The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-13

from Manassas to Appomattox and knew
that Virginia was the very Flanders OF
the war, saw it's devastated fields, its
mills and its mansions as the curling
smoke testified that the flames were send
ing them into nothingness, beheld, as
did, the burning and sacking of Freder-
icksburg, I could but think how little
there is in any plea for succor for Cuba
and the Cubans. They have a land fair
to look upon they have a soil rich in pro-
ductiveness, they have the palm and the
pineapple, they have sugar-cane and to-
bacco, they produce vegetables in abund-
ances and for export, their lands are good
for grazing purposes and all they need is
the courage and pluck of the people OF
our own Southland, who, with the horses
Grant gave them at Appomattox, went
forth and titled the soil and tickled it
with their hoes until the whole earth
laughed with rich harvest and so laid the
foundation of that marvellous Develop
ment which to-day places the South in
the forefront of the Republic in agricul-
tural, manufacturing, and commercial de-
yelopment, and if Cuba is given the les
son OF self-dependence, she ought to come
to the front as the South did after our
war An English speaking paper at Ha-
vana touching this subject said that be-
fore tho war, the cry of the Cubans was
that if left alone and left to themselves
they could take care OF themselves and
that their attitude now In wanting help
reminded it of a young man who objected
to his. fathers marrying second Wife.
The youth said he hadn't the slightest
objection to his fathers marrying again,
II his father would arrange TO take care
Of him during life.
WHAT THEY LIVE ON.
This invoice Of an export from Havana
] to New York will give some idea of what
| the Cubans live on and live by: Sugar.
which always goes in bags, and crude
cigars, cigarettes, honey, Which is pro-
duced all the year around (aDiaries are
everywhere, and honey and beeswax are
perennial products), becsWaS, potatoes
onions. pineapples. sponses corn, and i've
turtles,
In connection with these exports 1t may
not be amiss to mention that learned
that ninety per cent. OF the imports OF
Cuba heretofore have been from countries
other than the United States. and that
the great meat for their living IS Jerkeu
beef OF not q. very high grade, which Is
imported from Argentina, and was told
that such is tho character and strength
OF the Spanish merchants OF Havana tnat
orlecof these beef importers pays sl.'ol :
COO year in import duties. when IS ABOUT o.!
one-tenth of all the import duties OF tue
island. ~
Notwithstanding its prolific soil and its
| million and O half Of people, a good many
cultivated and a great many uncultivat-
! ed; 7 have no faith in Cuban Repuolic.
because there is no such clement IN It's
organization as trial by jury. distin.
guished Cuban told me fhat because OF
the difference in races this was not prac-
t}cable. You cannot make free people
or an independent people where lie ana
| liberty are the creatures OF judicial DIS
cretion. The theory of jury trial IS that
| it is a. trial by the people. the jury beng
merely part Of the body of the people and
| IN 5oiden times in Virginia IN charging
the Jury the clerk always told the jury
that the prisoner had put himself S. upon
The country. which country you are.
- .s,sssSyIsITED THE SCHOOLS
| .SI9yisitcd the schools of Cuba ant. Wit
messed. the calisthenic exercises and en-
ioyed with the children their mirth and
rlees 4 But the teaching is pra ctically all
SPANISH, and T found only aFfew Of the
4 teacherssin the schools that ! listed who
col,lds spcak Esglish. and that was only
I broken English. The truth had as well
4 hes told. The Cubans ut heart have no
/ love for the Anlericanos, but.onl " simple
tolera ton. NJ the great hool process
sion hich witnessed on the 18th Of