Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-12-17
A GENERAL OF CUBA.
HIS REASONS FOR BELIEF IN HIS
 coUNTRYs TRIUMPH.


 coUNTRY's TRIUMPH.
 Pacific Efforts Always spurned-strongeE
 Than In Last Contest Food Enough For
 Several Years-wants BelIigerency Rec
 ognition From the United States.
 Major General Manuel Suarez Delga- do, commonly spoken of as General Suarez, U is the insurgent chief in charge l of the Fifth army corps of the Cuban forces, with headquarters at present in the vicinity of Manicaragua.
 Standing full feet in height, he pre-. sents all ideal appearance as an insur gent chief, his massive form clad in tho simple white linen costume of the coun- i try. His features are of a decidedly aquiline cast, and his eyes show the fac ulty of ready command over men.
 The headquarters of the Fifth Cuban army corps consist at present of large deserted tobacco shed, without walls and with roof partially blown away by the recent severe cyclone prevalent ill Cuba. The building and it's distant ap- proaches are guarded efficiently by a large detail of eavalrymen, who are well armed and show evidence of more mill tary training than is the present status of the bulk of the Cuban forces ill the province of Santa Clara, otherwise known as Sas Villas '
 The staff is composed of fine looking body of men, most of whom have given up good businesses or lucrative profes- sious to assist ill the organization and operation of the Cuban "Army of Lib- erty. ?"
 At present there is with the general Ennesto F. Stirling, the civil governor of the province, who is on tour of in spection preparatory to the establish ment of places for the manufacture of clothing and complete equipment, save the arms and ammunition, for both the Cuban infantry and cavalry. Very com plete shops are at present going at full blast i'll the mountains of Santiago and Puerto Principe, established there by General Iii Chief Gomez. These supply the armies with headquarters in those places, and those to be established are intended to clothe and equip the large force to be shortly centralized ill this province
 He says every pacific means have been used to get from the Spanish cortes and rulers proper recognizance of Cuban rights, but without appreciable effect. Cuba is allowed 30 out of about 400 members of the Spanish legislative body, and of this ineffective number the cleo tion of 24 is controlled from Madrid, thus leaving six votes effective for Cn- ban rights and 394 dominated by a self ish desire for Spanish aggrandizement.
 Petitions innumerable have been sent for the amelioration of specific abuses, and all without effect. Unjust and grievous taxes are levied upon all the Cuban possessions, and the laws regulat- ing domestic manufacturers are so hard that the residents of the island are com pelled to buy almost every manufae tured article of commerce at an exorbi tant figure from Spanish manufacturers and from them solely, as the import du ties practically shut out from Cuba tht less expensive and vastly better made produce of other nations.
 This is especially so of the United States, which is the natural market t, which the Cubans go for the purchase O manufactured commodities, and t, where they undoubtedly will go should they succeed ill gaining their independ ence.
 AS to the probable duration of thi war, should victory be delayed tn country has food enough in sight to sup port 30, 900 men for years. Should thi prove insufficient, the smaller town will be taken and their provisions used as was done the last five years of tn last war
 In that struggle 1000 men resisted the Spanish forces for ten years. Ther are now 30, 900 insurgents in the field : and when sufficient arms can be had 20, 900 moro are ready to join the army
 The general believes that the numbe of men ill the field, their discipline an, equipment are such as to merit the rec ognition of their belligaency by tn United States, which he thinks woul : tend to speedily terminate the war il favor of Cuba first by the tremondou moral force such an net would hay upon the nations at large, and seconl because then Cuban money would hay no hindrance in its outflow for Amer iean arms and ammunition.
 General Suare2 is absolutely confiden of Cuban success, and that not far of Sylvester Seoyel in Pittsburg Dis patch.
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