The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20


rhar Sraar. was forced 70 pat step p
her ws~ n AbysssEaEa this year. after
tsrses rsa-ursafgr q disaster. ~ reason &
he- lack 81 su7sss ard loss q nzea. and X
hsz become svE2sen1<na1 Span also must
speedily retire fve-s co1tssct II Nhlt1
sh@ hss sacrificed lie aEd treasure % II
ex.a~f tAas rrus- very Soon re1s1es EeE
- 4pfs1itv without hope % reecvery-
II las h4er made manifest bx recsnz II
fesftwenca frnYn Masirsd Ehst Span has b.
so-,e utterly weary Of tie uroso1ge1 cen
.antspfs In Caha ard IS cons1Ene1 WIZ =
desire Tor fts termination II SOM rTla M 7
The feeling % tbs country nrs- fo9nG *
r~eswgon sn the GoseguI message 81 BE
queen regent two months ago. and slnSe
snas tine X has h<en vofceu b. rreniners
Of the government, ard Fl the CORES ana
IL TIE press ard IN the c1scorEfles afs1as'
ard in az o-seiaI circles There has BEN
no hopeful news for Spain since tlse Gut
break OF ne wars the promises O. tAs
functiorarses who have successlvSiy 0F .
re netsrA ~ csutssn general az Havana
have been broken. Weyter's Incompetence
has brought dishonor upon Spanish arms.
the government cannot raise money ~
the var ard has had 20 submit 30 BaHaii-
iaftng terms 20 obtain petty loan from
the Rothschflds: the resources OF ta0
country are rnorrgaged- and there arr saia-
nous rnutteffngs from the unpaid 'fopR'7
"a Cuba Above all the nation modftas
-
s,s dead who have fallen ingler1ous4F IN
tins far-ofY tropical island 70 which tns.y
were TRANSPORTED In tens OF thoaSdt'dS
OF Spanish homes from the Bay o. hlS
cay 10 the Mediterranean. there are tears
for the lost. for the young men buried IN
lonesome Cuban graves. for sons who
were the pride OF their parents. ana toF
fathers who were the mainstaE or taeir
children. There Is grief for the wonnasd
and for the thousands who have peea Sent
back in ruined health TO their native ANA
Terrible is the strain upon the govern.
ment but more painful by Tar Is 'aat "
the suffering Spanish people
The deserttons from the Spanish army
in Cuba have been numbered by the thon-
sand There is q record OF fourteen Sf@n-
fsh generals who have left Cuba Tor SPAN
under various pretexts. and there are ca
file at Havana the names OF nearly ="
officers who have applied Tor leave 10 re-
turn 20 Spain Not a few regiments are
In a state Of Generalization. Every span
fsh camp Il ravagei by disease. ana deafh
stalks along the trocha, which mas Do
come buryiug ground.
The latest advires received here from
Havana by the Marine hospital service
confirm other reports OF TIE alarm, a.
most amounting TO panic. which exists in
the Spanish army on account OF ire rap
IA Increase OF yellow fever this month
and the high rate of mortality among the
sufferers from IT, There Is ground Tor
the apprehension that the army will be
thrice decirnated by the epidemic IN jury
and August The record Is painfui one.
and Surgeon General Wyman Is fuiiy ap-
prised OF II.
The unfortunate army can find no rest,
even In this season Of distress. The IN
surgent columns under Gomez. Antonio
Maceo. Garcia and the other leaders are
constantly making assaults upon tae
SPANISH camps and detachments. WITH
in the past four weeks there have been
between forty and fifty fights, in some OF
which more than thousand eofnhatahts
were engaged. and IL may be said that
not a day has passed without skirmish-
ing. At every opportunity for an attack
the insurgents are ready 10 meet spain
AS they are natives OF the island. they 90
not suffer from epidemics as DO the I'M
ported Spanish troops. The experiences
Of the Spanish army I'm Cuba this sum-
rner are OF a wretched KIND.
WHY such experiences? Only because
the monarchy OF Spain Is determined 20
retain its hold upon distant island whicn
can never again be OF any use to II. only
because a fanatic Spanish pride would DC
hunbled by relinduishing the controi or
that island and permitting the people 10
establish their Independence. Only De
eause ~ the ayarice OF a few impecuni-
ems arlstocrats. for whom the island has
long been a source Of revenue
The tragedy Is for Spain. not less than
for Cuba.
some OF the Spanish statesmen are now
urging the government 10 grant reforms
n Cuba even while the revolt Is Vet act
I've under the belief that thus the war
might be brought TO an end. The belet
e. groundless Any offer OF reform would
he rejected by the insurgents The Gu
bans VIII retire from the field only wnsn
they have won their Independence. me
n~,r,ositionz made by Senior Moret in the
@ortas and by FL Liberal Of Madrid are i'm
t,ossfh'e Of execution When the revolt
hogan a year and half ago IL was too
late for them.
Tho local administration In Cuba broke
down long sgo The power OF raising
money IN Cuba for military purposes
came 10 an end long ago. II IS only
through the maintenance OF q reign or
terror AZ Havana and Matanzas that any
kind OF public order IS preserved there
The outlook for Spain is gloomy. the
r~csneefs Of cant Cen. Weyler arc darker
Than they were when he landed az Ha-
vana I'VE months ago. SPAN has proinls-
81 Il, re-enforce his army with feS new
.rneoz next october. but these re~enforce-
.renfs viii an he needed 20 I'll the gaps
rnase IN the ranks by hattle and disease.
T-hA army in Cuba. even when $4,000
ztrone. was unable 20 win any success.
ana Z, can not again be brought NJ 20
,haf strength without draining Span. Be
sides sDaiu's ability 70 furnish the re-en-
forcemeuts must be dependent upon her
sh5llfy TO procure the money for their
transportation and support, The times
arc cherries for Spain IN cuba.
Soa{r has searched all Europa for
y~ssr4 tn this time ~ her straits. Not
one has she FOUND anywhere. Not help
e- has given any sign Of coming 10 her
relief The few expressions OF sympathy
COR nor in her trials arc meaningless She
i told that she must fight her own bat
r,es WIN ~ she can. and give up the con-
a.. when aver mastered. The Dutch,
Trr~nch ard English money-enders close
thelr strong lnoxes when Spain asks FOR
loan. she is unable 20 offer them any sat
fsfartorv security. SPANS credit is poorer
+har that Of any European country. one
might think that S0ain's pride would not
20 much more lowered - the insurgents
wsre 70 drive her out % Cuba. from which
she vii Yet have 20 get out. regardless
a. her pride.
This nineteenth century has been a ru-
mons revio-i in the history - Spain. Soon
after the opening 81 y her American col
oolss vast IN thcir magnitude ard their
wealth. began 70 rise IN revolt At tha
close ~ the century the last ~ her Amer
lear colonies IS engaged ~ a revolt which.
as & would seem. she can nos suppress.
All the way from Mexico % Argentina.
ere after another - Der magnificent
American poses sslonz shook or he~ woke
after defeating her ARMIES only little
Cuba remains 90 Der as the century an
rroacnes SIS end. She can ne' hold CHA
any more than she cog3a hold the other
snrrafrg or this SIDE q the sea which
enee ~ arEea 20 her kings snatu "a