Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-19

THE CUBAN QUESTION.

An American, Republican in pol
itics, who has for some time been prac-
ticing medicine in Havana, with
| abundant opportunity to study the po-
fitical situation and know the public
sentiment, writes to friend a letter,
in which he says, among other things:
THE Cubans are a treacherous, I'M
grateful class, a half-civilized, quarrel
some set, who hate Americans and for
e1gners in general. He also says the
| Spaniard hates the American with ira
diional hate, and when you mix his blood
with Negro, Antillian and Indian, they
are race that will do nothing but curse
her deliVerers and the sooner the United
states recognizes it and acts accordingly,
the better"
The following from the editorial col
umns of the Havana Post of July 9th
is endorsed:
This is much more serious matter than
II appears 70 be considered to be by the
military authorities. The United States
nag has been Missed, jeered hooted and
trodden upon in the theatres of this city
time and again, without rebuke 1t has
been treated with violence on the streets,
| the last time upon no less an occasion
than the election of Havanas newly elect
! oulcerS. NOW our own glorious Fourth
~ q NY N4loll lil6 OIllleQ states govern
nent at home is celebrating its natal
day, that same starry banner which
STANDS for so much TO every American
heart, and which should stand for almost
as much to every Cuban heart, is openly
lnsulted and its government is treated
with scorn and contempt in Havana. and
with Cuba under United States military
control
The government should do one of two
Things, and quickly. II should pack its
grip ana get off the island or it should
preserve lnviolate the flag its officers
nation but the United States would stand
Such 1ndignities for a moment And
while 1t is emnently proper that we shall
pc patient and shall exercise great pru-
dence ana Sentleness in dealing with his
representative and long-suffering people.
II is equally proper, and demanded by
the American civilian population. that we
ShaA keep our national colors inviolate
ana above abuse and insult This kissing
at Jeer1ng at, hooting at splitting at and
trampling upon the American flag. in fhe
! theatres and elsewhere, ought to be stop-
peu. ana II 1t cannot be or will not be
stopped by the military authorities thew
| cannot hold the civilian part of the pom
ulatlon blameful If they take up the mat
ter Tor themselves, even to carving fl ia
| the people OF the United States and max
ing II, II required, part OF the cam
patgn issue. That flag is loved by its
people, and those who are sworn to pro-
tect 1t should fulfill the obligation. The
uissIaces 10 Whlcn 1t is being subjected
here are absolutely shocking. Who will
reSpectt. our flag if we don't respect it our
selves"
What sort of American officials. civil
or military, permit Cubans, Spanish. or
any other sort of mongrel breed of the
race of man, to defile insult and ex-
press contempt for the American flag,
There is tradition that 1t is a breach
of etiquette to trample upon or 9TH
erwise show lack of respect for the
stars and stripes. Has some new form
of paralysis stricken the Washington
government?