The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-31
wFYLER'S PLAN A CRUEL WAR.
.,ooDsHED AND FIRE HIS PRO
GRAMME FOR CUBA.

-. Insurgents TO BE Given Eight
D,,s 10 Lay Down Their Arms, and
,s They Fail to Do So a Campaign
- determination to BE Inaugu-
.,ed-President Cleveland Apt TO
T.,usmit the Senate Resolutions
10 spain.
r-o5on. Jan. S0-A dispatch from Ma
sr5l TO the Central News says that as
s5.r as Cen Weyler, the new captain
General of Cuba, arrives in Havana he
r-iH f-sue a proclamation giving the reb-
el- s.eht days to lay down their arms
ami surrender. If they do not do this he
nil then inaugurate a campaign of blood
and fire against the rebels and their abet-
tors.
The Standards Madrid correspondent
ts1seraphs that with view to pacifying
fbf public and the newspapers that have
been irritated by the Cuban resolution in
tbe American Senate, the government or
eans remark that the hitherto perfectly
rlaveland and his cabinet toward Spain
contrasts strongly with the popular sym
pathv in the United States for the insur-
gents Some of the newspapers urge the
Government to maintain a resolute atti-
fude and show the United States. that
Spaniards will not tolerate interference
with their affairs.
Washington, Jan. 3O.-State department
officials do not doubt that the President
will have no hesitation in transmitting
10 the Spanish government the Cuban res
olution without other comment than that
he is requested to do so by action of con-
gress 1t Is believed he will not take upon
himself any responsibility in the matter,
INIT will let the responsibility for the reply
which Spain can be relied upon to make
81 that lE
passage of what is nothing more than
resolution of sympathy the Senate IN
particular is not thoroughly advised OF
the state of affairs in Cuba, and the man
ner in which the war is being conducted.
Secretary Olney and the President are
thought to have fully informed themselves
of the difficulties which would arise II
hpiigerency were recognized by either the
United States or Spain, or by both. With
such recognition, Spain would at once be
absOlved from all responsibility on ac-
count of losses by foreigners in the island
either from destruction OF property or
loss of trade, while it was not seen that
the insurgents could gain anything by IT,.
They also keenly appreciated that while
it might be possible to compel the Spanish
10 conduct their warfare in accordance
with such humane attitude toward cap
tives as is universally recognized by CIV
ilized nations, it would be impossible to
undertake the responsibility of guaran-
teeing the same line of action by the
insurgents This difficulty is heightened
by the TACT UnaJ the CuDdns nave HO
uniforms to distinguish them from law
less bands which are prohting by the
general decentralization of the island to
pilage and plumber broadcast. In the
Franco o-German war the Germans shot
all the Franctireurs they could catch
without trial or investigation, and among
the so-called belligerent rights In the
compact of those two highly civilized
nations either had the right and exer-
cised it to kill all spies, dynamiters and
others without uniforms, on sight. I'm
less the United States can prevent the
Cubans themselves from carrying on bar
barous warfare, state department OFF,
cials declare that an attempt to compel
Spain to act humanely will constitute a
direct interference with Spanish sover-
eighty which is certainly not contem-
plated.
Madrid, Jan. 90.-In official circles no
Importance is attached to the resolution
reported to the United States Senate by
its committee on foreign relations in re-
gard to Cuba. nor is any particular at
tentiOn paid to it by the public in general.
special dispatch from Washington TO
the Imparcial describes it as laughable.