The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-14
WHAT WILL GROVER DO
The Loyal Spanlards at Havana Confident
that tho President viii Not Interfere.
ALL TRUTHFUL NEWS is SUPPRESSED

All Talk OF Compromise Between
CubRns HIVE No Faith I'm Promi.
scs or Autonomy or Rcr0rns..Prou.
erty Owners and the United states.
Havana. April II, via Tampa. ANU
13.-All the talk here this we,l. is con-
lecture as to what Mr.. Cleveland win do
with the resolutions oc til, two Houses
of Congress. The brief cable disrut"nrs
from the States whlcn the Havana VA
pers publish after the press censor has
edited them, have been read with In
terest by all classes of citizens. Little
iight mas been thrown upon the subject
so far. although the loyal SpanarGs
still claim to be confident tha. the Prcsi-
dent will not recognize belligcrency.
The systematic suppression of truth
ful news of the progress of the revolu-
tion has blinded many people here. and
mas undoubtedly been of great help 10
Spain abroad. The official report oe
every engagement Is carefully cooked
SO as to make II appear that the Spaninh
nave won victory, and even then If
there is danger of a wrong impression
peinE created abroad. the foreign CORE
spondents are not permitted to telegra nh
the news. On the eve of the elrctions
the Madrid impatient at the rival items
win losses of one. two or three rebels
capied mere for encouraging news. The
emergency was met by sending out tho
report of Gomez's death and designating
tne place of his burial In Matanzas,
when he was marching with an escort
OIL 1900 In another province
Spaniards here profess to believe that
president Cleveland will not recognize
the belliHerency of the Cubans, but they
pase their assurance upon Minister DE
LONE dispatches. and even their conf
oence In Government messages Is weak
cninS All talk of compromise between
Spaih ana the men In arms is idle
Cubans have no faith In promises of
autonomy or reforms. The insurgent
readers declare that they will never lay
down arms until Cuba Is free The de-
crees,of General Weyler. the harsh treat
ment OF political suspects and the killing
or Pacicos have made promises out of
me question. Intelligent people here rec
osnize that the difficulty between Gu
pans and the Spaniards is To- be settled
once for all. Many property owners
VINO have opposed the revolution until
now. thinking 1t impossible to break
Spain's rule. are now .in hopes the rebels
VIII win, or that some other nation. pie.
terably the United States. should inter
fere on the ground of humanity. and the
a man of wide experience and careful
observation. who is entitled TO write
Honorable" before his name. and who
has been in Cuba four months, represent
ing large corporation. has given the
situation careful study. He has come TO
the conclusion that the United States
should recognize the belligerency OF the
insurgents and gives the following rea-
Sons:
l. Because 1t Is justifable rebellion
OF long standing. is maintained by
force which practically dominates the
greater part of the Island. except sea-
ports, which could not be held by any
land force against joint sea ana land
force.
q Because the continuance of misrule
Is repugnant to the age and by reason of
the proximity of the United States is
prejudic!al to our interests.
g. Because there Is no hvpothesis that
gives reasonable hope OF endurabe con-
ditions in Cuba except that of seif-gov-
ernment.
T. Because there can be no assurance
against recurring revolutions and con-
t!nued disturbance of our commercial in
terests except by removal OF the cause
of irritation.
5. Because the United States. by rea-
son of Its proximity and Its institutions.
IL responsible for the liberal sentiment in
Cuba.
6. Because the United States. as the
champion OF the right of man may not
sit by. Indifferent to the right of revolu-
tion upon which Its own existence as
nation Is founded.
Z. Because nine-tenths OF the people of
Cuba desire relief. and are favorable To
Intervention by the United States. their
burden having become insupportabe.
s. Because the Insurgents maintain a
de facto government in as tangible form
and substance as from the insula posi-
tion would be practicable to any people.
Insurgents have burned the Marolitos
estate near Jaruce, this province II is
the property of De Morales. an American
citizen. and was spared by the insur-
gents on that account until two days
ago. Recently General Melgunzo. who
has made himself particularly offensive
by killing innocent people encamped on
the estate several times using the sugar
house for his troops. For this reason,
tho rebels burned the buildings. The
owner has filed claim for 5000 900 dam
ages with the American Consul. etating
that he repeatedly asked for protection
of the government and did not obtain 1t.
Officers Reelected.
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