Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-04-24
BADAD0O FOLK
VISIT HAVANA
Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Williams Are
Delayed in the Cuban City on
Account of BoIsnevik Spirit !.

Rev. and Mrs. c. S. Williams, son and
daughter stopped at Havana, Cuba.
Mrs. Williams tells of their visit there
as follows:
We spent six days tied to the docks
in Havana, Cuba. And why? Be-
cause the bolshevik spirit is rampant
in the world, and the dockhands of
Havana refused to unload our steamer,
the Parismina, of the United Fruit
company line. The men were receiv-
ing SIS per day for eight hours of the
slowest, most deliberate lettering that
/ have ever seen camouhaging as
work But it was not enough; they
demanded more. BY dint Of much
persuasion, by allowing them to loiter
as much as they liked, by paying 81
for this desultory work, some Of the
men were induced to work at night.
Thus we Jared better than many other
ships-some of which had been in port
for three or four weeks, awaiting the
unloading.
The approach to Havana is one of
the most picturesque and beautiful of
WHICH / hlIOW. CdSLIO MOAIOs c1Iu CAO
Notifications back of it, struggling over
the whole eastern side of the bay, are
sufficiently old and moss-covered to
form d fitting frame for city that
closely resembles an anc ,ent Greek
town Along the whole seaside, front
ing the city, extends a smooth, wide
boulevard, flower bordered which be-
F:oI,,
nue. and Riverside drive. The resi-
dences of the wealthy, lovely enough
TO have dropped straight from Fairy
land, line this boulevard for many
miles. All these houses are in perfect
keeping with Spanish tradition, and
with the semi-trOpical climate. Ce-
ment, cream-colored or white, with ex-
Quisite latt'ced windows and doors,
wide center halls through the square
interior, flower-choked couIts-there
is not an incongruOus note in this sec
ton of the city. Would that the same
could be said of any section of any
city in the United States! We Anglo
Saxons, however, would rather express
ourselves, and be individualistic than
beautiful, so each builds his house to
suit himself, in all the styles of all the
ages. We achieve variety, at least,
and variety is the spice of life"
Havana, restful, classical, and very
beautiful, has the appearance Of a
Grecian city. The style of arch tee
tUre IS the Same-rectang ular houses,
cream colored, all Of the same height
COrinthian pillars in front; flowers
and palm trees everywhere.
The business section, however, is
more modern. 1t is characterized by
narrow streets, crowded with racing
automobiles, whose reckless drivers
clang their horns necessarily and add
to the deafening clamor on every side;
electric street cars, constantly ring
ing bells; delapidated coaches, with
resounding gongs; pleasant, intelligent
looking policemen, in blue jeans, ev
eryWhere trying to protect the dodS
ing foOt-passengers. There are hun
dreds of restaurants, open to The street
on two sides, and filed with gossip
ing loungers, who lean over the bare
tables and sip coffee or chocolate.
Automobiles, at two dollars per hour
may be secured for sightseeing. They
squeeze through the narrow, overflow
ing streets at breath-taking speed
each trying to Out-honk and to Out-gt
the others. We tried to secure per
mission to visit MORO castle, where
it is said several thousands Of Ger
mans are still interned, but the wal
restrictions are not yet removed anG
no one is allowed to approach The
castle. One of the most beaut full O.
the many beautiful residences is tbs
new white house." still in process o
erection, for Cuba's future presidents
We mounted" the street car and
for an hour, rode out into the country
past acres and acres of lettuce, radi
shes, ct cetera, past hundreds of acre
of yuca, banana trees, and pineapple
plants. Everywhere the magnificen
Royal palm, king of trees, rears hi
princely head; Royal palms in Ions
avenues, in groups, in forests, stand
ing gloriously alone in the center O
broad productions. Numerous de
lightful little parks, with a statue il
Inc center of each, are found all owe
the city.
The harbor is a very busy place
Ships of all classes, coming and goin
are in evidence; ferry boats, plyin
across the bay, low barges, filled wit
cargos recently unloaded from ocean
vessels, sailboats, some large enoug
n cut through the ocean itself, som
tiny and fairyllke, launches of ever
class, ocean-steamers from SpaiT
Norway, China, Japan and the Unite
States, even a battleship or two, stI
wearing it's camoufage-all colors /
fantastic shapes and stripes an
patches, like cruces clOwn,-quietl
watching, with sinister mien.
Among those which most excite
our attention were several great sway
ing hulks, with broad open stern
x-,hioh nnr1niffnd ia a view 0f IN