The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-01
|%lNTI.AMERICAN CUBANS.
-,,orERs AT WORK TO PROMOTE
THE AIMS OF 4 CBIQUE

rallied Patriotic Committees Not Aetu-
It'd by sincere Political Aspirations-
r.., Are Composed of Place Hunters
-, Their Efforts Have Been Fos-
,.rcd by tho Retiring Spanish omcials.
HAVANA. Nov. 26.-while the sensible Gu
~, sro preuaring to rebuild their private for
80 ruined by the war. a petty cliaue OF poll
] ADAMS, organized In juntas and so-called
~s.,,rIotic committees" are trying to spread
asorphout the country n dangerous agita-
.c,inst the United States In order to keep
an, in It's present condition OF misery, and 10
80 the Americans to arrange as quickly a.
.'.ible 10 put the government Of the island
,ho hands Of a clique or ollgarchy.
~ idea OF public good. nor any sincere po-
wL.,l ssplration nor even the patriotic enthusi-
y, which led the insurgents to attempt to
~ the Spanish yoke. inspires these In
,I.rers Their only aim is to put themselves
s,hs rl,ces which the S%paniards will have va
u.,od and then. following tho Spanish rules
v rovernment, make themselves nowerfnl
"a wealthy. Just as did the Spanish Captains
c.r.ral and the Intcndentes de Hacienda. or
CSis,s OF Finance. They desire only a change
y, s,e. the lone star instead OF the rod and yell
~ ,,ripes, and n change Of personnel, them
.o,,ss instead OF his Excellency Don Ramon
p,.n,o MARQUIS OF Pena Plata, and his Excel
,.nov Don Rafael. Marquis OF Montoro.
These intriguers are few. but they make u
,rmult now. and appear to be q As they
| ali NJ he historical feelings Of the Cuban
,,c, for. INDEPENDENCE" as they speak Of an
.,merican yoke and American ~tyrants. " the
sronish officials, who arc still In contrl hero.
src,urage and help them BY all the means In
,hslr power. If a man desires to publish an
article or to address an audience In Havana.
,,pIaining what the United States Govern
mani Is and what are the purposes for the good
n cuba that inspire the American people. he
,onpot do it. The Spanish press censor will
mt allow the article to be printed. the Spanish
authorities will not allow the meeting to tax
rlace. The result is that the common class of
Cubans. who are now only reading what che
iunta clique andthe Didrio de Ia Marina. in
spired by Blanco. say. and who do not know
the American character and Institutions. are
resdyfto believe thatthey have merely changed
masters.
The long delay In the evacuation OF the
island and the control of Cuba by the Span
isn Government since the protocol was signed
has given to Spain the opportunity OF poison
ing the will OF this people with hate against
their liberators." These words, spoken to the
correspondent OF THE Sun by q Cuban pa
trlot, are the best explanation OF present con-
diious. The Spaniards rejoice over the stu
alton. Every Spanish officer that one meets
l.uChingly says Of the political future Of Cuba:
There will be trouble here soon. In the long
run the Americans. OF course. will win. but 1t
will cost them 10000 lives. They will en-
dure, less than US. the hardships Of q guer-
rila warfare and the ravages OF yellow fever"
OF course, men who think this way are
wrong. Notwithstanding the fact that Blan-
los agents have distributed among the ne
Eroes in the Cuban Army several thousand
rifles and a large amount OF ammunition
from the Spanish deposits or arsenals. there is
little probability that any Cuban will be SC
foolish as to take up arms against the United
States. The Junta clique. who did not fight
during the war. has no real influence over the
country. Their intrigues have no moro ef-
feet or Importance than Is obtained from the
Indirect protection Of The Spanish Govern
ment during its brief remaining control OF az
hhs here. They have prevented q meeting
Of the sugar planters. The sugar planters
wished to adopt resolutions favorable to the
agricultural development Of the island. but the
clique opposed them. and as the planters did
not dare to risk Blanco's ~disapproval they
postponed their proposed meeting.
The clique prevented a meeting OF the law
yers. summoned by DR.. Gener. as already told
In de=patcbes to THE Sur. At this point the
Junta clique received a severe blow. They
have been notified by a prominent American
that their scheme is known and that some Of
their representatives who have obtained rep
resentation in the Cuban Commission in Wash
ington. probably to oppose Gen. Garcia's poll
icy. had much better come back and help in
the work Of restoring prosperity to the island.
Moreover, the fight put up by Gener was 5 o
much stronger than the clique expected that
they are really becoming alarmed.