The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-06

HAVANA. Feb. 2j.-Thc published ia 1909 ~
peace are heartily disapprovcd by an C,ttans
hero. Thceo hrsoe # there arc M other I'M
published on"~ behind them. IN nowisr nrlclio-
rate the condition q the Cubans ! 10 not doubt
that the misery ofthc Camngucy mrn may have
been very great and they may have boon caro-
fully Kept in complete ignorance Of what was
happcnin', In other parts " the island: but for
all that thir surrender on such terms Is incom-
prrhensiblc TO all here Spaniards and Cubans
alike.
At the very timo when this shameful compact
was modr our troops had the run II The whole
island. the Spanish element was ovorywierc IN
state Of rapid dsintcgration tho tardy rccog-
milton Of our belgcrcncy by the United States
was looming M I'm the near future. and there
was positive certainty that great tr'uhlc. The
work OF tho republicans, was brcw.ng In the
Many beilovc that tho succcss Of Martinez
Cumpos in cgmogu"y is largely due to n J. heral
use OF god, tut such suspicion s"nns hardly
imo Come. who hanged varona AMI others Tor
bringing him proposals 81 peace far moro adj
vantngeous than those which he has not ac-
The Spaniarls hnvc spread the rouort that
GOulrH received sHhuOO. and that the other
prominent men were rewarded on "A like liberal
scale but the straits of tho Spaniar'!s were
grcat When Martinez Cnmpos had on.e en-
tcrcd into PRECAUTIONS with the Cuh9n Junta
officially recognize thcm ~ bclligrrDnts. Tho
pay OF the Spanish army is over fourteen months
IN arrears. the TREASURY is empty. and no one
would be crazy enough 10 suggest The y ihii'y
Of irosh loan for the expenses Of fresh troops
from spain.
have never felt So cOntrnted ~ during the past
month of January; for the downfall o' spanish
dominion WAS as clear as the handwriting on
the wall. They would have been Obliged to SUR
render at discretion before the end ol the year.
Everybody hcr" was perfectly cogni1ant OF this.
n
Of the surrender Of the CamHguey mon hcwil-
dered us all At times the word treason il
openly applied 10 thcm. and then. again. n few
matter is but clever r,ise dc gHerre OFT 90 which
Cuha's ndependcncc will promptly and directly
cnsuc. God grnnt that this last may prove 10
be the case. for il the Camagueyans have en-
tered into my such peace as that published
with the murd er"r- OF their inilcrs. their
mothers. and their sons. ana the IT. Nlstators OF
their country. "a special nugc OF history will be
devoted to the record OF their cOwardicc and
some slirlt mitigation Of the grief which
ovcrwhcn- CuNans here IS the receipt ~ posi-
tive assurances rom the Eastern and HAS He-
partments that Nacco and kolon refuse to lay
down their arms on any terms.
Fortunately ior tho cause of Cuba. the watcrs
have this year done more damage 10 TIE sugar
crop than the Cuhgn torch everdid. The grcpt-
est part ol Tia" country from the Villas west
ward almost NJ to Mdtanzas is uudcr water:
and present es Inmates predict total crop of not
over one third uf thai Of last year. Receipts at
Iorts To date fully confirm these calculations
The planters nre ruined. and taxes cannot be
paid.
II Gen. SanEuily were 20 come here with only
few hundred oi the thousands of bravo men
of your country who heartily sympathi2e with
the gallant struggle which our couutrymen
have mad" all. | believe. would yet he well.
Peace might then be made with the Spnniards
not an absurd. patrhcd-up thing like this. which
Will last until the next outbreak. but real
peace. based upon our independence. with or
without "A remuneration TO Spain. guaranteed
10y the United States.
Tho task of the hour is clearly To- reinforce
MuceD and II colon. Much miElt be- dome in this
CITY. But what Is lndispensably requisite is a
few brave ana energetic organizers. OF known
probty and courage. These must come from
abroad. Nothing can be done with the incom-
petent and disorganized blockheads here.