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view of the diminished incomes of the peo

ple. Hard times had created discontent and

political unrest, which it was expedient to

conciliate by reforming the government and

reducing its cost.

Ten days after the enactment of the re

form law an insurrection was begun in the

province of Santiago by lilibusters from

New York, Hayti and other points. Their

purpose, it has been stated, was to prevent

the success of a reform which would con

tent the people and render them indiffer

ent to the idea of Cuba libre. The filibus

ters consisted of young Cubans who have

live many years abroad, naturalized foreign

ers of Cuban origin and adventurers of vari

ous nationalities. Their entei prise was or

ganized and financed by a junta, or commit

tee, in New York, which was helped by the

sympathy all Americans have for countries

thought to be rightly struggling to be free.

Cuban bonds, w’hich would be valuable if

the junta succeeded, were also disposed of,

partly for the money they brought and part

ly for the co-operation they secured.

There were some 200,000 agricultural labor

ers in Cuba, many of whom were idle on

account of the low price of sugar. Some

of these joined the rebels. The entire rebel

force has been estimated at 40,000, but the

force actually under arms has perhaps

seldom exceeded 10,000. Few professional

men or men of education joined the in

surgents. The cities and larger towns con

tinued loyal and the local population or

ganized guerrilla bands aggregating, it is

said, 50,000 men to withstand the forays of

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Indianapolis journal. (1898). Indianapolis [Ind.], 1898-08-09. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015679/1898-08-09/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Indianapolis journal, 1898-08-09.