Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-18
CUDA'S REVOLUTION.
p,pcrt 10 The laplltsl Government
by Dr. HuTaia,
,yALLEeRp srY OF THE n'K,uo.
n, snys Japan eau Easily Sells, the
Philippine Islands and He'd
THIN.

NEW York Sept. ia dispatch
n the World from Havana spyG
E,qulol Mnrh,a, n japanese doctor
vho came to Cuba u few months ago,
o,,en,a,iously to inform himself on
the sanitary condition Of the island,
b,s proved to DO spy. lie wns 90
impfu dent as TO mail his report aud IL
x.s seized and delivered over 20
cap,aIn General weyior. Ga being
tanslatei It proved TO DO D report TO
lbe Jana neso government on thu milf
iaty condition OF tho bland. Murata
vas looked for too late; he had already
nilcd. =.
The report IL q plain statement OF
lac pfogruss OF the Cuban revolution
accompanied by map showing the
nlscrs occupied by the rebels aud loyal
ifcops. The report Winds up NJ fol.
lewt:
"ln conclusion I will say that the
ieyaI troona number 1900. OF which
here are 1000 ofiicors. rhey hold the
nfinelpAl cities and towns while tho
febele, numbering $4,000 In all, hold
tho woods, hills anu plaiuf. IL seems
there IL an understanding between
Weyler anu his soldiers 10 DO no nght'
ing Tue former IL too busy figuring
out his profits on big contracts for
applying tho army with food ana
clothing 10 attend 10 military opera.
tlonp. He never goes out Of the city
walls aud ~ captain general Ia name
..NNNas 49, In mFrsHlNuU
unafmed citizens and giving out civil
ofdeie.
Wrho army IL run on the go.aH.y on.
please plan. Occasionally tue troops
go scouting ana return, having killed
ZONE stray peasants. They thon
make out false report OF n supposed
fight with the object Of getting pro-
motion. Since the rebellion started
over 100 promotions have been made
and about 5000 medals and decora.
llous awarded ior supposed defeats OF
tho rtbtlf; nevertheless these have
continued unmolesled Ia their work Of
Invasion aud destruction.
"rhe insurgenla ~ military organ
izailon are very deficient. They are
poorly drilled, badly drcssed auu bad
shooters. They avoid bghting,but Fight
desperately when forced TO. In open
batilo they would meet with euro do.
Isat by tho well drilled SpAnlatdH, but
thoir warfare 10 cue OF strategy and
irickory. Dynamite IL sown bfoadoss,.
Wells arc poisoned. Every aohoms Is
Tta0ttei to.
"In view OF this state OF nfiaitu va
might without lear accomplish tbs
Ieizure Of the Philippine islands but
not by force, us uid the French In
Madagascar.
Following the methods OF the Amer
leans, We might easily secure control
Of the Philippine ISLANDS without
bloodshed aud complications with
spain"
Commenting upon tho above dis
patch the World eayti
"Df. Mutata came 10 America viii
sAmatn last summer ana went directly
~ CUBA, NJ stated In tho dispatch
Ustensibly TO study yellow fever. lie
explained that Il was VI great import
ancc to japan, In view OF the fact that
disease frequently made It's appear
Anoe in FoFmtsa. From the beginning
Dt. Mutnta's preselce In Cuba wa
regarded by the Spaniah authorltie
with more or lees suspicion, but never
theles-, he WAS treated with gtea
courtesy and afforded every opporIuni
~ 10 make observations"