The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-11-27
THE SITUATIONIN CUBA.

/ Whatever NAV be the result of Weyler's
campaign against Maceo, 1t seems evident
that Spain can make no substantial pro-
gress towards the suppression OF the CUBAN
revolution Wevler cannot force Maceo
to a general engagement, and the most
that he can hope to accomplish Is TO drlVe
him out of his fastnesS in the mountains,
without any hope of capturing or destroy
ing Maceo's command. Even if he could
entirely destroy the insurgent army under
Maceo, it would not halt the revolution
in any degree. as two-thirds of the island
would vet remain in the possession of the
armies of Gomez, composed of five times
the number commanded by Maceo.
Spain is in a peculiarly embarrassing
position in regard to Cuba. She has two
other revolutions on hand in her island
provinces, and is seriously threatened
with revolution at home. If the Spanish
government were to confess its failure to
Subjugate the insurgents in Cuba. the
government would be overthrown within
forty eight hours, with little hope of
ever re-eStablishng the throne i'll
that ancient kingom. Spain is thus
compelled to keep up at least the appear
ance of suppress the insurrection in Cuba,
with no rational hope of success. and if
Weyler's present campaign shall result
Ill us HOW StCIlS HlSulN DItbdDlC,
it would doubtless precipitate a crisis in
Cuban affairs. In that event this govern
ment would be fully justified under the
law of nations in recognizing the Cubans
as belligerents, and we do not doubt that
some positive intervention must come
from the President if Weyler's present
campaign shall result in no substantial
victory for the Spanish army.
There never was a more hopeless cause
than the Spanish cause in Cuba. The en-
tire Cuban population, with the rarest
exception, is arraved earnestly and ag
gressively against the continuance of
Spanish rule on the island. The expert
ence of the Cuban people under former
treaties of peace with the Spanish Gov
eminent has been such as to make them
feel that no terms whatever can be accept
ed which would involve the continuance
of Spanish authority on the island. To
suppress the Cuban revolution there must
he the absolute humiliation of the Cuban
population and with that would come
the complete desolatiOn of every produc-
tive acre.
Such IA struggle, even if conducted &C
cording to the rules of civilized warfare
should demand the Intervention of the
other civilized governments of the world;
but when it is remembered that it has been
prosecuted in the most fiendish savagery.
and that the conflicts of Spain with her
rapidly passing Western empire for cen
turtles have not exhibited greater barbarism
than is practiced to-day by Weyler in
Cuba, the duty of civilized nations to
interpose and halt such a tiendish conflict
can hardly be disputed.
The severance of Cuba from Spain is
an accomplished fact, and it is only a
question what additional butchery and
additional! devastation of property shall
be necessary to make Spain confess what
the whole world has known for months.
past, and what Spain must learn in the
end. The time is very close at hand when
this government must assert itself in the
cause of humanity, by some form of in
terposition in the barbarious conflict in
-PhHddeiphid Times.