The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-31

- smosed viii blood. mastered with tears
and sarcaarged with groans and shftsks
CT anguish. TIE rule % the Turk n
Armenia VIII bear 10 comparison with
the monster cruelty OF a nation calming
to be both civilized and Chrissianixei.
Gu August :. Izs2 Columbus sailed from
Faioss Spain On a. voyage Of discovery.
on oefaasr L The Bahama Islands were
sighted and subsequently, he discovered
the Island Of Cuba In 1911. Don Diego.
son OF Columbus. determined 10 possess
suba, and with Gen. yelasqEes. captured
1t from the Indians under Chief Hatuey.
AFTER brief defense. The ahcriginss
are described as bang In a state or hap
py tranquility among themselves. but In
esileating belief in the existence OF great
ard bene'scen. Being and in the !nnsor-
saiHy OF the scai. Truly n picture OF
Arcadia. Into this earthly paradise ern-
tatiSy. rsst-aSnde9. was TO stalk and bap-
''xs the ver- beginning OF Spanish mis-
rule In the blood Of the innocent.
anief Hatusy. because or his defense
OF nis home from Spanish oppression. was
condemned 10 be burned at the stake.
Before the faggots were fired he was adj
1ured By Franciscan friar to desert the
faish OF his fathers and embrace Chris
tianity and pass 20 heaven through the
consuming flames. The old chief asked
Il there Were any spansards IN heaven
Being assured that Some Of them could be
found there. h exclaimed. Il DO not want
to go 70 place where I may meet one
OF that aecgrsed rare.'-and he died IN the
faith or his ancestors. BY systematic
cruelty the entire Indian race Of Cuba
mas long since been wiped OF the face cc
the earth by the oppressors.
From 1893 up 20 the present time there
either has been armed opposition TO Span
ISM n'.sruis or secret plottlngs 10 over
throw the government Of 1.-The Gem OF the
Antilles"
In 1874 the Spanish captafn-general i'm
asined the slaves on the sugar plantations
We're planning an insurrection. and whole
sale arrests were made. Witnesses were
examined under torture. BY the most hid
eous means 1916 persons. black ard white.
Were convicted. OF which seventy-eight
were shot. The others were punished in
many ways.
few years later Narcisco Lopez.
who had bsen major in the Spanish
army. endeavored TO raise a rebellion. and
having failed. escaped 10 this country A
year Later he organized. outside of the
United States. a force OF COO men. invaded
Cuba. was defeated and returned 10 Key
West. 20 which point he was pursued.
There he disbanded his force. In 1851
Lopez. as commander, and a Kensuckian
named Crittenden. as his lieutenant.
sailed from New Orleans for Cuba. His
force. consisting of only 40 men. landed
within thirty miles OF Havana He,e
he. divided mis- force. Crittenden was left
with 80 NJ IN to protect the supplies while
Lopez pushed forward. Cr.ttenden's party
were ambushed and Log OF them murdered
in cold blood, the balance being captured
and shot. Lopez was also captured and
shot, but the small remnant Of his COM
mand were released.
In 1850 the Spanish government. at Ha-
yana, without a sclntil,a OF right, cap
tured an American vessel. the Back War
rior. and appropriated the vessel and
cargo TO their own use. After a diplomatic
war lasting nearly Ave years. the Span
iards paid an Indemnity OF $500. 600
There were indications OF another out
break OF the oppressed Cubans. and from
ISL TO 1866 the Spaniard Sept, practically.
over volcano. At this period Captain
General Dulce advised the Spanish min
lister OF colonies that the causes OF trouble
and inquletude were due greatly 20 the
tariff law. In reply to this noted Cuban
declared that a catastrophe was threatened
IN case Spain persists in remaining deaf
TO the Just reclamation OF the Cubans.
Look at the old colonies Of the American
continent. All have ended I'm corquerlrg
their independence. Let Spain rot forget
the lesson: let the government be just 10
the colonies that remain. Thus she will
consolidate her dominion over people who
mother, but who are not willing TO live
as slaves under the scepter OF tyrant."
AZ this time Spain was wringlng cut of
The blood or the less than 1000 900 Cubans
about s26.0oo.0oo annually in taxes, large
percentage Of which was absolutely
sQuandered. The captain-geneTal re-
ceived s5o.ooo salary annually BESIDE ex-
nsnsea Each acknowledgement received
$4,000 annually. and the two archbtshops.
appointed by the pope OF Rome. gathered
In slSoo0 These. and other salaries en-
tireiy out Of proportion TO the financial
condition OF the toiing masses. were paid
20 the retainers Of Spanish politicians and
TO horde of special favorites Of the gov
errment. many OF whom returned to Spain
quite wealthy from their peculations n
Cuba. This. at time when every iynpor-
tart city in Cuba, owing TO Spanish ma
nipulst.on Of the revenues. was bankrupt
and schools, asyl3irus and charitable insti-
tutions were closed throughout the island
for lack Of financial aid. Meanwhile the
crack Of the Spanish rife periodically told
OF the release Of Cuhans from Spanish
barbarity and bondage.
II is no wonder that in the fall CO :e.e
The banner OF rebellion should be again
raised, this time by Cuban lawyer
named Cespades. who with les poorly
armed Cubaus took the field. Recruits
came rapidly and for two years they stood
OFT the hosts Of Spain. being successful
in nearly every engagement. During the
struggle the force had been augmented
20 5aN0, about one-haif Of them equipped
IN 1871. owing 10 the lack of provisions
and threatened starvation, the Cuban
army surrendered with the understanding
that their lives should be spared Ces-
peJss murdered by the Spaniards
One OF ths Cuban generals. Agramont,
with thirlyfive heroic Souls. de-
ciinea 70 participate IN the sur
render. but contiaued the war
until Killed bY 4 Spanish bullet In
1873 armed rebellion practically ceased
7. had been i'm operation ten years. dur
ing which tn7e Spain dispatched ~. eas
soldiers ~ the field Add 10 these figures
so@a Cuban volunteers. and We have a
total CT rs. rs Spanish soldiers engaged
during that period I, Is estimated that
a. 70 time was tha Spanish contingent
less than 81 Eso men. The hospital record
shows that the lose per year from disease
and gunshot wounds reached IS per Cent
of the r0en under arms.
In lSsa the United States was on .he
verge OF a war wIta Spain, growing cot
OF the capture CT TIE Vifesatus. a vee-
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