The times., 1897-05-27
To Seize Cuba.

| To Seize Cuba.
Both in Washington and in Cuba events
are marching TO crisis at such a rapid
! gait that it must be evident to all men
who are not blind, thatthe end cannot be
| far off An analysis of the situations
that confront the Administration here, and
the Spanish authorities and army in the
| island, should serve to render this plain, if
it is not so already.
Among the great contributory interests
which combined to secure the election OF
Mr. Mckinley, the most powerful happened
to be the foreign element holding the
Spanish Cuban debt, and the Anglo-Amerl-
can sugar syndicate. These two CAPT
talized FORCES controlled the Cuban policy
OF the Cleveland Administration, and no
less dictate that OF its successor The Lon
don financiers In the combination also have
dominated the Cuban policy of the Spanish
government 1t was they who demanded
the recall OF Martinez de Canpos, because
he insisted upon civilized warfare, and who
compelled the assignment OF the butcher,
Weyler, to the command of the islaad
They have kept him there, indorsing every
policy and incident OF his carnival OF
crime, against the views and wishes OF
the Queen Regent, urged to mercy by the
Pope. and against the objections OF the
Spanish prime minister. They also. through
their American agencies and their alli-
ance with the sugar trust, have forced
the United States TO tolerate the horrible
atrocities OF the war against prisoners.
wounded men women and children and
to support Spain in its persecution. by
using the American Navy to prevent aid
front reaching the Cuban Republic and by
supprcssing official consular reports Of the
true state of affairs
Incidental to the policy of the bond and
American sugar interest 1T has been
and still is prime object to prevent recog-
milton of Cuban beIiigereRcy. That recog-
nttion would open the gates to the actual
independence OF Cuba hence would wipe
out the Spanish Cuban bonds, a nd leave the
Anclo-American sugar interest in the ISL
and in the position Of an allen enemy atthe
mercy of the young republic it had aided
Spain to oppress and outrage.
The Spanish bondholders and the sugar
trust have hoped and worked for subtu- |
CATION; failing in that they are conspirng |
for the only solution that could free them
from the menace Of total loss, and from the
just vengeance OF the people they have as
sisted TO perSecute, torture. outrage, and |
murder They are using their complete |
power over the Government OF the United |
States, and over the Spanish authorities to
precipitate a crisis which shall compel this |
country to engage in active hostilties, and
as q means OF terminating them. TO take
over the island of Cuba, pa ying on account
Of the Spanish-Cuban debt about $500 ,000.-
600, in gold bonds. secured upon the
revenues OF the country, and guaranteed by
the United States. Although the matter is
not vet mentionedin Administration circles,
it may be taken for granted that here would |
be a further issue OF bonds to satisfy claims !
for damages advanced by the sugar trust.
The Cuban branch OF this pro ject is ripe |
for a final movement It win be tastened |
In view OF the danger that the American
people may rise and compel recognition
of beiligerency. Weyler has been thor |
oughly whipped in the field by Gomez and |
Garcia His troops will not fight, and the !
end of the war, neutrality-suspicious., Is 4
in full sight in the absence of foreign in /
tcrventicn He liz willing TO do the bid /
ding OF the Spanish bondholders. whose 1
creature he is He is insane with the /
fear that the arms Of Gomez may drive
him out of the country. Considering IFS
vastly superior force and equipment the /
threatened infapy of this renders him i
willing TO adopt any course that would |
avert such calamity. His willing policy, /
therefore, is the policy already laid down 1
or him by the Spanish bondhelders and 4
the sugar trust He will seize the first
to provoke fostilities with the
United States The occasion may arise