The herald., 1896-03-28
A BLOODY CAMPAIGN
War Of determination Urged by Spanish
Editors

A war OF determination Urged by Spanish
Editors
New YORK, March PA copy of La
Atalaya, a newspaper of Santander, Spain,
has been received here. In it s an article
urging the Spanish government to hurry
the end of the Cuban revolution. After as
sailing the revolutionists and also the
United States congress, it concludes with
this paragraph, which will probably sur
prise Senators Hale and Hoar, who cannot
be persuaded to believe that the Spaniards
really practice the cruelties which have
been reported about them: "Extermina-
tion-this is the only solution of the war
with Cuba. Let the romantic North Ameri-
cans, the hypocrite defenders of the Cuban
insurgents. say what they wish. Let Amer
lea do as she likes. The moment has arrived
for showing ourselves cruel, infiexibIe and
bloody if necessary. Let it cost what it
may, public opinion in the whole country
demands that the rebellion should be
drowned in a lake of blood. Do not let one
suspect live. Let them know that the
country belongs to us, and II we require for
the foundation of future peace heaps of
sacrificed flesh, let us build those founda-
tions quickly"
The Spanish war Office reports that the
deaths in one year among the Cuban forces
amount to more than 1000.
The Liberal says: "The acts Of the
United States, however cleverly disguised
adding of another star to the flag by the
annexation of Cuba.
PHrLADELPHIA, March 27.-On the sub.
ject of the alleged sinking of the steamer
bermuda, by British cruiser, John d.
Hart says:
formation regarding the Bermuda until
Sunday, and then it will be vastly different
from that the Bermuda was sent here to
clean her bottom,'' the president said.
He added that the vessel had left New
York March 18th ostensibly for Vera Cruz,
but with valuable war material for the
Cuban insurgents.
Mr.. Hart's lawyer thinks there has been
q mistake and that the American steamer
Volusia has been sunk. The theory was
that she was fired upon by a Spanish
cruiser which mistook her for a flibusterer.
The Volusia is long overdue, having left
Jamaica on her return trip March II. She
merely carried q general cargo, and had no
arms whatever. Her crew numbered be-
tween twenty-five and thirty. and sll are
thought to have been lost.
LONDON, March 2S.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Standard says:
Public feeling is running 80 high against
American interference in Cuba that the
government will have trouble to control
the national anger. The republicans de.
clare they will abstain from the general
election, with a view Of washing their
hands Of responsibility.
HAVANA, March 27.-Maximo Gomez
has made a countermarch toward the
province of Santa Clara and is encamped
at a plantation of PailtA, near Sagua. He
is reported to be very i'll and IN going to
the mountains. His forces arc said to be
in a bad state.
NEW YORK, March 27.-A dispatch from
Madrid to the World says: The news that
the conference committee of the American
congress- has agreed upon the senate reso-
lutions granting betligerent rights to the
Cubans caused sensation in Madrid.
The very angry comments of the people
are echoed in the press, which again de-
clares the sooner America defines her in
tentions the better for all concerned.
The newspapers say the ministers showed
yesterday less optimism and intimated that
they are pushing naval and military prep
arations and have instructed General Wey-
ler to act energeticslly before the rainy sea-
son begins in May. The convention of rep.
resentatives of the four Republican parties,
now formally joined as the Republican
union, adopted resolutions protesting
against any foreign intervention in Cuba
or any modification of Spain's sovereign
rights in the West Indies. But the resolu-
tions condemn the colonial policy of all the
Spanish ministers since 1875. The reso-
lutions conclude with the declaration thai
the solution must be sought in the estab-
lishment of colonial autonomy whenev er
ODDOrtuno.