The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-08
|roETARY OLNEY ON CUBA.
aim to Spain That the Instruction Must
|p''' Be Brought to an End.
.orH OF THE INSURGENTS RECOGNIZED.
nted for Their Skill in Military Tactics-- Main Thiuo
Is an Organized Governments Attention Directed
p'"s =. me Violation of Laws of Civilized Warfare

sntoo state has made regular report the president Tor ,
. like the reports cabinet This renort
@ congress appendix presidents message 1t
during the foreign governments
an not touched upon message or were more briefly
head SPAIN reference to Cuba
nesen facts upou which
&fmN . h.ses his broad statement for conclusions.
@ !, made secretary admits
comes principally States consus and so must
s confidential The secretarys estimate situation is
me paragraph made after preliminary
ri resources:
H., island relations destructive legitimate
n internal of Cuba trying
us upon admnra
relations This situation indefinitely
still worse time United
r seriously international duties peculiar relations
IN and call decided change policy pursued"
win with makes plain
be instruction
portion Of the land
ecesor assumed
a raversng bodies of
early in the encampd themselves
T. districts Clara Cienfuegos
~ almost itself
fertile tobacco fields Of Pnar del Rio. which
the Spanish
sa while part
miles of the trocha practically in the hands the
adds:
M they part of whole island of
practically
r of the coast the revolutionary
uped length of army capable of at
and fit take the defensive pitched battle As
given point often single night
at the first
other spot"
olney adds the following In defining the situation
Information shows there is only effective local
pretcn
% Administration anywhere the organization confined to the exgnc
operations of the hour without
appears
The machinery the State
(which de sovereignty entad the
lacking. possible political
assessing and exercising the functions of administration and capable lief.
maintaining orderly in its
rhhms with the premial family of governments"
Illustrates his esponsibiy of
hum of American planters which he characteres of
the other hand he
Island with winch the United states or its citizens maintain eg-
se the Spanish is though often exercised vexa
arbitrary calling
nat proceed times peace.
his comparison of this nsurrecton with those that preceded
si significant From accessible indication clear
Ne rebellion on far more formidable scale to numbers ne
representation than of the preceding revols of this country that
constant influx armies material from the met
rebellion after nearly two successful resistance appears today
i~ion to indefinitely the its present basis
1 compliments the tactical skill that
Aoay OF nnms and the comparatively deensbe condition Of the
vega country the considerable force into the Pinar del Rio
wea by its successful maintenance there months must be re-
Va military success Of pronounced character
hssent fairly the intelligent
"aa large people whole island and shown
purpose by this their better grounds of vantage to end and
ssenss and hr children the heritage Of self soyern%ent
among te latin races Of the western hemisphere of the excess
s by IRRESPONSIBLE officials the killing -combatans in
Is part Of the correspondence state department with
have frances and energetic appeals been omitted But the rep
separation the alleged of facts and for other
rs S',1y financial and Industrial losses uses, in.
o., s,s by the portion his
s.F which appears by Madrid
o g little than does the president in his mei1o
% have o pr a GSs induce saisfaetory result Of the at
been at a Hmd Ih hs eoH4 Si country and nslana lie gives
for Sn Of the Of the treaty beyond the statement that
@ 5S sn that arises quarters that the orTansgsnt
@ntpo asneS OF the Ca,Sa a oTod ds h t st Ip s
Judgments "a ana winch mas 50 % y m b formal slostent