The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-27
SPAIN MAKING
NEW CONQUEST
SPANISH AGENTS CONDUCT EDU'
CATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Prof. Ortiz Of Havana University
Says the Old Country Is Largely
Influencing Thought.
CUBA NOW WANTS PROTECTION

New York. July 7.-Dr Fernando
Ortiz, professor of constitutional law
in the University OF Havana, has
arrived at the Imperial on MS way to
Europe. where he will represent the
Cuban government at three scientific
congresses in Brussels. Upon his
return TO the United States in the
fan he will be the Official representa-
live OF Cuba at the penltentiary con-
gress In Washington.
Although only 80. DR.. Ortiz is al
ready considered one OF the foremost
thinkers In Cuba. lie was educated
, in the Spanish universities OF Bar
celona and Madrid and az the Uuiver-
sltU OF Genoa. where he was "a pupil
OF Prof. Lombroso. the criminologist.
One OF DR.. ortiz's works Is a study
OF Cuban Negro witchcraft and
lCriminology
"Fetichism still exists among the
very lowest classes Of negroes In
Cuba In very much the same shape
lin which II was brought from
Africa" said Or. Ortiz yesterday
but the great bulk OF the negro
population is quite advanced and Is
particularly moral In habits and Gus
toms
The University OF Havana has
been growing and last year was an
especially prosperous one. There
are about /. 900 students In the in
stitution. OF whom more than 500
are in the law department use as
text book Prof wllloughby's The
Study OF Political Science which !
regard as the most thoroughly up-to-
date work on the subject.
when get TO Paris | shall pub
lish my new book on the Recon
quest OF America b. Spain.
DR.. Ortiz explained that this was
not fanciful prophecy OF a literal
subjugatlon OF the American cont
nent or any part OF Il. but a study
of what Spain Is trying TO accomp-
fish by sending teachers throughout
the Latin American countries.
The problem IN front Of Cuba. .
remarked DR.. Ortiz, lis the problem
OF education. Our education must
be Imported from foreign countries
THE Spanish part OF our education Is
being taken care OF By the Spanish
government. II Is perhaps widel,
known here that Prof. Shepherd OF
Columbia University has been goini
about In South America lecturing on
American civilization and intellec
tual development. Spain has startes
a crusade along the same lines. send
ing teachers and university pro
fessors through her former colonies
10 tell about the latest intellectual
development IN Spain and to discus
similar subjects. This Is partll
what discuss in my book.
Economics Involved.
spain locke to the general In
nuence that this would have upoI
life and thought aud civilization Il
Latin American countries: econo
mics also Is involved. OF course. Il
Cuba there are stlll many familie
hat are representative OF the oil
spanish regime and they are stu
spanish In ideas and sympathles
They have siill considerable influ
snce on conditions In the country
aud some OF them by constan
propaganda of their ideas try to keel
he Cubans stirred up.
There Is another class OF Span
ards down there which is PEACEFUL
ispo ed. and does not take any par
n politics at all. but these propa gan
lists try TO agitate old patriotic feel
ngs toward Spain. They are a clas
Of adventures. and the real objec
OF all their agitation is to American
lpeople.
The feeling in Cuba Is not In an
Way inclined toward annexation 4
the United States. but the countr!
does want the protection of th'
United States Whatever errors arr
committed must be attributed onh
to the fast that the preparatory con
dltions OF the country. because o
the way IL was governed By Spain
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the start 10 manage It's own affairs
Cuba's difficulty Is not one that lie
with the Cubans themselves. bu
with the civilization and the Idea
inherited from Spain.
"ln that country they have no
p been prepared to adapt themselves
= to modern conditions. Their idea
and their civilization are not thos'
OF the more modern part OF tn
; world, and | do not speak withou
knowledge of what | am talkini
about, for ! had ample opportunity
to Judge for myself during the j.
= years that | lived in the country.
There IL still much TO do In TN
: way OF bringing our prisons up-to
date" said DR.. Artiz In answer TO
Y question. I'VE still use the OLE
r Spanish castles as jails. but thel
D hygiene conditions have been great
i ly improved There is great inter
= est in the subject, which is shown b.
the fact that Cuba has had represen
S tatives at manay conferences her
that have dealt with prison matters.
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Il Teacher fNNbu ala the Tcrapiitp