The times., 1898-11-17
RABID CUBAN PRESS TALK.
Santiago Papers Attack FierceIy the
American Army.

Santiago de Cuba, Nov. lb.-Ihe local
newspapers this afternoon publish exag
gerated accounts of the shooting affray at
San Luis Monday. in which two members
of the rural mounted police, a negro SOL
der and two civilians were killed and sew
eraI soldiers and Cubans wounded. This
is the first real cause they have had to
criticise the American administration and
they have availed themselves to the ut
most of the chance. Ell Porvenir, FL Gu
bano and La Independence all attack the
Americans. The Independencia is the
most rabid. 1t says, in part:
"The army of occupation, coming in the
name of the American people, under the
pretense of establishing order and liberty
has proved itself incompetent, renewing
among a peaceful people acts of bullyism
and outrage. These American intruders
have caused mourning. distrust and pain
in our midst. Love and gratitude cannot
be won by men who are without scrupies
bandits by instruction. without respect for
property or life, who kill and rob in open
camp and who are without respect for
law of any kind. 1t is stated in New York
newspapers that crime has diminished %
per cent in the United States since the
outbreak of the war. This proves that the
men who come here in the United States
are simply criminals. The authority of
the police has been unrecognized, acts of
violence and robbery are common and Of
tenders are allowed to go unpunished. The
stupid sword of the foreigner rules in
Cuba, but We are a people who have
proved by the way we liberated our coun-
try from Spanish tyranny that We can
resist aggression and oppression when
ever 1t comes and in whatever FORM"
Ell Cubana discusses the situation in a
similar strain 1t demands the immediate
dismissal of Gen. Ewers, who is in COM
mand of the San Luis district, and the
removal of the negro troops from the ISL
and.
Ell Porvenir is not quite so outspoken
as it's two contemporaries. This may be
due to the fact that two of its editors
sons are employed in the quartermaster's $
department. The editor of Ell Porvenir
is Enrique Trujillo, who formerly ran
paper in New York.
The assertions of the Cuban newspa-
pers that offenses have gone unpublished
is unqualfiedly false. Gen. Wood has ad-
ministered justice to Americans and Gu
bans alike, swiftly and surely. If any
partiality at all has been shown it has
been to the Cubans. There has been no
disorder in the province until the unfor-
tunate affair at San Luis occurred, and
the charges against the American army,
as a whole. are based solely on the ma
lignancy that seems to be inherent in
certain of the Cubans.
Gen. Wood told your correspondent this
evening that he was confident of getting
the negro soldiers who did the shooting
and that in very short time. He has
inserted in all the newspapers an adver-
tisement offering $1,000 in gold as a re-
ward for information that will lead to
their arrest. In addition to this, he has
caused placards to be posted in San Luis.
calling attention to the reward. Secret
service men are working among the
troops and there is scarceIy a doubt that
the culprits will soon be in custody. Pun
ishment will follow close upon their cap
ture.
The rabid talk in the newspapers has
stirred up the hot heads, who had been
pretty well quieted down. There is talk
of uprisings. etc, all over the town. The
men who are engaged in the work of
melting discomfort and revolt against the
Americans find time, however. to stop
their meetings long enough to draw in
digent rations from the American dis
tributing depots. a task at which they are
as peculiarly adept as in finding them
selves abused by the Americans who
have rid them of Spanish rule.