The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-01-13

I.AEITOW0C, WI1g04 Eli,
rnrRspAY. yANLAaY Is. 1870.
The Cuban Situation.

The Chicago Times thiHks that affairs 10
Cuba seem to lie yadiy mixed. Elmer The
instruction is On is last leg, or some body
is doing some very tall ,ying. Two O. three
days ago, it was teleErsrhed all over the
country that the remnants OF the Insurgents
had surrendered, and that they had been
advised to this course hy the Cuban juu'a
of New York Tie report seemed straight
forward and reliab,e aud wa-. ia consequence
received .iih general Lcilei
On Monday, tie president % The junta,
Don Miguel ALBANIA, issued a card ~
which be denies the reports IA tato tle
says that the juuta la. not advised tie m
sargeu,s to lay down their arms; that it Is
using more strenuous efforts tLan ever 70
have tie co I;cst continued an1 winds Up
with the assurance that, 50 far from the
rebellion bring near it, end. il IS uow pos
scssed Of mere vitality, and of greater pow
er, than at any ume since is begionIng.
He claims that the CuJau, have nov IN the
field not less than 40 900 men, who, although
no. as well equipped as they might be, are
we'll organized, and capable 81 making 4
tolerabe. aud probably an effective, resIs
tance.
La getting at the truth Of the Cuban SIT
uation, no small fiieuity i experienced
When it i, telegraphed from havana that
the insurgents have surrendered, lie rep0r,
is simply an exaeseraton; aud when Al
dana asserts that the CuJans have 10000
men in the field, he Toe, is p obabjy equally
far from tie truth. The facts lie some
where between the two statements. ltwfl
probably be about the tr1th to conclude
that the Spaniards arc not making any ". ,
great progress Ia putting down the iusur~
rection, while Ii is undoubtedly as true that
the Cubans are making DO Roadway in
gaining their independence. o. enc side
are some alarmed bushg hackss, whose
protection is not So much their nun Jcrs or
their strength as the Isolation and inagcgs
sible character Of their position. On the
other side is a not powerful opposition
whose efforts are largely confined TO the
issuing of fierce proclamations, the teIc-
graphing of bogus victories, and the com
missions of all sorts Of atrJeil=- 4.aa such
few prisoners as may happen to fall into
their hands
1t is great pity that this country j. not
In condition to mediate between these
beifigerents When such mediation occurs,
il should be Of the kind that took place in
the case Of the two men who quaTreled over
an oyster which they found on the beach,
and Hho agreed to refer the difficulty to a
third party The latter settled the mat CT
by eating the oyster, and giving each Of the
contestants one-hail Of the shell. After
the same manner should his country
the time mediate between reb.
ell aud by s# { ha, and giving
the combatants the privilege OF rcsid.n.
elsewhere, or IN Cuba u oi,izsts OF th,
Ill -a-----s .a.--- iFTs7Trrrfi U
time. We need it for our protection, anl
10 secure our solidarity. Congress Shout,
investigate the situation; and if The Cuban.
have now the night TO recogn lion, The,
should have it lut always wltu ,u. aa. r
standing ma reco. alton i on, a steI
toward annexation