The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-28
WfYLE8'S VIEWS.
He Rfakes an Official Statement
on the Cuban War.
(Copywrighted, 1896, by L. A. p.)

Havana, Nov 27.-So many contr;idic.
tory statements have been attributed to
Captain General Weyler since his return
from the province of Pinar del Rio that
the correspondent here of the Associated
Press was instructed to ask the Spanish
commander for full official and author
lied statement on the subject There
fore, just previous to the departure of
General Weyler for Pinar del Rio, the
correspondent called at the palace, where
he was courteously received by the gem
eral who was asked to supplement- the ex.
elusive interview with the correspondent
OF La Lucha ut Artemsa, which was ca
bled to Che Associated Press on Tuesday
afternoon, and which contained his first
public utteranccs since his return from
conducting the operations against Anto-
MO Macco. This, the general agreed
to do.
The correspondent opened the interview
last evening by informing the captain
general that the Associated Press was
anxious, before his return to the field, to
place before the public III the United
States his official views of the Cuban sit
uation, adding:
1T is understood that you have return
ed from Pinar del Rio highly comtented
with the result of your recent operaticns,
and 1t is asserted that you believe Pima,
del Rio will soon I'D nacitied,n
In reply the captain genera, said:
am not only contented but am en-.
tlreiy satisfied with the result of nv
military plans there. / went over MI tho
northern hills and occupied the iusur-
gents positions without any serious re-
sistarce upon the part of the enemy.
Cacarajicara and Rubi, which the insur-
gents claimed were impregnabe, were
occupied by our troops after dislodging
the enemy. At Rubi he offered the
greater resistance but yielded after IL few
hours fighting. We found nc trace of
Maceo's people after that, though all the
points We're reconncitered by small de-
tnchmcnts o! our columns. The southerly
points were also reconnOitered and the
positions where the rebels had encamped
are now III possession of our troops.
There remains still to be accommodated
the ranges of hills i'm the eastern part of
the province. Alaceo has nothing left
for him to do but to scatter his followers
into small parties in order to enable them
to escape our columns, which are now
hunting for them, since they offer no re-
sstanCe, and refuse to accept IL meeting
with our troops who are chasing them in
all directions.'
crush the instruction in the province
of Pinar del Rio, and bring about its pac-
ilication within short time.'
81 am confident of shortly pacifying
Pinar del Rio replied the captain gen.
cral, "since all the stratcgetic points
are in my hands, and because IL constant
activity of our troops in all directions,
which completely binders the escape of
the small groups of insurgents who are
now fleeing before them in disorder
DO you think the condition of the
provinces of Havana, 3latanzas and Santa
Clara hampers or favors the suppression
of the inSurrection;'
These three provinces are more easily
7ubdued, from the nature Of the ground.
They have no hills like the province of
Pinar del Rio, ami the facilities for the
movement OF large bodies of troops are
therefore greater Besides, the rebel
bands in those provinces are less numcr
Gus and lack The ellen. ents and conditions
of those in the province of pinar del Rio.
The leaders of the rebels i'll those three
provinces also lack the Importance pos
sesscd by Maceo Those who had any
prestige have been killed.
sit is asserted said the correspond
ent, that Maceo lost many of his lead
ing men who We're with him, hcsides
those who joined him after the invasion
of Pinar del Rio?"
Nearly all of Maceo's leading men,
who were at all valuable, or possessed of
military ability, have persisted III other
provinces or the districts where they
headed uprisingsr
"ltappears that the insurgents in Puer-
to Principe and in Santiago de Cuba are
displaying more activity than before!'
suggested the corrcsp ondent
eyes" answered General Wcyler, ''but
the provinces mentioned are not in II
state of instruction. Puerto Principe
is producing a little and not much pro-
lection is needed there. The same may
be said in regard to the Holguin and Bay
amo districts. The rebels have destroyed
all they could, and besides. with the
death of of Jose Maceo, the rebellion in
the province of Santiago de Cuba lost
much of its Importance.
The general added:
Il have no intention of allowing the
attention OF the troops to he distracted
in that district for it is evident that is
the object OF the insurgents under c omez
and CaliXto, who possess dominating in
iiuence over the insurgents in those dis.
tricts.n
do you believe President Mckinley
will follow the policy of President Cleve-
land in regard to the Cubans?"
Mckinley represents public wealth
and the producing elements of that
country, and | cannot believe that man
who so represents the work. virtue and
prosperity of his country can carry out
apolicy. which would compromise the in
terests entrusted to his talents and dis.
erection as public man. Hence | think
that Mckinley will be guided by just
and equitable policy, without passion
and with prudence, such as is counselled
by the interests of the American people
nd L 10 irI L.