosa ia gathering
around him q lot of adyenturers, who car
RED on series Of wild. financial opera
tioDs. II Mello succeeds this man will un-
.dOubtedly come to the front again. If
Pei1Qto retains power his inner circle of
friends will continue TO keep the commerce
of Brazil disturbed for good many years
to come.
'"Fhe old Emperor, Dom Pedro, was a
republican at heart, ana undoubtedly his
intent ton was to bring to the front the
best men. The most corrupt element of
the politicians, however. prevented the
realization of the desires of this noble
ruler. Since that time capable and honest
men have stood nL show in the councils of
the country. 1t has simply been fight
between the army and the navy. Barbosa
and crowd of politicians were with the
army as long as that side had leeway to
create new money and grab everything in
sight. Now that game is at an end and
they have gone over to the navy.
Salaries in Brazil average very much
lower than in the United States, while
living costs four times as much as in New
York, which is the most expensive place
In the United States. 1 hope gooG men
who are going on this expedition will be-
come informed of what is ahead of them
and fully realize the terrible risks they
take before engagi ng in thankless task"