The colored American., 1899-12-16
,oT.oR PREJUDICE IN CUBA

I(DLON 4 -
7..--inination Costs an American
s.6o0- Trouble ~ i'll be Caused
bv immigration Of Southern Ne
a-o-Haters-Industrial Develop
Tnent-A Timely Letter.
.g.,r The Philadelphia Tribune)
-.tsrn color prejudice has Deeh
.--..tn.sf upon Cuban soil and iS oaiiy
-,,,fng some kind of demonstralon'
."TH DoWnes, OF Washington ID.
--r-.e ia the city on Tuesday stopped
- .afsa and gho we'd a letter he had
'- iced ram an cid friend who is now
..-.-.-wsrd for the Governor General
-r--.7s which Ia part reads as fol-
love: r,u
,-.. D-sr Fuead Downes:-I'n en-
+.a--- 20 give you sketch of the Gu
Inc f., general, the Negro In particu-
since came here last January l
...... ,a.f close attention to the people.
r....i.a the Negro tJ De very smart, ID I
E-.vIags and Intelligent. Eignt-tent
-s.,s men nave trades such as stOh g
o,a.als. carpenters, painters, tailoIs,
f.aessmighs, plumbers, ETC., and some
.s .oao, are even so far advanced as to
er.rv fse artists. OF the cOlOred
r.mea -9me are very fine dressmakers
and g.aers do the most beautiful fancy
work TO be found anywhere. They seem
rg work side by side with the whites
and get along all right. When L came
here ten months ago, there was not
..r..n ugr q restaurant on the Island
that would refuse to serve colOTed
rarsan but since then several Ameri-
cans nave susUed places here in which
the aal8r5i man has been told he Is
Hag wanted simply on account OF
.rIrf one man from Alabama opened
"a MACE here sud put sign in the win
dow. We ca.eT TO white people only"
Tnsr sign mas already cost him $4,000
and the suit is stll going on. 1t is only
our pa.rlouc Americans who hail from
r.s land Of the free and the home Of
the brave VINO make exceptions TO our
dark skins. or course, there are lots OF
good and Rind white people IN Ameri-
ca. but the class that are ocAting here
are that Class from the southern states,
VINO are real Negro haters, and it
would be a great help to both the Ne
gro aud the white people of the United
-f-t~s II they could adopt some means
spng that class OF mel off the ls
because they Will surely make
{, as the people here are not used
kind or treatment and they Will
not stand it. It's good field here
jusg now for cooks, as the Americans
cannot digest the food as cooked by
the Cubans-th5y Try to get everything
ia one pOt-ham, chicken, beef, fish,
nce, Okrs. tomatoes and everything
else They are not very big eaters -
cup OF tea or coffee with a shce o
bread in the morning, and the pig po
in the middle of the day. My wife anC
I were invited out to dine The big pO
was put in the middle Of the table anC
everyone proceeded TO help themselves
after which cigars and cigarettes were
passed-Cigarette for the ladies. The
women here like to dress, and they art
well-dTessed. They will really &C
hungry IN order to have nice clothes.
wish yOucould see the Governor Gene.
rails palace. Ii takes up whole square
OF block and Is jus tgrsnd. The furniture
is exquisite ana every where you loOk
you'll see the crown and GOAT of arms
The rooms are very spacious and cell
ings about 90 feet high, and all of the
private houses are furnished mag
nlticenuy, You dOD't see anything
Ike 1t in the states. III tell you more
IN my next letter. Hoping this will find
you and yours ell Well,
lam sincerely yours,
j. Il. GREENLEAsE,
Governor Generals Palace, Havana
Cu5a.