The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-08
qEVHANDS MESSAGE.
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
roun. In ~ his posf and cs@chzrytag the
lutles Of hts Office, though for sozne unac-
ecnnlabls reason las formal @xsaaatGr
frol the sultan nas not bsen iszaes-
/ do not believe that The presenE sc-nls1r
prospsct 10 Turkey viii Ia long permitted
10 offend the asSgt OF Chrsztendozn. Z 80
enars the humane and enlightened ciyiIlz4-
fion that belongs 70 the close ~ the nine
fesnth century that Il seems hardly possl-
be that the earnest demand 81 good pes
pie throughout the Christian wcrld for It's
corrosive usAtmsnk VIII remain ar2z-
awered.
Cuban Governaens . Prefense.
The insuErection In Cuba stu continues
vita ali Its psrpsexsties. x ~ dsssteusg 10
Esrceiys that any progress ha4 tans far
Island. or that the sttualion OF affairs as
Depicted An my fsst annual message nzs IN
ths least Improved. IL Spain stu nosda
siderable towns. the insurgents stlll roam
~ via over a. least IwO-taiTssz % iAe
Inland country. The determination Of
SPAN 70 put down the insarFectlen seems
bat TO strengthen with the lapse OF time
and - evidenced ~ her uDasA44AtanS d.
yetion Of largely Increased military and
reason 20 believe that the insurgents have
gained ia number and character and re-
sources. and are none ths ieas lBfsxlDie
practically securing The xrsas oajscG foF
which they lock up armR-
III Spain h&S Bot re-estzpl1sasa ner AZ
made good their title 10 Dc regarded as
an independent state. Indeed as the Goa
test has gene on. the prstsEse that civil
government exists on ths islAE.a. except
20 far as spain - abss 10 Uz@lat4tn IL aas
bsen practically abandoned SPAN DIES
Keep on foot such a goFerBnasnis more or
less smperfectly. In the laFgs to@ns and
their ElnTaedt2ts suburbs. Eui- thai sx-
caption being made. the entirs e9antTy -
either given over 10 anarchy, Or - ssAA-
Ject 10 military eccu1sIion II ms one Or
the other party. IL IL repaired, if0@eo.
on reliable authority, that a. tas d nasG
OF the commander IL chief Of TIE instr
gent army. the Dstatlge Cuban Severn
ment hss row given 10 Al atkealpt go -
srclse It's functions, leaving tn2f govern
nent eonfeass4ly twhat there = 11st rea-
4on for seppossnE II Always 20 nsFs Sssh
H. saGD government oaiy % paper.
We're the Spanish armies abe TO meet
their Antagonists In the 0gen q ~ ptLch-
ed battle. a prornps and DECISIVE Eteait
might be ioooked for, and the afnsnense
superiority Of the spaniaa forces y nnR.-
bess. discipline and equipment e2slio hard
y fail 10 tell greatly 10 their taFa1sASs.
Bat they are called upon % Lace zoe
taat shuns general eagaEe4nSnss. mar Gao
choose. and does choose, its e@n ground
that from the nature OF the country y
Visible or Invisible az pleasure, and taat
nights only from ambuscaae and when al
the advantages OF position and numbers
are on It's side. In country wae4e mere
ally 10 those born and bred on ne .oi..
II 10 obvious that there Is hardly hinlL %
the time during when nostlities OF thls
MssnwhlIs In All cases Of psotraeted
ciyti strife the passions 81 The eoin0A iahts
grow more and mere snfiAnsd And eS.
cesses on both sides become more 500
more frequent and more depl9rable They
are also participated in ~ hands ~ ma
RAIDERS who, nov IN the name Ok one
party and now In the name OF TIE ether.
NAV fsaa sal
country a. viii aud plHnnsF tts tnnh9l-
sants for their own advantage, S9eh
condition or things would Inevitably en-
tail I'm destruction q property, eyen
II Il were The policy ~ both parties 20 pre-
vent 10 as far as practicable. But whAe
sach seemed 10 be the original policy OF
the panlsh government. Il has now APP
parentiy abandoned H. ana u noW aGunk
upon tho same theory as the insurgents,
namely. that the sxixsncies OF the con-
f.se require the wholesale anniaiiation OF
property that IL may not prove oil any use
and advantage 70 the enemy ~ - 20 inc
spanish rarriaons are now being with
drawn from plantations and the rural
population required to concentrate itssif
The surs result would seem to be that
the Industrial value OF the Island Is fast
diminlAhing. and that unless there y
ssnsfifiona. n viii soon disappear alto.
