The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
WEYLER's sAvAGERY IN CUBA
An English Observers View of Spain'i
 Slnuph of DasnOnl.

An English Observers View of Spain's
 Slough of Despond,
 A correspondent, Writln,S from Sasua, Santa Clara, Cuba, sends Us the follow ing details concerning the unspeakable savagery of General Weyler's attempts to repress the rising of the Cubans against Spanish tyranny:
 '"The more one sees of the struggle and the fearful devastation occasioned thereby, the stronger the conviction that Spain is plunging deeper and deep CT into a slough of despond which threatens to engulf her at every step, and from which her chances of emerg- ing victoriously seems hopeless, The accumulated debts will be a fearful load for a country in Spain's position. Intrinsically the island is not worth the struggle, the price in blood and money has been far too high for the island in prosperity, and now it is an ash heap from Cape Antonio in the extreme west to the Great Trocha.
 For the present General Weyler iS- nores the eastern district, where Cuba libre' is an accomplished fact. True, he holds few towns there, at great cost, but they are in reality besieged. In the west, this bowling waste, once the best and most prosperous portion of the island, the insurgents roam round at pleasure, lodging the heavy col umns, and the 'pacificos' are still dying of starvation yellow fever or smallpox The position of these unfortunates IS heartrending. It seems impossible tc find one redeeming feature in the bar barous order which compels them on pain of death to abandon their homes and property to the torches of the sol diers and seek protection in the span ish towns; this protection, so-called provided them with reservations, any waste land near the cities, where they could build as palatial a residence as they liked with palm leaves The thoughtful care that provided them with these crude materials for shel- ter, after burning their homes, took nc trouble to provide them with food; that was a superfiuity mere detail, and il is this act compulsory starvation ot thousands, that will add another blot to the bloody escutcheon of Spain, and is disgusting many of the leading of- ficers in the colony, who are not slow now in condemning the fatuous policy of the captain general.
 ''The scenes daily to be witnessed III the filthy, reeking settlements of the 'reconcentrados' are so utterly revolt inging that the Spanish soldiers, hard ened as they are by rough treatment and scenes of blood, are often touched by the misery of these people, and give their sorry ration of bread to stop the mournful walls of the children for food Yet there is no hope for them, nc chance of the famine being assuaged Where can food come from with the barren interior and blockaded coast?
 Smallpox is rife among these pool | wretches, with every precaution disre garded, while yellow fever dances ghastly attendance The condition O the Spanish troops is nearly as pitiful- poor, ragged Spanish boys, enduring hardships, plodding wearly on in stray shoes and torn, harsh linen suits, til they fall exhausted and perish by tht roadside for lack of care in providing ambulances or proper medical stores b! | the authorities, who have torn these 1 youths from home and forced them tt