Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-11-28


Therefore the commercial element finds u
better just uow 20 keep this money under
key until the crop operations can De begun
under normal conditions
WILL MAKE ANY SACRIFICE.
1T is reported that the Spanish minister
f-r war intends 10 send another large con
tlureut Of troaps 20 Cuba Ia January"
] do not know replied General Weyleri
Il only think ! can assure you that the
nation Is prepared 20 make all kinds o. sac
rifles both In money and men, which has
already been proved. 20 conquer 10 this
undertaking and make SPANS sovereignty
hing. All the money sPsn, and
10 be spent will be Spanish
money. Cuba has been asked FOR nothing,
neither FOR men nor FOR money spain does
not hold Cuba 20 exploit her nor has she
had anything from her and her dignity is
safe. Her pride IL her great national his
toric traditions alone Impels Spain and she
viii defend Cuba and Will exhaust her las.
dollar and her last man IN so doing. This
is not only the feeling Of the government
but also Of the Spanish people. as is shown
by the daily growing enthusiasm and saCrl-
fees by the nation"
DO you think general. that the recog-
milton Of the belliEereuce Of the Insurgents
by the United States would be taken rs an
ofense by Spain
IT would be strange II any act directly
aimed at a recognition Of any challenge o.
SPANS right o. sovereignty here which
our people look upon as being beyond quts-
ton. did not evoke an explosion Of popular
feeling which it would be impossible TO
check. excited and ardent as public se-J-
nent Is now on the Cuban question in
Spain"
The Cuhans abroad complain strongly Of
Spanish tyranny and attribute the revolution
20 the subsection OF tie Cubans by despo,ic
government under which they were not
mi = 7nf. q "a
public employment In their Own country.
Can You make q statement on this subject"
They must offer some excuse for the trea-
son and destruction 70 whi-h they have de1i-
Gated themselves since taking " arms" re-
piled the general. After the termination OF
the last war. Cuba was conceded fun liberty
by the uot-er country. and with & raqidity
with which few examples are shown among
other people. The government itauEurEte3
a regime granting ample Cuban representa-
tio1. availiug itself o. the provisional laws
until the Chambers ratified them. and ez.ab-
fishing the rights Of the Cuban people upon
an equity, with the European SIsuiHrds in
tie colonies Almost simultaneously the
present Spanish constitution was promulgated
recognizing the equality Of white and black,
Cuban and SpaCiErd. IN TINS region The pro
viuCial and municipal laws are alike IN the
provinces Of Spain. There IS absolute free
dom Of the press public meeting and as-5-
citation and public judicial procedure. n
short the CuhRus have all the liberties that
are enjoyed by the Spauiaris To their native
country As 10 the social question the
pEtrouHto, or patruls.ip Of slaves. was de-
creed. which wi5s1e3 the scope Of the
abolition measures and reduced the time
appointed for the gradual and total abolition
q slavery. All this is recognized ~ liberal
CUhaHs. and ty prominent men who have
not left the island In spite OF the present re-
ne.lion and who remain or the governments
side. Nov, you see. what tyranny Spain has
exercised il Cube 90
CUBANs N PUBLIC OFFICE.
But" insisted the correspondent the
CLlans complain that they are deprived of
holding public Office.
This iE another rotoriouHly uuiua: aEser-
ton. F." cai5 General Weyl-r. The Cubau5 are
left out not through Spain's tyranny. hut
because they DO not seek to hold ONCE. Dur
ing slavery times all tie wealthy people were
Tot found Gruung the bourgeois. Bot even
from the earliest times there is no denying
the fact that Cubals have held the Offices OF
comptrollers and subcomptrollers OF the reve-
nue. like Einilios and REuIsrez. besides
similar important posts since the treaty Of
san John was signed. Il is 8 fact that So
per cent Of the public employees are Cubars
Not only in Cuba but IN Spain. do CuuarE
hold public off.0e For example, Calizto
Garcia Who was three times sentenced 70
death and par1o-ed held the Office Of auditor
Of the bank OF Castillo. lis son is 10 tire
employ Of the state in the Philippine islands
held and skill hold. important posts in Cuba
No province In Spain has such a large pro-
portion Of state employees and since the last
war some o. the most important places iu
the administration have been held by CuhGrs .
The provincial governors and the 1agrg-a- .
riss the president OF tie high court Of state .
the attorneys. the uaEis:raCy, the re tors ana .
Professors o. the university. the uffgIalE 0f
the customs revenue and the headE OF other
public Offices. the administrative cuuusall0rs .
az earHa HvzH nF H~-T FHH Ern Fwa=
the chief political secretary down 10 the .
hum blest position, il may be said that nearly
all the posts are held by Cuhals In MADRID
CuhEus are employed s. the tribunal Of s--
counts. in the council OF state. in the min
iHerisl departments 70 say nothing o. those F.
who have acted as ambassadors 70 the higher .
powers and as uuder-segretarits 10 TIE min /.
listers ! assure Won that there are over .
] 400 Cuban officers I'm the Spanish army. and .
that there are over 500 fE-tirE N Cuba for
Spain, ranking from general down 10 subal- .
terms OF al the regular forces. You VIII
now see that these charges that Cuhans are
not allowed 10 hold Office carry thei- own .
denial, and the fact that since the treaty
OF san John, there are no Cuban place seek .
ers may be because all the places are filed .
with Cubans"
No SPANISH TYRANNY
But" SAID the correspondent, "the (
Cuhans assert that even in the local popular .
posts they are barred out through the high
OF QLElllcdIlul required
This also is ineXact" said the general
only the possession Of s. per anuum Of .
taxable property is the requirement Where
the Cuhans represent wealth they have The
provincial Offices as in Puerto Principe .
santa Clara and 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 o. the municipal posi-
Jiols were IN the hands OF the Cubals and
the same was the case with the minor posi-
tions and the state ofEcerz. Now. lei Us see .
what these complaints amount 70. Moth
ing but q preteEt 70 argue with some
show OF justification for ireaehery 70 the "
nation. The Y,ainsst proof that these com
plants are unjust is In fact fhat all the
Of the Cuban political PARTIES
have placed themselves on the side Of the gov +
eminent have formed e committee for TIE
national defense and that all are striving
equally with the same object in view. not
the different tendencies Of their
political platforms, conservative and liberal
alike The committee is actually composed
~ the most prominent men az the three par
lies and they represent the culture wealth
md production Of me island They not only
protest against tie insurgents but against
me complaints they have formulated Egliu=t
ne government, whose tyranny they know
better than any one does ret exist and l5ve.
existed
Finally the correspondent asked General
WtylCr u be WoLld agree NJ a true. i- order
10 bring about Al exchange Of views be-