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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
KALBTD CISCO PI0.
10 que produce 81 iuego
en- Monte Carlo.


Segdn eI balance de la bauca de
Monte Carlo. cerrado en- 81 de DC
thbre 1ltImo, Ia recaudaci6n en-
apuella casa de juego fue de Ia
8so 600 frances, resultando una baja
de cipco millones CON relaci6n al
eiercicIo anterior.
Los oastos han asccndido o 5000 900
RIB a sd o Q del modo sigulen
te: al principe Alberto dc Monaco,
Zoo 600 gastos de policfa, gendar-
merfs, fondos secretos y diversos
trabajos, I 500, 900; directories, cd
mlnistra 1ores, ''croupiers" y pexso-
nal de servIcio, 100000; teatro,
orquests, tiro de pich6n, carreras de
caballos, regatss y obras de benefi-
cencia, s 900 600.
Gastos de publlcaciones de i'm
prenta, ETC., 500. 900.
Gastos que ocasionan los que Sc
arruinan al jnego y que desean vol
YER su patria, 1000 900 frances.
10 que q estos desdie hsdos Sc les
da, so conoce con ell nombre de "via-
tico de los moSibundos.
TambiEn 30 han invertido otros
1000 600 frances en- socorros los
jugadores desgrsciados que no tie
men valor para suicidarse.
AnAdase este IS suicidios, OH
eIalmente comprobsdos, ain contar
los lgnorados por los jugadores, y
que, segdn la cr6nica. han sido IS, y
se tendr& Ell balance complete de la
casa dc juego de Monte Carlo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
CREDITO Y AHORRO pom CENO
SecreknrzM
SecretGrz0

FL imponente don Francisco Garcia
Pelaez ha dado aviso esta Secretarfa
del cxtravfo de su libreta MO 1884.
Y Sc hace publico a los efectos del
artfculo Il de los EstatutosI.
Ponce, Enero 81 de 1898.
FL Secretario, II D. PdsareU.
5-6.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
Felicitaci0n

Ajuntas, AZ 2. 10 t.
Observation-Disclosures.
Vaya nuestra enthusiastic felicitsci6D, fra.
ternal abrszo al honorable patricia Fruc-
tuoso Buetamante por adhesion nuestro
gran partido.
Magistrsl documento publica DEMoCRAoIA
hace jnsticia nuestro invicto jefe Eufioz
Rivera, gloria de BoriBousn. SaiUd al
nuevo hermano. Lcdo. Pablo Font. .--Ledo
Aparicio. o.-Aparicio Rivera. .-Adelfo Cam
pos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
En- eI campo de Marie

Grande es la concurrencia que scude to-
das las tardes la explapads del cuartel
con objeto de presenciar los ejercicios cue
viene vsrifcando el bizarre battalion caza-
dores de Ia Patria No. 25 que eIecuta con
suma precision difereDtes mar iotres ba 10
ell mando de 81 digDo Teniente corcnel don
Ernesto Rodriguez Ote'za, q quien secundan
por modo admirable tanto la oficialidad CO.
mo los individuos de troIa.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
RECO|RTES

ri mar .hnmor convertible en estado cr6-
nico. no solo corrompe Ell caf<cter, aill6 que
predispone al cuerpo ian estado mcri,oso.
Sc envejece por el tenor de envejecar ee
muere Por Ell tenor morir.
El hombre eata rodaaido dc mil infiueno1as
que le oprimen, y la vida es ell irabajo d 10
voluntsd que tiende domirsr esas inauen-
cias.
La naturaleza es ell eCo del eepirilu Ia
idea es la madre del hacho constrnye ell
mundo SC imagen.
Baron de 7snchtsysteosn.
DESPEDIDA AL PIANO
Trlste los ojos, palido eli semblante,
de opaca luz al resplalldor incerto,
una soven. con paso vacils ute,
81 sombra taxa en- Ell salon desierto.
BE sients al piano 50 mirada grave
hta en- el lago de marft que un dia
aguard6 ell beso de su nsno suave
para rizarse en- olas de ammonia.
Agitada y febril, con insistenoia
evoca al borde del teclsdo misIno
4 las hadas que en- rftrnica cadencia
Sc alzsron otras veces del abismo.
va de Mozart divine enssya el sstro,
de Palestrina ell n6men religioso,
de Weber, triste, el suspirar siniestro
y de Schubert ell eapto melodioso
II Es en- vanol-exclsmo la joven bella
apsgo en- ell tec'ado, reoen inn,
ga nltimo son, porque saba ella
que era ipd il luclar con el destino.
-lAdi6si--le dice -eterno confdente
de mis- suef1os de amor que el ITEM 20 agota,
td que guarda bas de Mi edsd riente.
para cad Illusion slguna nota,
Hoy mudo estas cuando tn amiga llega,
val yer mi tri9te coraaop harido,
no puedes dsrme 10 que Dios me MEGA
Ila nota del amor 6 del olyido!
Andninl0s
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

