Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-20

10000 to 10000, are now conceded to
be at least two or three times us many.
Their discipline has been improved
ami the supply OF modern weapons
and equipment. has been greatly Ct
iarReo, while the msrs fact that they
have held out to this timo has give
them confidence la their own eyes and
prestige with the world Mt large. In
short, 1t can hardly be questioned that
the insurrec,ion, instead OF being
quelisi. is today more formidable than
ever, anu entere On the second year OF
Its existence with decidedly improved
prospects OF successful results.
Further on Mr.. Oiney calls atten-
ton TO the fact that ca pitai is fast with
drawing from the Island, frightened
away by the utter hopelessDess OF the
outlook. Why SHOULD 1t not be? What
can prudent man forosee M Tho u
come OF existing conditions except
the complete devastation OF the islsnu,
the entire aDuihilation OF its Industries
and the sbsolute poverishment OF
such inhhbitants az are unwise enough
or uniortu nate enough not to seaso na'
ably escsie from IL?
. at may well be feared that II the
present tnsurrection 10 to be OF shorter
duration than the last, 1t will be be.
causs the end ID 10 come sooner Or
later through the inability of Bpaia to
prolonR the conflict, and through her
abandonment OF the island to the
Heterogeneous combination OF elements
ard oil races now In arms AGAINST her.
"5uch conclusion" Mr.. Olney sail,
"would almost inevitably result In
war Of racee, with the probable estAb.
lisbment OF 'white and black repub.
lio." He continues:
The situation thus described 10 OF
great Interest to the people of the
United States. They are I'M crested In
any struggle anywhere for free- po-
litiCal Institutions, but necessarily and
in a special measure in o struggle that
10 raging almost In sight u our shores.
They are interested, as n civilized and
Christian nation, In a speedy termina.
ton OF civil strife characterizel by
exceptional bitterness and excuses ON
the part OF both combatants. They
are Interested in the non.interrup-
ton OF trade relations which
have and should continue to the
advantage OF both countries. They
are interested In tue prevention OF that
Wholesale destruction OF property on
the island which, making no discrlm-
ination between enemies and neutral.,
Is utterly destroying American invest.
ments. On all these grounds anu In
all these ways the interest Of the Unit
ed States in the existing coDuitiUn In
Cuba yields In extent only to that OF
Spain herself, and has led many good
and honest persona to insist toat inter-
vention TO terminate the conflict ID the
immediate and imperative duty Of the
United States.
He said his purpose was not at that
time to suggest intervention, but the
United States could not contemplate
with complaceDcy any ten years OF
Cuban insurrecii0n.
His suggestion looked to finding a
way 40 Cooperate with Spain in the
Immediate paciticatiJn OF the island
on such q plan az, leaving Spain her
rights OF sovereignty, shall yet eecure
to the people Of the Island all such
rights anu powers OF local seli-govern-
ment as they can reasonably ask. To
lhat end the United States oilers anu
WIZ use her good Offices ut sucn time
and in such manner as may be- deemed
most advisabie."
In closing, he says the communities
tlOn 10 pIOulpteu Wy ti'o itiouabe1t VI
feelings toward Spain and the Spa aisn
people, and addt:
$40 attribute to the United States
any hostile or hidden purposes would
he grave and most iameutable error.
The United States has no designs upon
CUBA anu no designs against the sov-
ereignly OF SPAIN"
DE LoME's REPLY.
MIR. Foraker read only the following
extract from Mr.. De Lome's reply
winch was dated June 4, 1886:
"ln brief, there is no etfeclual way
TO pacify Cuba. unless 1t begins with
the actual submission Of the armed
rebels to the molher country"
Other points from Mr.. De Lome's
letter are as follows:
"Notwithsta ding this, the govern
ment Of the United States could, by
use OF proper means, contribute great
ly to the pacificati0n OF the island.
The government OF his majesty 10 very
grateful to the United States Ior prose.
cutting the unlawful expeditions to
Cuba Of come Of It's citizens with more
vigor than iu tue past, alter making
judicial investigation as to the ado.
uuacy of it's laws. The real high
moral sense of the government ut
Washington will undoubtedly suggest
to IL other more tffsctual means OF
preventing hencefortn what is now the
case, a struggle whicn 10 going on 80
near It's frontiers and which Is proving
80 injurious ito Its Industry aud COM
msrce "a fact justly deplored by your
sxcelieacy), being prolonged 80 exces.
sively by the powerful assistance
which the rebellion finds In tue terri.
t)ry Of this great republic against the