The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07

FkEUENl(M M
FtRNIriRE, CARP
RIALTO BLOCK,
ing about for no reason other than de-
sire 10 keep moving. for she had no idea
where she vas going. AT night she found
some palm tree al the outskirts Of the
city. ard under II lay the hfeiess form
she had carried around with her al that
long day.
The Caham Mother
The scenes that have been described In
the newspapers are not exaggerated
could tel you more than one story like
that OF the Cuban mother / have just
spoken OF. Bur IL is anything but pleas
ant 10 recall such pictures. do not like
10 think OF them. And there Is no use in
telling OF them, save as was done by
Proctor and Tharseon In the senate, that
the people and the government of the
United States may know what IL going on
just across a thin strip or water from
Key West. and in sight Of the American
flag. floating in all the freedom and the
grandeur of liberty and national pride on
American territory. One must visit Ha-
vana and see for himself these starving
reconcenlrados before he will appreciate
q 1.-THE of the horror and iuhumanity Of
the warfare now being waged by Alfonso
XIII. against the Cuban nation. You can
depend upon one thing, however. II
President Mckinley were taken and set
down on the island of Cuba among these
starving people for an hour-just an hour
We would have war fast enough for
anybody.
II heard the agent Of the Red Cross
Society Of Havana say that no less than
4ss.u4o Cuban women. ehtsaren and old
rlen had died IN the trochas--Wey.ers
pens for the rsconcenIraaios. He stid that
not less than ae.teo more are now SO far
gone that nothing-rot even Intervention
or the independence OF Cuha-will ever do
them any good They will die, ard IL IS
not worth while trying 20 save them. he
said. This Illustrates the modern Kind of
warfare pursued by the Spanish nation
against her main colony OK this heia4S-
phere.
beautiful Cuba.
cuba IL the garden spot OF the Western
world There Is no place in the world
with more natural wealth than Cuba. You
must remember that the Spanish have
always prevented the Inhabitants OF her
colonies from rising from their ignorance.
They have discouraged progress and en-
iighgenment OF every kiui. They have
opposed invention and education. The re-
suit Is that the farmers of Cuba till the
SOL In the same primitive way that was ii
vogue @.Ha years ago. have seen the
Cuban farmer plow. He takes a little bull
out IRtc his potato patch and ties stick,
shaped after the manner Of the plow. 10
the animals horns by a rope. He has no
yoke. The plow is Simply fashioned, just
as they made them centuries aso In
Southern Europe. The end of the stick
IS signify curved and ia >hod with metal.
The Cuban farmer follows bis bull! all
day long, merely scratching the surface
OF the ground. Yes with these primitive
methods they raise three crops OF almost
every product on the island during a year.
The soil Is wonderfully fertile and one
crop follows another as fast as they can
grow. and without scarcely any cultiya-
ton.
Havana Il a medieval city. There are
no sewers or other features of modern
city. People empty the slops frem their
private dwellings into the middle OF the
street. The cutters are foul with filth.
IL dog dies he is thrown to the side of
the streets 70 lie there and rot. No won
der Havana has the yellow fever The
rains come alonG ani wash thc accumu-
lated filth down the streets AMI into the
bay
CUBA free. American capita. would flow
city. American Investors viii be well
coined with open arms American enter
prise would he asked 10 supply electric
light systems, sewers and otner conVen-
iences common TO life iii an American
city The Island would be made TO blos-
som as n garden. Now Ii Io0ks like some
great corn fed in the fall Of the wear
after 2 fire has burned OF the tall grass
4 trip through The island discusses hum
Of p.rn IL
burned TO the ground. Al that remains
* the blaCkened and twisted machinery
OF the mills. The wood work is ali burned
away. The Spanish WIFI not allow the
Cubans 10 TIL the land, and the Cubans
will prevent the Snanish from making the
Island productive"
Sen. fsre's Grent veris.
Concluding the Interview. s.r. Colegrove
said that not for years 10 came would the
American reopie appreciate the character
OF the splendid services rendered 10 his,
country hy Consul Genera. Lee Dav after
day Gen. Lee has received notice OF the
manner IN which he Is 10 be aSsassina led
Oh the following dag. Ye; he fs ever watch
ful OF the rights and property OF Ameri-
cans in Havana ard ohlivtous 10 his own
comfort ard welfare
Mr.. Coiegrove gave n Est OF the steamer
tsfsss Li9at nave NlisufAWn from havana
during she pas. fee we Ks. The list in
clude- the Coiegrove line. operating two
steamers: the Ward lire with three: the
Lone Star lire. operating between New
York. Galveston ard Havana. and the
Plant line, owning iwo steamers plying he
tween New York and Havana Belief that
war is 10 come between America and
Snain led these lines 80 abandon gheir Gu
han business. Some Of the companies havs
offered their vesseiss TO the government 10
be used aS auxiliary cruisers
In MIR. CO3egfoves opinton, the Cahan
bonds - be issued by the Cuban govern
msut. viii find Il ready market IN New
York ami viii he Disposed OF "a rapidly as
.ncx ara offered Tor sale.
M t,ui"2ruFe IS in Seattle 30 look into
the condition ~ shipping 81 the Pacific
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