Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-08-17
THE CUBANS.

The North American Of Ar;;o,et 9Th
publishes t.t tie opinion 5i of Major General
.. j. NJ. Young, of Pennsylvania, who
commanded the Second Brigade under
General Wheeler, before Santiago Cen
eral Young was asked what he thought
of Cuba and the Cubans. He rep:ied
by saving that he believed the island
of Cuba could he made the garden spot
of the world: not, however, with the
present population. at will first have
to be AmericaniZed," " said the General
1.-The inhabitants of the island of Cuba,
as far rs my personal observations have
gone, are no good. They are q lot of
degenerates, and absolutely devoid of
honor or gratitude. They have no re-
gard for the truth, and when they
make promises they never keep them
unless ii is to their own advantage to
do so.'
do you believe the Cubans are cap
able of self-goyernment? ," the General
was asked.
"Nomore than the savages of Africa
was the reply. 1.-The average Cuban is
of Il very low order of mankind. He is
IL mixture of Spanish, Indian, italian
and negro, and he inherits the bad
qualities of all. No." continued the
General, with much gravity, 1.-the
United States cannot afford to turn the
island of Cuba over to the Cubans.
They would loot everything in sight
and then start in and rob each other.
The leaders of the sO-called Cuban army
are lot of adventures, and are always
ready to sacrifice everybody and every
thing to further their own personal ends.
It's my opinion that they will offer to
sell out to the Spaniards when they be-
ft,l hat
States is not going to deliver the island
over to them. The only thing which
might prevent them from doing so is
that the Spaniards know them too well
TO trust them. | have great deal
more confidence i'll the Spaniards than
have in the Cubans,r
hIhen rnn thi"b We are fighting for
poor cause, General ,"
Not at all" was General Ioung's
prompt response. ~ believe the Span
iards should rot only be driven out or
Cuba, but off the Western hemisphere
The cause for which we are fighting is
a, right, but we should never turn that
beautiful and rich island over to a lot of
degenerates, who are incapable OF self
government. The so-called Cuban
Junta which has headquarters in New
York, is largely responsible for the
deviltry that has been going on i'm Cuba
for the past three or four years Some
body ought To take the members of the
Junta down to the dock in New York,
tie stones around their necks and droI
them overheard
When asked what the average Amer
lean soldier thinks of the Cubans, Gen
eral Young said that a far as his obser
Vations had gone they didn't think any
moIe oi them than he did
"A little incident happened during
the landing of marines at Guanatanam,
which shows how little regard tn,
average American soldier has for tn,
Cuhans or their flag. When the ma
rineS reached the blockhouse from
which the Spanish soldiers fed after
pretty lively skimish i'm which severa
Americans were killed and wounded
they found floating over the building
Sui,Sn flag Instead Of planting In
Stars and Stripes above or alongsid
the nag with the single star the marine
promptly tore down the Cuban colo,
Suo run Gp the American flag. No
~ continued the General. that IN
sNeTsce American soldier canes VeI
ilS1ie- Il srN more. for the gulEan IA
than I've ss~eS for the Sarfron c>Olors ,
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