|ta y por 81 absolute carencla de co
nocimientos militares. ]"
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

De Ooamo nos escriben
"Ouatro cosas existen en- Ia actualidad,
que. por mucho que piense ell meollc, no
| pue do explicarme.
La 'primers, es Por que los ouros que
tan TO alsrde8n de innaacalg0d0s reciben Y
SO copfundea con hornbres, euyas manch1s
no podrian lavarse con todc ell iab6n que
fabrica "Rocamoraf"
La segnnds, es /: Por que los pasr0s, que
tento hablan de respeto Ia "Constituci6n
del Partido", aceptan y sancionen hechos,
como ell de dejarse imponer. per un grupo
de ounce veinte, un director politico.
La tercera, es: Por que hombres, que SO
dicen sensatos, prctestan contra escritos
que solo SO dirigen seres deap reciablesa
la caarta fltlnaa, es Por que en-
Coamo ha causado tanto escozor, en- algu-
nos polfticos, ell hecho de que, ell Excmo.
senior Gobernador, en- uso dtl sac perfectfsj-
mo derecho, haya envlado, psra la vigilan-
cia de aquella Villa, cinco u6meros del
cuerpo de Orden Pdblico de Foncei
"Kl domingo % de los corrientes tuvo lu-
gar IN meeting organizado por ell comite
liberal en ell barrio del Laurel" sitio demo
mihado Ia antigua. Gran ntmero de CO.
rrellgionsrios de este pueblo. en- ndmero
de 30, acompaf1aban la comisi6n que NOM
brara nues tro comite.
Prepsrados para ell case se hallaban reu-
nidos un gran Ddmero de csnipesinos en- la
casa dc nuestro correl gionario don Manuel
Anaya, quien recibi6 los espedicionarios
con su habitual cortef ia: Una orquesta cam
pesina amenizaha ell acto CON la popular
"Borinquef1a", mientras aqulelles vecinos
atronaban ell espacio con Vivas a Espaf1a,
La Autonomia, Mnfioz Rivera Sa-
gasta y al Partido Liberal
Una vez reunidos nuestros amigos, abre
ell acto con un breve, pero falocuente dis
curse, don Jose E. Salines continuaron en-
ell uso de la palsbra los se1ores don Domin-
go Rivera, don Marcos Bssora, don Arturo
SANCHEZ, don Jose Brenes, don Ildefonso
Ortiz y don Federico Il. Virella, ouienes en-
tono familiares indicsron & los concurren
tes ell amor Ia nacionaHdad espaiiola, ell
respeto los poderes constitutions, ell orden
honradez ell trabajo
Terminado ell acto procedi6se las ms
cripciones, las que &c sumaron por mas de
oiehenta afliaciones.
FL comite manifesta su grsltitud al pro-
pietario don Luis Mentrie, quien. obsequio q
la concurrencia su paso por su propiedad
con un esplendido almuerzo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

Para que tiemblanl
aQu6 tiemblen los csnallas
# De rnin oonciencial
Hablar de los conspoptes
Els una infamis;
Y nos produce asombro
4 Tan torpe drnad...
~ Tan torpe arnsd ss.
Conque el alma nos hieren
Por las espaldasi
Yo no ataco personals
Nj nsdnsOtretOs,
Atnco ciertas cosds
Y ciertos Qases0sy
lY. .ciertos. quesos
Que 0taco, por ser tdcos
sFA CGrdnb0Ser0s 80!
Y en- verdsd que me hacen
Reir de veras
y Los tip0s- tOpos trdp0c
W Que nae marean
iQue me marean,
Aunque dirAn muy pronto:
". iMea calp0, meal.
AGNUs.
Sabapa Grande, Eneio 26 de 1898.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

