The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-18
MISERY AND STARVATION
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military control will lie allowed TO go
from under il.
Il wish | might speak of the country,
of its surprising richness. / have new
err seen one to compare with it. On
this point / agree with Columbus and
believe everyone between his time and
mine must be of the same opinion. 1t
is indeed a land where every prospect
pleases and only man is vile There
are, or were, before the war about l..
900 900 Cubans on the island, 200, 900
Spaniards (Which means born in SPAIN
and less than 100000 negroes and mixed
bloods The Cuban whites are pure
Spanish blood, and like the Spaniards,
usually dark in complexion but oftener
! light or blonde, so far as / notice. The
| percentage of colored to white has been
steadily diminished for more than 30
| years, and it is now not over 25 per
cent of the total In fact. the number
of colored people has been actually di-
minished for nearly that time. The
| Cuban farmer and laborer is by nature
| peaceable, kindly, gay, hospital bic,
/ light-hearted and improvident. One
| thing that was new to me was TO learn
the superiority of the well-to-do Gu
ban over the Spaniard in the matter
| of education.
/ AMONG LUOSe III BOOu
/ there can be no doubt that the Cuban
is far superior in this respect. And
| the reason is easy to see. They have
/ been educated in England. France or
| this country, while the Spaniard has
such education as his own country fur
| nishes.
THE colored people seem to me by
| nature quite the equal, mentally and
physically. Of the race in this country.
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larger and stronger on the island. There
is little or no race prejudice. and this
has doubtless been greatly to their
| advantage.
Condition of the Soldiers.
1T is said there are about 10000
Spanish soldiers now in Cuba fit for
duty out of over 200, 900 that have been
sent there. The rest have died, been
| sent home sick and in the hospitals,
and some have been killed. They are
| quiet and obedent, and If we'll drilled
and led | believe would fight fairly
well. but not at all equal to our men.
AS saw no drills or regular forma-
ton l inquired about them of many
people. and was informed that they had
never seen a drill. l saw perhaps 10000
Spanish troops. but not "a piece of artii-
lery nor tent. They live in barracks
in the towns and are seldom out foi
more than day, returning to town al
night. They have little or no equip
ment for supply trains or for field
campaign. such as we have.
Having called on Governor and Cap
tain General Blanco and received his
courteous call in return. | could not
with propriety seek communication
with the insurgents. | had plenty oil
offers of safe conduct to Gomez camp
and was told that if ! would write him
an answer would he returned safely
within 10 days at most | saw seyera
who had visited the insurgent camps
and was sought out by an insurgeni
field officer. who gave me the best in
formation received as 10 the insurgeni
/ forces. His statements were moderate
and l Was credihly informed that h
was entirely reliable He claimed thai
the Gubans had about $4,000 men nov
in the field, some in every province. bu
mostly in the southeastern provinces
and eastern Santa Clara. and this
/ statement was yorroborated from Other
. good sources.
They have force all the time il
Havana province organized as fou
small brigades, and operating in small
bands. They are we'll armed. but YER
poorly supplied with ammunition The.
are not allowed To carry many cart
I ridges, some times not more than one y