The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-12-15
an ARGENTINE ADVENTURE.
Bad Feeling for Yankees I'm South Ameri-
can Countries.


can Countries.
A tourist just returned from South
America, and who was in every one O,
the South American Republics except
Paraguay, says in them all, except Brazil
he found that the temper Of the
people and the tone of tae press was
peGsistentiy and bitterly against us in our
war with Spain. These people, sprung
from the lons of Spaniardi, living under
a Spanish civilization, with the language,
the literature, the religion of Spain as
their Inspiration, cannot rejoice with us in
our Victories, even though they know in
their hearts that the North America Re
public has stood as the guardian of their
terests against he encroachment OF =
World powers.
Brazil has n different heritage She
never was Spain's COLON. Before her in
depen ienct. was established she was a
gem in tie crown Of Portugal Brazil
1hrew her ympathies with US, and al,nt
OF them all, in the days Just prece ing
tie war, stood ready to assist us BY per-
hitting draft upon her navy.
Sail the tourist msntiOAet: was in
the Argentine Republic. With me was q
FIR end also an American One day we
ran up from BuenoS AyreS to a town caiIeG
Juniii, in the iterior. In the dining
room Of the hotel lot Of natives AID
Spaniards were seated. They recognized
friend. who was largo and fair, for as
Enelishman. They hate Us both, and the
men at the tables nearest us began aDuS-
ing the Yankees and the GringOes. A.
the conversation was not directed touS We
swallowed our food and our indignation as
quickly as we could, and got cut.
About II o'clock at night we were
in the barroom of the hotel in whic', we
were stopping. Pretty soon three Of the
men who had been abusing us came int
the r om and, seeing US, started in again.
Finally my friend 10 t his temper.
H said to me, I'm gong to Icy those
fellows out.'
"He ceuli talk Spanish as well as they
could and he started in. Within two MN .
utes every C. inc that any Spaniard ever
committed had been laid fore bly, at the
feet Of these three naen. One OF the mon
started for my friend, at the same time
reaching for his knife
a. Pull ur gun he yelled to me. and
he leaped for the knife player He diane
need any gun for him. He was big an
strong, and ne Gu mt the Spaniard with
asgoOd heavy riCht-hand swing right under
his jaw. Up in the air went tire greascr,
over a chair and on to a table, W hence he
rolled to the floor, his knife falling from his
hand
az Now. If you chaps move cried my
in Spanish to his victim
lieutenants, wei blow YOUR brains out
We were ready to do it, too We COW
cred them while the man who had been
knocked own scrambled to his feet. Then
the three skunk out Of the place as meek
az kittens. IrBthe meantime the landlord
had telaphoned the Commandante of the
town that TWO Ameri ans were cIsaaing
out his place. The Commandante hustled
right up to the hotel and carted US off to
he barracks, where, in the privacy of his
office, he told us that we had done just
right.
60 If anyone bothers you, go ahead and
shoot him, he said for he was Govern
mcnt official, and he did not want to have
he responsibility of embroiling his country
with our Government.
The Sp9niards have utilized our annex
alton Of Porto Rico and our practical
present protectorate of Cuba to scare the
South Americans into the suspicion that
this country wants to grab everything in
the two contin ents. There are Il great
many Spaniards al through South Amer
lea. AS a rule, they are rch and infiu
entail, and they have been PROSECUTING
AGAINST us with great vigor. The only
natives OF those countries who have any
real sympathy for us are those with Eng
lish, Scotch or German blood in them.
They side with us as against the Latin. This
may be largely relief us, but blood tells,
and those of this extraction feel themselves
more nearly akin to u.s.