No te compreDdo, mia mia. GoLzalez,
que es todo un caballero, to haee su decla-
raci6n de amor td ie rechazas con la ma.
yol ligereza. No Sc On que consiste ESQ
-Pues muy sencillo. Yo quiero por ma
rido un hombre de talento, Gonzalez
echandose mis- pies me ha dicho SIeno-
rita, le prometo no amar en- el nnundo mas
que ustsd. -
-Bueno, sy queG
Que ESQ me parece haberlo ieido en- al
guna parte.
La hora.
-Paisano Besa que ha dado ell reloj es
la unsa
-senor militar. ST no me engano tebs
ser la otra.
Ep'tafo flos6hco sobre 10 tumba DC un
ciudadano MI
-lNaci6, creci6 Sc cas6 ~. y Sc rnuri6l
EPIGRAMA
A an tunerte de esta corte
hizo un sastre una levita,
con bondad iDfipita
le pidi6 luego 81 iuaporte
IA mi bolsillo tai Illegal
contest6 aquel muy erguide.
AUsted acaso no ha dido IS
que aquel "que Ia hace la psgai 2
*x#
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
PRESIDENCIA DEL EXOMO.
AYUNTANIENTO DE La CIUDAD
DE PONCE
Al PUBLco

Dehiendo proceder la fornaci6n de
les padrones do Las distintss riqnezas que
Sc han de remitir la Intendencia para el
saaala lnieDto del cnpo para el repartimien-
to dal Eercicio de 1898 90; SO avisa por
Ia pressnre todos los seaores contribuyen-
tea para que por espacio de diez dfas . con-
tsr desde la fasha presenten Gus planillas
deelarstoriss en- ell negociado segundo de
la Secretrrfa de este Excmo Ayuntamiento.
Pouoe, 26 de EsDro de 1S08
Fl AlcaIde, Gauthier
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
RSqAPBpA DIR PONCE

4 Esperamos que todos nuestros
asentes on la isIa Sc sirvan remesar
nos la mayor brevedad los fondos
en- su poder. la DEMOCRACIA necesi-
ia de sus recaud0s oportunamente
para sOstenerse.
No vivimos del aire.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
Peticf0n iusta

Varies vecinos de Ia calle de Arenas, pro-
lor gaeio1 Norte de la del Leon, presentaran n
mafana una instancia al Ayuntamiento
suscrita por veinta firmas solicitando Ia
Quina cue ferman ambas calles.
Motiva esta petici6n Ia carencia absolute
de aqua, pues afn cuando pasa ror la calle
del Leon en- tuberfa del acueducto, no pue.
dan aproveehar esta ventsja los citados ve-
ciaos, causa dc Gu pobrezs y escasez que
no les psrmiten pagar ell servici de plumas
para ell uso domestico.
No dndamos que nuestro AyHutamiento
atendeie, cumpiidamente, selicitud tan
justiicada.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
Hech0 piinibIc

Con seutimiento nos enteramos de que
nnestro ccmpa nero don Rodulfo Hernandez
Lopez. director de '.El Oriollo" ha recibido
uns padrada en- Aguadilla,
Depiorsmcs el hecho, digno de reproba-
ci6n por todos conceptos.
va sahe ell amigo Herman dez, que re-
sar de lss diferencias politicas que pue-
dan sepaIarnos. en- esta casa, que es Ia
suya, sc 10 estina yse lequiere.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
POr las trazas .

