, 1896-11-17
MUST Do SOMETHING.
WEYLER THREATENED WITH RE
CALL UNLESS SOON
VICTORIOUS.

CALL UNLESS SOON
VICTORIOUS.
Spain Fears the Meeting of the Ameri'
can Congress and Demands Actua.
Results-President Cleveland is
Holding His Message Awaiting
Further Developments.
Washington, Nov. Let is learned
here en- authority that the Spanish
government has given General WeylPr
to understand that he must push his
operations against the insurgents ag-
gressively and vigorously. Unless he
sCOn achieves a decisive victory over
the Cubans, it is believed he will be
recalled. General Weyler. it is under
s;0Cd. is aware of the alternative and
his present campaign in Pinar del Rio
is expected to result in an engagement
that VIII put a new aspect on the Gu
ban situation one way or the other.
The campaign has, therefore. become
to him a personal matter, and with the
knowledge that his prestige and rank
are at stake. the Havana cables are be
ing watched with interest for news of
more Important battles han the skirm-
ish and guerrilla fights hat thus far
have come by way Of them.
General Weyler has all the troops
that he can Use. There are 200, 900
Spanish soldiers in Cuba and the force
under the captain-general in his pres
ent operations in the field in person is
over 60, 1000 men. Maceo, against whom
he is now operating, has under him, it
Is estimated. about 1000 men. Spain
having fulfilled all of General Wey-
ler's wishes as to troops. now expects
results from him.
Consul General Lee has acquainted
the administration with these facts
ana the president is ut present simply
awaiting events and will shape his
course by the developments.
l. is the hope of General Weyler
that he will score a decisive victory be-
fore the assembling of congress-. De-
I. Spain fears adverse action
by that body soon after it meets, and
has urged General Weyler to demon
strate his ability to crush the rebellion
within the next two weeks if possible.
In view of the fact that Spain is now
making a strong and almost supreme
effort to subdue her insurgent COLONY
and that a crisis apparently is at hand.
the president Will delay writing that
part of his forthcoming message on the
Cuban situation until the last moment
before the meeting OF congress. The
position the administration will take
with reference to Cuba in this message
CT the chief magistrate. will be largely
determined by the news received be-
fore December I. Should this be favor
cradle to the success of the Spanish
army. 1t is probable that the president
will continue to pursue his policy of
noaLnterferenCe: should it, ON the
other hand. be distinctly favorable to
the insurgent cause. especially if it
should happen that Weyler was defeat
ed. Mr.. Cleveland. 1T was believed,
would no longer hesitate to econ
mend the recognition of their rights as
bellfgerents or some other action
equally undesirable to Spain.
What action would follow a simple
negative result of the campaign, thai
is 4 fruitless chase after the insurgents
by Weyler. is less clear. Probably the
administrations course would be in
fluenced in some measure at least by
what representations Spain made as
to the policy it would pursue and the
Instructions given her new captain
general in the event that Weyler was
summoned home. Therefore, it is felt
here that the most important news
from Cuba may be expected to come
from Cuba and not from Washington.
General Fitzhugh Lee, consul gen
eral to Cuba, called at the state de-
partment today and vas with secrc-
tary Olney for half an hour. So ar rs
could be learned, there was no special
significance in the visit, beyond a
further general discussion of the situa-
ton in CUBA. Reports continue to
come from the 1cting consul general at
Havana and several of these were .1ok-
ed over and later taken by General Lee
for a fuller pe~usal.
The consul genera mad not called at
the White House lip to noon. and hard
ly expected to go there today. Mr..
Cleveland is busily engaged on his
annual message. and few callers see
him. 1t is understood that General
Lees call had nothing to do with any
new developments i'm connection with
e SEanish-C4 i situation. but was
rather a discussion OF the situation,
wlewed from his six months residence
in the island. He will be here for sew