Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-10-20
erEEn srArrs or rnE cunANs.


recent issue Of La Caricatura OF Ha-
rnna. Although the article loses
some Of its native hunor by transla-
ton it still shows the comic situation
resulting to the Cubans from the
Spapish-American war:
We are not Yankees because Cuba
is not IN integral part of the United
States.
We are not Spaniards because
Caba IS &c. non q possession Of
Spain.
We are not Cubans because the po-
Iiical personality OF Cuba Is enclosed
in parenthesis.
We are Yankees because day after
day the Americans govern Cuba.
We are Spaniards because we speak
their language and follow their Gus
toms and because their laws are still
in force.
We are Cubans because the name
IS heEeditar! to those born IN Cuba.
It results therefore that We are aud
We are not Yankees, that we are and
we are not Spaniards. and that we
nre and VIC are not Cubans.
Couid the devil understand all of
this:
Not in vain did General San-uiDy.
when thinking on this subject, taunt
ingly remark: we are ~pincaPples,
uameys and sapadillos.'
Not in vain did Jaun Gualberto
Gomez when torturing his brain on
this subject, conclude: This is too
much for me-
The truth is that this question is
enough to drive any one crazy. How
can a thing be and not be at the same
time:
But here is bona Anacieta, who
may be able to dispel our doubts.
-Old woman answer me this question:
How can we be Americans, Cubans
and Spaniards at the same time with
out being either americans. Cubans
or Spaniards! Does II not seem to
you. Dona, that the question is a hard
one?-
Bah! That is not hard. Eggs are
composed OF shell, white and yolk. Is
il not go:
YES, madam, but what have eggs
to do with 1t!
Man, you are slow. b. tie virgin.
The sons Of Cuba are at present
eggs.
-Of 4 hen:
-Oh, OF a Turkey. II is the same.
They have as other eggs the shell.
white and yellow. The shell Is the
Spanish, the white .Amencau and the
yellow Is Cuban
lis it possible, Doaa, that you are
an egg:'
And You, also, my SON
Good woman, by the holy mother,
compare me to any other thing. but
no 10 an egg.
And, why not? We are Eggs and
must lie quietly in the eagles nest
until we are hatched.-
Now | see. OLD woman you have
more brains than Remepeu.
i do not know as TO that. But If
sc are Americans and not Americans
Cubanz and not Cubsns, Spaniards
not andSpapiards, truly we are eggs
laid in the nest Of the American
eagle, who rays to US: y already see
that you are going to hatch out indie
pendent republicans
TEL me, D0na Anacieia. are all
the eggs gOod:-
NAY, there are some bad ones. nj
sJn,-ihe anne1a;ionsts..
at STRIKES me. wise woman. that
the eagle has pushed a part Of the
egga over"
-fes, the eagle is a devil OF a Bird
@One more word. On what occas
ion do the sons Of this Iand-those
who are ~eggs-feel the influence OF
the Spanish shelly
"When they force US 10 be a part Of
that country; when they seek our
ruin; when they hold our Offices;
when we are dishonored. shor1 and
ill.treated.T
and when do we feel the infu.
nee OF the white that You say is
Americana
"When we eat their mtiGn my son.
When we accept their eide meat; and
condensed milk, and begia Ia want to
speak English.-
And how influences the yolk. that
may be called the purest Cuban sen
tIment?-
when we contemplate this sky su
beautiful, under which we were born;
when VIC admire this soil go rich. so
respondent; so generous. from which
we have gained our livelihood; when
VIC fecI TIL is breeze so refreshing:
when We give thanks 10 God for hav
ing made this country 80 beautiful:
and when we think OF Cespedes, OF
MART. OF Calixto Garcia, OF Maceo.
aud the rect OF those martyrs OF tile
revolution who sacrificed themselves
that we might be Cubans and moth.
ing more than Cubnns."
elf you scour the world you will
never find a repedy equal 10 One
Minute Cough Cure says Editor
Fackler, OF the Micauopy, fla. Hust.