The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-01
CARTOONED AS HOGS.
A SPANISH PAPER IN CUBA HAS FUN
WITH OUR SoLoNS.


q the spanish Army In Havana Are Enter
I tained-Their Ignorance of American
Sentiment Queer spanish Humor.
The war i'll Cuba is not without ia
| humor-Spanish as well as American
humor. Don Quijote is the cartoon pa.
per of Havana 1t extracts fun out OF
the war situations and presents the gro
tesque in colors When the statement is
made that there are ON detailed duty at
Havana, as officers, clerks, orderlies
and in other headquarters capacities,
1000 members of the Spanish army,
the magnitude of the field for time kill
ing literature will be appreciated Don
Quijote seems TO enjoy considerable
popularity, although an American would
find it difficult to tell why. The paper
is not only for sale at the numerous
news stands, but copies are tackled on
bulletin boards or protected In frames
at the cigar booths, i'll the cafes and
other frequented places TO attract pass.
ers and TO stimulate trade.
1t cannot be said that the cartoonist
has done entire Justice to his subject. He
might at least have selected type
little less calculated to wound American
pride. If he had gone TO the advertising
matter of the pork packers, he could
have fond character of hog upon which
Americans could have looked with GER
tain degree Of complacency. But the hog
with which the artist of Don Quijote
has seen fit to typify the Americans is
most disreputable looking beast. He
isn't even a distinct breed. He has the
nose Of the razorback, the tusks of the |
peccary of Texas and the body of the or
binary porker This kind of hog the art
list puts into suit of clothes made of |
the American flag and labels as any
American public man who has been con-
spicuous in the Cuban developments at
Washington.
The latest issue of Don Quijote pre-
sents "a group OF those Yankee SEN
ators." Where the American humor
finds food is in the personalities. With
out discrimination Don Quijote groups
friend and foe Of Spain. He makes
hogs of all of them. Senator Hale of
Maine has been a thick and thin de-
fender of Spain in all of the senatorial
so much so that he is known
in the cloakrooms as the Spanish sena-
tor. Yet Senator Hale is held up to
Spanish derision as an American hog in
the group with the fiercest of the jim
goes - Morgan, Cameron and Call.
Sherman is included, although he has
eft the senate and entered the cabinet.
Don Quijote varies the hog idea, in
he latest issue, so far as to represent
distinction without difference be
ween the Cleveland and the Mckinley
The president and the ex-president
ire offered for Spanish ridicule in the
orms of two bobtailed pug dogs strug-
ling to be first at dish of bones label
d Cuba" Uncle Sam is holding them
ack. The American sense of humor
rasps the fact that those bones have
een picked so well before the pues
each them that they glisten.
Don Quijote's wit does not mislead
he Spanish element of the population
S to the truth of history. The late adj
relations to Cuba are
90 "'Niotoot. "A low uuyS ago tDe
ispatches brought the news that the
x-president might visit the gulf of
lexico ON Mr.. Benedicts yacht. The
eading ultra loyal Spanish residents of
lavana came together and began pre-
arations for an elaborate reception of
lr. Cleveland.
Don Quijote's cartoons are not as sig
ificant as they were three months ago.
he American no longer encounters
,owls as he goes about his business. He
persona grata in Havana now Two
lings have conduced to this. One is
ne growing desire for peace and the
'eling that the United States is to play
conspicuous part in the settlement
he other is the natural impression '
lade by Consul General Lees single
anded course in defense of the rights s
American citizens, for, without bias
prejudice on the Cuban question,
ithout reference to politics or to sec
ons, it can be said General Lee has {
roved the right man for this emergen- I
7. he has stood up firmly for interna- l
onal justice, and hereafter the rights {
naturalized citizens Of the United {
tates will have new meaning. st.
ouis Globe-Democrat. {