The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-08
mt CAMERA IN CUBA
-v os spANlARos ovERcoMes
W', ..,a OFFICIAL scRUPLes.

.o like to Pose In
~ n...-csptains Turn Out Their Entire
h" "A. 10 BE Taken" = Only One
CO.. In which objection Was Raised
:, tho regulations of the Spanish
one , ~ the taking of photographs
' 'iIy permit For shot at iorti-
vi'nOu ', with the camera the penalty is
ncanvI, ,, severe. Nevertheless, 1t Is
n,a;yersal testimony OF American
'e r.naper correspondents that whiie
la'.veIing in Cuba a camera Is oetter
ira. .ea,;on than passport. This is be-
plO' Sa No nationality is fonder OF posing
sar Uniform before the lens.
n The rD spaniard. officer or soldier, never
lno chance to be taken. >" Permis-
mss, 20 photograph a fort will be refused
slUu " rery positive shake of the head.
S'D a roouest to be allowed to snap the
Wv s,.on drawn up with the fort as
st'.hnround is always met with smiling
a.aetonce. A captain or lieutenant
ay ul tnrn out his command and put it
VIZ NV nosition suggested if he learns
.Iat q nicture is wanted. If suspect or
'n ""oI ;nsurcent is brought into camp
a. detachment which has made the
' "aU,nre will enter heartily into a plan
:" nose in way to reproduce the scene
', ;ts efficiency. The prisoner will be
s.onCbt out and made to kneel while
.ho soldiers and the officer in charge OF
,bem take positions. On one occasion
,ho whole scene was reproduced in such
.as,;stic manner that the poor prisoner
Tanned his hands upon his eyes and for
few moments underwent all OF the
mental torture Of an execution.
The guards OH an armored Car will
,,imb on top of their travelling fort and
cot into position any time at the sug-
oostion of a desire for picture. They
will do it with alacrity and manifesto
tion of good feeling, as if compliment
had been paid them. The fact that he
NAV never see the picture and that 1T is
Going where no one will recognize him
seems to make no difference to the
spapish officer or soldier If Ell Ameri-
cano wants the picture enough to ask
for it, he is willing to accommodate.
The more realistic Of war the posing
can be made the more heartily the
Spaniard enters into the proposition.
For him the camera has fascination.
Rank cuts no figure. Colonies as well
az corporals are susceptible.
Only once in such journeying did the
little black box fail as friend maker
with the Spanish troops. That was dur
ing visit to camp Of reconcentrados
Views of naked and ragged children, Of
crowded huts, of concentrated misery
in general, had been taken without any
attempt at concealment. The mother Of
pair Of twins had just persuaded th'
cberubs to face the camera when TIT
officer of the day, serious faced cap
tain, appeared and looked upon TIT
smiling group of reconcentrados will
evident disapprobation. He wanted t.
know if a permit had been obtained
from the commandante. When he learn
ed that the formality had been over
looked, he said it would be necessary Il
60 at once to the headquarters. With
score of boys following and the guild
looking frightened, the line Of marcl
upon the commandante was taken up
What might have happened had tina
official been awake will never b
known. 1t was the siesta hour. Th
officer of the day could not think o
arousing his superior. He seemed lii
tie in doubt how to proceed and accept
ed an invitation to 60 to the hotel wit
such promptness that it was evidentl
arolief to strained situation. At tn
hotel the officer of the day was made q
comfortable as circumstances woul
permit His taste was consulted as
the proper manner to exchange interns
tional courtesies, and when he wei
away 1t was with the observation thu
later hour would do very we'll for til
call upon the commandante. The mel
time the officer saw the commandan'
he found that his prisoners on paro
mad preceded him. Some letters ha
been shown, and good relations had bee
established.
They were taking pictures of Il
camp, said the officer, indicating q
American and his companion.
They have letters. They are a
right, the commandante replied. Wit
that the incident closed, although Il
look which came over the face of Il
oliicer of the day did not indicate cor
plete resignation. Louis Glob
Democrat.