The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22

less attention than the arts Of the Cuban
constitutional convention
Nobody pretends tilit pnt ~ the Philip
pine situation Is 10 conn the Independence
II the Filipino. The cards are all Ia one
hand aud the issu" rot ia doubt.
In cuba the stake being played Tor is tho
sovereignty Of great island which Inspires
TO national rank. The Cubhus say shat
u there Is moral sense. an honest pulli,
opinion, Ia tie United states they win
win. An appeal to the general American
conscience rs the one trump card upon
which thcr rely for Victory
! l recently had tn opportunity Of con
Nersing with many " the Cuban leaders az
well rs some OF that ciass which Air. Glove
land calls "tha rank aud Me anl fru1,
notes made At tue tmf I VIII undertake
efiel account OF TIC political situation
and, incidentally. Il rcmark now anl then
Oh social conditions,
The Sraninrd who SAYS to his guest
This w. your house. does not neon 10
| convey his p 0pcrly in Zee 10 nj friend. a.
| Is simply q form II that exquisite rourtpsJ
| 80 Characteristic Of the people OF Spain
! ana Is merely parallel to our phrase. Make
! S"uiNcit AT home II Is IN striking atd
! pl Hslng contrast to the hrusQuc mHnuc.'
/ oi the Angin Saxon. who sometimes appears
/ rtiuciHnt 10 even SHy "g0n1 morning" ana
yet If Is often used rs the hitter 10 prove
! that the former ~ iusinrurc.
This Inability TO understand the nuiurc
! ana customs 81 auuthcr people Is the cause
| OF great deal Of thc trUlhlc that ntisrs
| between npighhuring countries IN Whl.h
! alheEtnt tongues are spoken II X az the
/ bottom of much of the trouble In cuba.
| very tew Of our civil ana military officers
| mere nave ever lived In contact win Span.
! ish speaklng people. They sag thut there
Is q difference between them and. OF
! course. that the NAN who differs from
| them must hr wrong
Of diplomacy aud II is smnil wonder ihnt
men +" trained nrc not qlWngs taclfuL This
n.otl,n within NM a p,i,"'u .i, nh," or ihr
The Cuhans and Americans bnliryc ilr,t
| there t. a sincere dosrc ON the past OF
n" ., 70 llle ~ anhil, YET somehow priiyrl
AZ" wcrkt on IN, Hind ,s,,t. r,.t..
does not equip ono Tor spcaElnr p".ittrrL.
| nnd of MS own knowledge of social con
ul,loHe Tor WhlCh t'frr ! VIII content
MYSELF with quoting the NurWs uf others
Ia ms note book uul the suhstlncc OF "a
conversation with an iniclliponl ana ob.
| srrvunt officer of tho United N ttus ur,n,.
who has rived for some limo ip Cuh5'
IL sald ~ regret 10 say that onr ofdccra
| ami social rrlttlous yin, tb, In|r W.
do NOT yiyii ihrm. thr, dn MOI r.i ',,Ii
cntortriu tb IN ,VjG, $500 'li'
ti"n- b"v,,nd Tho fnrr, ,cgJ ',M 'I'o''
thore Is nINolutclv "a" snrini i,,,,, ,',,
bct,ocn ia T,{{.n nm Nn'Ihl ~, 'I'hIhEr
moi bniior, ,Inf th, cl' N,'',n,nt.i 9n
mon, ,,,, t'n.,,t ,",N "' lrf"''u Nil
III i,,,'i ,I' u, YOU. ,
~ HtWpl lhat ms experience had rl him
10 bcU"Nr mat there "ns no snrcltv ~
nL~'dpI' NM cnltlyHt" d ladies amt gen
w lncn Nwnhg IN tuhtns My own lln.
ll'd observation fully conlrms that View.