g@fher That value consists very largely,
OF course. in It's capacity TO produce su-
2.
the Interruptions to tllage which have
taken place during me last two years. II
IL reliably asserted that should these in-
tcrruptions continue during TIE current
year. and practically extend, as Is nos
threatened. 10 the entire sugar producing
territory OF thu ISLAND. - n4uch time and
80 much money will De required 60 restore
the land 10 it's normal prnauetiyeneas that
IL is extremely doubtful that capital can
be Induced TO even make the attempt,
The spectacle OF the utter Tutn OK an
ssteining country. by nature one % the
most fertile and charming en- The whole
globe, woul5 engage the serious attention
OF the government and the people or ire
limited states In any circumstances In
point az fact they have concern WITH X
which - hy no means Of wholly tenu-
mental or phllanthroPic character ~ lies
10 near 10 u~ as 90 be hardly separated
from our TERRITORY our actual pecuntary
interest In II l. second only 10 that OF the
s,aouie and ihR government % spain II
I. reasanabfs estimated that al least from
80 ooa. 90 10 sso.poo.e Of American capital
are invested In plantations and IN rail-
.,risas an re sand. The volume OK trade
hetweeu the United States and Cuba.
which IN issa amounted 90 about tbAwo-
p0a rose Ia iszss 90 about sleS.saee; and
~ lSaa the wear before the present insur-
rection broke out. amounted TO neariy
pesiae this large pscunisry stake IN the
S.rtvp@~ AZ cuba, the United States finds
itEeff inextrieabsy involved Ia the present
contest IN either ways, o9ta FsNatteus and
costly. Many AhtAats ttNAst% = sslta ANAst-
Try and indirectly premose TIE tasurree-
lion through the press. ~ pahatc meets
snrs hv the purchase and shipment or
arms hy TIA ralsiag of FUNDS AMI ~ other
.nes.,. vrftrb tha spirit ~ our Institutions
and the tenor q our avs do not pofmlt
90 be MAZE the subject - criminal prose
rution soma Of them, thorough Cohans
81 heart ard In all their fey&ings and tn
f~rtetz have taken out pspsfS and De
eonsa nattrAlised oitirons az ire United
<states a proceeding rrenfied 70 with
view nf possible nrctrctton oy t1ls EcF-
sytionent Ana net unnHtaraiiy regarded
ut,h tnAi.naslan ~ the country az their
rt.s, rFha trauY gents are unaoa htefly
encouraged and supp9ftTd ey the VIDE
xortaa pvsF4nRghy the hNan5e ~ this
enantry always and tnStineuveY feel for
.,.srsf ssYn~x3e for better and fgeeT gov
s.,.vsrf suA which. sn tie case % TIE
.yo-a awe 1T sfreWs and restless elements
~ s,or reputation leads N ea4Y tee many
,n.tsn-sss 20 active and persaas1 partci-
~ tt.s, in TIA contest.
pT.se result Is that the government IL
,.,nstarfly called upon 70 prassct Atnert-
s~an ,.iflarus 50 c3aiA damages Ter injuries
,e PERSON and pT0rersy nov estimated AZ
,,sa,Nstlen and Apologies Ger tae acsz 81
S.a rsSh ,seffclsss wAcsc Ersi faf The re-
srre~st,n Of rebellion Sometimes blinds
shssn 80 the isnnsunitsss es~Aasls = 10 the
sas,es~aeitr = sssttsca< of a fTaVnaly POSER.
" y,iSNses frosss The safae csaHses bat IRE
s~nts.,.s 9t.te- - soTsF+1ts8 - actively ~
- = borg tine o< SEA eeeS1 &1aingf un-
lawful expeditions ttN N|oAHs - Which
enc utmost vtStt&sse~ W. N"s N@&S s"A-
as.,e 10 prevent
n.,fta~r~mcy f@ rmprsetieNhis.
yA..a Inevitable ~rtaagseEn ~sts - the
yF.ttaA states With the Fessesllssa Tn CHNa.
80. - sses AMERICAN EerotFftf interests A.
s.ssss /. I'd cor sistes-stisssts g nhsssetaroay
and humanity n g~eerA5 hsva e = = W
san.pnt argnant in vsri0us quarters fer
.~,,,. -. ~ ssse{ftye iRfFFN sst6aN 81 the