The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-01-15
SENATOR MONEY AND CUBA.

SENATOR MONEY AND CUBA.
The visit of Senator elect Money to
Cuba, has undoubtedly been good
thing for the purpose of getting in
formation in this country as to the
true standing of affairs upon the is
land. But it has not tended to in
crease the respect which this country
will have for the foreign policy of the
Cleveland administration. Mr.. Money
has given his first letter to the public
upon his observations there, and it
removes something Of mask from
the treatment Of Cuba by the authori-
ties of this country. Mr.. Money was
entirely unhampered by any official
authority, and enjoyed the greatest
possible freedom in the investigations
that he made, and the information
he obtained will be of great value to
him after the 4th of March, when he
takes his seat in the senate, in any
debate which may take place upon the
Cuban question, should it come up, as
it doubtless will. He found that
while the American people are uni
versally hated by the Spanish, Mr..
Cleveland is lauded by them. Regard
ing the progress of the insurrec-
tion there. he says: Everything L
saw and heard taught me that Spain
is unable to cope with this insurrec-
tion. She will never put it down !;
Spain will never end this war with
victory to herself. This is also the
opinion of Consul-General Fitzhugh
Lee, and he has heretofore expressed
it to Secretary Olney. He has told
the Secretary of State that the insur-
rectionists, whether soon or late, were
bound to succeed. The last thing
that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee said to me as
l left Havana was:
''Please see Secretary Olney and
tell him that today I am more firmly
convinced than ever that Spain cam
not put down the insurrection, and
that every day it continues means
loss Of life and property, without the
remotest encouragement of any final
Spanish success"
From this we catch the opinion of
Mr.. Lee as to the real condition of
affairs in Cuoa, and he states that he
had given the same to the secretary
of state, but Mr.. Olney has so far re-
Trained from imparting this informa-
tion to the senate, though it asked
for everything otthe kind There is
no doubt of the fact that Gen. Lee
has had excellent opportunities for
gathering the material to form his
opinion but. it does not seem to have
had any weight or influence with
either President Cleveland or Secre-
tary Olney. The New York Mail and
Express in commenting on this state
ment of Senator Moneys, says: Gen.
Lees declarations, then and now, are
of only one Interpretation.
If Spain cannot crush the rebellion,
there is absolutely no Justification for
hostilities; if Cuba is bound
to succeed in the end, the warrant
for recognition is at hand, not less in
the interest of the Spanish army than
In justice to the in-urgent forces
not less in vindication Of the Ameri-
can spirit than of common humanity,
which revolts against the needle
and vain shedding of blood" ~
And it further adds: The news of
today bears out with deadly indorse-
ment the conclusions of Senator
Money. To him Weyler declare that
the insurgent army had disappeared
rom PInar del Rio; yet they have not
been killed, nor have hey crossed he
Ir" III. Weyler emphaticdlty suited
tn i IN the province of Havana j4,e-e
were only Il few scattered h3rd Is of
r . =; ver on Friday night thdtrhels.
1ctipg under Gen Aguirre's 6f0er
'omp I'd the surrender auG *
Ira If t,'e Spanish garrisoh frnI
~. Amuer Resort of Armyo M1r.1nin.s >