Evening journal., 1895-08-28
CUBA LIDRE IT WILL BE
The Pearl of the Antilles
Fighting for Sweet Liberty.
WHAT THEY THINK OF THE RESULT
A Cuban Explains the Situation to an
Evening Journal" Reporter-MarshaI
Campos Cannot Redeem His Promises
and a Reign Of Blood May Follow.

and "A Reign of Blood May Follow.
At TIE very threshold Of this land Of
the free and brave, lies beautiful
island famous wherever the blue smoke
OF the nieotlanR tRbacum is pulled 1.-THE
Pearl Of the Antilles" is the name given
this fair spot. where revolutions, tyranny
and sugar rule supreme
Cuba-"Cuba Libre" Is the name by
which It's sons hope to call it's the
most important transmarine possession
Of Spain, and while not occupy log a very
large spot on the map, keeps constantly
"bobblng up serenely" in the worlds
history, as always willing to try for
Independence, even II the goal cannot be
reached
Ia length it is a trlas lefs than $50
nilss, and its width scarcely averages 90
miles. It's population does not exceed
/ 1.370,2l1 people. who rattle around on
the 43, $40 square miles OF surface aud
raise tobacco, sugar and hell It has the
honor Of having been discovered by
Columbus In 1902, and twice during his
life be visited It. Ever since then the
natives have been trying to prevent
another visit from their discoverers
The government Is invested directly IN
a governor. captain general, ranking as
Lieutenant general OF the army, whoze
authority is absolutely deEpoiic, as he is
responsible only to the sovereign Of
Spain, and is supreme head OF tho civil,
military and seclesiastieal jurisdiction OF
this Island.
The inhabitants are divided Into four
classes the native Spaniarda who occupy
nearly II not all the ofioes OF mower
and trust; the creolsa. mostly farmers.
planters or lawyers, who are the naiR
supporters OF the rsv0lution, and q source
Of continual contempt BY the Spsniards /;
the free mulattos and free negroes, who
are excluded by law from holding civil
oAces; and those wh0 are slaves, either
b. birth sr BY being brought from Africa
oT China.
That Spain does not want TO lose this
pearl from her ring Is not strange. Gold
and silver are 10 be found within her
boundaries, the finest OF woods can b.
cut Ia her 10. 000. 600 acres Of forests,
fruits wnich are always In demand In
these markets grow without cara, uhils
sugar, c. fee aud tobacco have made her
name famous the world over TIE
experts % sugar alone average $50 600,
900 yearly.
The FIRST uprising against the Spsslsh
rule wss In 1920 due TO the total depriva
tion OF political civil aud re
ligi0us liberty and exclusion from
all public stations OF native CubaAs. la
1874 the black population spruRg up and
IN 1s4S Nkrelso Lopez made his attsnPt
for fresdon. In 1850, with 800 snan
Lopsz again nads an attempt TO sstsk
lish q free Cabs, and Ia 1851 be
tried II again this tiae watering the
Gag with the blood Of hinself ana aaay
Of his followers.
Ia 1913 President Polk favored the
purchase Of Cuba for $1,000, 600, and
ten years later proposal losk ag 10 It's
purchase fer So 000, 900 was zade In the
Senate, but was afterwards withdrawn.
la 1868 the frst teterninsd effort to
relieve ihb island from despotitm was
bskun, and since then the fFes have
burned, sometimes bright, then nsrsly
smcu dering That this warfare has
cost Spain dearly, IL beat shows b. a
debate Ia the Cortes OF Madrid IN
Novsmber 1875, when 1t was shown that
during the eight years preceding.
spAiA had sent 145, 600 soldiers and her
most favored eoHmazders to the ille,
And that while the CubAns were Eubdusd
} they were not conquered.
Again the spark Of revolution has besn
famed into q blaze and the mother
} country Is exercised. even Iasrs kadly
than ever before. over ths antics Of her
: rsbeliious sons This tims the attempt
promises to be much nearer sue sesH than
ever before. The vines, kept alive
during all the troublous ysars since 1929
promise to bring forth fruit ht for the
vintage and the entire eHergy Of KlAE
Alphonz) will bs req quired to crush out
the blazs 50 fully undsr way
A reporter Of the Evening JOURNAL
I while IN conversation with a resident oi
the little island where liberty has such
. hard time to grow. asked the blunt
. question: "Will the Cubsns wini' The
Cuban with a smile and a characteristic
shrug Of his shoulders, answered The
cause of Cuba Llbrs Is always dear TO us
who, native born, have bresthtd So much
Of the free air Of the United States, thai
, only freedom can satisfy them. Do
believe we will win7 say we, for although
no longer a resident Of Cnbs, am heart
and soul Interested in her welfare. Lei
me read you soma extracts from letters
received from a friend II San / q
de Cuba, who has ample opportunity FOL
studying the situation
'In one letter nv friend writes "rh,
I revolutionary party is gslniug ground
r no ma 9rlty OF natlVe OuDlla Is Soluf
j to the Geld to join the patriots and
!, others who are not able to do so are
emigrating. 1t 10 positively sure that th'
I Cubans will accomplish their object.
D oablegram WGs received here last nigh
z from this Spanish minister IN which hl
> says that after sendidg $4,000 men &
Marshal Campos 10 more will be sent b.
Spain This quota is expected to srrivl
between September and Ostober. Thl
q Spanish Government is setting free al
/. the criminals IN her pcisoDs on condition
d that they join her army In Cuba.
r Another letter says: The war to Ga.
' Is nothing like che last ten years war
The very bsst class Of people is In this
! although the Spanish newspapers try u
hide the truth and only priut report
favorable 10 their cause We can Sc
with our own eyes condition OF thing
Il directly contrary TO what they ssy
n From day to day Marshal Campos meet
4 with nothing but failure sitter failure
n The revolutionary party. and those VIII
Il favor It, is large In numbers and prac
tically controls the iatsrior. We are al
10 state OF excitement here, Watchin
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