Mohave County miner., 1899-04-22
A Cutthr0at Government.

The Cuban patriot is counting throats
and calculating how many he must slit
to achieve an independent govern ment"
after his own heart.
At "a meeting OF Generals" last Thurs.
day 1t was proposed to reappoint Maxine
Gomez as leader OF the army, Sin ORDER"
the dispatches explain, ''that he may
help the American authorities to distriS
ute the 5000 ,000$' contributed by Amer.
ican taxpayers Ito the troops, prepara.
tory to disbanding the army" This
proposition was opposed by Generals"
Collazo, S,nguilly and Lsyte Vidal, ban.
dit, fillbuster and guerrilla respectively.
Collazo declared in vtuperative Cuban
Spanish that Gomez was traitor and
hal been bought by President Mckinley :,
aud the others announced that they pre-
ferred war to dishonor.
The immediate incentive OF this riot
IN Cuban aff,irs is, OF course, the Amer
lean donation of 5000 COOS. The Cuban
army lie organized in the proportion OF
one "Gsnersl" to ten men, subordinate
officers above the rank OF G ptain being
apportioned to the CON nand OF three
privates. The money appropriated by
the American people is to be distributed
proportionately according to the rank OF
the officer-the Generals" getting the
hogs share and the inferior eff ,ers re.
ceiving whatever the Generals" see fit
to give them. The prvates will prob.
ably get nothing
Those who oppose the appointment
OF Gomez as commander in chiei believe
that he will "ss ssquester" at least mill.
ion to his personal profit and they are
vigorously denying that his "patro,sm"
Is worth that much American gold.
These recalcitraIts are also afraid that il
he is appointed distributing agent he
will shovel the remaining 1000 ,OOOs into
the close meshed hammocks of his init
mate friends, whom he distinguishes
from other "patrio's" by the endearing
title OF "compatriots.
This liz one phase OF the beginning OF
the end. The strife engendered by the
un' qnal and unjust distribution Of this
money OF the American taxpayer will
lead inevitably 10 the throatcut,ng pre-
dicted months ago by those most familiar
with the character and disposition OF
these Dongrel patriots" Of Cub4 The
result is not doubtful. Riot and blood
shed will ensue. The American troops
will be recalled, an American protector.
ate will he established, and finally the
island will be annexed to the Unired
SEates( as originally contempt ,ted by the
fathers Of this republic
The Cubans are as incapable of gov
erning themselves as are the FIlpinos.
They are mongrel breed, semi barbar
ions and wholly devoid of ability to ap
p eciate the benefits of a civilized form OF
government; the Il Illus and Dervishers
OF Africa are as amenable to the salutary
Influences OF government by law un
sustained by a military despotism
Cuba will be annexed to the United
Sts'es Commercial necessities demand
that the island shall be included within |
American territory, and there are strat.
egic reasons, from a military standpoint,
that will compel the United States to
hold this key to the gulf" as defense
against TO: eign invaders. |
The Cuban "lesders" are "playing in |
to the hands" of American specuIa ors
and politicians, and while they are pre-
pairing to cut the throats OF one another,
the swiftly Yankee is getting ready to
bury the corpses and administer on the |
Cuban es a'e.-Post