Evening star., 1898-02-11
DE LONE AND AMERICA.
Expressions of Opinion as to Ameri-
can Women In His Book.

Expressions of Opinion as to Ameri-
can Women In His Book.
From the New York World.
From a man so happily situated in his
domestic life as Senior de LONE, and who
has received many social courtesies at
the hands of American women, 1t is sur
prising to find such sentiments as he sx-
pressed in his books Around the World
from Madrid to Madrid" which he publish
ed soon after his first trip to this country.
Referring to American women. he said:
I'VE all know what woman in the United
States is. She is adventurous and bold
She travels alone, with full liberty, protect
ed more by fear Of the law than by the
respect which she inspires. She is spend
thrift. elegant and wears the most risky
fashions, knowing well that everything be-
comes her. She Is genteel; her feet are
snail; her hair is beautiful.
rs she a woman who loves home? do
not know. 1 have seen American women
living at the hotels in California, in Paris
all over Europe. always extravagant
spending more money than their husban nds,
of whom they do not know much-money
earnsd God knows how or where.
mot the Worst In the World"
Before marriage, as 1 said before, they
are more feared than respected. When
they marry how do they behave? Who can
tell? People have been inclined to believe
that they make model wives. I do not
think that they are the worst in the world
but there are Indications which do not COM
mend them much; for instance the mys-
terious history of a certain witch, who now
owns palace on 9TH avenus. and whose
fortune, of which she now makes an inso-
lent show, was amassed by preventing the
increase Of population in the great repub-
lie; the personals in New York news
paper' the excursions on steamboats,, which
follow the publication Of these personals >
tier trips to Europe, and the lives they
lead in Paris
OF the stability of our country he saws:
III Is yet to be learned whether the
American commonwealth can continue as
1t is now constituted. Will the United
states be able to exist when it has TO con-
front the social problems which now at
tract Europe's attention? Will the United
States be able long to retain the cohesion
Ire m which the federal Constitution de-
rires all its force, having, as the nation
has, government lacking unity and
strength, as well as corrupt administra-
tcn, to say nothing of race antagonism
and opposing interests OF the various
states?
Further on he predicts:
SO many opposing interests cannot long
remain united. Time will bring about the
formation of three nations. in the east
west and south of the United States If
democracy leads to unity and to the
SN4 VI lUe central power, dlct2-
tors Will eventually become necessary In
these three republics. From dictatorship to
monarchy there is but one step, which will
easily be taken by the austere republicans,
who nov call themselves generals pro-
fessors' and doctors, nobody knows why
Tor they are so in partibus. No one would
more willingly than they assume the title
of Duke of Connecticut or Marquis of Min
nesota"
He had only contempt for our cities and
our architecture, and seemingly lost sight
OF our national attributes in such trivial
matters as walters tips" for he contin-
ueS.
Ideas of Liberty.
In these free countries liberty is for ho-
tel Keepers, for stage drivers for train
conductors. for Pullman car negro porters
not for the unfortunate being whose lot is
to foot the BILL
With such views of our country and our
people. De LONE was sent TO Washington
his actions there did not even please his
ieLoW-countrymen, for upon the assassina-
tion OF Premier Canovas a petition was
sent 10 Madrid by many Spanish residents
ere asking for the appointment OF n
strong successor to the Spanish minister
Shortly after his arrival here Senor de
LONE made short tour Of inspection of
the accessible parts of Cuba Upon his re-
turn he predicted a very speedy ending of
the struggle. He declared that America n
newspapers did not want the truth about
affairs in the island. That was in Is.lJ
The struggle is still on. and the newspapers
continue 10 tell OF events as they occur