The sun., 1896-09-06
SPANS SUPREME EFFORT.
HER NEW ARMY OF 40,0 600 FOR CUBA
AND ITS PROBABLE FATE.

She Charters Steamers 10 Hurry Them 10
the Cuban Shores, Bat Thev Are Likely
TO 60 che Way or Her Other Armies
The Coarse or the Conniet Next Winter.
No alarm is felt at the Cuban delegation over
the report from Philadelphia that the Spanish
Government has chartered several big ocean
liners, which will be used soon In transporting
additional troops to the island in the hope OF
quieting the rebellion. Seior Francisco Javier
Cisnoros. an engineer. who was the first dele
gate In New York OF tho Cuban revolutionary
party during the ten years war, who Is now on
his way from London to Colombia, said yester-
dav:
spain docs not need to charter any steamers
for the transportation of her troops to Cuba.
She has control of tho Transatlantic Company.
which is almost an official concern, since It re-
ccives subsidy OF moro than one million year
and does the transportation and mail business
between Spain. Cuba, Porto Rico, and tho
Philippine Islands, besides having n regular
service of steamers from Havana to New York.
to Mexico. and to South and Central American
ports. This company. which has been built up
with the money that the Cuban treasury has
paid TO IL for the transportation of soldiers
to fight the Cubans, since 1870. has now more
than forty steamers, which can take TO Cuba
$4,000 to 90. 900 mon. Tho Cubans knew this
when the began. and therefore are not
easily to be alarmed even should the company
buy or charter a few more vessels.
I'VE know that great many OF the forty
thousand men are now on their way to the
island. The rest may 70 also. 1t all depends
upon the course Of affairs in the Philippine
islands, which seem at last to have made up
their minds to initiate Cuba; but whether these
forty thousand men or more go to the island or
not, the situation will not be changed.
The disposition Of the Cuban army is we'll
calculated to outwit the enemy's plans. what
ever the superiority Of numbers may be. With
Mnceo on one end of the island. Calixto Garcia
on the other. and Maxine Gomez always NOV
the place Of peril. or to fall upon the enemy's
weak point. the Spanish can hardly improve
the arrival OF the new expedition; and although
! believe that there will be, next winter. more
the Cuban army will be stronger than ever when
the rainy season comes in May. This Is enough
for Cuba. because not to be conquered. now
that Spain has accumulated all her power in
the island, means eventual triumph, Once
the winter 10 over Spain will have to
that time, whatever money she may get now
admitting that she gets odn anymwills have been cen
per month The faint protests Which oiUSS are now
being made in several cities against the con-
tinuat!on OF the war will take on more violent
Inevitable conflict between Spain and the
United States will at last burst forth Its i'm
OF Cuba.
II do not believe that any European nation
will place itself between the two contrnding
powers. No matter what their wishes may be.
I hey realize In Europe that the Cuban question
Is an American question, and that none bat the
United States has the right TO inter, enc be-
tween Cuba and Spain.
II an very optimistic in reference to Cuba's
future destinies. Cuba has q great advantage
over the other spanish American countries.
While these were educated by Spain. whose
influence they have had to shake off.
Cuba was brought up by the United states.
" hose enterprisng spirit and ideas of common
sense move the whole Cuban population. Be-
Sides Cuba has men OF great ability. who will
noon put her on the road to prosperity. Some
are now silent. others are regarded even as op-
posed to her independence, but none will fail TO
answer to the appeal when the moment comes"