The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29
WHY WEYLER FAILS.
a Contrast Between His Methods and
Those of Carapo~-fIfs shfef War
fare on Defen.eie.. Women and
Harmless Paciaeo. - The Span
fards Are Deceived.
Copyright, 1856. by sae Bachelor sysdi-
cate

Copyright. 1856. by xsae BacheIer syrdi-
cate.
In her attempt 20 put dowu the Cubaa
insuEreoason. Spain las Shown her nssx-
pecte1 resources 10 a surprising extent.
In sending ruea and arms 70 Cuba s8e has
passed the efforts OF the French IN Asada-
g2Scar and taa EngIssn Ia any Of taear
colonies. Ia fact. no nation Of nozssrn
tines Las raised ard sent abroad the NUM-
her Of troops that Spain has ss1zs across
the sea 10 Cuba she has armed them
With one OF tl1e most modern rifles made.
and supplied them ~ith an abundance q
3 ammunition. yet e.ta al this fore OF
arms gpain has fazle6 10 dominate ISL
ard much isss "a slz1 khaa the state o.
Aew York.
Almost at the vsry beginning of the up
rising she sent fger greatest general 70
command her fgrces. bat the insurreetfon
spread from the east over the @4o4e ISL
ana ard Martinez Camps Nss foreed %
admit MS failure. However slgnssly a&iii-
g,os failed Sc was a mar Far IN afsEsn%e
az III. oounEry's civilization. and 20 tA1s
fact may 4lis failure Dc attributed
c.Ampos believed that the CuD@as Rad
rr.~t3in unaflenAhse rights A. a s2ieter y
IS ,,g,s MA dafv 10 question the action OF
Ais government A. commAnasf-1n-eaflc1
ia tsffba ne could Apply his own Methods
OF nacffyinx the ISLAND lie realized that
shs lasargsaf fanks were being Increased
ssg fne unemployed, and nc e1aeAsossd 10
sszsea i9p nEw avenues OF Industry. oat re
vas sseesjved into believing that the IN
zlFrnctsas. as III the last war. Was con
slnes 10 tl.e east he did not complain
lsesati se he found tas Insurgents armed.
baf he went boldly into the Reid 70 direct
Ia sserSoa tlse operations OF his troops re
puFsBesf humane methods, refusing 10 XII
Bis prisoners. tie scoldea tEss oiiiesfs Ter
taegr MISREPRESENTATION Of facts and even
a ffasq- ff4
ridiculous reports 81 ysbsories which never
kasnlaras could not understand these
methods 81 IN enlightened man. Their
conception OF var today Is the same that
A. Was 80 years ago. and consequently
campo@ no only had the Insurgents 30
asa4t but The centuries OF spanish bar
parssm as well. They ciamored Cor blood
ard for victories. which We're never Won:
and because campos told the truth and
refused "a xii * sept in battle he was ats-
ct3sea q being ia sympathy WITH ihe IN
suFzents-
in nominating Gen weyier TO succeed
c4mp0s the C'anevas ministry found
Champion - true Spanish sentiment.
why. then. Il MAY be asked. has Gen.
Nesler with ali the resources o. spain Al
hls command. and tho sympathy Of the
Epa niSh people. failed 10 put down the Gu
ban insuFrectionT
AalHsf1s
reporting the truth. Weyier began bis
campaign by ,enounciug as an enemy OF
apafa any one who should tell the truth
N II rejected upon the yator Of Spanish
arms Campos refused % kin his prison.
srs. Weyier began BY allowing Dis troops
20 slaughter the nlaio Inhabitants or a
village almost within slght Of Havana
Campss gave aii correspondents free pass
ss 90 go out with his troops and watch his
operations Ncyler took these passes
zWay. n4ohihltsd cores pondents going out
sna finally gut tao OF them IN MORO cas-
sie on the sapposltion that they bad inses-
sisafe8 his massacre Of peaeeable citizens
g. fsuatAu.
Notwithstanding ths fact that Weyler
sas pursued methods Just the reverse Of
MS predecessor. ne has not only failed 10
beng fhe inSurrectlon 20 an end, but un-
Dr. his rule affairs la the island have gone
rem bad % worse.
II Il were noe for the ruthless slaughter
~ Monsoon hatants, his campaign might
vel ha compared 10 an Immense opera
heuffe. Tie uasxled the press 10 begin
With aaa thrn started a news bureau OF
his oWn. Ills ness was startling. inter-
eating AMI amusing Tie soon proved him
self 4 fakir par excellence First he Killed
Antonio Maeto, The rebel chief. Who, %
prove that Tho STanlsh general lied. came
10 within q few miles 81 Havana ana loot
o. and burned one Of the principal cities
IN fne province. Then Wcylcr chased the
areh-rehal With his red-headed pins on the
man az Cuba nmtii Be lost him somewhere
tr the swanps of MatsnEas
About thls time some 81 Weyierts SOL
Aiers found an American tramp VINO had
los his way "a country road and fallen
asleep by the wayslde. The soldiers inn
sg4nea that they had got hold Of some
psrson Of Importance. and although the
poor fellow could scarcely speak a word
Of Spanish. Wesier issued an extra an
souneing the capture of a celebrated rebel
ehisf knowa aa iagiesito The tramp was
rng in ja8 to be- Immediately courisma p
ttalsd and in an probability De would
have heeh shot ~ the riEht iuslasito bad
pet mixed up tho case oy OPPORTUNITY APP