The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-08-22


roneress to accept q verv small e-'H"-
nr none at all. He has grudr'~~'"
agreed to SO 600 for senator. and this
is really out OF proportion to tho
revenues of the island Manuel San
gully. that irebrand Of the senate. is
lighting for more. and he said recently
that If the republic could not pay The
president, vice president and congress
a decent salary thea 1t ought not to
, exist. One OF his colleagues retorted.
calling him an annexatlonist. etc
While the president has been urging
congress to make an appropriation OF
100000 for extraordinary expenses OF
government and provide for the annual
budget both branches are devoting
their attention to securing their own
'sueldos. Everything else is laid on
the table until this important matter
can be settled
A significant event 'Fas noted few
days since. The procession OF Corpus
Christi was passing the palace, the
archbishop, with attending canons,
magnificently robed. walking under the
canopy, bearing the host, the process
sion made up of priests. sisters ralig-
ious orders. school children. acolytes.
etc. A vast crowd stood about the
palace and in the Plaza de Armas
awaiting the appearance Of the digni-
taries The president showed himself
on the balcony Some few people or
the other balconies of the palace raised
a feeble cheer but the crowd below
maintain dead silence The men did
not even take OF their hats. This
within ten days from the Inauguration
And a few weeks ago the crowds shout
ed themselves hoarse at every view OF
the chief magistrate
Another change In the city is the alb
sence of the English language A few
weeks ago one heard as much English
as Spanish on the streets and I'm the
cafes. hotels and shops. while in the
departments English was the official
tongue. Now the reverse is true.
While Mr.. Palma, after thirty years
residence in the United States, speaks
perfect English, this is not true Of his
cabinet The vice president does not
speak English. II is hard to find
member Of congress who understands
English. Cubans who have been bend
Ing every energy 20 master English in
the last few years are glad now to lay
down their arms and revert to their
mother tongue. A clerk in a store
beamed on an American when he could
reply in few halting phrases in the
latters tongue, but be is rapidly fol-
gstting all he knew. The public schools
have been supplied with teachers of
English, but as economy is being so
vigorously enforced, It is thought tha,
this branch will be eliminated at tho
beginning OF the next scholastic year.
thus throwing more people out of work.
Several private schools in Havann.
which have employed American teach
ers and enforced English conversations
among the pupils, are not providing
for this branch for the coming year.
Cuba for the Cubans" 1t is, and VIII
be Ia every respect.
II is astonishing TO see what hazy
ideas the people have of the functions
and powers OF congress, while the
| president 10 them Is a director AS u
the cabinet u4ey have no idea at all
Not one person in 10000 in Cuba htS
ever read the constitution or knows
what It is. No instruction is given in
the schools regarding the form OF
government under which they live, nor
does the press endeayOr to enlighten
people on this line, though the editor
OF one OF the leading dailies in Havana
Is a member OF the house and there are
hye editors in the senate.
Cuba may get along somehow,
though The people can live on very
little If they must. Those in the cities
can sleep in hole in the wall and 81,
in the street or in the patio They do
not need money for fue rley can
live tion bread and sour 9th cg
which are cheap. The psople
can manage with palm
branches. Bananas ana rs and
yucca and boniatos are ali fer
the gathering. They wal tam life.
! But what is TO become OF the schools.
the publio works, the Improvements in
iuated by the Americans?
The republic will live, but it will
live on bread and sour wine. both OF
ishmael The most beautiful spot IN
all the world given over 70 degradation
and poverty.
Who is to blame Havana Letter in
| the Atlanta Constitution.