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226 Marching with Gomez
life, like Gomez, to look back upon, but he lacked
the latter's energy and unyielding will.
He received me pleasantly and kindly, and we discussed shop-worn topics till my special correspondent's note-book was complete.
His views surprised me; they were those one
might expect of a New York Cuban. He spoke
favorably of annexation, though in a non-committal
way, giving the usual reasons, — the danger in a small
republic of insufficient external and internal strength,
the trade advantage of being part of a great nation,
etc.
He speculated on a possible confederation of the
Antilles to include Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo,
peoples of allied race.
I have stated that no fighting Cuban I ever met
favored annexation, nor have I seen a fighting
Cuban who distrusted Cuba's ability to govern herself peacefully.
When I asked if he feared a race war when Cuba
had gained her independence, his answer was absolutely borne out by my own experience of the Cuban
negro.
"No, decidedly no !" he said. "Our negroes
are far superior to the colored race of the United
States. They are naturally peaceful and orderly,
and they desire to be white, and like the whites.
In the last war we left our families, our wives, and
our daughters in the forests alone with them for
weeks at a time, and never suffered outrage or
annoyance at their hands. General Maceo has
negro blood in him, and is the pride of us all.
Our army has scores of gallant officers who are
| Title | Marching with Gomez |
| Creator | Flint, Grover |
| Publisher | Lamson, Wolffe and company |
| Place of Publication | Boston, New York [etc.] |
| Date | 1898 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000271 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 226 Marching with Gomez life, like Gomez, to look back upon, but he lacked the latter's energy and unyielding will. He received me pleasantly and kindly, and we discussed shop-worn topics till my special correspondent's note-book was complete. His views surprised me; they were those one might expect of a New York Cuban. He spoke favorably of annexation, though in a non-committal way, giving the usual reasons, — the danger in a small republic of insufficient external and internal strength, the trade advantage of being part of a great nation, etc. He speculated on a possible confederation of the Antilles to include Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo, peoples of allied race. I have stated that no fighting Cuban I ever met favored annexation, nor have I seen a fighting Cuban who distrusted Cuba's ability to govern herself peacefully. When I asked if he feared a race war when Cuba had gained her independence, his answer was absolutely borne out by my own experience of the Cuban negro. "No, decidedly no !" he said. "Our negroes are far superior to the colored race of the United States. They are naturally peaceful and orderly, and they desire to be white, and like the whites. In the last war we left our families, our wives, and our daughters in the forests alone with them for weeks at a time, and never suffered outrage or annoyance at their hands. General Maceo has negro blood in him, and is the pride of us all. Our army has scores of gallant officers who are |
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