The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-17
WEYLER' LAST DITCH.
Must Crush the Rebellion or Re.
turn to Spain.
DECISIVE RESULTS AREDEMANDED

rue captain General of Cuba Must Either
Defeat Mnceo or Return Home In Dis
grace-Iie Has 60,0O0 Troops Under HI.
own Command in the Field and the In
snrgents Have but s,OOO-PresidenI
Cleveland Awaiting Results.
Washington. Nov. lit is learned
mere on authority that the Spanish gov
eminent has given General Weyler to
understand that he must push his oper.
ations against the insurgents aggres.
siVely and vigorously. Unless he soon
achieves a decisive victory over the Gu
bans II is believed he will be recalled
General Weyler. II is understood. is
aware Of the alternative and his pres
ent campaign in Pinar del Rio is ex.
pected to result in an engagement tina,
VIII put new aspect on the Cuban sit.
uation one way or the other. The cam.
paiGn. therefore, has become TO him a
personal matter, ard with the knowl
edge that his prestige and rank are al
stake, the Havana cables are being
watched with interest for news Of more
important battles than the skirmist
and guerrilla fights that thus far have
come by way OF them. General Wey
ler has all the troops that he can use
There are over 100000 Spanish soldier:
In Cuba and the force under the cap
tain general in his present operations
In the field in person Is over 60,00'
men.
sixty Thousand Against 1000.
Maceo, against whom he is now oper
ating, has under him. II is estimated
about 1000 men. Spain, having fulfilled
all OF General Weylers wishes as 4
troops, now expects results from him
Consul General Lee has acquainted tn,
administration with these facts and tn,
president is at present simply await
ing events. and will shape his cours'
by developments. 1t is the hope o
General Weyler that he will be able I,
score @ decided victory before the as
semhluc Of congress on Dec. Z. Spaii
fears adverse action by that body sooi
after IL meets, and has urged Genera
Weylgr 60 demonstrate his ability 4
crush tie rebellion within the next tw,
weeks is possible In view of the fac
that Spain is now making a strong ant
almost supreme effort to subdue he
insurGent colony, and that a crisis ap
parently is at hand, the president will
delay writing that part Of his forth
coming message on the Cuban situa
tion until the last moment before tn
meeting Of congress.
VIII BE Determined by News.
The position -the administration WI
take with reference TO Cuba in thi
message of the chief magistrate viii
be largely determined by the news re
ceived before Dec. :. Should the new
be favorable to the success of the Span
ish army it is probable that the presi
dent would continue to pursue his pol
icy Of non-interference should IL, Of
the other hand be distinctly favorabl
to the insurgent cause, and especial
il IL should happen that Weyler wer
defeated. Mr. Cleveland ii is probable
might no longer hesitate to recommen
the recognition of their rights as be
ligerents. or some other action equal
undesirable to Spain. What actio
would follow a simply negative resu
of the campaign. that is a fruitles
chase after the insurgents by Genera
Weyler. is less clear. Probably the ad
ministration's course would be infiu
enced in some measure at least
what representations Spain made as {
the policy 1t would pursue and the In
structions given her new captain gen
eral in the event that Weyler wer
summoned home.