The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-14
AS SEEN BY E"NGLISHMEN.
,,,pBESSTONS or THE CUBANs AND
TIE sINTIIGO FIGHTING.

.,r,ble Opinions OF the Cnbans Held
hy English Newspaper Correspondents
picture of tho StOrming of Eel Chney-
pluck of Observation-Disclosures Scenes.
1oxnoy. Aug. 6.-Here are some OF 1.-THE i'm
--ossious made by the war upon the corre-
saordonts of various London papers. They
~ ~ interest not only in themselves. but also
.s showing how men and matters have
.,rrck the English observer. On the whole
.oort symrathy has been expressed In this
country with the Cuban forces. Their conduct
In dealing with their deliyerers has frequently.
inJnad been painted in the blacklist colors.
The correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph de-
.orihes IN, Cubans as incapable of reali zing
what true liberty means.
"Uare and there" he says. "A man like Go
me2 or Maceo has some OF realizing IL,
hut the overwhelming majority desire not lib
erty hut domination. They desire to possess
thems elves of the offices and power now held
nv their spanish rulers. and II they are per-
mitted by the United States Government to be-
come unrestrainedly possessed of them they
will repeat, on an exaggerated scale, all the
]crueltic5 and expressions OF whlch tho span
iards have been guilty"
He goes on: The plain truth OF the matter Is
that sooner or later the United States will be
obliged 10 lick the Cubans into something re-
gambling a civilized community, and the sooner
the work is undertaken the better. During the
last few weeks Of the war | saw a good deal OF
the Cuban soldiers. and II they are to be taken
no A fair sample of the race to which they
belong they are as unfit for freedom or
constitutional government as the savages
We routed out Of Coomassie a couple of
vears ago. These armed insurgents are little
better than a horde Of undisciplined thieves
and murderers. Like most mongrel races. they
80. all tba evil OualitieS of both the racpa
from which they have sprung, with little or
nonc OF their good qualities. They have all the
cruelty Of the Spaniard. without his chivalry
and bravery. and like him, only in a more inor-
dipate degree, they are filed with an insane
vanity, which they mistake for pride. With
their negro blood they have inherited an I'M
bounded capacity for lying. and they are eX-
pert thieves. while they possess none OF the
negro's jolity and good nature"
He then describes a number OF acts OF cruelty
he witnessed. One OF them happened on the
memorable day when Cervera's feet was de-
stroyed. and the correspondent thus describes
the incident, which he saw himself:
"A young Spanish officer on the Maria Teresa.
t HbnHh n deck. with his clothes in flames. K
cOmrade hastily tore the clothes on the wounded
g9TsTRoa Ant in 's S6e hope %.t Of t SAVING lis 'H liz" The
Cubans saw this and m % the conclusion that
the wounded man must be an officer OF some i'm
%uOrtance. Instantly q score or more. OF them
began shooting a tthe poor burned and wound
ed figure as it drifted about among the break
ers. This horrible brutality was too much for
the chivalrous American officers and sailors en-
gagged in the work of Of rescue foS1 oI and the ar guns an tS OF
the . Gi"gSss[ %Te anh th Of S 8 1se and d FoS III tb enc
of the beach into the woods. l have since
heard that bitter complaints were made by the
permitted to continue
But it was in the lighting, round Santiago
that the Cubans are described as appearing at
their worst, A correspondent says:
e GnEsis I'D dc Sa T t 5 S9s r 81 s4 ssTtT Sh hsRIflas
smbu!cada qo be AERIAL GIs all 165 shind doF co . fTsP Sat tRes
There, was a fine ot Of things lying around
use ES'' q t their time. While American Soldiers
we're lighting the spaniards on the hill OF San
canesyE. their Cuban allies We're snealins about
u the rear. picking up the oyercoats and Ealises
battle saw Cubans, coming back in %iiteens
eIpendedNand full sacks Of soldiers belong
ings on their backs. which they were, hurrying
fans were so busy .looting that they refused
point blank. even to help the wounded. and /
know from the evidence OF my own eyes that
American dead. A colored United States cav
Slryman came upon one OF them robbing the
tNAl u u toh american Olll.tIs anu W IL
everlasting honor Of, the negro he Drained the
SHban, scoundrel with the butt of his rifle and
Neither would the Cubans work. After the
tbattle, when the United States troops were la
boring night and day. repairing the roads. dig
Shatter asked that some Cubans should be sent
70 assist in the work in order that Santiago
and ammunition might be more easily and rap
10y 10y conveyed TO the front. sehor Garcia sent
tHe American commander would Tpmemh pI
that the Cubans were soldiers. not laborers. ]
'o!Ef sSnh gdiy ,bs } at,sr n0nnIti Of Gen; Skater Shat -
United States has sacrificed the lives q hun;
treasure. A more worthless race or one less
n1ted tor freedom does not exist. and it will be
an EVIL day for Cuba and her civilization. II the
insIIgents ever obtain unrestricted domination
IN that unhappy island"
Here are some pen pictures by c.. E. Hands
the correspondent Of the Daily Mail. He saw
the fighting before S~antiago-from what he de-
scrlbes as "a front row seat" on FL Poso
here, while watching a battery demolish {
spanish blockhOuso and drive the Spaniardf
IRON their trenches. Mr.. Hands had his frs
experience Of shrapnel:
Bang! went our gun. l clapped my glasses
TO my eyes and watched the distant trench t.
see the Spaniards hustle away. BOOM wen
some other gun at Il distance. Before there
wac 'hhe 10 wonder what or Where IL was ther'
came a sound in the air like the hiss OF som
awful trewOrk serpent. II filed the entir,
atmosphere. As IL approached the hiss became
hshriIl whistle, and the whistle a terrifying
.'shT&pneI! cried an officer. as he threy
himself HAT on his face.
tr4ck" Went something overhead, AM
cries 81 CONSERVATION came from the CubaI
MIcimidczTous n the ruined mill at the foot Of tn
HiIl Boom, again, scream, whistle, crack
GpMm We al. went on our faces as close TO tn
,ho IiGld hospital. quick! yelled some ono from
..SSCCrcerh again this was too awful.
ne htll"a cluster 81, spectators had sepa
fihlrl az The first -hOt. We ran round for sue
shelter az the lee side slope OF the Hill afforded
II, hlGrIiiy ,aS. was possible. considering tn
u.Iiculli"s Of IN" ground and the burning hea
vi r. sun, ] made my way back 10 a spot which
VINE not exactly a front-rOw seat. was no
Hu'te IN" centre Of the Spanish shrapnel field.
lie was also fortunate enough to see tn
splendid storming of FL Caney. the Balaclay
"'lha. with the added glory Of utility.
hon afternoon cun,r--I lnst nNupt count q