The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-26
Copyright, A. & McClur1 4 Co., l2U
Copyrighted In Great R-'tAin.
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young pig Of IN oincrr not FIVE Gays
ago. and when Ore my sword, a pig
Of Yankee private knocked me down
with his hand Is this friendship? l
ask you, brothers--is this what we
were led to expect from our friends
of the north, our saviors. our deliv-
erers?"
"But, JUAN" interrupted an elderly
captain, that is all personal. my.
self have felt the contempt which the
Americans feel for us. but | should be
willing to suffer more than contempt
for my country's freedom. I have al
ready suffered, as You know, at the
hands of our oppressors. Contempt is
very mild and easily to be borne when
our liberty is the reward for it. II
you have nothing more than nara.
tlves Of personal affronts to give US.
] for one shall not be very much i'm.
pressed"
BAH" The voice OF the first
speaker rose almost to a shrek. e.
l put my personal feelings above my
patriotism! So you say! That-that
was merely my beginning. Wait un.
til I have finished and then let me
hear your sneers. u sneers you have
left"
well. we'll. 90 on, am waiting, :"
answered the older man.
49," resumed the speaker, I'VE all
know what this generous nation Of
Yankees. this nation so given to es.
tablishing freedom throughout the
world, intends to do with the Phil.
ippine Islands. Their newspapers
leave us no doubt as to that. Impe-
rialism! That is the cry in the Unit
ed States. They have received their
taste Of aggrandizement---and the
taste Is good. Have you been deaf to
the talk about the American camp?
What Ia the word you hear oftenest
among their officers? I'll tell you:
'World-power!' That Is what they
say: WOTlQ.pOWer.
A sort Of low cry went the rounds
OF his hearers. and Holton could see
that the speaker was bringing them
one and all beneath his spell.
He sat down, looking gloomily at
the ground. paying no attention to the
round of hand-clapping that attended
his peroration.
For a moment no one stirred. It
appeared as though all were thinking,
the eloquence that had been
poured into their ears. Then another
man arose. Holton leaned forward
with a gasp.
1t was the spy, the waiter Of the
New Willard. come tonight to place
the capstone upon the spell he had
been weaving among the officers OF
the Cuban army.
Brothers" he began, ri came here
tonight to counsel prudence, and. In
fact. do SO counsel you now"
Holton's face filled with amaze.
ment. What was he getting att In
. few moments he found out.
II do most earnestly counsel pru.
dence." he continued. There are
things that must be borne. The col.
diers Of the United States have cone
here. Well, good. We brought thum
here. At least, SO It would appear.
"Of course. we believe that these
men were sent here because Of the
great yearning of the United States
to see US free. unshackled country.
And SO they have come down here to
set us free, and then, having done SO.
to retire with blessing, and to con.
template with pride the growth of
the republic. free and untrammeled.
so much we know. The Spaniards
will be driven from the island and
then will these Americans turn to US
and say, behold here is your coun.
NY; take 1t and develop it. and make
Il great. and may God be with YOU
So ] say prudence.
But. on the other hand. there are
some OF US who may possess well.
formed doubts as to the truth of the
beautiful word picture have painted