The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29

letin would use little more force in try
ing to persuade the Government to recog-
nize the belligerent rights of Cuba 1t
might save itself the horror of hearing
that few hundred people had been de-
stroyed by dynamite.
Ut seems TO be the Am ericau policy OF
late to permit all kinds of atrocities and
TO permit its citizens 10 be trampled upon
in foreign countries without making more
than mere protest. AS an American
citizen who has known something of the
horrors of war / protest against such
policy, and for one say that it Is necessary
for the Cubans to begin using dynamite.
The sooner they use it the better it will be
for Cuba and American civilization.
Certainly the generalship shown by
Antonio Maceo and his associates and the
fact that the part of the island of which
they have control has opened free schools
on the system OF the public schools of the
United States convince me that Maceo
would be warranted in using anything
that God has created or man invented to
give TO the people OF Cuba their political
rights and freedom
The attention of the Examiner has also
been attracted to the Bulletins editorials,
and it comments thereon yesterday as
follows:
An evening contemporary gravely criticizes
ex-Attorney-GeneraiH Hart for his scheme to
destroy Havana with dynamite dropped from
a cruiser of the air. The scheme is rather
blood-curdling. considered practical war
fare, but it is extremely interesting from the
point of view of romance The romantic
quality is highly developed in General Hart
Personally he would not hurt fly. He never
did hurt one, as far as known. But he re-
ceived his nomination to Office as a hero accus-
toned to reyel in carnage on ensanguined
battlefelds.
What more natural than that his mind
should dwell on new deeds, even gorIer than
those whose narration gave him his fame :?
The exercise will please him, and it will do
nobody any harm.
We can think of no one better qualified to
be the custodian of an airship than General
Hart. Our evening contemporary is wrong TO
chide him for the use he proposes TO make of
his charge. The more exciting he can make
Its programme the more the gayety of the
commonwealth will be promoted. reference
to the airship was medicine that soothed even
"California's'' gloom on Thanksgiving night.
To this the Bulletin in its editorial col
umns last night rejoined as follows:
Tie Examiner gently chides the Bulletin
for having taken the proposition to destroy
Havana by means of an airship seriously. The
scheme our contemporary admits to be rather
blood-curdling, but is considered interesting
from romantic point of view. It is not sup
posed that military authorities have been
greatly disturbed by menace of the airship.
In fact, General Weyler is more intent upon
defending Havana from the insurgent forces
than from the California general who derives
his title from a civil office. But there are lots
of people il the world who donot weigh either
men or propositions scientifically. They take
a man seriously if he takes himself seriously.
1t is not likely that California has heard
the last of this dy Mantle scheme. 1t will be
dilated upon as illustrat ting the characteristics
of our people. The romance of the PROPOSE
ton will be visible indistinctly, if at all,
through the smoke of a series OF dynamite ex-
plosions.
People are now curiously awaiting fur
ther DEVELOPMENTS IN this paper warfare,
with sympathy leaning toward the side of
the Cubans' advocate and defender.