| Show OUR RELATIONS TO SPAIN notwithstanding the assurance oi of the spanish minister in washington that a war between the united states and spain la 18 among the possibilities ot of a near future rod and notwithstanding the unusual activity at navy yar hardelin yard delin sin this country it Is ie not believed that the war will gobo go beyond yond words there Is ie considerable sympathy Bym pathy la in this country forthe for the cubans struggling for liberty and there is among the me spaniards a corresponding bad feeling towards the americans americana on account of that sympathy but there to la no disposition in thle this country to sink the spanish cruisers and spain has neither army nor navy large enough to und bertak a transatlantic adventure the spirit of don quixote may possibly survive but this time he be would beel hesitate tate to start on his expedition relying on the services of sancho panza and kozl nante the settlement of the cuban question as far as the united states may be interested will be a peaceful one unless something unexpected occure according to all accounts the spanish government does not deserve the allegiance of the cubans for the maintenance tons noe of which a supreme effort now is in being put forth local government on the island to is a farce the spanish governor general exercising despotic powers similar to those of the turkish sultan the censorship of the be prom prec in ie Om 0 and criticism of the authorities always suppressed only one religion is tolerated on en cuba and the clergymen are maintained by tte the revenues at a oost cost ot of annually the schools under the control of the dished church are neglected the attendance ton danoe si amounting mounting to one out of forty ju in the school age the number of inhabitants Is ie estimated at about and they have to carry lO OOOO of ir ic debt edness me be annual interest of which Is charged against the revenues revenue of the island altogether are wrung every year from the cubans somewhat more than 20 per capita for government expenses besides levies tor for local and municipal purposes iee la Is it any wonder if a people compelled to pay euch enormous sums bums for the privilege of being governed rebel against the ibe government but this la Is not all it is in claimed that besides the regular ez ex pence perhaps are fraudulently wrung from the veople annually by the government officials and that during thelast the past twenty years de defalla fales eions to the egg aggregate regate amount of have occurred in the publio service of cuba without the conviction of a single one of the malefai male fac tore in view of the facts to any unbiased mind the rebellion in cuba seems but natural and justifiable there to no ill III feeling in this thia country toward spain but there toast la a nacre desire for the triumph of justice both in that country and elsewhere |
