Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04

cans In cuba are cncountcring In their
task Of reconstruction, u should be
born In mind that there are two sides
10 every question and the cubans thcm-
selves may not be- without their trou-
hies at the hands OF the Americans.
10 difficult IL IL for people Of different
blood ana temperament, born and reared
10 other conditions and customs. 10 look
1T thinrs from the same point of view.
For example; Not the least among the
problems of recnnstructiuu o. the 30
cinl and political status NJ the colured
man and brother" Ia henirhtcd cuba
the shade Of a mans complexion has
never been greatly considered. and one
nuds dusky Othoiloa IN every walk u
life. TO the =. y. v. element ~ Amcri
cnns-fuil Of the raco-prcludirc which
exists nowhere on earth with such
venom na IN the land ~ the frcc-thc
smallest approach 10 equality o. flmply
lntolerable. The present cloud On the
horizon of happy rcconsiruciinn-at
FIRST no bigger than a mant hand. but
now fofchudlng a tempest arose when
u restaurant Keeper from Alabama re-
fused seat at his public tauic 90 the
mulatto colonel of a Cuban regiment.
The southornor had been brought w
that way and WASH perfectly sincere IN
the declaration that he would soo him
SELF IN q warmer climc than cuba g.
fore h. would insult hiH American
guests by seating n Odd niguer among
thomN To the colonel W. question "
was a novel and Astounding expert.
onue. and " OF course deeply resented
by all his Kind In cuba. where the
cnior-iine has never been thought Of
for the reason that African blood may
b. found, In greater or less degree. In
some ~ the richest and most influential
families ~ the island. ThcfcfOruaaa II
r. not probable that a temporary influx
sc L.. aaN.N q a..
line very taut In the land Co which
the coiurcd was morn II would mani.
testify be- the part % wisdom Tor those
who cannot endure u. To return 90 the
Home Of the Brave. whcrc their lnhcr-
itcd racc.prcJudlcc may have full
swing.
Had the Moor Of Venice lived In this
country. he would have found no reason
for the remark. Mistake me not Tor my
complexion. for few iiafbantipH would
have objected To him ~ a Hon.in-lhw on
that account. In high life aud low. the
blood u the aboriginal Indian. mixed
with the Latin. has been NJ often
stained with the African ~ adultcfn'cd
with the AnTlo.SnNon. Naturally. tho
Swallowed livery " the FURNISHED sun"
" no disgrace among these crUulUs, In
the creme de in creme Of the nriHtucra-
cy arv mulntto families=Truwln
whitcr with each generation which
have been rich and powerful since away
back 60 the days 81 their forgotten au-
ccstprr on the Congo; and uthorH with
tolrmbiy fair complexion. whose pc.
cullnr Kind OF hair ana shade NJ anger
tins bctrayH the duHky drop which IN
America would be fatal 60 all social as
plruiiona. In Havana you need not be
surprised 20 see Creole bells on the
fashionable Prado-perhapu Cuban
spanish. cuban English, or cuhan-
German londcs-pnmonndinE with
negro officers IN gorgeous uniforms;
or ocipruon beauties with hair IN
natural crimp. riding In carriages be-
side white husbands. or lighting up an
ppern-boX with the nplcndor ~ their
| diamonds. one OF the fncHt houses In
Mainnznn II owned by a Viscount Of
once fabulous wealth. the color of
whose spouse II would be- "a stretch ~
courtesy % call cafe an lnlt. There
was wedding w the old cathedral tho
other day. attended by the elite ~ the
| city, the bride being the lovely young
dnuHhtcr of cuban planter. the groom
hurly negro black as the ace Of
spades. Nobody to the manor born
| has ever thought ~ 0hicctinT TO this
mlnglinR Of colorH3 therefore. when
some newly arrived foreigner possibly
an ignorant fellow who has no status
| nt home worth mentioning declares
| that nobody but those of his own come
plcNion shall eat In a public dining
room. there IL likely 10 be trouble.
when the war began. the population
/ ~ cuba was little more than One
third black; now the proportion " oiil-
cially rcckonrd as t.t.esi oolorcd.
| against 1854 white. In 1885 two negroes
were serving aa secretaries lnthe auton-
omlst cabinet. Th,> last regiment that
| lilnnco formed was ~ negro volunteers.
a. whom he pald-or rather promised 10
pay, which II quite another matter.
considering liianco'a habit-tho unusual
| hire ~ $50 the month. thereby show
Ing his appreciation ~ the coiorcd man
as a soldier. n Gen. Weyler cyinced
any pnrtiailty In cuba, II was for the
| black Creole. During the ten years
| war, which ended twcnty years ago,
his cavalry escort was composed entire
| 81 Of cnlorcd men. Throughout his
latest reign In the unlucky island he
kept black soldiers constantly ON
| guard at the gates ~ the government
| palace. while the illustrated papers
OF Spain were cnricaturing the inHur-
gents as eoal-black demons, with horns
aud forked toe-nuils. burning cane
fields ana butchering innocent Span
iards-tho Marquis N Tcncriff chose
| them for his royal body-gunrd.
| liy the way, the lieutenant -colonel 81
| his guard was Spanish. French negro,
born In New orleans, who was once n
servant OF ex-senator plnchbeck ~ La.
/ AA'lhiN ANf Mhl nc war ~ l'A'flNl fNlN
| opOdiHt In iihhann, To-day he displays
n dazzling array OF military decoration.
IN chief Of the frc-hrlfade and an un-
| doubted power IN local politics. iie
also owns tri-weely newspaper which
N principally filled with reprints from
the American press, ~ lynchingH ana
roastings at the stake ~ negroes In our
| Southern States, and invariably points
! the moral and ndnrns the tale by nrFu-
monts against annexation to the United
| States.
A. everybody knows. one ~ the great
est generals Of the day considering his
environment. was Antonio Mncon, the
cuban mulntto hero who for two years
kept the Spanish army az bay aud led
them lively quick-rlep through the
western provinces, 90 the very gates of
| Ilnhann. As swift on the march as
Sheridan or Stonewnll jackson. as wary
| and prudent rs Grant himself. he had
Inspirations OF military genius when
ever a crisis arose. II II not generally
known that Martinez campoH, who
owed his nnnl defeat nt c0lisoa 10 Ma
| Geo, was n second cousin NJ this black
| man. Mnceo'a mother, whose family
| name was Grlnnn, came from the town
OF Mnynri, on the north const Of east
crn cuba, where AL the people have In
dian blood IN their veins. Col Martinez
del Cnmpos father ~ Gen. Martinez
cnmpos, was once military governor of
| Mayari while there he loved "a beauti-
ful girl Of Indian and negro blood, who
belonged 10 the ,sflnan family and was
first cousin To MaccoH mother. Martin
~ Cnmpos Jr.. the future general and
child Of the Indian girl, was born In
Mayari The governor could not marry
| hIa aXVaethanrt hnVinH IA wife and chill