The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-03-26
TOR THE Benefit OF Col GRESS.
THE SPANISH slOE
OF the crtaa Question Set For
Dupuy de LONE.

The statement Of the Spanisl ic of the
Cuban question. as made by : 7vr Deputy
de Lone, the spanish Minister. '-nishcd by
the Secretary Of state 10 the 'uate Com
mittec on Foreign Relations. aSen To which
considerable reference has Deenln lde In the
| debate on Cuba, wis read IN "A nSenatc nv
! senator Morgan. The doouulc T. dated
January II and il introduced Mt "a cable
dispatch from General Martincsu uampos. in
which the General SAYS!
"Thc so-calicd insurgcnt Cow nment has
no hNed residence. They camjt thd villas
and have returned Go Camngueyl t9nr hnrlly
Knows where they wander asl 'pon as u
| column ~ the army goes in thl pursuit
They do not lis" nor reside in N inhabited
place, and do not exercise any at OF civil
government" ac
Senor de LONE then takes up II question
OF the sugar tax. saying it j. NE OF great
importance. ut
"lf. he says, "tho crop should boi entirely
lost and the average uxportution ot coo, 600
tons wcru absolutely Impossible. thJ loss to
the Treasury would be s4jOOpO. TlSis is less
than per cent ~ the war expenses
Continuing. he says tho Iusurg,ntt do not
occupy amy part of the country permanently.
and that. ~ they are well mouuinl n is easy
for them 10 outmarrh Tho troops. Thcir tac-
ties are not to engage In nghtinc. hut 10 at
tack the small towns gurrisoncd only by
very small forces of militia. Il there are
more than 20 soldier, tney never approach
the block houses. only when their forces
greatly out-numhcr those of the army de- a
part OF them stand TO fight % allow the
others 90 follow their usual tactirs
ScuOr de- Lone SAYS that cons idrring only
the final result oi tho war. the condition has
been improved by the raids Of the two Cuhnn
leaders, MaNimu numoz. and Nacco. The
advance In The vicinity ~ Havana was in
tended. lie declares. for theatrical effect. and
ui ttr "a ri-it lf 81.
largest towns, Ia which latter respect Il has
failed. There WIS. hc declares never any
prospect 81 thHir investing Havana. There
nave been no decisive Victories. because the
Insurgents would not stand To- li.ht, and the
Spanish forces have been scattered to pro-
tcct property.
The Minister states that the war can only
be compared with irregular guerrilla and Ia
dian war-.
"Poarc can only br attained by the con-
staht persecution ui TIA" bands, hy preventing
them from establishing tErm-"lyC. in a purt
Of the country, by lrsscuiug thr,r number by
constant engagements and by di-cuuraging
them, diminishing their resources and proving
To them that they cannot succeed hc,Husr th"
greater and better part of the country not
only j. not with them. but h. against thrm."
tie says they have merely been changing
their field ot Operations IN trhyursus Tia,
country but have gained no ground.
ihc statement explains Tn" advance tlWnr1
Havana by saying that jhu spanish troops
attacked what was mistaken for the main
body of the CUban-, and that while In pur-
suit, Gomez and Mur"o pushed To the west.
Nothing, says the minister. could have been
easier, a thry are mounted and without COM
mssary.
The destruction of ,hr cane fields F.. the
greatest daWa.,, TINT hu, been inflicted. and
thi, could not bee prevented. Tia" statement
IS repeated In several places that no town In
the western part of the island has ris n in
support Of the In urgcnt-.