The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-11-28
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bourgeois. But even from the earliest

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the bourgeois. But even from the earlies
times there is no denying the fact tina
Cubans have held the Offices of comp
trollers and sub-comptrollers of the reve
nue., like Pinillos and Ramirez, beside:
similar important posts since the treat,
of San John was signed. 1t is fac
that so per cent of the public employe.
are Cubans. Not only in Cuba, but il
Spain, do Cubans hold public offices. Fo
example, Calixto Garcia, who was three
times sentenced to death and pardoned
held the office Of auditor of the Bank o.
Castillo. His son is in the employ of tht
state in the Philippine Islands.
Many leaders of the former rebellion
have held and still hold important posts
in Cuba. No province in Spain has such
large proportion of state employees, an6
since the last war some of the most i'm
portant places in the administration
have been held by Cubans. The provin-
cial governors and the secretaries, the
president of the high court of state. the
attorneys, the magistracy, the rectors
and professors Of the university, the Of
ficials of the customs revenues and the
heads of other public offices, the admin
lstrative counseliors. the registers Of
property, and, in fact, from the chief
political secretary down to the flumbiest
position, ii may be said that nearly all
the posts are held by Cubans. In Mad
rid, Cubans are employed in the tribunal
of accounts, in the council Of state. and
In the ministerial departments. to say
nothing Of those who have acted as am
bassadors TO the high powers, and as un-
der-secretaries to the ministers. l as
sure you that there are over a thousand
Cuban officers in the Spanish army and
that there are over 500 fighting IN Cuba
for Spain, ranking from general down to
Eubalterns of all the regular forces.
you will see that these charges that
Cubans are not allowed TO hold office
carry their own denial, and the fact that
since the treaty of San John there are
no Cuban place-seekers, may lie because
all the places are filed with Cuhans.'
But said the correspondent, "the
Cubans assert that even in the lceal pop
nlar posts they are barred out through
line high dgree of qualification required"
This also is inexact," said the general.
'only the possession of s. per annum of
taxable property is the requirement.
Where the Cubans represent wealth they
have the provincial offices, as in
Puerto Principe, Santa Clara ami many
towns in the eastern department Where,
however, they are not wealthy. and
could not count in with the majority,
they were retained in the minority.
But even thus, most Of the municipal
positions were in the hands of the Gu
hans and the same was the case with
the minor positions and the state offices.
Now let US see what these complaints
amount to. Nothing, but a. pretext to
argue, with some show Of justification,
n. IN he laiy
est proof that these complaints are un-
Just is in the fact that all the represent
atives of the Cuban political parties have
placed themselves on the side Of the
government, have formed committee
for the national defense and that all are
striving equally, with the same object in
view, notwithstanding the different ten
dencies CT their political platforms, con-
servative and liberal alike The COM
mittee is actually composed cf the most
prominent men of the three parties and
they represent the culture, wealth end
production of the island. They rot only
protest against the insurgents. but
against the complaints they have formu-
lated against the government whose
tyranny, better than any one, they
know does not exist and never existed"
wEYLER IN PINAR DEL RIO.
Ndptdiu NtylcT dITlNeu safely
at Nariel today. where he was received
by the authorities and large crowds Of
people. He Immediately started for A.
temiSa and on arriving there he visited
the hospitals, found then in an improved
eanitary state and the health of the SOL
diers generally better. From Artemisa
the captain general want on TO Vuelta
Abajo by train. leaving the cavalry and
the brigadier general, Calixto Ruiz, 20
join him later. General Weyler is ac-
companied by the chief-of-staff, General |
Escribano, and his aides-de-camp.
c. B. Pendletcn, a correspondent of a |
New York paper, was arrested here last |
night while upon the point of embark |
ing for Key West on the steamer Arkan- !
sas. 1t is believed his detention is due |
20 the fact that there was something |
wrong with his passports or other papers. |
The death of Perico Delgado, the in |
surgent leader, in the Brujo mountains, |
has again been confirmed
The friends Of the insurgents insist that |
one or two prisoners of war are shot !
every day outside of Cabanas fortress.
AS a preventive OF the grip Hoods |
has grown in great favor. |
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