The gold leaf., 1900-06-21
Through Spanish Glasses.
NEWS THAT WILL BE NEWS TO THE
AMERICANS.
The Geography of the Country. the
People and their Peculiar Charac.
teristcs as Viewed by Some of the
Newspapers in the Land of the Dons
Danger Which Threatens the Pres
dent and His Party from Certain
Indian Tribes,

Danger Which Threatens the Pres
dent and His Party from Certain
Indian Tribes.
(Chicago Chronicle.l
A young Chicagoan who is now
making tour of Spain on bicycle
has been vastly amused by reading
some of the inflammatory articles in
the Spanish papers and has made free
translations of them for the delecta-
tion of his parents. Some Of the
papers rejoice mildly over the trou-
bles this country has fallen heir to in
its recent acquired possessions, while
| others tiercely insist that the rule of
| the United States over Porto Rico and
the Philippines will be more autocratic
than that exercised by the King Of
Spain.
la a recent letter TO his parents the
young man inclosed a number of clip
pings from Madrid and provincial
papers with the translation of each
attached. One of the most rabid anti
American papers is impartial despite
its name, and the editor remarks as
follows:
AT last the American has begun to
show his true colors in the manage
ment of the colonies ceded by Spain
and all other things following the
recent war. The mask of hypocrisy
has been torn off and the lying cant
about humanity and destiny is now
drowned out by the shouting of com
mercial bidders seeking to bind up
the islands in franchises for every
manner of public works. Even the
Presidents secretary, Senior Hanna,
has his share and is to be made
admiral of fleet of ships operated
by the Government between the port
of Chicago and Porto Rico to bring the
products of the island into the coun-
try. All the expense will be placed
on the people Of Porto Rico by taxes,
and the profits of the scheme will go
into the pockets of Senior Hanna and
his associates, as the American news
papers declare.
at is also reported that President
Mckinley will be forced to resign
next November and that the Congress
will choose as his successor General
Shafter, the military autocrat who
was in Cuba during the war. 1t is
known that the two men are enemies
and recently had public quarrel in
the Senate, where President Mckinley
was presiding, which was prevented
from becoming national affair only
by the interference of Col. Bryan,
governor of the province Of Boston.
Not all of the American people ap-
prove the high-handed rule of Nc
Kinley in the islands and a revolution
may result if he does not abdicate, as
the freedom party is strong and de-
termined and is gathering arms in
large quantities near New York and
Florida to march on Washington. the
site of the palace on the Mississippi
from which Mckinley issues his
edicts"
But Ell Imparcial is not the only
journal which should subscribe for a
good family atlas. Its near ncighbor,
EI Libcrtad, might find out few
things without straining any nerves,
as witness its pungent ntteranccs:
1T is not always best to be hero.
at least not in the United States,
where the people seem to rapidly for
get the huzzas they lavished on Ad-
miral Dewey. For sinking few
light wooden hulks. manyunprotccted
even by sheath of iron. the Amcri-
cans lauded him n. the naval hero Of
all history. Within year they have
forgotten and he is now on tour of
the country, banished from the capi-
tai, where he is unwelcOme. He has
been informed that his popularity was
dangerous and distasteful to Presi-
dent Mckinley and he went at once
before the people for endorsement.
But his reception has been very cold
and at Pennsylvania, one Of the
| largest of the sea coast cities. the
| men of the fleet mutined and refused
| TO fire salutes for the admiral until
several were whipped at the triangle.
''When Don Allen, the governor of
| Porto Rico, was sent over TO the
| island a few weeks ago from Boston,
where he was in command Of all the
| land forces, he was not allowed to
| wear his uniform. 1t was stripped
| from him by command Of the Senate,
that the cOlonists might not see
| through the form of military despot-
| ism their government is to be under
under Mckinley reign. Allen is fam
| Gus for the crueltics he practised upon
the Indians when he was in charge Of
the Indian provinces lying West of
the Mississippi few years ago, and
is quite the man 10 carry out the
orders Of the American government in
Porto Rico. This is the autonomy
promised to the unhappy natives.
The garrote, the whip and the prison
cell will doubtless be their portion >
This gleeful chorus is joined by Fl
Mateo, new paper which has seen
the light only few months. The
editors have evidently been poring
over the maps Of the United States
made in 1900. 1t says:
| "Whatever may be the outcome oi
the revolution which is soon to burst
in America over the question Of keep
ing the Philippine Islands. the Spanish
merchants of Cuba can only be bene
fitted, for they and their adherents
the tricked and deceived natives, cas
then take up the battle for thei1
rights, trampled upon and outraged
by the Americans. The great province
of Louisiana, in the Southwest o.
America, contains many savage tribe:
of Indians who would gladly seize the
opportunity to drive out the invader.
from New York who are robbing then
Of their mines and pearl fisheries
The Separatist party. which is led b,
Monroe, the champion of what they
call the Monroe Doctrine, and which
is opposed to holding colonies. il
eager to take advantage Of the unres
among the Indian tribes, and is sait
to be secretly armirg them for al