The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-12-10
4 CONDITION hNO NOT A THEORY,
sEFiEw Oh THE CUBAN sIpUA
TION.
Ihc Patriotic Insurgents BclOug i,
Every ClaSS-ThG CubanS CannO
DC Starved

The Patriotic Insurgents Belong 10
Every Class-Thc Cubans Cannot
be Starved.
Cen. bradley u. Johnson, in discuss
ing the situation ia Cuba, SAYS that it
! is impossible To get reliable or ac-
| curatc information as to tho Cuban
! armJ.
| ~ investigated carcfuily." said he
land was never satisfied. Consider
| tho state Of mind in Baltimore among
Southern sympathizers during the
civil war, recall the cXaggcrations OF
thcir enthusiasm and the dreams
OF thcir hopes. Then intensity that /,
thousand fold and you have Il faint
idea OF the condition OF things in Ha-
bana today. All Spaniards arc for tho
govcrnmcnt-aIi Cuban5 arc for tho re.
bclliun.
What sort Of people are supporting
the rcbcllion," the general WAS asked.
Tho bankers, the planters, tho
writer's, the lawyers, the doctors, the
professors OF the University OF Habanu
and the people. Tho University Of Ha-
bana IS IL hotbcd of patriotism. Thcbuys
run OH 10y the scores to join Gomez and
MaccO, and some OF the professors arc
ministers plcnipotentiary from the
Cuban republic to the South American
rcnG were from the devoted colon
les to France in .iIT7-1S. | think tho
property, the culture and tn? courage
OF the isIuMG is on the side OF the re-
bclliOn.
1.-The inanrrrct0n is supported by
wealth, directed by intelligence AID
conducted with genius aud courage.
think the rebels "uttiHh. and ont
manoeuvrc the Spaniards, and they
will wear them out.
There II no chance OF the rebels
being starved out OF the l'inar del Rio
district, for the woods are full OF cat
tic, hogs and sweet potatoes. They
Will always Rave plenty TO eat They
arc'arn. .....- e. -. SH"nc,r-,
Mausci 5. every variety OF CnrD,A-.. :
revolver and AL Of them first rato, bu'
their cartrlucS ought 10 lit all guns Q.
the same kln0. Ihcy have since
lclt, got some dynamite guns, cannon
worked by compressed air and some
gums lOr smoke less powder. They have
few American and foreign arLillcris's
who will rapidly Instruct other foreign
crS in the service. anu ;.s their urtil-
lcry Is reinforced, sk;!lcu men will he
ready TO use the new cannon. | woui;j
Say VI h"ut aHy dctinit" information,
that Li.cy need company officers, linu-
tenant and orderly -crycunls, uurc
than anything else. They are mui,i,i.r
the gulUyst fight that ever WAS made,
hot ,Hcr,UI,..: that made by the Con.
iuGcra;.s in the civil var. Thry ar.
wy;irrl.r ont She E,,,ani:,rl. and a(I, q,
Gcr.raI Wrylcr cones back to Hahana
uZ;in. the Sunniur:ls will not throw no
tho sponge, but will sit in thu town..
ana make faces at the rrbcls, who will
l,itr Lug coJntry.
" Sat :, they do succeed will th,v u,
cnpanic of ,n!f-yovrrrmnnt. will thorr
rot be 4 rructition of San D,min"o ar.
McNirO:"
No latin tribe j. capablc Of self.
government. Thut rcuulrrs the CON
stant ,trupplc apainst the forces az
ru,ury and the pressure Of mower euch
as the Anrlo- North mon conducted fn.
:, Thousand wears nuninst The temno.,. -.
OF the North Sea and the cnrrn,ch.
mcnts Of fcudul powcr-a thousunI
! wears TO produce such , racr as tn,s
.c!f-rcliant, sclt.coutrol!cd. liirrtv.iov
| inc. ius,irn and riunL nrnrtirinu Am,
! cricHn race, It. i the rynlution of thn
arCs. IT, j.; the ,lowrr Of civilization.
and no Roman race will ever cuual il,
Its area is about Cuual to ponusvlvu-
| MIA its DODuiutiOn l,lO2, $50 white,
lN5,lSI negroes and l3.Sil Chinese.
| Negroes include all mixed blood :
I white means pure hooded Nnu per.
ccivc the DDDulutiOn IS about c0uuI to
that Of \rEiui% Hud Is similarly mixed