The Republican journal., 1898-05-12
r-..i,ess Opportunities for Americans
in Cuba.

.s5rSt;TON, April II. 1910. L nave re-
GOOD many letters of late, asking
.o..uess opportunities in Cuba and
.o-,t there will be for profitable
.-- ..-.1- # American capital when
u.. e over. Spectators have al
..-rad their eyes that way, with
themes in view. I have been
..4-,r looking up the chances for the
American who is not overburdened
.,e. ..,a and does not expect to sit idly by
...t-i.A IL a season, but is willing to do
.oahle amount of work for fair re-
When the war ends-as of course it
ne Independence of Cuba-the new
..- Nl have to begin at the bottom,
,,..s y as we'll as politically. The is
.... .-. trgely agricultural that its future
al east for some generations to
pud-.upon the rural districts. Be-
t.e tobacco factories, there have
.-.-.u any manufactures of account in
r HE wasted tissues of industrial
...r.t draw new blood from the soil
-... were acquainted with the Queen
.l. .tuLes IL her golden days of prodi-
-..r-r. would hardly recognize her
+- rjmes. A trip through the
reveal, unexampled desolation-
4- and orchards, ruined houses
.. ..s -ml's, and often hungry people.
...r.. made railway journey from
t.... iailes toward the interior. In
stance | saw only two cornfields,
.. .- -1ngle garden or occupied farm
.. ~ui my travelling companion.
STAND most needs is tomb
..4 aa truly it looked so, There was
..r .rn standing, though smoke and
-..-. .UI he seen in every direction.
rf-...-r states are so very large-often
0,5- xtent-that fires may rage in
---I t.ru ing time and yet leave consid-
.-4s ltlou unframed. This year the
.s,r .r.- lyhed with weeds for lack of la
,.r--- ,uU welded much less than the Gus
e.7s-. mount of juice; and that was far
...e usual value, being darkened by a
4-5. xture of scorched cane. Yet it
os.H. worth cutting and grinding, when
emf r,-l = on could be obtained from
NsxM Iuez, the insurgent chief. The
SPANS rGorities readily gave the planters
.e-1i,-.l 10 grind, and guaranteed them
-5e- while doing so. This unwonted
zsU-- N the part of the mother coun-
r ws- uut entirely for the welfare of Cuba.
SIS NO hut because it helped to pay
H..4,l aud provided a good place for con-
-t-s dieTs. A very large proportion
srau ooy-troops succumb to yellow
.--- nlid vomitivo, etc, during their
a- IN the West Indies; and those
ni 'e the acclimating process must
- fr TIL strength returns. Soon as
ORR the hospital, they have been
.Ht Limitations, where at least they
rfa ra getting something to eat.
does not tax them heavily, and
a-ll Tecuperated, they can be utiliz-
- the field. Meanwhile the men
selves, according to their natu-
- n4ich is usually more pleasing to
r-l. Than to their unwilling enter
.l.- Every page of this paper might be
tales Of their cruel pranks, which
tuld to me on the various estates
led and are amply verified but
l- the recital of but two or three.
D- ma Gertrudis plantation-about 40
as7 e..ul Cardenas, where a company of
-H re protecting" the people-a lad
une of the poor reconcentrados
the place, was going joyfully
us hut one morning, carrying a
tri in sack, which the planters
gwen him. The soldiers over
H4s and demanded to know what
"a. 'sok. The hoy took to his heels
hlt was speedily captured and
r camp. Meat was scarce, and
Utmost as hungry as the recon-
they decided that the boy had
vain he protested and begged
t-werd be sent for: he was tied to
-i palm tree, and while the SOL
and ate the meat, was logged
during the day-to make him
ey said. Beng released at night
Trled to crawl home, but died on
tu another plantation, whenever a
rreoncentradoes were brought in,
# the guard detained all the girls
King women in his tent, and
N''- sold them to his soldiers, making
tion Of it-for jack knives, food
As the men had no money-the
~-- Ter being allowed first choice.
i- Santo Tomas plantation, in Pinar
-i +HV nee, lived an honest old colored
'- lable "Uncle Tom," whose only
posed to have joined the insur-
sa n lay when amusements ran low,
Mis- led to "kill time" with the old
~ AS brought to camp and ordered
's' ne whereabouts of his son. This
aQr do, had ne so desired, having
4r ere the constantly moving rebel
''"' WAS 'ituated. The soldiers tied him
fee and logged him awhile, without
ID not, or would not, tell. Then
ed him to dig his own grave
7Nt beside it, and into it he fell,
score of bullets.
' tsN=rs say that in any event there
'oA 'e acute famine in Cuba, because
within the zones of cultivation and
Sa--'.led places has planted vegetables
''' oodproducts for two years past
i' voted himself to raising crops
i bring the most money, in order
family out of the country.
"n took to tobacco-planting as
ecker results than sugar The
annot stop the production of
eA~iy as they can prevent cane