The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
TALKED ABOUT IN TOWN.
A CUBAN THINKS M'KINLEY LIGHT
ON FILIBUSTERs.

for the Benefit of the wounded
SOIdiers-The National Air of the
Cubans-Southern Georgia Is En-
jOying Prosperous, Happy Times.
Savannah Has the Fastest Police
man in the World.
ct am glad to see that there seems to be
little more leniency given by the present
administration to the flibusters in southern
waters, acucsed of carrying ammunition
to the Cubans than there was on the part
of the administration just prior to McKin-
leys," remarked Cuban patriot to a
Morning News reporter.
Take. for instance, the case of the Daunt-
less he went on to say, the tugboat that
was in Savannah recently doing business
for it's owner. That boat had been tied to
the docks in Jacksonville for months by
the government, thus preventing the own
ers from getting any benefit whatever from
her as towing boat
"Of course, the neutrality laws Of this
country must be observed, but it is not
at all out of the bounds of right and
equity to say that the treaty between the
United States and Spain is not of such a
troll the entire southern coast to prevent
flibusters from going to Cuba. This
amounts to nothing short of supplying TO
Spain what she hasn't gotta sufficient
navy to carry on her warfare with the
Cubans. If the Cubans are not recog-
nized as beligerents so much more is the
case made out plainly that individual citi-
zens of this country have a right to ship
their products to the island, for when we
do not recognize them as beligerents we
simply say there is no war in Cuba. Be-
sides, such boats which are supposed to
take the guns and ammuni-
ton out to sea to some
other vessel can only be construed under
the laws of navigation as doing a lighter
ing business. and there is nothing in our
treaty with Spain to prevent the tug
boats of private individuals from doing a
Tightening business.
The truth is that the Dauntless has
been watched and so has the Three
Friends for the last twelve months by the
vessels of the United States navy The
harbors of southern waters have been
blockaded, as it were, with war vessels,
and in some ports it has Seen great OBJ
struction to trade and commerce, big
ocean steamships with passengers aboard
having been stopped in the Jacksonville
port, and tugs and even fishing smacks
having been called down in Pensacola wa
ters and other places without the Slight
est cause or provecation.
The Dauntless, which was in Savannah
recently, is now at Key West. 1t was re-
ported few days ago in the dispatches
to the newspapers that she had been cap
tured and would be towed back to jack
sonvnle, but this has not been done. l am
glad that the policy Of the present admin
istration, while upholding all Of our treaty
agreements with Spain is not so rash in
its punishment of these boats suspected
Of being filibusters. The boats belong to
private parties who are not able to be los
ing the revenue they might gain form
them
Speaking of the war in Cuba and the
efforts of the patriots on this side of the
Gulf stream to send help to them, it is
an interesting study TO observe with what
infinite fervor and patriotism the Cubans
who live in the towns and cities of the
south, particularly along the Georgia and
florida coast, they go about raising funds
for the insurgents They began this work
as soon as Maru started the war on the
unhappy island, and they have kept it
going ever since.
It is particularly interesting to see how
the young Cuban girls, or senoritas, in the
cities along the coast have started the
work of organizing societies for the pur-
pose of giving entertainments and bazars
for the benefit of the wounded soldiers
IN Cuba At these entertainments one
sees a glimpse of real Cuban life. The
young girls of Tampa and other Florida
points have organized a society which
they call "Dscipuas de Martr'-disciples
of MARYLAND their entertainments, from
time to time, are picturesque and full of
interest.
The Cuban girls are from infancy taught
to dance, and they are as graceful in the
arts of Terpsichore as veritable little
sprites or fairies, Ten to one they are
pretty and many of them beautiful, and
when they get their bewitching castanets
In their hands and to the strains of in
spring Cuban music begin to whirl
through their graceful dances for the en-
tertainment of the public at
tending their entertainments for
the benefit of the wounded soldiers of the
patriot band, IL Is an inspiration to sit
and watch them. In point Of graceful
swinging and gliding over a ball room
floor they would put to shame even the
most graceful Of the society bellies OF
Savannah and this is saying great deal
After they have danced to the thrilling
strains OF that popular and much admired
tune La Paloma," which means "the
dove" the girls will join in chorus and
sing the national war song OF the Cubans
This song, perhaps, Is not known TO many
Americans, although 1t is as familiar TO
the ears of the average Cuban as our
Dixie" or Yankee Doodle" II is a song
that was written when the first war In
Cuba was started against Spain and is
called La Hlmno de Bayamo," for the
reason that II commentaries the starting
of the first insurrection In 1868 at the town
OF Bayamo. In Spanish the song Is as
follows:
"Al combate corred Bayameses,
Cuba entera os contempla orgullosa,
No temais una muerte goriosa,
Que morir por la patria es vivir.
Cuba lihre Espana murio-
Su poder 81 orgullo vencide-
Del clarin eschuchad ell sonido.
las armas valientes corred."
rough translation Of the song, without
regard 10 rhyme, and In plain English
may be put as follows: