The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-08

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The monks procured the passage OF iAus
fcrbiddtng the enxiayement Of the natives
on the islands and making such action
felony. Notwithstanding this. the law was
cisrexarded from the governor down 70 the
smallest Judge and military commander
who knowingly confrmea the rapacious
, acts Of the Spanish and usually were par
ties thereto. 1t WIS common sning acf
the governor and MS undeflsnxs 10 cap
ture and sell the natives from one island
90 the planters CT another. Until Almost
every native home was broken up. and the
people scattered hsther and y0n among the
various groups Of islands.
Certain OF the monks reported at consio-
eTabIe length on the sreatmen, these na-
;iges received from the Spaniards- One OF
the NEST venerable OF The monks was Las
Casas who. after making thorough re-
port about issG, deneunc.nA the crueiftes IN
uameasuresd terms caused an order 10 DC
lssued By Pope Paul H., directing the
Spanish officials 10 inaugurate REFORMS
throughout the entire district In express
Ing his views OF the awful treatment m
fsic,ed upon the caribs. the pope said II
had its origin .-in an internal cupidity ana
was based on the most diaboiacai pre-
texts" No attention was given 10 the
popess orders. Slavery continued until al
+ The natives were gone-killed by erue.ty,
quitous practices. In 100 years or TINS
management good authority says. there
were not left twenty-five :aribs-
one of the noted politicians OF the day.
fiji defending the acts or his appoinfees.
declared that the entire new weird nao
been retained. and set aside Dy Zoo 70
form A place where their great canrcn
should be established. II anyone. native
or foreign, was found 10 oppose or VINO
would nor accept its doctrine. ne shouid ps
dealt with IN an extreme manner. ana II
necessary put 10 death. MANY OF thss1
islands would not submit Punishment,
therefore. was ordered both for nefesy
and refusal to pay allegiance 10 the new
masters The toriures which We're m
fiIcted upon the people were held az neihs
necessary and required 10 estapish tsss
civilization which the politicians de1eHasi,
Many of the Spanish people, however, u,u
not approve this extreme view, put eahii5
and without protest submitted to the oic'a-
lions OF politicians. adventures. slave
hunters and reckless seekers after wealth,
who were all powerful
The tortnres inflicted upon the people
surpassed the inquisitioa and are so notIi-
BILE that they would put to shame the
Turks. Few OF these particulars are re-
corded. Enough are known to show me
true character OF the dominating rue u.
the islands When men OF this boosted
civilization could stand by and see inno-
cent girls and children burned alive In the
market place without protest, could see
strong men tied upon . rack and put 10
death by use OF the steel pinchers. by
which little OF the bone and flesh was
nspped of at time. VINO could without
murmur see human beings torn TO pieces
by rudely constructed windlasses. the mon
strosity appears All these facts are re-
corded at the time by eye witnesses. Now.
we can say that this war, is most justiha-
BILE. The men who calmly directed these
fortunes have transmitted the same fiend-
ish delights to the present Spaniard, who
so delights in the crueliies Of the bullfight
today.
Why was this done? Because. peYchance,
the slave in some way displeased his ma5-
ter, or was considered a hereto or COM
mitted some trivial ofens-. Often not
only the offending one himself, but his
whole family was put TO death. No Span
lard bemoaned the fact and cared less than
had II been his dog or horse
Las Casas records the fact that II was q
frequent thing 10 sec the master put a
sword through his slave because OF some