The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-04-08
PROGRESS OF THE CUBAN WAR.
HORRORS In CUBA.
They are Verse than Those Of Crete and
Armenia Combined.

c. L. Akers. who has for two years been
the London Times correspondent in Havana
declares that the worse horrors OF Crete AMI
Armenia are eQualed by Spanish barbarities
in Cuba. and the moral duty Of the United
States l. 10 stop the war. Mr.. Akers says:
The end Of the dry season is now nj
hand, and spain has accomplished little to-
ward the paciication Of Cuba. Certain gains
have certainly fallen TO the Spaniards, the
death OF Naceo in December and the capture
of Ruis Rivera a few days ago being the most
notable. But NJ what cost has the campaign
been conducted The provinces Of Pinar del
Rio and Havana aud large portions Of Ma
tAnzas and santa Clara are one staring mass
OF cinders. Dcsolaiion and determination
NEE, the eye at ev,ry point: ruin in the pre-
sent, anime. disease and death in the future.
ARE all that the CUbans can hope for while
Cuba remains in spanish rule. Under these
circumstances | do not think that the death
OF this or tina, leader can bring Victory any
nearer 10 the Spanish arms. While oIe such
man as Ruis Rivera If lost 10 the insurgents
q hundred spring W 10 take his place. More
over, II must not be forgotten that this guer-
rilla warfare needs not any great military
genius 10 conduct 1t. II il, to "A very great
extent every mai for himself and the devil
take the h~lndcrmost.'
~ 'AAAN ''.''A III ~ ~ ~ h'tI INV
country in such a condition of unrest as 10
make imperative the presence OF an enor-
nous army OF occupation. Small parties OF
50 or 100 men scattered throughout the is
land can do this more effectively than q con-
centrnted force Of 10000 or 30, 900 men upon
which the Spanish commander-in-chiei could
nj once mass greater numbers, equipped with
superior armament.
Gen. Wcyler's policy OF determination
and IpyaSTn'inp ig pItbipp short ~ fh.. nj.
most insane working Of an ignorant and
completely unbalanced mind. To kill peace
iul people on the technically that they have
neelec:e TO obey the order to leave their
homes and take up their residence in some
town whore no means of subsistence exist is
'SeXcusab.e. TO devastate the whole island
81 Cuba on the plea that By so doing all the
supplies will pc shut of from the rebels
Cnly demonstrates the dense ignorance I'M
der which the Spanish general is laborinr.
The rebels can get food enough TO live on
FOR the next ten years. ~ necessary, while
the cattle alone now roaming wild in the dit
iercnt districts will supply the insurgents
with beef for AT least a couple Of years to
come. As for the foreigners resident in
Cuba, they have but one feeling with regard
TO Weylers methods Of conducting the mill
tary operations. They consider Weyler and
his actions IA a reflex Of the worst barbara
ties OF The middle ages-iar more brutal. in
deed, than many Of the most severe means
employed ~ the holy inquisition TO attain
its ends. Aud can they be blamed for passing
such Judgment on this llond incarnate in hui
man shape Il there any prccept advocated
by God or man that ~justilies the wholesale
slaughter O. innocent men. women and
children on no other preteNt than that they
refuse TO leave their homes and willingly
submit TO lie slowly OF starvation is such
places as Weyler may ORDER
THE object OF Weyler's present policy is
TO eAterminGte the Cuban people-R people
composed Of some |, 200, 900 whites and $780,
600 negroes OF mixed blood. To kill every
peaceful male inhabitnnt OF the country is
one OF Weylers methods. and TO drive women
and children into the towns TO die Of hunger
is another. Not in one single case since Com
sul-General Lee assumed the duties OF the
Havana consulate have amy prisoners been
accorded the privileges they are entitled to
under the Spanish-American treaty and pro-
tocols. Gen. Lee states that his efforts to
obtain the full treaty 'ichfs for 1oa-'q"s''