The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-02
A SITUATION SUMMARY
FOR THE DELECTATION OF TIN
SPANIARDS
A HEROIC EDITOR IN HAVANA
Gives a List Of Spanish Victories and
Describes the Awful Conditions
In Yankeedom
Associated Press Special wire


NEW YORK, June lei Progreso. .
newspaper published in Havana, copy OF
which has been received here, in an editor
ial published May % contains the following
summary of the situation from the view
point of the Spanish press:
"A month has gone by since the cowardly
Yankees proclaimed war against Spain.
They then declared that they would ami
hilate us; that they would come and take
Havana and level our forts to the ground.
We now see that 1t was but cowardly
boast for not one dastardly Yankee has
set foot on Cuban soil. They dare not. for
our brave soldiers will repulse them and
drive them back to their own shores. Have
they taken Havana? Not one gun has been
fired upon our forts, and their ships, which
pretend to maintain a blockade, fear to
come within the range Of the noble guns o.
Moro Castle. 1t would mean their destruc-
ton. Yankees are towards and can DO
nothing but boast of what they will do, and
then do nothing. Every good and true SOL
dIer of Spain is anxiousy awaiting the ap-
pearance of the Yankees, and we will then
show them how we'll a Spaniard can fight
and that we can do more than boast.
wherever the ships Of the enemy have
approached our shores they have been
driven back with disastrous loss, and their
attempts to destroy our forts have resulted
instead in destruction to their ships Our
brave soldiers have poured shot and shell
into the enemy and nobly stood by their
guns and upon every occasion achieved .
gallant victory.
1--WE have heard reports Of the enormous
army which was to invade our island and
conquer our army. What has become OF
III? They do not dare to come and meet the
brave Spaniards, knowing full well that
death will be certain to await them. They
tried to starve us, but on the contrary they
are starving themselves, for bread and meat
are higher In New York than they are In
Havana. We have plenty to eat, while the
Yankees have been compelled to open free
soup houses in all the big cities to feed their
hungry, and the people die from starvation.
No dog even goes without food in this capi-
tai, but dogs are better than the dirty
Yankees Beef costs 50 cents in New York
and loaf of bread Is cents. How long can
the shop-keeping Yankee who thinks OF
nothing but dollars stand that? They are
already sorry they have begun war against
Spain, but we will give them cause for
deeper regret. 1t will not be long before
our victorious army will cross over into
their territory and do to them as they
would like to have done to us. Then we
will give them some Of their own medicine.
ALREADY our gallant fleet has bombarded
their city of Boston and driven the inhabi-
| tants of that place into the interior, COM
polling them to flee for their lives. Next,
we will move upon New York, and no Yam
kee ships dare attack US, knowing full well
their inability to cope with the formidable
Spanish navy.
ALREADY there are tumult and insurrec-
tion among the Yankees becauseI Of the
| failure of their arms and the people are
blaming President Mckinley. A military
guard of 1000 soldiers surrounds his palace
to prevent an assassin from reaching him.
He never goes out and it is expected daily
that news will be sent out Of his death. SO
intensely enraged are the people because
they scent nothing but defeat In their war
against Spain. Civil war is threatened
among the United States, and 1t may be
looked for at any moment. The wealthy
Yankees of New York and Philadelphia
have barrcaded their houses and armed
their servants, fearing both the attacks
of our forces and the mobs of their own
people.
'Such are the conditions which exist in
America today while our noble army and
our government under the brave and good
Captain General Blanco have succeeded in
pacifying all of Cuba so that peace reigns
upon our shores.
"Spanards, we have nothing to fear
from the cowardly Yankees. We are al
ready the victors and gladly would the
enemy sue for peace.
1.-THE Philippines, which were at first re-
ported lost to us, have been regained, il
indeed they were ever out of our possess
sion or in danger of being lost. The ships
of the Yankee commander have been de-
stroyed with great loss of life, and the
rebel forces have united with all good
Spanish citizens in driving the foreigners
from those islands and have reorganizcd
their government under the equitable au-
tonomy such as exists in Cuba today.
Brave Spaniards, we will not be con-
tent with compelling the Yankees to sue
for peace; we will invade their territory,
capture and destroy their towns and force
them into subsection. Spanish valor is the
same today that it was in the days of old,
and we can in the near future the
proud flag of Spain again float upon every
sea and planted again upon the continent
of America, and once more Spain will rule
the world, as she did in the happy days
gone by.
"Vive Espano, con honor"
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