New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-08-27
JUSTICE TO THE CUBANS.

Whether it is that the anti Cuban
claque are beginning really to have
it impressed on them that the
Cuban insurgents are not after all
the worthless rul1ians that they have
been sedulously picturing them as
being, or whethea rather it is that
the leaders of the claque have had
it begin to drawn upon them that
the coarse vituperation which they
recently been heaping upon the
unfortunate people is having the
opposite effect to that intended on
the American mind, at any rate
within the past few days there has
been n noticeable abatement in the
virulence of the assaults upon the
insurgents in the claque papers.
We may take the following dis
patch by way of illustration:
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 10
The Cuban forces are rapidly dis
banding upon request of Gen. Law
ton, and as fast as they lay down
their arms they return to their
homes and resume their former oc-
cupations. More freedom to the
Cubans is being allowed, and this
policy has caused general satisfac-
ton. Numbers of the insurgents
unarmed have been allowed to visit
their families in this city, and Gu
ban officers now mingle amicably
with the Spaniards in the Streets
This is really extraordinary in it's
altered and civilized tone after the
disgraceful bitterness toward the
Cubans which has hitherto charac-
terized the utterances of the claque.
"More freedom to the Cubans is
being allowed, and this policy has
caused general satisfaction 1t
would be interesting to know what
the inaugurators and supporters of
the less freedom previously accord
ed to the insurgent forces think Of
themselves and their supercilious
methods now. They must surely
be disgusted at seeing that, while
their injudicious methods of hand
ling the Cubans were rapidly pro-
ducing an ugly state of relations
between ourselves and our allies, a
wiser and more kindly Governor
comes to the front and, with the
neverfailing remedy Of "more free
iom," alters in twinkling the
said relations from surliness to
But it has to be remembered that
Gen. Lawton, who has introduced
The new order Of things, is a brave
man himself and knows how to
treat brave men. Lawton is not the
,ype Of General who would lead his
forces sitting in comfortable tent
several miles in their rear; where
,ver dagger 3as thickest at El
Janey, LawtolI was in the midst Of
t, and no slavery that was ex-
1ibited at that. hard fought point
north of the city escaped his eye.
He recognizet what stuff the
Jubans are made of-as anybody
'asily might for the matter Of that
seeing. them fight or giving
tI the fact that, with
resolution and obedience
md endurance of suffering they
,ave fought for freedom from OPP {
,ression for nearly three years
md he proceeded with great good
Judgment to give them "more free
lom' than the nnappreciative had ,
,iven them; and what was the re- {
ult! "The Cuban forces are rapid {
y disbanding at the request Of Gen. I
4awton; and, as fast as they lay [
lown their arms, they return to
heir homes and resume their former I
Numbers I
4 the insurgents unarmed have
'een allowed to visit this city (San- 9
iago de Cuba), and Cuban officers |
low mingle amicably with the |
,paniards in the streets. y II
What q wonderful effect the in q
ection of q little common sense
nto our handling Of the insurgents
t Santiago has had all of a sudden
We have considerable need of '
GENERALS like Lawton and his COM :
non sense methods. Times Demo /
rat.