The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
FOR THE BENEFIT OF CONGRESS-.
THE SPANISH SIDE
0f the Cuban Question Set Forth by Minister
Dupuy de LONE.

The statement of the Spanish side OF the
Cuban question, ~ made by Senior Deputy
de Lone, the Spanish Minister furnished by
the Secretary Of state TO the Senate Com
mittec on Foreign Relations, and to which
considerable reference has been nude I'm the
debate on cuba, was read In the Senate by
Senator Morgan. The document l. dated
January II und Is introduced with n cable
dispatch from General Maritime Campos. in
which the General says;
"Thc so-called nsurgcnt Government has
no fixed residence. They came 10 the villas
and have returned TO Cnmaguey. one Hardly
knows whore they wander as soon as u
column of the army goes I'm their pursuit.
They do not live nor reside In an inhabited
place, and do not exercise any act of civil
government
senor de LONE then takes up the question
OF the sugar tax, saying II is not of great
importance.
III" he says, "thc crop should be entirely
lost and the average expectation of GOO. 900
tons were absolutely impossible, the loss to
the Treasury would be si5O,0cO This Is less
than per cent Of the war expenses"
Continuing, he says the insurgents do not
occupy any part Of the country permanently,
and that, as they are well mounted II is easy
for them to outmarch the troops. Their tue
Ties are not 10 engage in lighting, but to at
tack the small towns garrisoncd only by
very small forces of militia. IT there are
more than 20 soldiers they never approach
the block houses. Only when their forces
greatly out-number those of the army do n
part Of them stand to fight. to allow the
others TO follow their usual tactics.
Senor de LONE says that, considering only
the final result of the war the condition has
been improved by the raids of the two Cuban
leaders. MaNimo Gomez, and Maceo. The
advance in the vicinity Of Havana was in
tended. he declares. for theatrical effect, and
with the hope Of creating an uprising in the
largest towns, in which latter respect II has
failed. There was. he declares, never any
prospect of their investing Havana. There
have been no decisive victories, because the
insurgents would not stand TO fight, and the
Spanish forces have been scattered 10 pro-
tect property.
The Minister states thnt the war can only
be compared with irregular guerrilla and In
dian wars
peace can only be attained by the con-
stant persecution OF the bands, by preventing
them from establishing themselves IN part
of the country, 10y lessening their number by
constant engagements and by discouraging
them, diminishing their resources and proving
to them that they cannot succeed because the
greater and better part of the country not
only is not with them, but Is against them"
He says they have merely been changing
their Held of operations in traversing the
country, but have gained no ground.
The statement explains the advance toward
Havana by saying that the Spanish troops
attacked what was mistaken for the main
body of the Cubans, and that while in pur-
suit, Gomez and Alaceo pushed to the west
Nothing, says the minister, could have been
easier, ms they are mounted and without COM
missary.
The destruction OF the cane fields is the
greatest damage that has been inflicted. and
this could not be prevented. The statement
Is repeated in several places that no town In
the western part of the island has risen in
support of the insurgents.