The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-30
CUBAN ENTHUSIAST.
General Bradley T. johnson
Says the Rebels Will
Wear Out the
Spaniards.
STARVATION IS IMPOSSIBLE
Recent Improvements in Maceo's
Artillery : Future Of the
Island as a Free State.
STARVATION IS IMPOSSIBLE

BALTIMORE. Nov. 80, 1s9s.-In discuss
ing the situation in Cuba General Brad.
ley T. Johnson. recently returned from
there, says that it is impossible 10 gel
reliable or accurate information as 70 tlrs
Cuban army. Il investigated carefully -
said he, and was never satisfied CsA--
slider the state of mind In Baltimore
among Southern sympathizers during the
Civil War, recall the exaggerations OF
their enthusiasm and the dreams OF
their hopes. Then intensity that a thou
sand fold, and you have faint idea Of
the condition of things in Havana today.
All Spaniards are for the government
all Cubans are for the rebellion
What sort of people are supporting thu
rebellion?'' the General was asked
fhe bankers, the planters, the writer's.
lawyers. doctors, the professors OF tha
University OF Havana and the people,
The University of Havana is hotbed OF
patriotism. The boys run of by the
score to join Gomez and Maceo and soms
of the professors are ministers plenipo-
tentiary from the Cuban Republic to the
South American Governments, as Frank
lin and Laurens were from the devoted
Colonies to France in 1777-7S. l think the
,
the island is on the side Of the rebellion.
The insurrection is supported by wealth
directed by intelligence and conducted
with genius and courage. think the
rebels Outright and out-manoeuvre tho
spaniards. and they will wear them out.'s
There is no chance of the rebels being
starved out of the Pinar del RIO district
for the woods are full of cattle hogs and
sweet potatoes. They viii always have
MI
Remingtons, Spencers, Mausers, every
variety of carblne and revolver and all Of
them first rate. but their calsbres vary,
which is a terrible disadvantage. In war
all cartridges ought to tit all guns of the
same kind. They have since I left got
some dynamite guns, canOon worked by
compressed air and some guns for smoke
less powder. They have few American
and foreign artilIerists who viii rapidly
instruct other foreigners IN the service.
and as their artillery IS reinforced skilled
I would say without any definite infor-
nation that they need company officers,
captains, lieutenants and orderly sergeants
more than anything else.
'They are making the gamest fight that
ever was made-net excepting that made
by the Confederztes in the Civil War.
| They are wearing out the Spaniards, and
after General Weyler. .comes back to Ha-
vana again the Spaniards viii not throw
up the sponge. but viii sit in the towns
/ and make faces at the rebels who VIII
1 TuEs the country
but II they do succeed VIII I7ley 5s cz1-
pable of self-government? VIII there not
be repetition Of San Domingo or Mex
ico?"
mo Latin tribe is capable of self-gov-
ernment That requires the constant
| struggle against the forces of nature and
the pressure of power such as the Anglo-
Mortimer conducted for a thousand years
and the encroachments OF felslal power
a thousand years to produce such a race
as this self-reliant, self-controlled, liberty
loving, justice and right praoticing Amer
lean race 1t is the evolution of the ages
1t is the flower of civilization and no
Roman racs will ever equal it, But the
population of Cuba IS very like that OF
Virginia
vania; its population ,Ss9 white, 4e5, ,lS7
negroes and 1881 Chinese. Negroes IN
elude all mixed blood; white means pure
blooded. You perceive the population IS
about equal to that of Virginia and is
similarly mixed-about two whites TO ons
of all other races
With peace ana order restored tnSIes
how long would it take for two million
American mechanics to take possession
of the tsland?
suoh an immigration Of skill, energy
and Industry as would flow into CUBA
the world has never seen. That would
dispose of the St. Domingo, Mexican
niger republic spook.
HMaceo is the genius of the war. He
is quadroon His mother was the
daughter Of a Spaniard OF rank, as he u
the son of a Spanish officer.
He is well educated, bright, alert, DASH
ing and daring. He win wear the Span
iards out by guerrilla war-conStant sur
prises ambuScades, attacks ana retreats
Mosby. with 800 men. kept z0,e00 men
constantly employed for two years in the
mountains of Fauouier and Loudonn i1
Virginia chasing him up and down nnt
and dale hut they never captured him.
and he cost them thousands Of men and
millions of money.
Mr.. Cleveland and the Congress are
hound to meet, and q condition can't be
lodged 1t graspS men and nations ana
makes them act
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