The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-18
CUBANS NOT SINCERE.
the Chief Charac-
teriStic of the Native.
CHAPMAN CARLISLE's VIEW.
Says the Only Way Dat is Annexation
of the Island TO the United
States,

or the Island TO the United
States.
New York, May 1.-THE Rev. C
B. Carlilse, formerly of the CoDgrs
CATION church at Winthrop, To-, and
now Chaplain of the Second Rsgi
aent of Immunss, arrived in New
York yesterday from Holguin, Cuba
Asked what he thought of the
Cubans, Mr.. Carlisle said:
The whole structure of business,
politics, society and etiquette is
built ca deception.
Lst me give you the latest evi.
dence of this-thsi Bgratitude of the
Cuban and his characteristic dishon-
esty. 1t is a part of the report of
the Court Of Claims, which met in
Santiago ia February and concluded
it's labors the last few days in April.
When that report becomes public
property it will be the surprise eff
the war.
The claims presented by Cubans
at this court aggregated $4,000.
After fair hearing the court allow
ed $500 and then, in the most
pointed speech, stated that these
few claims were allowed in a spirit
OF generosity rather than from any
sense of justice. The bulk of these
claims, the report said, were conceiv-
ed in spirit Of the most absolute
dishonesty, and were supported by
the basest falsehood.
Crowds of Witnesses thronged the
place of meeting, ready with the
NEST unblushing effrontery to swear
to anything in support Of their claims
Claims were presented for rent of
land on which the American troops
camped while actually engaged in
battle with the Spaniards at San
Juan and near Santiago.
They ask our government to pay
for the use of the landing place near
and for the miserable huts
which were burned in order to
stamp out thu yellow fever. But the
affair reached climax when claims
were presented demanding pay for
injury doae laad in burying the
American dead. This illustrates the
character of the Cuban "
"What is your opinion of the solu-
ton of the Cuban prablem?"
Annexation. A vanishing super
vision or control; lsasening in disci-
pline and strictness until the real
people como to see that annexation
will be the moral, social, financial
md industrial salvation of Cuba
Most of the Intelligent representa-
i've Cubans, the business men, see
t now; admit it.
All this talk about a national
spirit among Cubans is the veriest
'ot. There is no such thing as
national spirit, actually.
There is no unanimity of senti.
nsnt in favor Of independence
There is no unanimity of sentiment
If opinion anything. Yes,I will make
'ne excsptior-that of a determine
ion to make all they can out Of the
Americans The common people
nave no idea of government, they
ire fractional, jealous, eRvious, turbu-
ent, tinicky 70 the last degree and
gnorant
The magnificent resources OF the
sland will not, cannot, be develop
I'd under any sort of Cuban rule.
Independent of the power and
eff the Anelo-Saxon. The
best Cubans say SO themselves"
''Do you anticipate speedy annexa
.ion?'
Eyes, the trend of events ia all
hat way. OF ceuss there will be
no compulsion, ne battle of bullets,
only peaceful battle of the ballots.
The factionist will be quietly crowd.
ID ssiae- 1 imagine that the event
Of the ballot will occur within a
year."
A word to the wise is sufficient.
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