Respirasdo inquina conssgra Ez dutono.
nsista TODD gu ntnero de aver combatil
al sel1or Mnfioz Rivera, con motive del NEE
tsna de Mayagiiez.
BuenO.
Ese peri6dico sde quien es 6rganof
sDe los autonomistas puros: 6jde los enc.
mjgos persopales de Mufior Rivera3
Por las trazas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
Ga Eatacion"

Hemos tenido ell qusto de recibir al nd
nero l6 de esta imporGante revista Ge mo-
Gas. que contieDe nnmerosos y excelentes
grabados en- tinta negra en- colcres, ror Ia
cual constitnye ma de las mejores publica-
clones en su g6neIo. Es de suma utilidad
para las famiiias, por 10 cual Ia recoInenda-
mos S rnestras lectoras.
Prec @ de suscripcion- Edicci6n de lujo:
m sf1o, S -. so -Seis meses, Tres me-
see, Sc
.Edicci6n ecopGm:caa: Un af1o, S 5 60
Seis meses. s 3.-Tres meses 1.60
Ag ante en Ia Capital don CarIoe B Aeltz;
en- Ponce don Heraclio Gerardido Acosta.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
N0mhramianf0

Ha sido nombrado encargado del hospital
de dementes de esta ciudad ell laborioso y
honredo obrero don Jaime Rodriguez, en-
|sargento del benem6rito cuerpo de Bombe-
ros.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
PrOpaqanda

Ur enthusiastic Liberal &c la Playa nos 6i-
rige una carta muy bien escrita en cue nos
senala ia conveniencia de que nuestrcs ami
gos organicen ura setie de meetings en loa
barrios rcrales ds ia jurisdice; On, fin de
gu1Os dSstdentes que Sc despachan so
gusto, Giciendo pesGes del partido liberal ,
de sus hombres
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

Un teIegrama
De Comerio hemos recibido el sjguiente
telegrama
s. DENOCRAOIA-P
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

Pueblo en- masa indignado protesta ener-
gicarnente contra iDfsmsnte articulo Mefs-
Nfsles publicado en- La PeQuefsG Antf1la.
Espere manifestation unanime. .-El presi-
dents del Comit6 liberal, Ce1estSno Peres."
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28
LentoS de orc

I6nt0S dc orc
Roto ell muere, sc ha extravisdo anoche
IN par de dicbos cristales naontades en- ORC
y envueltos en- I'M papel.
Sierra gratifcada la persona que los pre-
serte en- esta redaoci6n Sc le sgradecera
ademas.
Sc recomienda particularmente 4 los Sc
flores plateros, cuyas rnanos pudieran
llegar.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

ACIaraCIOn
Don Fu'g7ncio Reyes, vecino del barrio
Portugues, nos escribe manifestardonos
que retira de por nua la frma que es-
tampara en- el regstro de los autonomistas
pasTos.
. Aehana insertaremoa la carta que nos
dirije.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-01-28

Mateua pnblicarenos un comunicado del
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
Diplomacy Won the DAY.

A certain Oakland boy of years almost
got himself into serious trouble the other
day by being generous. says the Pittsburg
Chronicle. He had been playing in the
street and had gathered an armfuI of long,
slender branches that had been pruned
from trees. They made fine switches, and
when he took them home his mother asked
for one. The bog, selected one and pre-
sented it to his mother.
II just keep this she said, "and when
you misbehave I'll have it with which to
correct YOU
Then the youth stormed He was in a
rage and made such fuss that he ought
to have been thrashed right there. A rug
was airing on the line in the yard, and
the boys mother told him 10 go and beat
IT with his switches He went out, but
came back in few minutes. There was a
serious expression on his little face, all
except the eyes, il which was roguish
sparkle.
Mamma" said the boy. you'll have to
give me your switch TO beat the rug Mine
are no good"
The mother was so pleased at the cum
ming of her son that she gave him the
switch and he soon broke it in beating the
rug. Then he laughed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
Grosvenor.s ExpIanation.

