THE CUBA REVIEW 



AGAINST THE YANKEE 



A BOOK BY A CUBAN APPARENTLY WRITTEN TO AROUSE HOSTILE 

 FEELING MAYOR ANDRADE's STINGING REBUKE 



A recent book entitled "Against the Yankee" and written b\" Julio J. Gandarilla, a 

 young Cuban, has been published in Havana. A copy was sent for such commendation 

 as the work might deserve to Havana's Mayor. General Freyre de Andrade. The latter 

 reviewed it to some purpose in a letter to the author. The Mayor's feelings towards this 

 country and the author's were energetically expressed. In part the Mayor's reply is as 

 follows : 



'T am not against the Yankees. I am with the Yankees. I am one of their warm 

 friends and one of those who will not forget the favors we owe them. 



'"The new generation, the one which did not suffer in behalf of the war : the one 

 which did not take part in the struggle foi^ independence and for which it did not make 

 any sacrifices, may despise the Y'ankee and make themselves the echo of the void boast- 

 ing of those who were their enemies when they gave their lives for our liberty: but 

 those of us who were in the camps of the revolution, those of us who could appreciate 

 the strength of the reccncentrados and are convinced that to the Yankee intervention, 

 to the Y'ankee blood, we owe our liberty, the end of our struggle and sufferings, must 

 always be in favor of the Y'ankees. consider them our friends and admire their loyalty 

 in their relations with Cuba. 



"It is true that during an unfortunate time, for the Y'ankee and for us. a man of no 

 conscience, a bad ruler and representative of the Y'ankee. came to Cuba, ruined its 

 treasury, corrupted its customs, demoralized its government and delivered our country 

 to men who ought not to have ruled over us : but if they incurred mistakes, we have 

 also committed our faults, as well as our people did by chosing those men and creating 

 this sad state of affairs. 



'"But they have reformed and in the United States, as well as in Cuba, those who acted 

 so are looked at with hatred. We should not hold the Y'ankees responsible for what 

 one man did : he is despised to-day by his own countrymen. 



"I will not make any propaganda m its favor, as it appears to me a foolish attempt, 

 an unpatriotic act. It makes us to appear as ungrateful, as disloyal friends towards 

 those from whom we have received benefits. It would bring inevitable grief for our 

 country, as our powerful neighbor on seeing the immorality of o*ar character, our forget- 

 fulness. would consider us unworthy of our independence and of the favors we have 

 received. Although they would not take away from us our independence, they would 

 at least leave us exposed to the powerful enemies of Cuba who are only looking for a 

 chance to make claims for damages they suffered dTiring the war. 



"I am convinced we have nothing to fear from the Y'ankee ; that we will yet receive 

 favors from that great nation of practical men who are at the same time full of roman- 

 ticism, just principles and of liberal and progressive ideas, as no other people have ever 

 been. Instead of being their enemies, and bringing troubles to their government, we 

 must be their allies, their friends and be always ready to give for them our lives as they 

 did once for us. 



"These sentiments which I have always expressed publicly are my sincere belief. I am 

 sure I will die with them, and no other sentiment will ever have echo in me if its directed 

 against the very nation which I will consider the noblest until it attempts to destroy our 

 independence. This will never happen unless there are fools who. with their insults, 

 foolishness and un familiarity with the reality of facts pretend to offend those of its 

 subjects who live in this land in which only praise ought to be given and gratitude shown." 



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