The Caucasian., 1896-11-19

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Within = month Corgrsss val be
IN session AeAir. ard se may have
CubA IN our daily ne~srsy.r .. ,h-
most .Dgr"ssirg topic tor uAiioral
hls'rrIa. Whatever the politicians
or Jourr hlists may bav. TO ray About
the subject however. CpbA ard ate
revolt must continu. io attract II.
attention Of 80 near ne bor o..
the United States. The time Ia sp-
preaching when Captain. General
Weyl-r mus. .ndeAvor to accom-, Lsh
something The unhealthy reason
is about over, ard although during
the past summer be has lost many os
his troops by disease, he has s,ill .
large number of solids r.. aud ~ r.
ceiving m, re- Spain is slso Obtain
ing money enough 10 pay sf bsr
most pressing obligations. although
after this Is done sbe ~ill hay. very
little Il II fo 20 on with.
Hardly any on" with al int, Ing, u,
comprehension 4 the prevailing con-
ditions In Cuba believes that Span
iards can put down th. rebellion.
Weyler bas rot only gained nothing
since be took charge 81 tb. island.
but he has distinctly lost. Ouiside Of
Havan, and few of the other ci:i.s,
Cuba is In possession of Mscso. Co
me z. and Garcia. tn. country re-
gions are In the power os the Insuig-
ents, and, not withs,Auding recen,
official reports of Spanish victorief.
no, one Of the insurgent leaders has
been driven from his chosen posi-
ton. 1t Is ursaf. for q Spaniard or
a symp.ihizsr with Spain 10 show
himself outside of tie cities which
are in postessiou of the Spanish
5 troops.
The productive part Of the island
il In re volt, and is practically lying
r fsllow. The ports are IN the conirol
of Spnip. Cuba has temporarily
ceased 10 be a producer of wealth
aud contributor 10 the worlds com
5 merce No country is 30 deeply cor
cerned in this state OF Affairs as n q
: United States. What can be dcnr
) 10 put an end to the unfortunate re
, bellion and To restore peace 10 the
islanci So far the insurgents have
: not established their right to reeog
4 milton as belligerents. They are NO,
carrying on an active and sggr~s-
{ sive warfare, but they are nsiniAio-
Q ing an obstinate and Elective resis;
0 ance 10 the weak efforts OF Spain fs
recaptur- the wealth prod ducing parfi
of the island. They have no cApi
tai, nor any seaport, and il would b,
worse than idle for the United State,
to ignore the well settled rules o
international Law on the subject o
belligerency in aid Of sentiment
The commerce of the United State
. has suffered Sufficiently by reason o
. the outbreak. and il ought not 20 b
i made the object OF the reprisals O
both sides for the convenience o
!. . the politicians.
y Ii is high time that the copfiic
u Was ended. and IL is TO be hoped ths
y Mr.. Olney will be able 10 copvIuc
the Spanish government OF the I'D
visibility OF arranging matters witl
~ her revolted colonisis before Con
gress meets. Ii would be better 70
u Spsia to surrender the island tina
to bankrupt her treasury for the cal
ryipg on OF . contest in which sh
must eventually lose, or to incur th
further hostility Ia this couutr
which will Be ipevitsble IL our trad
r with the islapd and our public rev.
ic nues are made 10 bear additions
a loses by reason OF the contsnuane
in Of the present state cf things.
in II Mr. Olney can convince Spai
ID Of this fact-a fact tha, 10 patent Z
n some Of her best friends-he ma
" save both countries more seriou
ee trouble than has yet resulted froI
the revolt.