Representative Grosvenor's explanation,
which was published in our dispatches
yesterday, of the remarks he made on the
floor of the House a couple of weeks ago.
TO the effect that the war would be fought
under the Republican administration of
the government or not at ALL" is doubtless
accepted as satisfactory. He did not
mean. he says, that the war would be
fought by the Republican party, but that
il would have to be fought under the pres
ent administration, if fought at all, be-
cause the Mckinley administration has
yet three years of life.
While we are satisfied that we would
not have become involved in war if the
politicians of both political parties had
not tried to make political capital out of
the Cuban question, we believe that now,
since a declaration in favor of war has
been reached, no good purpose would be
served by attempting to make the war un-
popular, or trying to saddle the RESPONSE
bility for it on either political party if 1t
should eventually be unpopular In the
prosecution of the war there should be no
GAOLN 10 gam IlO4ltlCdi duNdHldS6e. nc
aim of the whole country should be to
hold up the hands of the President and
give him such moral and material sup
port as would enable him to prosecute the
war vigorously and bring it to a success
full end speedily. The time has passed for
lnquiring how we got into the war or who
is responsible for 1t. The time has come
to stand together and maintain the proud
record the nation has for being victorious
in It's wars.
The United States have undertaken to
drive the SpanIards out of Cuba. Until
that is accomplished there should be no
party differences which would hinder the
prosecution of the war. 1t is not a Re
publican war nor a Democratic war. 1t
is now war lnaugurated by the Amerl-
can people in the interest of humanity
and TO put an end TO a scandal that has
already too long shocked the civilized
world. That is the way we are to look
at it now, and looking at il that way the
people will regard it as their duty to re-
spond promptly and willingly to whatever
calls that may be made upon them to
sustain the national honor ard to accom-
plish the object for which the war has
been undertaken.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
Getting Even.


The subject of candles" has disturbed
the equanimity of more than one Ameri-
can in Europe. To pay for a whole can
die, when only small part of 1t has been
burned is sufficient to rouse the ire of the
meeEest and most enduring. One of our
American consuls TO Belgium tells an
amusing story of a New York man, who
found new use for this much discussed
article, says the Youths Companion
He was shown to a room in a hotel in
Brussels, where he found 20 candles stuck
in a chandelier in the center As it was
dark, the attendant lighted them all; but
the guest had been in European hotels be-
fore, and made him put them out imme-
diately.
This was of no avail however. In his bill
next day he found them charged, 40 can
dies, 10 francs" So
He went back to the room and took them
and slipped them into his overcoat pocket
When he was about to leave the house
he found the servants drawn up in two
lines in the hall, in the European style
ten men servants on one side, ten maid
servants on the other, all smiling and
ready for the expected tip Then he drew
out his package and distributed the can
dies. one to each.
ALLOW me, monsieur said he with a
superior bow; permit me, madam They
are very superior candles, 1 assure you; L
paid 10 cents apiece for them" and he leIt
them all staring at the candles like so
many altar boys.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
The weather Bureau Man.

From the Denver Evening Post
All the reading world is cussin at the wild
and reckless way
The Keywestionable scribblers send the
news from Florida
They are classed as gifted liars with a
wondrous wealth of gall,
Worthy rivals of old Beelzebub, the father
of them all.
And their wild prevarications we are will
ing TO concede
In the fairy tale procession travel mighty
near the lead.
But In making Eighty guesses not sinner
of them can
Hold an old-time tallow candle to the
weather bureau man.
He will scan the distant heavens with a
sharp official eye,
He will feel the vap'rish whskers of the
breezes passing by,
He will peer at the horizon with a scien-
tifc sQuint
And survey the realms of cloudland for
each noted shade or tint
Then he'll bunch his observations an will
wait to hear by wire
From his wise contemporary, the Chicago
weather liar:
If he says therell be a blizzard you can
figure on a fan,
II OF Vi Nature likes TO monkey with the
weather bureau man.
When he says therell be a freeze-up, you
can figure on a thaw,
When he calls for balmy weather, you can
bet it will be raw,
When he tells us fair and warmer. then
the wind begins to blow,
And cavorts around the country till it hus-
ties up a snow.
When the storm flag is flying from the
governmental dome,
Giving all the people warning that they'd
better stay at home,
If you've figured on picnic don't you ever
change a plan,
For hen give you picnic weather, that &C.
centric bureau man.
Every rancher with a goosebone sticking
in handy crack,
Every Teller with rheumatics in his limbs
or in his back,
And the yellow-back observers of the al
manac design
Can inform you If the weather viii be
stormy or be fine.
But the signal service fellers perched away
up in the air,
Always say it will be stormy when it's 60
ing to be fair,
And as liars we award them every biscuit
in the pan
Ananias wasn't in 1t with the weather bu-
reau man.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
Military Legislation.

