Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-23

are as proud Of II as-well. as proud OF
Il as our forefathers lat least the fore
fathers Of some Of us) were OF that ia
nous instrument Of l776. II Is the one
word that smites the ear on the street,
on the quays. In the market place and
In the hotel corridors, so that he who
runs may read and even the ''wayfar
Ing man. though a fool, and unac-
quainted with the Spanish tongue (for
constitution" Is nearly the same In
that language as in ours), might hear
and understand.
Everybody in the States, Of course.
has been Informed as to the new Cuban
constitutions that It Is a very credlta-
Bile document. that II represents the
concrete wisdom OF Cuban statesmen,
called together by General Woods proc
lamatlon last September, and who were
In almost continuous session until near
the 2ist Of last month, when It was
signed. II may be recalled that one OF
the most prominent Cuban members OF
the convention created somewhat OF a
scene by refusing to sign 1t and by
loudly declaring to foreigner: you
Americans are like monkeys When
you once get hold Of a thing, you new
err let gol"
This rather rabid declaration OF the
aged Cisneros, twice president OF
premature Cuban republics and looked
up to by the extremists as the lncarna.
ton Of patriotism and all the virtues,
may seem enigmatical TO many but
was perfectly clear to his countrymen.
II meant that In his opinion the Amer.
lean government had forced the pres
ent condition Of things In Cuba upon
the island, and that also In his opinion
II was meddling In matters not its own
when II insisted upon a draft OF the
constitution being sent TO Washington
for approval.
In view OF the strong feeling respect
Ing what many Cubans regard as the
unnecessarily protracted retention OF
power In this island by the United
States government, an American clti-
zen temporarily dwelling here, like my.
self, Is likely to hear some unfavorable
comment now and then. In fact, there
are several fiery Cubanos walking
around with chips on their shoulders,
which, either tacitly or in so many
worda they dare an American to touch.
They will fight at the drop Of the hat,
many OF them, and IL may be because
there is no outlet for their bellicose dis
position that they are ebullent. II
there were only somebody or some
thing TO fight, the air might be cleared
lnstanter and the Cuban situation sim
mer down to matter OF amlcable ar
rangement between two friendly pow
ers. But since United States troops are
In possession OF all the forts and ports
Of all the towns and cities and the arms
which the Cuban patriots carried were
surrendered when our government paid
down that bonus Of $4,000. 900, there Is
nothing for them to do but accept the
Inevitable That Is particularly Just
what they don't want TO do. The poll.
ticisns generally are pretty much In
the condition OF another people OF
whom II was said, They don't know
what they want, but they're bound to
have e."
According TO some Americans here.
the Cuhans have been treated too ieni-
entity by the United States. and now,
the politicians especially, are suffering
from very bad attack OF "swelled
head" II does seem. say these people.
that the cubans are rather ungrateful
after all we have done for them. and