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TROUBLE FOR SOL BERLINER.
A Letter written by His wife May Make
Him Persona Non Grata.

WASHINGTON, March IO.-Solomon Ber-
liner Of New York and the bride he married
last year will find themselves in a very
embarrassing position when the news gets
10 Tenerife, Canary Islands, where Mr..
Beriner is the United States Consul, thnt
a letter written by Mrs. Berl;Dcr severely
criticising people and things in the Canaries
has been made public here. Mrs. Berliner
is the daughter Of Washington baker
Of the name Of Gutenberg, and there was
greet time in Jewish circles here last Sep
tember when she was welded to the Ameri-
can Consul at Tenerife.
In the letter. which was written to q friend
In Washington, Mrs. Berliner does not
mince words In describing the methods Of
the Spanish Government and it's officials
In the Canaries and the English and Spanish
residents Of Teneriffe. She declares that
the Spanish officials have no interest in
the islands other than that of personal gain
and advancement. The State Depart
ment has not had it's attention called off-
cialy TO the structures Of Mrs. Berliner,
and the officers Of the Department say they
do not know whether any notice will he
taken Of them. While a Consul is not
responsible for the .pri, ate utterances OF
his wife, il is not unlikely that Mr.. Berliner
will find him self persona non grata In
Teneriffe. and that he will receive strong
official intimstion that his presence there
is displeasing.
people are not savages, but they are living
two centuries behind the times; and, az
for the English residents, We'll, she re-
marks. Il would rather DO with the natives
than with them" The English are un-
are are verv much disliked. When spaniard
speaks OF Los Ingleses II is with the same
contempt that we speak Of the niggers."
says Mrs Berliner.
AS for the few negroes here, why. they
associate with the people and are very
intimate there is no color distinction.
just a few DAYS ago the United States Con-
sui to Sierra Leone, Africa, a very black
fellow. called here on his way back to his
visit, and we treated him with the utmost
courtesy He was an American, the first
have seen for months 0or we are the only
ones herel. and that night on the piazza
everybody bowed reverently TO him"
Mrs. Berliner pays her compliments
They powder their faces. she says, until
they look whtewashed. The most homely
American girl is as pretty as the most beau
tiful Spaniard.
duoe the higher education in the Canaries
was not successful. but she hasn't given
UP vet and is trying TO cultivate the friend
ship of the Civil Governor and induce him
to do something tp eduCdte tne Peopie.
But the trouble all lies with politics
in her opinion.
The Civil Governors know they NAV
be here for the length Of time their party
has control, hut the parties often ex-
change places. For instance, the last
Governor came with his entire family from
Madrid and was here but six weeks when
the party Of the present Governor took
the lead and he was recalled. So they
simply Try to make all the money they can
while here and do not interest themselves
more than necessary. II they we're here
for a given time IL would be different I
arm afraid can do but little for these worse
than heat hens