The war department has found the calling
for volunteers such a complicated question
that Congress is being urged to act at once
upon the bill to temporarily increase the
military establishment of the country. A
few days ago we called attention TO the
fact that there was grave doubt of the
Presidents power to send the militia to a
foreign country. He can call out the mill
tia to execute the laws, suppress insur-
rection and repel invasion. He can call
out the entire militia to prevent Spain
from landing troops on our shores, but
there does not appear TO be any authority
for sending the militia to Cuba. The fact
is the issue has never been squarely made
as to whether the President has authority.
or can be given authority under the con-
stitution, to send the militia out of the
country 1t is claimed that jefferson held
that he has such authority, but the pas
sage in his writings upon which this
claim is based is rather vague.
1t seems there are doubts about the
Presidents authority to call for volunteers
for the purposes of invasion-hence the
desire for prompt legislation. 1t really
looks as If several important matters
would have to be settled before we shall
be ready to invade Cuba. In our haste to
bring on war we seem to have forgotten
the necessity for preparing for war.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21

DR.. Payson, the famous and beloved
preacher of Portland, Me, says the Chris
tan Endeavor World, used to tell the fol-
lowing pointed story:
One very stormy Sunday he went to
church, more from habit than because
he expected1to find anybody there. Just
after he had stepped inside the door an
old negro came in and asked If DIR. Pay
son was to preach there that day, explain
ing that he was a stranger in town and
had been advised to go to his church.
Upon that" said Dr. Payson Il made
up my mind to preach my sermon IL no
body else came
Nobody else did come, so the doctor
preached to the choir and the old negro.
Some months afterwards he happened
to meet the negro, and, stopping him, ask
ed how he enjoyed the sermon that stormy
Sunday.
Enjoy dat Sermon" replied the old
man. II clare, doctor, I nebber heerd a
better one. You see, / had a seat pretty
well up front, an whenebber you'd say
somethin I'd jess look all roun ter see
nobody only jess me- An says to m'self,
He must mean you, Pomp, you's sech a
dreadful sinner, Well, doctor, dat ar
sermon set me a-thinkin' what a big sin
ner war, am I went an jined the church
down home. Ize a deacon now
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-21
spafn's Ally.

The New York World says that "Spain's
only ally in the war about TO be IN
aUgurated is yellow fever. 1t also says
that yellow fever is only a dirt disease,
which does not usually attack unaccli-
mated persons VINO live discretely. II
makes the statement that our military
commanders, when they 90 to Cuba, will
fight dirt as vigorously as they fight the
Spaniards." and that, according to one
of our generals, with proper sanitation
of camps there will be no more, danger in
sending an army to Cuba in July than
there was during the civil war in keep
ing troops on the coast of South Caro-
lima"
This Is highly important information, If
reliable. But we have no hesitation in
saying that the World doesn't know any
thing about yellow fever, and that its
effort to show that which it calls Spain S
only ally" is not worth a second thought;
is on par with many of the other state
ments which appear in its columns.
Scientists have been discussing yellow
fever for many years, and they have not
yet arrived at any agreement as to its
cause; nor have they found any remedy
for it. For the World, therefore, to
come to the front with the statement
that it knows all about 1t, and that it is
not factor in connection with the pro-
posed invasion of Cuba worth consider
ing, is so lacking in common sense as to
amount to impudence.
We do not think that "Spain's only
ally as the World calls il will deter
Americans from responding to their coun-
try's call, but an responding they will
have in mind the dangers they will en-
counter, not the least of which is the
disease which the World calls SPANS
only ally" And we have no doubt that
the authorities at Washington will keep
in mind the health conditions of Cuba in
mapping out their plans for an offensive
campaign. If Cuba is to be invaded the
invasion should be undertaken as quickly
as preparations for it can be made, so
that the work can be completed and the
troops withdrawn from the island before
midsummer.
The World may be an authority on
yellow journalism but we don't think
sensible people will accept it as an au-
thority on yellow fever. Certainly, the
to it for information in respect to dis
ease that puzzles the ablest men in the
field of medicine.