The sun., 1896-03-01
and whsthor the mountain climate hs. hleached

for mulatto. lie would need no flag OF truce:
he darkies Will receive him as friend aud
Major Roblcdo Joins in tho laugh, and is not
spd I9R ReSya danryGSs Si ci MS c
mind by taking banter in GOOD part.
:" llcevonsl what's, th!sF" cries nr, Lopez,
81. Iernard dog who has been exploring the
floor for meat scraps. oh, It's thai big brute
Why, If didn't believe the continent was risnr
npoh US to use tho wods OF the ScmiHtt Jour
GS1r S %Et 1 for G MeGG Ss,r% the
the the guaGrYyrsd; heeeipg my pard9nS, What
you Will ince any beast now-FoXcs possibly cx-
ccepted" In al!uston TO tho name tIorra, of a
Cuban editor whose reputation as n dead shot Is
said to have brlllcd tie tongue OF the Doctor.
Hush up, or won't give YOU certificate Of
emoiiogel insanity tho next time YOU run
keen out OF Key West. or the Yankees might
M TSG ana eo Gr" y you at S k S m asy
hnNlng plead guilty to tineture OF Moorish
the stil riskicr field of fclf-bantcr. say, you
Cypress me- squenks wca2cn-fnccd little licu-
tenant whom burly comrado Is crowdtng
you read it IN that liberal manifesto that no.
body has right to Cypress his tclIowmcn2'
MO,amans Siown ] down" "T quoies iT Prof Roches
from bulletin OF telcgrams; NIL the result Of
reeds IN tho %" wd inc asf Gco on.o %
Don NeEros will como down next, II those for
siHn barbariahs are not Strengthened out hefure
Liberal diatrbcs, I'LL presently the conversation
turns upon the causes of hurricanes, and the
enigma OF their frequency at special points.
The natives. in the meanwhile, listen in moody
silence. not from an aavcrsion to frivolous
TOPICS ut this time of their country's sorost need,
but because their staples of conversation in
clude neither politics nor meteorology. Their
silence thaws whenever mn ntermc2zo OF small
LAX turns upon the gossip of tho neighborhood.
Tho impartial outsider cannot avoid the conclu-
sion hat tho "Pcninsulars," as they call tho
cally, slouter men. The West Indian Crcoics.
with rare exception, differ from the North
Spaniards. not AS n Yankee differs from an
Englishman. but MS both differ from u native
OF southern France.
Has then tho atmosphere of the New World
ing Influence OF an erervating climate has, on
the whole. been undoubtedly for the WORSE but
tons have no ei rtdeomns nj @ oets f su Tho
meridian of New England has to some degree,
Gountcractcd the latitude OF southern Mexico:
Tho West Indian treOles nrc charitable, and
with all their vindictvencss. instinctivrly averse
to brutal cruelty; they are dreamiy poetic and
apprcciatvc of beauty in all its forms; their
youngsters prosper in exile by an umiable I'M
pulsiveness " utitude and sympathy, and as
class .the West Indian Spaniards far excel
their transatlantic hinsinen in courtesy and
cleanliness.
In general tidiness the appearance of tho
Cuban artisan compares farurably with that of
an Anda!usian mayo in nll the frippery OF his
festival dress. not to mention the ragged jour
or the half-naked cobblers of Cadi4 harbor town;
but 1t is true that the Spanish laburer would
hesitate to exchange tho reputation Of his husi.
ness habits for the best frock coat OF his West
Indian rival. There goes that pvrfumcd loaier
again, sneaking off. as usual, iust when he is
needed" !" growls the Catalan waiter OF the Casino
restaurant as he secs his Creole assistant slip
round tho corner. and; ruiganc Dto% If
yet. Heaven help this country if fellows of that
. sort ever get the brides OF tho Goverhment in
Tho spanish officials indulge In similar pre-
dictons. The moment the last gunbOat of the
Spanish fleet is out of sight the Cubans, they
squabblc about details of administration. pay
mcnt Of war debts. and division OF tho spoils:
are II h
sides the FiadSsos $50 d ana tie Rca EepnIliicans.
there are ,he Grinso-. or busy body llnmsrnnts,
Yankees, the cXpUncnts of the old Home Rule
party. the AnarchislS. West Indian Federalists.
