The times., 1897-11-11
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER II. 1897.
The Cnnnnest nf Cnha.

The Conquest of Cuba.
Tic conquest Of Cuba is entirely feasible.
W. state this out Of Difference TO the well
known views, desires, and interests uf the
a Administration. and OF fts associa led span
islt-caban bond syndicate ami the Sugar
Trust.
The scheme not only is feasible, Judged
from purely. scientific standpoint. but
irS piaciicabHuy has been Illustrated IN the
Cleveland Ayeyler plan OF campaign, ia
aapurato7 lbcut twenty months ago and
inherited from the outgolug Admuistra-
tin. as rau Of tie foreign policy Of the
Government, by Mr.. Mckinley.
when Captain General WeyIer discovered
lfat be could not brat the armies Of the
republic in The field tie happy thought
was suggested to h.s mind that tue eud
might h- accomplished g s. depopulatfng the
country In the policy which he evolved
from tli~ lGea he had not only the t9lera-
tioH- bgt tae practical as>istauce Of our
Amrreaa authorities. The plan was To
restore tie tower Of spain 10y 'exter-
minatas, iltc breed by gathering in the
I.al,-co.lisaIanEs. rlic women aud children.
aud starving tfcm TO death.
IN tHis way. Gen. Wey,er and the WASH
snrtou authorities both believed that the
rec.a.lae-t q Cuba cruld be accomplished
by Jhc simple means Of numbering every
mhabaaut. That was, and is. Tie only
liape OF saGasta and his admirine friends
or the coItnent.
Les e. ana.yze the results To date. BY
thc Effective methods of STAR alton,
reiding hospitals and private ASA ssination,
within the past two years the Spaniards
have disposed OF $4,000 Cubaus. If
the game were allowed 10 20 on indeTi-
nitely il is perfectly plain that the other
ninety per cent. Of the population could
be gotten rid Of and then, it is equally
aFparcas that Spain, with what aid the
sugar TrIst and other American '.busi-
ness Interests could command, would be
al&e 10 r-populate the country wi.h some
SOFT of harmless serfs.
IT I.usJ he understood that the Span
is5 police patrol OF the American navy
Has Heen necessary t0 the SUCCESS of
this riaa OF campaign If this country
had rec1gnized Cuban belHgcrcncy some
lmoutl.s ago, or even ir it had RETAINED
from naval activity IN alliance with Spain.
tfe Spaaiards would have heen driven
from tile island. and The murder Of $780,
000 Cuhsns would have been Impossible.
These are strong words, sIr. Mckinley,
lp.ttl-y are true, and no one know sit better
than you do.
Yet oHt II this frigmful ordeal the brave
Cuhans ,.ave come with Their inGepend
eBce almost achieved. Yes, even eris:l the
Ha,ion II Washington, Of Jackson, Of
I.incJIa, Graui and Lee thrown in the
scale against them. Now we see the
vho-e force Of our Government used to
compel them 20 accept subjugation
again We see the American. neet, in con
Junction with that of SPAN. drawn in a
Tnsrciless c5rdGn around their coasts, to
prevent Cluistisn humanity from assist
ing the cause OF human liberty.
President Mckinley. deny this il you
can!
The rhoIe civilized world stands ashars ed
and aghas. at the spectacle Of free
peaT,le adirg tie unutteralIe d-7iltry Of
Spain m lis attempt 10 >uh3ugate or to
extcrtainaie a gallant american commu-
mtg. The common instincts of cfvilizs-
tion are shocked al sucla p sight, and the
qRestian naturally arises: What sind Of
man is this who reigrs in tie White
House2
l. be a ran Of American ilood and
brains. irnbued with The sentiments which
everybody knows fin his fellow country
tnen? Is he totally lost 10 consideration
OF Tho high duties which international
law and national decency and Gigmty
iIrpose upon neighborng first-olass
power. especially tie paramount power Of
the hemisphere, impose upon rs? If he
is. the world and tie American people
are mott
One honest, manly word from sou. Mr..
Einley, would have saved the lives of
most OF these $50 900 victimsl You
know, and the whole earth knows, that
sf, In March last, you had notified Spain
fist the Amenities OF civilized warfare