The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-05
ANS HEAVY HAND.
- RELENTLESS Grasp On the
Throat Of Cuba
ul DESTROYER or LIseKTy.,
- Rr0laO - Amex3onns Are Alb
ouRssd b. epain = etossas -
Cruslty Only Too TFus.
ruL DESTROYER or LIseKTy.

- detrimental effects Of Spanish op-
B s.~urfen 90 cuba, ths Land Of the plzntz-
- and fhe cocoa. are rzphiczsly tod by
6 1~crre D Melville for six years resi-
- e Havana, who r. Gov In fs< city
ex1rseuxh the principal part OF Csba 10
- Has fs5 nsiiee from The extreme soss.h-
- saint os Florida" said Mr. Hslvflis
{ zsrnfer4Ay ssyes 20 tire average American
rs resns 10 be N enigma = land little
fncvn. and the claims os Cuba's sufTerlnx
q 1ro;e r. their efforts to shake on the
.novy hand Of the Spanish master recssve
- lIttje attention. Nor Is the relation OF
- crrs<ns condition % Affairs 20 Arser.-
- commerce properly appreciated
IN ny opsnton the most unjust ard or
nrnssfss feature Of me present situation
* the practically impossible barrier whsca
1noin has placed in sne way OF our rssr-
6anu<s should they atfsnps TO enter Cuban
LA with American goods. Spaln's policy
= similar 10 thar pursued BIZ Engiaat
eeainst the American colonies. which re-
os1ssd n fke Boston tea party While she
Cmked States buys more than n per cent.
= everytnsng Cuba has 10 sell. Cuba in re-
lu.a buys from Us less than Is per cent CT
- articles she IL obliged 20 import. the
~ being mste up principally Of nor
osmpesisive goods which Spain cannot fur
8xUH> 4A8 H|&&<44 4f08XH ftEE Nj tt4UAEEQ
znossflcal institution annually pockets tire
tAnhoe millions. which otherwise would
erav1tats back to us IN return for cur
0hlpuz4nfs. Flogr. for instance, Is often
SGT from the United States TO Spain. and
fheu reshipp<d 10 Cuba a. the only prar-
Gcabis method Of enfersag the ports OF the
httar country at al.
~ 70 the laws OF Cuba compared with
thoss OF the United States. ! woai1 say
Kkn& - l. f&~x
1octd1diy the reverse. often becoming
dov nfixht cruel and Oppressive. A man
whose Indebtedness sxessds s. may be I'm
Deisoned for life. and the unfortunate who
= convicted Of grand larceny Is often pun
1shs5 with Death Ia lz3E local and colonial
taxss sxcesded ~ per cent OF The gross
eArniRgs Of the people. and the floating
lsnt. which IT the bseinnins Of that year
WAs something Ilka x.o0.ooo.ooo. hsk since
been moro than Doubled.
As . sam,ss Of cxb3n Justice. I might
gelsss Estls incident which occurred In
Havana recently. A Spanish editor. by
pAms Castaron. took it into bis head 70
Mcss over TO Key West and eight a duel
With an sxiIed Cuban who had szsd some
hsnd things against thu spanish goyern-
mAn< He was returned. q week later,
. corpse. as freight In a box. The au-
thofi;ies had his remains inferred, with
much ceremony. In stone vault. In the
6oor Of which vas Fixed q pane Of or6l-
aary window glass Several weeks later
1vs students from a nsighborinx acaa-
emy were TROLLING past the place. when
ems Of them accidentally scratched ths
h1ass with diamond worn upon his
0nxss. The mark was detected the same
~. the offenders were arrested, given a
6rs trial. and on the following morning
~ ave we're stood up against stone wan
snd shot. A wealthy father stood BY
aad offered Q fortune for the life Of his
een. bot without svaII.'
Ne. Melville WAS here asked what he
1Aooght would be the outcome OF the pres
at struggle. The Insurgents viii win
- he end" he satd. They are well
equipped. and use the latest rides and
cher munitions Of war. while the Span
iAris use the oId-f&shtonsd smooth bore
eulvsrins. and even wooden cannons
uniil recently there were between 400
end 1000 men following the former army
absolutely without Weapons OF any kind
vale the rebel leaders were turning away
&undreds xinzpiy because they ccali ROE
properly equip them Just as soon as
he Insurgents can gain sifaetens ground
b enable them 20 held anything ifks she
ealance OF power. then AZ least 90 Ter
esus. Of ths apparently loyal citizens Will
sven the ever faithful pecn volunteer
ths class which comprise the stronghold
81 shs Spanish army n Cuba tosay--xsth
kis gun and cigarette ard dirt. viii turn
Ms weapon against those who placed Il
p bis hands. and take part In a carnival
~ blood which win rival even his beloved
Uuntay hgllaghts AZ Rexia: and that time
= rot FAR distant
.Americans have been informed that
my OF the stories OF alleged cruelty On
0e part OF spanarcs have been very
&neh exaggerated. but the terrifying de-
Nils Of the worst have yet TO b told
Prisoners are often srsced MP by thu
lhanhs srneared with rnoia~ses and left
far days al a sirne rrey for ries whtsh
1Ather In swarrns on the victims face ard
chess Man, other forms Of torture srw
sraesicea. some OF which would rival IN
hcyror even the os9-tine hsstinaio OF
esain. II r. certainly policy for the
4eanssh consul 20 rake q general denial
~ these charges. The Arusrtcan people
are mech opposed 20 fywnny ard wanton
eraegsy. AMI as Spain has good reasons FOR
eesirsng cur good wraees at present. IL
Hctsii not Be POLITE 20 allow the truth 20
hecra. Known yet these outragex against
hsmsnssy DO occur daily. IA any citizen
~ Havana couie testify. In fact. II they
suuii allow some OF the prosecuted
~re.ehes in the Cahan dungeons 20 testify.
series colii % unsarthed Which would
heck tha Christian world TnaSe. ALAS
MI never testify. unless Il be before the
srfhaEAi or Just and aveExinx GoS."
Mr.. NeFysilets adventures in Cuba wcsslA
q themselves make very interesting reats~
~. He vas g railroad man. ana during
b. SIX year. stay n the ecuntry was
szxxged IN that business. One day. un-
fartan9seiy. ne struck ar ssficer IL the
Sssnzs army and was arrested After
asnx Imprisoned twersy-four hoars Re
us released through the tniervenisaa Of
powerful friez6a he thea resolved 20
escaps from the country. and fer TIA;
Purpose shaved or bis Ennstacae srt dts
xsl<ed himself as wcrran. Hts ATTEMPT
VS. saecexxsal. ard be IL now safe witsts
- rnitei States Ia i~avsrE Ctta he
eaancaned al his property Inierosfa