Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-02
ATTACK OK THE UNITED STATES.
S.ror of Uabnna Grocers It's Au-
th0r.

HABANA. via KEY WEST FLA, June
lin its last issue El Commerce. 'ne
organ of the retail grocers, Violently
attacks the United States. 1t says III
mart: 1T has become necessary 10 prove
to the United States that Spain heeus
neither their beneyolence nor thelr com
miseration. Those who ask for pollcy
of clemency and pardon for men who nave
desolated the country with torch ana
dvnamite must be convinced that against
such a policy all true Spah!afuS VIII '0
come more and more resolute. .,.aot
.s'These Yankees are never sausheu
They are far more guilty or hardhess oL
heart than the Cubans themselves At,ci
our denying atrocities lhVehtel ps siae
American press, after our releasing va
rious conyicts charged with hlgn treason
10 demonstrate 10 the American poopiS
tho generosity which can look upon such
people as ameDable TO the laws OF Slsl-
iized warfare; after all TINS, me A,lie,, -,
cans still believe these fakes brought up
oeninst MS. and believe that We rear
.,It Is necessary TO prove to the Amerl-
cams that we care nothing ior the lu9ntt
ing and aggressive stand taken Dy lno
Nmer,can Senate. 4 country where the
old have less judgment than the YOUNG -
a degenerate country, country oI =, cil'%, :,
ture civilization. which VIII iol uvIolV -
riuens. Let us tell them, or better sun sun,
let US prove TO them, lhat We S'' ''"s'
at their braggadocio. o,o,,,, In
the United States. Let US Ieclpioe"s3L ~,
There pirates are overlooked, iet us ~
the same here. There are not wahllnI3
brave. audaciOus mariners, VINO Wou,u
patrOl Americas seas, ana oc.1Slo,lat,S
10 what they pleased. The Americans
would file their claims. our courts "ou.u
sentence the offenders to lucent nhe
and a three-hours' Imprisonment, or i'
a
"Reallv the airs put on by these AhleII-
cans require energetic action on the pait
of the Spanish people. At the very @ NJ
noenf when the revolution IS almost sup
messed they appear again with lneir
helligerency declarations. We care no-
thing for IL. They can so ahead on tnls
line If they please; 1t VIII Only niolo
clearly define the situation, anu our ~ ~,
role navy may yet prove what 1t can 90
with our enemies. Let Is be demon
strated. aside from diplomatic methQus'
thot the Spanish people despise the JIM
goes of the United states, ana know NJ"
to spit III their faces one hundreu tiiles'
WEYLER DECREE EXTENDED.
HABANA. June IA decree issued py
Ie,nfaiu- General Weyler. dated sahcu
Sniritus. Nav 9TH, was publsned mere
to-dav The Capt8in-General ANNOUNCES
the approaching commencement OF mn
tary operations in the eastern part o. ,Io
island of Cuba, and orders the enforce
,,ett of the provisions Of his decree OF
january SOth in the provinces OF Puerto
Principe and Santiago dc CuDa, lhe OF
1anization of cultivation zones the
Closing of stores in unfortined towns, the
Concentration of the country people, ana
the destruction Of all resources when are
undefonded as was done IN the otheI
rrovinces. The Captain-General gives
the people of those two provinces one
monfh I'M which TO comply with the terms
of the decree. the time TO begin on the
date OF the publication OF the decree III
the various districts OF the provinces.
The flooding Of the river has destroyed
the big railroad bridge at Los Palacios
Province OF Pinar del Rio delaying rail-
road communication ia that part OF the
island