The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
Sure Things About Cuba.

An anti-CuDdn SefatQr VINO made pro-
Spanish speech In the Senate this week
was not well Informed upon the facts in
the case. He denied that the Cuban revo-
lutionists have any military force de-
serving Of recognition. when, In truth.
they have Il fully organized army, divided
into five army corps, containing 10000 men,
obedent To their officers, regardtul of
military law, commanded by an accom-
plished General-in-Chief, and able TO
carry on hostilities so successfully that
Spain has been compelled to take refuge
I'm few fortified places, after suffering
expulsion from by far the larger part OF
the territory OF tho island. lie denied
that the Cubans have any distinct polit-
cal organization" when, In truth, they
have had since September last a constiF
tutiOnal republican government, with "A
constituent assembly. u full ministry.
president, and an impregnable capital,
which Spain has ney er dared 10 approach.
He denied that the reVolutiOnlsts had ever
engaged in battle. thus ignoring or con-
tradicting a hundred official Spanish re-
ports While admitting that they had
fought at times, he denied that mere
fighting" could be called war; as though,
indeed, they had not battlcd against Spain
TO her defeat. over many hundreds OF
miles of Cuban territory. lie denied the
tiuthfulness Of the charges brought
against Weyler. as though this Weyler
himself had not Acknowledged the truth
of them by the issue and execution or his
bloody DEGREES He spoke approvingly Of
an anti-Cuban article ia the Herald, while
he denied the reality OF the many Span
ish atrocities which have been reported IN
the Herald's Havana dispatches, some of
the most shameful OF which were trans
nitted 10 that paper, as also TO the Sun.
from Havana on the same day in which
he made his speech of denial. lie spoke
of the "mendaclous reports OF a condi-
ton of things in Cuba which does not
really exist" thus again casting the lie
ia the face OF Weyler and Spanish official
dom and the Havana censor. He de-
nounced the revolutionary patriots ~
language which we need but contrast with
that spoken about them by General Mar
tineZ CampOs, who fought them in SOL
dierly fashion for nearly the whole OF a
year. Shame, that an American Senator
should utter lOathsome words about the
heroic army OF the Cuban republic, of
which the former Spanish commander
spoke with respect. even after IL had
beaten him on many q hard-fought bat
tledeld.
made all these foolish details. IL was he
who denied the charges against Weyier
which are corrobOrated by Weyler's own
words, and by numerous dispatches, Span
ish and official, sent from Havana under
Weyler's authority. me case Is prmar-
fly one Of ia lc against Weyler. We have
the anti-Cuban Senator's denial that Wey-
Ter has executed the DEGREES which we
printed yesterday and which contained
the fixed and mandatory terms ordering
their execution.
We regret that the Senator discredited
his reason by a speech OF vain denial, and
stu moro that he brought railing accusa-
ton against the Cuban patriots. thou
sands OF whom have given their lives for
constitutional liberty such as the Pine
Tree State helped TO win for our own
country in the Revolution OF Seyenty-six.
We regret It, not only for the sake of
these patriots, and OF the Cuban cause
and of American principles. but also for
that OF Spain because It countenances her
criminal adventures in Cuba, and IS cal
culated to mislcad her as TO the strength
OF American sentiment I'm favor OF Cubas
freedom. We regret il even for the sake
OF Cuha's remorseless desroiler who. by
reason Of n. will be emboldened to go on
fairest Of Americas isles Of the ocean.
1t can be justly said that no one Of the
six anti-Cuban Senators who opposed the
recognition OF Cuban belligerency when
the first vote upon II was taken a fort
night ago. gave any Ineligible reason for
dissenting from the almost unanimous
Judgment of the Senate. 1t was manifest
that none OF them had followed the
course OF events I'm Cuba during the bat
tle-year. Or had any proper understands
ing OF the situation there, or had ex-
amined the authorized Spanish dis
patches or had kept watch OF the large
military operations OF which Cuba oas
been the arena or had taken the trouble
TO learn the nature OF the dispute be-
tween the combatants or had even
glanced at Weylers DEGREES or had given
thought TO the momentous questions In
yolved in the struggle which call for the
best wisdom OF American craftsmanship.
II Is greatly TO be regretted that the six
pro-Spanish enators failed TO study the
mirits OF the Cuban case before they ven
tured TO make cumbersome and bewilder-
ing speeches. upon IL.
IL is full time for Congress TO adopt
belligerency resolutions that will require
the Executive TO act upon them. and. In
the event of their failure TO accomplish
the desired end. to take other means for
securing fair play for Cuba, and the es-
tabishment there OF permanent peace,
with honor and freedom. No moro
speeches on the subject are needed at
Washington, either in the Senate or the
House There ought not 10 be any further
delay in granting to brave and bleeding
Cuba the be1ligerent rights to whic she Is
entitled New York Sun.