The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-08
A CONDITION AND NOT A THEORY.
REVIEW OF THE CUBAN SITUA
TON.

The Patriotic Insurgents Belong to
Every Class-The Cubans Cannot
be Starved.
Gen. Bradley II. Johnson, in discuss
ing the situation in Cuba, says that it
is impossible to get reliable or ac-
curate information as to the Cuban
arm.
II Investigated carefully, said he,
"and was never satisfied. Consider
the state Of mind in Baltimore among
Southern sym~pathizers during the
civil war, recall the exaggerations of
their enthusiasm and the dreams
thousand. fold and you have a faint
idea Of tho condition of things in Ha-
bana today. All Spaniards are for the
governmental Cubans are for the re-
bellion.
What sort Of people are supporting
the rebellion" the general was asked.
The bankers, the planters, the
writer's, the lawyers, the doctors, the
professors of the University Of Habsna
and the people. The University of Ha-
bana is Il hotbed OF patriotism. Theboys
run OF by the scores to JOIN Gomez and
Maceo, and some of the professors are
ministers plenipotentiary from the
Cuban republic to the South American
governments, as Franklin and Lau.
rcns were from the devoted colon
les to- France in 1777.7S. / think the
property, the culture and the courage
of the island is on the side of the re-
bcllion. 3
1.-The insurrection is supported by
wealth, directed by intelligence ard
conducted with genius and courage. l
think the rebels Outright and out
m%anoeuvre the %Spaniards, and they
will wear them out.
"There is no chance of the rebels
being starved out of the Pinar del Rio
district, for the woods are full of cat
tic, hogs and sweet potatoes. They
will always nave plenty to eat. They
are armed with Remingtons, Spencers,
Mausers. every variety of carbine and
revolver and all Of them first rate, but
their cartrides ought to fit all guns Of
the same kind. They have since [
left, got some dynamite guns, cannons
worked by compressed air and some
guns for smokeless powder. They have
a few American and foreign artillerists
who will rapidly instruct other foreign
ers in the service. n as their artll-
lery is reinforced, skilled men will be
ready to use the new cannon. / would
say without any definite information,
that they need company officers, lieu
tenants and orderly sergeants, more
than anything else. They are making
the gamest fight that ever was made
not excepting that made by the Con-
%federates in the civil war. They are
wearing out the Spaniards and after
General Weyler comes back to Habana
again, the Spaniaras will not throw up
tho sponge, but will sit in the towns
n make faces at the rebels, who will
rule the country.
But ii they do succeed will they be
capable OF self-government, will there
0 be q repetition of San Domingo or
MeXico?o
mo Latin tribe Is capable of self
government. That requires the con-
stant struggle against the forces of
rature and the pressure Of powor such
as the Anglo-North men conducted for
a thousand years against the tempests
of tho North Sea and the encr0ach-
ments OF feudal power-a thousand
years to produce such a race as this
seif-reliant, self. controlled, liberty-loy-
ing, justice and right practicing Am
erican race. 1t is the evolution of the
ages. 1t is the flower of civilization,
land no Roman race will ever equal 1t.
Its area Is about equal to P~ennsylva-
MIA its population 1,102, 800 white,
485, 1877 negroes and 1881 Chinese.
Negroes include all mixed blood
white means pure blooded. You per-
ceive the population is about equal to
that Of Virginia and Is similarly mixed
about two whites to one of all other
races.
With peace and order restored
there, how long would IL take for g.
0O0,00 American mechanics to take
possession OF the island ? Such an i'm
migration OF skill, energy and industry
as would flow into Cuba the world has
never seen. That would dispose Of the
st. Domingo, Mexican, niger republic
spook."
" Maceo Is the genius OF the war. He
Is o q%uadrOon. His mother was the
daughter OF q Spaniard OF rank, as he
Is tho son OF q Spanish officer. He
is we'll educated, bright, alert, dashing
and daring. He will wear the Span
iards out by guerilla w8r-constant
surprises, embnscadss, ettacks and res
treats. Mosby, with 300 nNn, koptl
10000 men constantly employed fortwo
years In tbs ihountaiue cf Fanqpier