The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-05
CUBANS DESIRE NO CHARITY.
THEY ARE SUSPICIOUS OF ANIERI-
CAN INTENTIONS.

Much Dissatisfaction With the Mill
tnry ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS That
1t Is CapriciOus-PeOple Want Some
Voice in the GOvernment-said 1t
VIII Require $5O.OOO,OOO to FL
nance Cuba's Agriculturalists.
Fault Found With Mckinley Adj
ministratiOn.
Havana, June 4.-Gen. Collazo published
ing the Cuban idea of the situation. He
says in part:
"A good deal of the discussion now in
progress shows that the real situation is
misunderstood. Both the Americans and
the Cubans desire the independence o. the
is.and-the Americans because the! are
pledged to ii, and the Cubans because OF
patriotic and political considerations.
Between the two stands the Washing
ton administration, representing the i'm
portant business interests involved. There
is no doubt that the beauty and rich pos
sibilides of Cuba have aroused in many
of our visitors a greed which is response
bic for the attempt to create the notion
that the country is warlike. whereas the
fact is that the Cubans are so docile that
even the desperation of hunger will not
! lead them into wrongful action.
THE offer of charity affronts the dig
nifty of our people, and the gratuity of 49,
100000 insults them. The United States
government, if it intends TO free the ISL
and, should pay what is due the army, in
the form of loan 10 Cuba, which Gu
| bans would gladly and easily repay. We
| 90 not want gifts; aud the course hitherto
followed discredits the American govern
ment among us and inspires distrust.
Why They Are Suspicious.
THE Cubans have been deceived for four
| centuries, and IL is only logical that they
| should be suspicious now. They were
| formerly taught that the Americans had
an honest home administration, which
conformed strictly to law and knew no
| favoritism except that based upon merit
I'm practice here the Cubans see just
| the contrary exemplifed. No one among
us sees in advance the measures to be
promulgated; the caprice of the military
chiefs is paramount, the people are all
! lifeless factor. that can exert no power
| nor even protest except in public meetings
and in the press. The Cubans are starv-
| ing while hundreds of thousands of dol
| lars are spent upon palaces for the Amer
| lean commanders, who apply the military
| or the. Spanish law as their within sug-
| gests. Charity. such as is offered must
| be in any event useless, because made
| quate. Cuba will not recuperate with
| out 100000 to finance her agriculturists
! and without paying the army what it de-
| serves. In this way. recuperation can be
| accomplished. All that is necessary is
the will of the American administration"
Still Paying soldiers.
When the pay car arrived yesterday at
Guines'it' was met by q large crowd, and
| the guards had considerable work in
| keeping the people back. Col. Randall
made ia payments yesterday and rejected
| 81 applicants. The payments made to-day
| brought the total up to A. and there was
a large crowd still waiting at o'clock,
when the Office closed Probably all of
tomorrow viii be required TO complete
! the payments.
| Several influential residents are plan
ming to form stock company and to buy
| land suitable for a jockey club and race
| track, the intention being to have a meet
| ing in February, continuing for a week.
| Large purses will be offered and the en-
| terprise will be conducted in connection
| with the American Southwestern Circuit
! the horses leaving here in time for the
| spring races in New Orleans.