The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-05
The Cuban Revolt.

The information relative to the revolt
in Cuba, received through Spanish
sources, is that it does not amount
10 much, and that it can be easily handled
by good-sized police force The dis
patches published yesterday stated that
the rebels, together with the Sartorius
brothers, the principal leaders, had sur
. rendered to the Spanish authorities, and
that the force still holding out against
. the government is so insignificant as 10 be
7 hardly worth serious attention.
This information may not be wholly re
/ liable The Spanish authorities are much
more likclyto belittle the outbreak than
/ 10 magnify it, They know that there are
. thousands of Cubans in this country who
would quickly enlist for service against
/ Spain if there was any prospect of the
revolt being successful. Their policy is,
undoubtedly, to make it appear that
it amounts to nothing, and that those
who are taking part in it are smugglers
and bandits
The Cubans at Key West and Tampa,
7 however. seem to think that there is
chance for its success. Many Of them
have abandoned their regular oc-
equations and enlisted in companies
that are being raised to help IT,
1t is said that nearly a hundred enlisted
/ at Tampa Tuesday night, and among the
Cuban colony at Key West is a great deal
of enthusiasm. If the revolt should make
much Roadway it would not be difficult
matter to raise a regiment of Cubans in
Florida towns for service against the
Spanish rule in Cuba.
1t is announced that although the gov
ernor general of Cuba pretends that the
outbreak on the island is not matter of
much consequence he is taking every pre-
caution to suppress it, He has an army of
p 900 men, and hence is in a position to
speedily check any ordinary outbreak
What he fears is that 0ubans outside of
Cuba will become enthusiastic over the
situation and will send both men and
money to assist the insurgents
The Cubans have good deal to com
plain of. Although it is not stated in the
dispatches just what the cause of the ex-
listing trouble is, it seems to be admitted
that it is not political The people are
heavily burdened by taxes-so heavily, in
fact, that they are rendered desperate.
The sugar planters are having a pretty
hard time, because the price of sugar has
fallen much below what it was few
years ago, and the price received for it
now is hardly more than sufficient to
meet the cost of its production.
1t is not to be wondered at, all things
considered, that Cubans are restless.
The taxes they have to pay are extraor-
dinarHy heavy. In fact it takes about all
their earnings to pay the demands of
Spain. Crops may fail but the taxes
must be paid.
If it be true that the revolt in Cuba has
been crushed out, the excitement in Tampa
and Key West will soon disappear 1t
would be folly to keep up the excitement
without sufficient reason. The promptness,
however, with which Cubans in this
country respond to a call of those whose
alleged purpose is to release Cuba from
Spanish authority is pretty good indica-
ton that the crushing of one revolt, or a
half dozen for that matter, would not put
an end to the movement for the freedom
of Cuba.