49,
N''H was III Vnl thclr WIS Just ono
absorbing topic II was printed about n
the upN-pnDcrs. dpbatcd IA IN, .,t,.,,, ti..,
,,i ,,,a,,.,,. 4, ~ =" ~ INV ''',
wv "'"'H "i''uSN'' ~ i"' Shops ana
ON inc s'I'c's' Nearly all American visit
| Ors 10 Cuba bnh con,r in.p .,,l r,,,,,..,..l
that tho cnb,ns rorc yn,r,,l,. nno 'r"
| Ia thclr eugcrncss 10 accept the plutt
amendment ana end tho military routrol
found that thcv ,,,r,. ,,.,rtIr,,ii,. ,,,,.,,
rour but the unanlmity was for the re.
! lection of the conditions imUa,;4l las tb,
extraordinary amendment O., ,h,. ,,,,,. No..
,,,,.i,ti.. I'm, !" NV "'"N 'l'-
| Precipitation mn. These coudiiioua may be-
n"'iN ac''ptgu, nut II VIII nover bc don"
p' we lItf VIII OF tue iuhunS They Wurt
Mrp''Nrd lud distressed AZ hc situation
MIN ,'.l lnNI ln,lr arrat strnns N4uncru
l''Elh"f VINO rendered them Invaluable aid
in AN hour of Mood /. mcnucmg thut which
az prgnh lhrN hgd most dear rhry are
pt2Hto"whf EtlGyrt..,..
U,uc " n"l NSil i"nndel fh'y are hoony
WV 4" Wy ohlga' ions they owe ihr nitvd
N,|,vN anu 'Hlct Inc opportunity 'p dis
,nht Gt NV 'iGnl ingE nave NOT forgotten
my " WIS lhrongh me intervention of tho
glld9N lvlreh OF ms country mat The
<pahaHIH We're driven Out of the island,
lh'lN lS N-i'pr OF American now travelling
~ 'upa VINO constantly h1Wl~ from every
SlI'"t corner lhAl tue tuhanS arc migrate.
W. lhHt ,tl'N are mounting hu, LOT of ne.
sVncs anu Rali breeds mat thov nrc uuht
| Ky "hu lhoRphnN OF sen government and
tnal Tor lhef own good they should be- ait
| "cNUu;
AZ tn,5 "'i'aies me Hmhs vi would
uNaNP'lGIe u lvSs sensitive people. II
makes lm' WORT ~ our officials there oven
| uu"' utHyuN ih1N 40 would be and "a hest
: ,nC Pg"nlgu'N 10 ne solved are delicate aud
, /
~, 3aS onen SO orion ana So generally
NNlcI ny returning tourists that tho con
"UlN9uNe tomm'tHal classes nt cuba de-
! Sh'u atnrNgton mat hesitate to put ON
, ,E"Ih me Hfrc'E contrary conclusions an
NniEh afVlNcd'
,,Hl VoutSH loert are dnneNatiouists In
tNha hnr thcA are few Ia number Among
Nnnt "tcoSs 10 our markets without ttn
( N"No'nuS lulNtN'ntI1p or custom housrs,
INV uMncS VINO looH 10 the United states
~ utuNrI Hlli Auvr"H.s VINO nave invest
| I'M a., i NV ,I'uiu anu tpi h",i business
fi'n N" ,,,u na' ""''"S uVs'V' rae proteo-
" heard ar ~" ~, Atn,ric,,, ,,,, b,. .r,..,,
| va tc" Pii'"t',Wtu, ~ ~ w Nlu'f on san
| NnnoSc6 t IN, NV ~ a. "t,i u,VT 'ulvut,f
lRirryh U,\grrf,, f{t, iIg"i ~ IVY NV;
. Stnfrs ~ hnVe "vrrta6 n,Hr,"rc,,. a, ~ ~"
/ Cievelau,lis n,lmInistrntlnn TDr th br IA
Of t6" Spenish pytTnnn NE NE o3nrn,
. | svmpnthy WIN etrn~liinr n,t,l,t ~ ,.