The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
MORETS GREAT SPEECH.
tT1EB UTTER FUTLLITF OF sPhIN,s
~ METHODS IN CUBA.

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A Hsunsus spanisra Dsnouncss weyior's NEur-
aers end Rapine-Guha Is Ruinad and Spain
Cannot Prent by Ht--His Words Are IN Fact
Really y Justification OF the Cuban Revolt.
MADRID. Aug. 3,-Ld Aiidnsd ArdDonesa Of
BaraPossa hos just published the official text OF
the speech which sohor Morct delivered Mt tho
Teatro dc San Miguel in that city on July 10.
Strange to say. that part Of tho speech
which referred TO Con. Woyler's methods
in Cuba was not reported by any of tho
newspaper correspondents who attended the
meeting. Yet, tho eloquent speaker drew
Q picture OF Cuba undcr Weylor's iron
hand which will surely attract tho atten-
ton Of all impartial persons. for what Sehor
Moret, whose prominence among Spanish poll
ticthns cannot be overlooked, said, conirms.
word by word, IL II docs not add to-, oil that tho
American press has long been saying regarding
the barbarous warfare which SPANS represent
tative In Cuba Ia carrying on there.
"Tho Government" Moret said, "is intent
upon reaching q solution Of the Cuban conflict
How BY devastating tho Island. by destroying
tho production. the industries. and tho richos OF
Cuba. with this end In view. q peculiar mill
tary plan was adopted. Spanish columns were
spread all over the country which a previous
edict had ordered ali the peacesblo inhabitants
10 abandon.
"They were commanded to leave their homes
and concentrate In certain towns. Should any
body disobey he was to be put to death.
"That their return to their miserable country
dwellings should become impossible. tho Span
iph columns have burned and destroyed every
thing which was still standing after the irrup-
ton Of Mnceo and Gomez. In this manner. 1t is
pretended, the insurgents are compelled to seek
refuge In the mountains; our columns will pur-
sue them into their most inaccessible retreats,
and thus. deprived Of all means Of maintenance,
thu enanny will hnve tn Auht and Deriah mr. Ahan-
don the island by sea.
"Conhding in tho effectiveness of this plan,
Gen. weyler said that the province Of Pinar del
Rio had been paciaed. and the provinces OF Ha-
yaneS and Matanzas were almost paci6ed. Then,
later, he started for Santa Clara, saying that he
would force tho insurgents to retreat beyond the
JtsaEo- Moron trocha, SO that he might, then go
with his thirty battalions to Santiago de Cuba.
and thus, after having devastated the country
from west to east, he would announce that he
had accomplished what he proposed, and that
peace reixned all over the island. Such was the
plan adopted by Gen. Weyler In conformity with
But this plan i declare to be impracticable.
have before us the example Of Piner del Rio.
The province is said to DO ~pacifed; the popula-
sa9a u a,i SGh isSors ase CT! ear fitsfs on np IN the tSsp acld IS
but there are, nevertheless, insurgent bande In
the province, and also criminals and bandits.
The situation is still sravcr in the districts
continues. fighting is Of daily occurrence. our
troops have not a moments rest, and alarm. far
from ffons the insurresiid 1nG reisns and d rules ahs other re-
awhile all this Is going on out in the country
What happens inside Of the cities and townsi
rural residences. are hiddled together. In vain
was . so.calIed zone Of cultivation allotted to
every city. No vegetables or food OF any kind Is
to be obtained in those zones. Famine threat
ems. Through conglomeration and wan, disease
* HolEIin in April last numbered j. os6 persons.
The population OF HolRuin. was only $4,000.
syflS. The fS'2 Hospitals als' arc nes or rese sS%% any In Gl s soHss
through the barren country the columns must
Ssasy marches sEsSSssn ars sre eSRs T impo sad%; any w Es9s
ere they to leave those who are taken sick In
aaMoanWhiie. the enemy s"e eontinuesh fRH isiin,
S psise o aaa x ,%Prous' soldiers. eEliisy 0Dp &il ssa str se su Of
our troops lead to NO result: Tho enemy fses
S Sssor wi tds% - e sas s disappea maes IRON for, ' IKE o0a eS:
shadow, II it vanishes at night. 1t Is only again
y sppear when on the succeeding day the sun
How long is this going to iasti How long
- am going for one moment to admit that
cess; that there are no moro insureent. in Cuba:
SUCH %aa' results Ss Its were pee' e seas o %ssn SsofSsie ster S Sisa pl
potntment would soon como to -vaken us. The
would IL no case be- allowed to return mt to their istir
former places of residence in the country. unless
Maintained; and thus ali our 5Sr'e shorts ss'V viii have have
proved f%ruitless as far as the glory and the wei.
asstt ssyeS' the rs Island %nd'1 Which SihinSN sd 9S, een. or soP PfhSaatdi
Christian civilization and exposed our incom.
potency to govern.
tho reconcentrados OF the present day return to
the country. L the struggle will be renewed. for
men who will call tn .,aslves the avengers OF
the outrages of yesterday. Call them bandits,
S6aattff thy sssl s asspf sss Ssss .s Sa1ssi fem y oii plsn;
M. .Asi ssls I'D, ready . aSat
str rgstr . Stal NOT %fll Of be all no / onss ptE1SgsT ny t is de-,
money come to maintain the army. pay the debt,
Taised, to pay Which additional t iGea' viii 'nrf have Se
to$be levied upon peninsular production. The
sion thus maintained Vii Il not b ring with ! It /"
blessings Of peace. Cuba will be converted into
tutsd. Tor The party which urged shs adoption do
establishment, or. what would be still worse.
Tat party would monopolize the now order Of
The speaker explained the Liberal party
conception Of colonial home rule, and went on:
those aS %hS ar wi AFRAID piEs' Ct srt enaf ao OUR sPifbl% erti %
to Cuba, because. they believe that all Cubans
s srs ailsi9 Submit nn or b Sn extsrm:na asa T % shsi Go asf:
Have we ruled the Antilles In such a way as to
warrant the accusation that our Cuban brethren
Our army in Cuba has done all it could do,
II was It's mission 70 make war and destroy. but
no roo% fSr the army. for it is beyond Its power
and violence.
sis 1t that autonomy, constitutes a step
toward secession II so. the same may be said
regarding any scheme OF reform. and we would
then be forced to confront this dilemma: lex,
termination or withdrawal. Both terms of the
dilemma are absurd. but such is the logical con
In tho course Of his speech Senior Moret indi
roqtly sanctioned the right of the Cuhans to re
volt and approved Of their attitude not to lay
down their arms until their aspirations have
baen satiafed. He said:
"In' Spain we all recognize that citizens have
the right to express their own religious and DO
Ntinal opinions. to elect their representative
and to repudiate such Governments as do no
promote their interests; but when we come t.
mako these principles good, we act as Fernando
VII. did In 1914 and 1928. and invariably NEE
alfciaims with that vulgar saying of ours, Sub
NIT and then I shall see what must be- done.
No. no. no. This is an absurd sophism; To &C
any case in which those who submitted obtainet
what they wished"