Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-12-02

KNOWN mat the only resources IHe req
els can count on will have to be exacted
from the planters by threats of violence,
and such means obtained would only go
to acquiring arms and ammunition to
carry on the war with Spain. l am sup
ported III this stand by many Of the
planters who agree not to gather their
crops rather than be the victims Of such
eXtoruons on the part of the rebels and
the fruit of their labor employed against
their country
do you not think that by the pro-
hlbltlon of sugar crop the commerce of
the island will suffer and important
houses connected with the sugar indus
tries will be bankrupted?"
Il do not because up to the present
no failures large or small have taken
place and the merchants themselves
favor the idea against the crop. In the
relations between the planters and the
merchants in Cuba at present, the Singu-
lar feature is that the planter lives more
from the merchants capital than from
the actual products of his land and it
may be asserted that the immense ma
Jorlty can only commence work with
money advanced by the merchants.
Therefore, the common element finds it
better just now to keep this money
under key until the crop operations can
be begun under normal conditions.
st is reported that the Spanish minis
ter for war intends to send another large
contingent of troops to Cuba in Janu-
ary;"
ley; Il only think, l can assure you,
that the nation is prepared to make all
kinds of sacrifices both in men and
money, which has already been proved,
to conquer in this undertaking and make
SPANS sovereignty respected before and
above everything. All the money spent
and to be spent will be Spanish money.
Cuba has been asked for moth
ing, neither for men nor for
money. Spain does not hold Cuba to
exploit nor has she had anything from
her. Her pride in her great national his
toric traditions alone cOmpels Spain and
she will defend Cuba and will exhaust
her last dollar and her last man in so do
government, but also of the Spanish peo-
pie as is shown by the daily growing en-
thusiasm and sacrifices by the nation"
spain Would Resent Interference.
do you think, general, that the recog-
milton of the belligerency of the insur-
gents by the United States would be TAX
en- as an offense to Spain:"
''It would be strange if any act directly
aimed at a recognition of any challenge
of SPANS right of sovereignty here
which our people look upon as being be-
yond question did not evoke an explosion
of popular feeling which it would be i'm
possible to check, excited and ardent as
public sentiment is now on the Cuban
question in Spain"
A Truce Impossible.
Finally the correspondent asked Gen.
Weyler if he would agree to truce in
order to bring about an exchange of
views between himself and the Cuban
leaders. He answered.:
THAT would be out Of the question;
such step would give the insurgents an
importance which we cannot concede to
them"
Svey1er Leaves Havana.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon Capt-Gen.
Weyler left Havana on board the Span
ish cruiser La GaZpi for Mariel, province
of Del Rio. where he will resume per-
sonal command of the Spanish forces OPP
Grating against the insurgents.
Later in the day the correspondent Of
the Associated press called upon the
chief Of staff here and informed him
that dispatch received III New York
from Jacksonville, Fla, stated that Gen.
Weyler during the recent campaign III
Pinar Gel Rio lost 100 men killed and
1000 wounded by the explosion of an
jnsurgent mine and that 1000 men of the
Spanish force were killed and 1000
wounded during the two days fighting
in the Rubi hills.
The chief of staff stated that there
was no truth in the statements made.
that no mines were exploded by the
insurgents. that there had not been two
days fighting and that the report of the
engagement cabled TO the Associated
press at the time was correct in every
particular.
Cuban League.
New York, Nov. pa powerful ally
of the patriots of Cuba is about to be or
ganized in this country under the name
of the Cuban League of the United
States OF America.
In 1870, when the public sentiment Of
this country broke forth on behalf of
the struggling Cubans, similar organ
ation was formed.
1t is to recall that league into activity
issued, signed by Coils p. Huntington,
Chauncey N. Depew, Thomas L. James,
John r. Dos Passos. ]; Edward Sim
mons, Judge Martin I. Mcmahon, Gen
Stewart l.. Woodford, c.. A. Dana. Paul
Dana. Roswell 2. Flower, George Noad.
". Ethan Allen DOty and others.
Many of the Signers were active in the
former league and endeayored through
every means in their power to secure bel
ligerent rights to the Cubans.
Captured Three Boats.
Madrid, Nov 27.-An official dispatch
received here from Havana says that
the Spanish gunboat Baracua has cap
tured three boats laden with insurgents,
arms and ammunition in the Majari riv-
er, province of Santiago de Cuba.