The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-08

though the rebel leaders are under agree
ment to turn over every last rife and will
probably do so, there is not thought to be
much doubt that they will ultimately re-
turn to patriot" hands. And, anyhow, it
isn't having rusty guns buried in 1900
baokyards that starts a revolution. All
you need for a Cuban revolution is three
cheers and a leader. And it's wonderful
how much row these simple ingredients
can produce when mixed in proper pro-
portions.
Gen. Funston went out 20 Rincon and
Santiago de las Vegas in an automobile
with Major Ladd, under whose super
vision the work was carried on. Col. Betan-
court had his auto, too. and added 50 per
cent. to his popularity with his followers
by his exhibition Of it. 1t smelled glori-
ously.
The revolvers and the inevitable machetes
are not to be given up. To separate the
insurrectos from their machetes. would
launch az many revolutions upon a fabber-
gasted Cub as there are insurrectos within
her borders. For how could the cane be
cut or the potatoes dug or the head of
the house get shaved7 Most OF the m achetes
carried by the insurgents were made in
thrifty Hartford, Conn, and bear in
scriptions to that effect So, even should
the rifles lave to go, the machetes are left
and Cuba il still safe. For are there not
revolution incubators in New York where
$50 900 will buy enough rifles to put the ms
out OF any suffering country?
Sitting his mule like an An~glo-Saxon
oasis in a Latin American desert, a blue
eyed young man grinned amiably at The
SUN correspondent. who was tryin g to sift
out an intelligent word from a babel Of
meaningless chatter.
Hello, stranger" he shouted. How re
things in the States?"
1t appeared that the blue eyed caballero
was none other than an ex-Rough Rider
who first saw Cuba in '9s under Roosevelt.
After that he worked az a mining expert for
a Colorado firm and came here to prospect
for them a bit. Then he bought a little
orange plantation in Pinsr del Rio.
But" he said. 1T got kind Of slow dub
bin around and nothin' dom. So when
this revolution bobbed up l Jest thought
I'd hike along with these here statesmen
you zee all about you, an see the country.
l c~ommandeered this cayuse I'm ridin'.
and I'm goin' to mosey along back to his
owner when 1 get to it, but it's the Ana
conda to a zinc peseta that my mules
the only one OF the bunch thatIl ever get
back home
The ex-Rough Rider gives a good ac-
count OF the Cuban's courage, but not OF
his judgment.
They'll fight like the devil said he.
'I've seen EN- charge under fire and take
up a good position Then ten minutes later
they'll be fadin' away like Weyler was
after EN-. Damned il 1 know why. Only
l do believe it amt because they're scared"
Gen. Pine Guerra has recently given an
estimate Of the number OF men killed on
both sides during the outbreak just
squelched by Uncle Sam. The Liberal
chieftain put the total at 200. When an
old English resident OF Havana heard this
to-day he said:
Guerra is certainly a Liberal all right
But the revelation has not been in vain.
Gen. Castillo has acquired that muoh de-
sired and 80 glorious scar. II Is four inches
long and rum straight back from the hand
some forehead Of the patriot leader. 1t Is
as visible as MORO Castle, for the part in
the insurgent hair follows the line of this
scar exactly.
To be sure, one OF Castillo's own men
gave this so glorious wound to his leader,
but the Generals friends insist that IL was
the result OF an error which no
one regrets more thar the General.