The oracle OF the Casino sanctrm adds that
the CreU!cs can claim only negative virtues.
They, are not so rough II. the Spnniards. they
hVOid hurting 4 strangers sore toes. they alb
stain from superhcatod drinks and profanity,
evadc truth rather than violate it outright, and
are not easily caught in the footsteps of Don
Juan: but their main practical advantage over
their European cousins consists in their superior
their ability to cooperate with various inferior
racesnwhen races they can no Longer conx them to
rs the first NAPOLEON called them. but they will
not often lift a hand to mend matters
The latter charge, however. implies the ad-
mission that matters must have reached n
frishful degree of imp! cnsantness before the
lancud Cubanos were driven to lift tie stand
ard OF revolt. During a period of uneSanpled
and, with slight notifications, we must ndmtt
the truth OF Julian Mnceo's Indictment of tho
nation that has cruelty exploited its West In
dian colonies without giving any equivalent
In improvements. education, or protection"
Spain could not altogether neglect the needs
OF her dependencies, but if we deduct the cx-
pcnses for the support Of her own officials. the
inces amount to less than one-cGhtrcnth OF the
revenues wrung from the prov!nciais.
,h" III" unautm"r'%g %Xtort."ns OF sGanish oSGe-
direct taxes about nne-tenth. In other words;
the burdens Of the European incubus exceeded
its benefits between twenty and twenty five
times. even II we should accept the endcavor to
maintain the peace as an equivalent of tho per-
Reduced to their essentials from the stand
point of a sympathiZing outsider, the two main
problems OF The present struggle for indcprn.!-
obstinate foreigners be broken without a con:
testdCvaatatiI.g he island from cNd TO end and
native population? And will not The fruits ot a
possible victory be outwc!ghcd by the costs Of
II not lmE "s,ih.e If not inrvjtnble civil war;
The p,rlls OF the preliminary problem are
desperate enough We should rcmcmh"r tnat
It's chances OF success cannot be compared with
those of onr own way Of !ndcr"mGcnc". The rN-
istcncs OF Spanish-A American J innkccs " is not
all a myth. but they must be looked Tor in Chili
and the Argentine RrpLll.r rather than any
where in the tropics our 5.OoOoDO Insurgents
had continent of room; the ".oOou 200 ''uhans
have to operate on II territory II ltic larger han
West Virginia and IA little >iuallrr than Wis
cOnsin The proceeding, OF tho Havana court
martial are as morcicss as the, >aT4'9 urn
methods of the spanish cruisers Iir l5irraynn
volunteers carry on their campaigns with ilre
and dirk knife. The iisur gents are Hcuau"d by
hades and the deep blue sea. Besides spain IS
unit tor the prosecution of the war. wliu he
COu'cils Of George III. were divided. and the
club rooms Of the very Household Guards VIII
Messed hot debates on the right of refusing rep
rcscntatives to IA taTpayiuE nation, t"lnwn!!ts
nrryously avoided that topiC Of conversations
while the very banter OF the Casino Espanol
proves that its members can afford to toy with
the "i~k of dissent
Stil. rs Frederick tho Great used TO repeat in
tie stress OF the Seven Years War: Iho
chanr cs of rescue are AS liutics- n the rhanrcs
of ruin" nnd plUcEy fight against olds i apt
to enlist the arms OF the immortal. Revolt IN
thr' uhan capital mny strengthen the hnuds Of
the PATRIOTS; tlu clements of Tia" island may i'll
tcrCrdr IN behalf Of lis children nGd hnIn~a
their advcr~ar!cs with storms ilOu1,. and d'N-
ease; rcNolt- may break ont i'll spain itself; and
II b. any mnuncr ot contingency t." struggle
lor freedom should get within. reach Of success
the second question admits Of - much rcadier
ANSWER. EECn III "a wHr.worn country uui'i tho