The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-07
CAMP0S, CUBNS C0NQUER0R.


How the tniinpse "r the Iusurrection wa.
Itr"urht About Gen. Mnrro Trouble
Ahead Tho Volunteer. aud the Casino.
lIAvASA. juno 2o-Grncral. now Captain
General Martinez Cdmpos. is already beginning
io nd ont that In the suppression Of the Cuban
revolution only one.half and perhaps not tho
moro diflrult hnlf " his task MS pacincator Of
Cubn has been ACCOMPLISHED.
few words concerning the facts which led to
the SUPPRESSION ot n revolution which has now
passed into history may not I've inopuortunc.
Spain may well be- proud Of MARTINEZ Camuos.
for. after the army. by which alone he expected
20 suldue the Instruction had been drcimatrd
by disease and ovcrwork when he knew that
no further rcGnlorccmenis OF mcn could be fur
nishcd from Spain. because Spains slncws NJ
war Cuban taxes. and Cuban credits had boon
exhausted; when no saw no alternative hut tho
withdrawal of his army from this island and
the final surrender of Cuba 90 the Cubans-Nlar-
tnrz Campos clevcrly managed. hy n few vague
promises. and by the expenditure Of not OVER
two millions of dollars. to accomplish task
which hal hanlcd tho ability and military skill
of nil his numerous predecessors.
Tho collapse of the Cuban revolution Is ono OF
tho most extraordinary occurrences in the his
tory OF Instructions. When the late Captain
General Jovcllnr WIS about leaving for Spain n
few days ago, he published farewell address.
fl which he used The following words: Two
hundred thousand corpscs lo in unknown
graves. and seven hundred millions II dollars
sna,chcd from public and private Golfers have
been thrown into tho abyss And yet this dcs-
olnting AMI runous war. which has lasted
nearly ten years. WIS ended by Martinez Cam
pos absolutely without bloodshcd since the day
In January last when he became convinced that
the resurrection could never be suppressed by
force II arms.
Hc began ~ seducing through carefully So
lcctcd Cuban traitors. tho oynlty of some sub
ultern officers In the iibcrating army whom no
had good reason to believe were wcaried ut tho
rrolongntion ~ the strife and nj the apparent
APATHY Of their friends aud countrymcn abroad
Cnmpos s'nt cmissarics--C uhins--to the Cuban
Government. with proposals for Il settlement Of
III" question. His first cmlssarics were exc
cuted. in accordance with a law Of tho Cuban
Congress which dc,rced death io any persons
coming WIN propositions ol praE not based
nUun the Independence ~ Cuba. Far from he
lug discouraged lw -, signal q failure. Campos
r"urw"d his "i.ors. These efforts were mate
rally seconded hy cmssarics who. scattered
through 'hc island. fanuei into flame dis ords
uu' petty riNHlri"s which had long been snioul-
drring between dillcrvnt sections ~ the libcr-
aiing army. This army WAS. and had always
hcrn. Heterogeneous in IT. composition; for
provincial CLhnns. II which 1t was mainly COM
posed. are oonicsscdly limited IN their ideas To
their own particular jurisdiction Each thinks
The nuruur OF tir world.
And the fomentng Of these internal discussions
was the point Of the we,lsc hy which Campus
ccv"ry succeeded IN splitting up tho whole
organization Of the Cuban republic. lie bought
men. suhaliern officers and privatos in the Gu
tan army. who oyerawcd the Cuhan Congress
into an acceptance OF his forms. and he then sue
c,ssiully used the men who had accented those
terms 10 in lurs the rest Of their "ounfrvmen To
follow their example. Gen. RoloN. who had two
thousand men under arms in the Villas and
who for many months hal been secretly rnilcf-
mn ttttff
with which To undertake. u vigorous campaign
~ the sugar districts Of Colon, Cardcnas. and
MatanzHs. was deceived by Cuban cmi,~ri.s
who convinced him that everybody elise had
surrendered. II" presented himself. with his
officers and mon. aud found out too late that he
lnd brcn intentionally deceived. After kolotl's
surrender no tuhnns remained in arms. except
MHc'o ana Nle"nt. Nareia TIA" latter had. for
long while. boon under a cloud. His
patriotism and zcal for Cuba's independence
were by, all well-iniorm"d parties regarded
n secondary In his mind 10 the advancement
81 his own personal ends. 80. when the rcvolu-
lion had been ended IN ov'ry section Of the
Island except in the Eastern Department. it was
comparatively AN easy task ior Martinez Cam
pos To give his whole attention t. Gen. Mnrcu
CRnnos delayed his proclamation at the final
pacifiratiOn of the island until such time rs hr
should be abe to get Macco ont nl cuba. H.
