The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-12-11
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the effect that kSeS4etary. sOlney, some
time ID November, had Il Giyen the
Spanish government courteously, bGt
firmly, to understand that the Cuban
rebellion mrst be crushed within three
months or the United States would be-
compelled to intervene. to stop h0stili1S
ties. It was said that prominent Re-
publican senators had been informed
Of this ultimatum. The reports In
their general features were similar to
rulnors prevalent about q month ago.,
and emphatically denied at the time by
0mciais OF this government and also at
Madrid. No confirmation of the latest
reports could be obtained in official cir,
.cles here to-day, and it was denied
that Spain had been informed Of any
such ultimatum. Senators who have
been active In foreign affairs and have
consulted state department officials on
the Cuban situation, expressed the
opinion that the administrat ton had not
made any radical change in it's attir
tude, but q number Of them gave 1t as
their own personal opinion that con-
gress should adopt vigorous measures
to end the present state of affairs. 1t
Is expected that the president will take
early occasion to send to congress the
report Consul General Lee has sub
United to the secretary of state on the
result of his observations in Cuba. "a
prominent member of the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations said to-day
that 1t would not be possible for the
president to send pro-Spanish mes
sage to congress in view of the report
which Consul General: Lee had made
to Secretary Olney.
Horrible State Of Affairs.
Speaking generally Of the views Of
Gen. Lee, the senator said that they
We're well enough known to make it
clear that his report would not be IA
vornble to the Spanish contentious. It
is known that the report which Gen.
Lee made presents very grave, not
to say horrifying condition of affairs
In Cuba. One Of the conditions he de-
scribes is that Of the. situation of the
non-combattants, peaceable citizens
who have no interest In the war ex-
cept to see it ended. These people.
whether within the Spanish lines or
Cuban lines. are sufferers. If within
the Cuban lines, they plant tlleir crops
In order to obtain living only to have
their territory raided and occupied by
the Spanish forces, who Immediately
destroy the crops, burn the houses and
other property of the planters, and
upon the slightest pretext, it is alleged,
put the men to death or imprison them
on the ground that they lave been aid
ing the rebellion. In fact, it is re-
garded as aiding the Cubans IL crops
are raised which they might obtain.
Non-combatants within the Spanish
lines. which, when occupied by the
Cubans, are given like treatment on
the ground that tfey symrathize with
Spain. I7
The report of Gen. Lee, besides
showing what difficulties the non-com-
batants have to contend with in the
matter Of securing enough food to sus-
tain life. also points out how they are
often hurried to prisons ard con-
lemned without trials. 1t is known
that Gen. Lees report shows that
cruelty is practiced on both sides, but,
it is said, states that more cases have
come to his knowledge of wrongs Oh
the part Of the Spanish. -r,N--