The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-11-20
CUBA DESIRES PEACE
Both Spaniards and Natives
Tired of War.
EDITOR CORONADO INTERVIEWED
weyler's Latest Edict--Many Noncom-
batants Murdered by Els Soldiers
Moro Castle Executions.

New YORK, Nov. 19.-Manual NJ.
Coronado, editor of the Cuban patriots
paper, La Discussions, published in Ha-
vana, who esca ped from that city in the
last days of October, after General Wey-
Ter had ordered his arrest, reached New
York this morning. He brought with
him important news for the junta in this
city, d ear Y this afternoon visited the
headquarters. OF his escape he said:
when learned by private tips that
General Weyler had ordered my arrest,
made immediate preparations for es-
cape. The order was not surprise. l
had secured disguise in the costume of
an ordinary sailor. When my house was
surrounded by troops, 1 hastily shaved
off n}y heavy mustache, and, donning
my. disguise, which also included
heavy black goatee, 1 stepped into the
house adjoining and made my escape to
the street, as thought, unobserved. 1t
was 2 o'clock in the afternoon. l
jumped into a carriage. Al alarm was
given and the police pursued me in an
other. 1 worked an old game. told
my driver to keep ahead, and, watching
for an opportunity, jumped from the car
riage and walked back on the pavement,
mingled with the crowd and made my
escape tn the country.
ga few days afterward-I prefer not
to give dates, I shipped aboard sailing
vessel as common sailor. The captain
knew me, however. We reached New
Orleans after an uneventful trip, and 1
came to New York by rail, arriving this
morning."
In reply to question as to the gener-
al feeling OF the people living in Cuba.
he said, through an interpreter:
fToday we might say thst Spain holds
Cuba by sheer force OF arms. The whole
country, Spanieh and Cuban al ke, de-
sires peace at almost any sacrifice, and
although it may seem strange, the Span
ish element are quite as pronounced in
this feeling as the Cubans, and wish
peace and independence for Cuba.
It is thought that Cuba again under
Spanish rule would be unable to pay the
iormous war debt already incurred or
t. stand the tremendous tax that would
now invariably be imposed by Spain up
on Cuba, and another uprising would
under those conditlons, follow. Spain
would have to expend great Gums of
money to keep Cnba to submission.
The war debt now is estimated at $500,
600, 900, and is accumulatlng at the rate
of $l2 100000 month.
:'If Cuba gains her independence in
this struggle, and 1 hope and maintain
that she will, she will start afresh with
wonderful possibilities for her. Spain
will soon be forced, by lack of funds, to
withdraw her troops. The opinion 1
express is not that of transcient Cuban
residents, but of merchants and land
owners, Spanish as we'll as Cuban. The
Spaniards express this opinion in private
only, as public expression would insure
their execution as rebels.
"Weyler does as he pleases. His
latest edict is that all persons, men;
women and children, who are found out
side of the Spanish lines, shall be con-
sidered rebels and shot as such. This
edict was published only in the officia!
gazette in Havana, which circuIates
among officers and officials only. There
was no way in which those outside oi
these circles could learn of the edict
There is no railroad to Pinar del Ric
from Havana, and it is in this province
that the edict has cost many lives. Peo.