this end the papers oi This city were nllrd with
reports concerning what Mnr"o probably would
or would not do. But still Maceo re fused To sur
rrndcr AZ last almost IN despair ~ the long
delay in the final proclamation of the complete
paelllcntion Of Cuba. and fearing that tins
Nbulu ~ lllll 10 MN hiln III llllS city ana
IN Mmirid. Martlnrl tampos requested an
other interview with the Provisional Govern
m"nt, which had been established in the East
erh Department shortly after the surrender of
thu Cuban Government al /anlon IN February.
TIE conference took place. Campos hcing met
by Marmnl, tho latclv-olerted President ol the
Provisional Government If Cuha. Campus on
doavorcd To- persuade Marmol uf the useless
moss of any further continuation 81 the fight.
The Cuban army" he SAID. has dwindlnd
down to a few hundred mcu. who have neither
ammunition nor any hope of receiving any.
a MI D. IAn
troops. and who ut best could only hope b. kn.p
M q hopeless war few months longer" Mar
mol replied that h" WIS confident that nil
would soon reach them from their friends
nhro1I To convin"" YOU" Campus SAID.
h"w mslniormed You are upon that matter.
] wall. if YOU choose 10 send any one abroad,
ruuriut"c MIN sale conduct through our lines
e. Santiago, ana there detail mHn-of war Ia
convey your "inlssnry to Jamnlra. All stipu-
li :. That. II within thirty days your omi-~arY
saail huyc convinced himself II the hopeless
- 81 "Nprths, any nint'rlhl hld from
n f.ai ne 7hnll INFORM You nl the fact. and
NJ ~ rc'"It Of such Indignation yoN
~" the trap. accepted tho Offer. and Ms
,Empos knew he would do. detailed Gen.
Macro Ia riorncd to your 'iiy thcrr IL asrrr.
tam the probability Of ri.in.: resources for tho
.untlnuqion Of IT." war. Long b'furc Gen.
Macco lad reached NV York. wn,.c he
found such undruiahlc corroboritiui 49, Cam
l'us's assertions hofor" oven the Nnss" Whirh
conveyed him To lnmal'n hnd rearhcd Kings
t"n-tic papers al this city industriuu.v cir
culatrd tlie report that nj last the unl remain
iiS stnndafd ,brHrrr of III" revolution. th"
alone hinged the final proclamation of the COM
Eete parl'aiion ol ia" island had accepted
Spnnish clcmcnry and gonr tn Join his family
III Jamaica. Il WIS n lie. bat If produced the
desired effect, Had such report been delayed
few weeks !, would have been UNNECESSARY;
for Mac"o. cruelty und"ceN"i By personal ne
quaihiance with the verbal but rosuirss pat
rlpiism Of the Cuban emlgIHuts in your citv nj
once. and in accordance with the arrangement
entered into At the conference between Gen.
Campos and President Marmol, informed the
latter OF the absurdity of expecting amy effective
MD from New York, On receipt Of thi, nlor-
nation Pres dcnt Malmol, Gen. Nlcent Gar,!G,
aud all the officers and men remaining in arms
asn nst Spnln 10 the Eastern Department. sur
rendered, and the Cuban llght tor independence
beealn" mnttrr OF history.
Al said AT the beginning Of this cttcr. the
r"Voluuon Is suppressed. The island. however,
u Wry lar ir9n being pgrlrd. Since the day
Whnn me lAwl"ss volunteers ut this rltV drove
Captain General nul'r ignomiHously from the
palace ana forced him ~ roiurn L. Spain leaV-
lns me rommNnd of III" island m the hands Of
u" M tHry officer next In rank, Spain has nj
ways hNi TWO enemies To combat in CUBA and il
hta even been questionable which oi the two
WIS tho more dangerous. The first was tho
op"n. armed Cuban revolution. lighting Tor
c"nupl, {" separation irun TIE mother country
IEu az SulutG lIlNIpuIli noe. lNu eYpItd .vtts