The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22

/ foreigner shall enter our fortresses. It ia
/ "A military law. We can make no excep-
tions. You understand that | do not wish
to be dscourteous senorita."
Some OF these women," ] continued,
fare said to he imprisoned for merely hav-
/ ing cuban flags in their homes. Is this
/ possible?'
Treason" explained the general. 'is al
ways crime, punishable by imprison-
ment."
There is newspaper correspondent at
present in Moro. What was his crime?"
The general shrugged his shoulders
| again. II know nothing about him." he
said II think he has been freed"
! DO you not think that the hfe Of q
new spapcr correspondent in Havana is at
| present mast unhappy one"
"G think 1t must he for they make ne
unhappy. If they were all like you it would
be pleasure"
"ro you moi think the machete a most
dci serous implement of war;
NO. II IS simply something to fight
with. 4 man fights with stick. a gun or
sword. 1t is rot so cruel as a sword
"ls 1t true tina. thumbscrews are used TO
oxtort confessions from prsoners?'
"Not by the Spaniards Rebels use all
these things similar to those that were
used in the inquisition tortures."
Dent you think the soldiers fear the
yellow fever"
NO: young people fear rothing. There
has teen only one case of fever so far"
Does not your eXcellency fear it?'
He shrugged his shoulders and smiled IT
me in an amused way 1t gave me the inn
preston that the general did not fear much
Of anything.
what does your cxcellency think Of tho
Cubans as race? DO you not think them
progressive and hrave?'
"Wlth the progress Of all nations the
Cubaus have progressed" he replied.
There arc many Cubans in sympathy with
Spain. but this Instruction is blot upon
the Cuban race, which nothing can eyer
erase II is stain made with the blood
of the slain and the tears Of the women. II
Injuries the Cubans themselves more than
any other
"Do you not think that Maceo and Co
mez have shown good generalship?
No. Maceo is a mulatto. lie has hai
no military instruction. Gomez fought I'M
der me at Santo Domingo. He was cap
tain and | was a colonel
WAS he not a brave soldier"
mo. he never distinguished himself In
any way
Does not your excellency think the Gu.
ban women very pretty and the general
smiled approvingly yes.
"Yes. beautiful" he said
and the American women what 90 you
think of them?" he was asked.
'If you, senorta, are a fair sample then
| think them adorable" and The genera
bowed with his hand upon his heart
General, | wish TO cable this story TO tns
Journal" | said. III give you my Wotu
as an American woman that there WIN pr
nothing against the government IN H. VIII
YOU moi allow +; to so over the wire WIN
cut censorship? l understand that the
censor edits with macheie.
~ do not wish you TO think mat ! couiI
Doubt your word" he replied hut ms u a
y,le to which we can make no eNHepuon
You can be sure that your article WIN not
be injured" 80, 90 Ar,er-
Your excelency. the hearts OF Amer
ican women are suffering IN inc tnou ul4I.
mai their Cuban friends are sunefluR,
WIN YOU not grac,ously indite iel,er ~
the Journal which will reasure ihehl D"
his important matter? no NJ
~ tell YOU, and is not that enough. ~
women are harmed The spanlaIas are
,|,nsor 10 cuban women Than inc .upa .,,a
Themselves. There are many Cunan w. w.
on married 10 Spanish men. ana ~ -
mem good and devoted husban9s, 81
,nonv cuban women, who come here 49,, 49,
5av with petitions. as you have seen ''e'"