The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-29
Some Recent Editorials From the
| Havana Papers.
Assertions That Insurgents and Americans
Fire on Each Other.
SPANS Hatred for the Insurgents
Greater Than for the Americans
Now-Obligation on Spain to
Protect the Wealth Of the Span
iards and Pro-Spanish Cubans.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Aug. 2S-Some recent
editorials in the Havana papers throw
interesting sidelights on the situation
La Union CONSTITUTIONAL said this
other day:
1T is impossible now to conceal the
fact that within the last three months
difficulties have been steadily arising
between the Americans and the insur.
gents here and in the Philippines News
received of late from different sources
indicate that these differences exist and
Will almost inevitable terminate in q
rupture. For instance, the Spanish of
HcefS VINO recently arrived from Man
zan1llo assert that the rebels and
Americans there used to fire at each
other daily from their respective
camps.
SPANS hatred toward her common
enemies was for long time of equal
grade. The different methods, how
ever, employed by the Americans had
naturally the result of making
SPANS hostility less toward them than
toward the Cuban rebels The Ameri-
their allies, for they came to Cuba os-
cure them Justice
La Lucha," discussing the duty OF
the Madrid Government, stated its view
In TINS wise: SPANS sovereignty has
not been represented in Cuba by her
land and sea forces only 1t has been
represented also by other factors and
Interests which are really the ones from
which she has derived her strength and
to which her attention has been pr-
marily due. The first obligation rest
ing upon her, in treating for peace, is
to protect the great wealth of those
Spaniards and pro-Spanish natives in
Cuba, who have been the real element
Of resistance against everything con-
trary to the integrity of Spanish terri
tory"
The honor of the army must, of
course, be saved; but there are also the
concerns Of those, now representing at
least ~ per cent of Cuba's wealth.
who, through all the changing events,
have continued loyal to Spain and still
continue loyal. SPANS Government
must bear in mind that none of the
Spanish colonies has had Spanish
population as large as Cuba's or so
many natives who have been faithful
TO Spain
In the Spanish colonies of former
days-those that are now republics and
that were necessarily abandoned by her
because of the efforts of the foreigner
to conquer the peninsula itself there
was nothing Spanish, either in numbers
n in We TO =.
Spanish in numbers and wealth In Cuba
to-day.
Therefore, it follows that the Gov
eminent, in. feeling about for solu-
ton of the present problem, ought to
try to abide by a course that would
save, as far as possible, the great in
terests created in Cuba by the Spanish
family"
Ell Diaro de La Marine reproduce
ing the editorial in lei Imparcial' of
Madrid, entitled THE World for the
Am ricans," which that paper published
about the time war was declared. SAYS:
The Monroe doctrine has been i'm
mensely extended among the Ameri-
cans. They have applied it to both
the Americas. They feel strong enough
perhaps to change themselves from gold
miners into conquerors. 1t is so hand
some for these barbarians of civiliza-
ton to cry out The World for the
Americans To-day it is against Spain
that they apply the principle. To-mor-
row it will be another European ma
ton. There will always be a chance
to test their pretensions. The Ameri-
can invasion, so terrifying and astound-
ing, can only be checked by European
patriotism, But, alas, this patriotism is
coming to an end; for it has seen Spain
unjustly trampled down in the name
of humanity"
La Union CONSTITUTIONAL bitterly
protesting against reports that peace is
to be concluded only after great terri
torial sacrifices by Spain, says:
In the battlefield or in the lesson of
peace treaty, in war and peace alike,
let US always be the same-genuine
Spaniards. If, for the interest of our
race and for rights sake. it becomes
necessary, let US sacrifice everything
to defend SPANS honor until the last
Spaniard has given his life at the foot
of the flag that waves over Ell Moro.
Thus we shall show that we are will
ing to do our duty. Thus shall we rem
der a great service to Europe.
If the old world is to be made SUI
coordinate to the new; if the citizens Of
the new world are to impose their am
billions upon the convenience of the
civilized nations of the old world: and
1t the old world has forgotten it's most
important interests and Spain is to be
abandoned in this Titanic struggle,
carried on with her strength alone and
with the sacrifice of her sons: if this
is to be our fate, then let the period
close in a happy day on which Spain
shall lend her services to humanity"