Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-09
Senator Morgan Outlines the Great
Liberals Policy.
WEYLER WILL BE RECALLED
Campos viii Be the Medium to
Solve the Cuban Problem.
EFFECT OF CAVOVAS' DEATH

Gas result of the death of Canovas.
in my opinion" said Senator Morgan to
a Star reporter today. "Senor Sagasta will
be made premier. will recall Weyler the
butcher, from his career of atrocity and
infamy in Cuba and will send Campos to
the island.
the outcome of that would be that
Campos would tell the Spanish govern
ment the truth about the situation in Cuba.
He would advise his superiors that the war
was hopeless for Spain, and that terms
ought TO be made with the insurgents upon
a basis which would still enable the mother
country to remain upon friendly terms
with the islanders.
Spain could make advantageous condi-
tons with Cuba ct this time She could
place herself in position where she would
derive great business advantages with the
Cupans IN the future. 1t is difficult to
sever finally the ties of blood of tradition
ano Oh history which have bound a people
iof tiree hundred years, and little polite
oeahng. such as would be effected by a
man Ike Campos would lay the foundation
Tor friendly relations between the two
countries for the future.
Spnin's Pas, Policy.
hen Spain lost her South and Central
American colonies, she continued, after a
While, to maintain business relations with
them, and the POLITICAL differences were
soon healed, as a result of the assumption
OF intercourse between the people 1t was
only disturbed when SPAIN driven by the
poverty to which she had reduced herself
and by the instinct of empire sought to re.
capture and subdue the emancipated colon
les Spain had for such long time depend
ed upon the riches of her colonies that she
nad allowed her own industries to lanr1I:sb
anu "hGn ler QeDendQnres
away it left her impoverished as well as
broken hearted.
ihe Motive for the Axsassfnation.
L believe that the real motive for the
assassination of Canovas was a remon
STRANGE against. the policy of Canoyas. as
represented IN the actions of Weyler 1t
Is suggested that the deed was done in
revenge an outcome of the punishment of
,he anarchists who perpetrated the BARGE
IONA outrage Well there you run against
Weyler again and his internretatiop of
the policy of Canovas
"eslef was made CAPTAIN general of
barcelona to punish the anarchists. In do
ing so he used the torture chamber as an
instrument to eXtort confessions I bava
records or the most diabolical the mos,
nend1sh, tortures inflicted uDon those mon
ne greater number were done in secret in
tEe dungeons of Barcelona. but the few
cases that came to light Indicate the cha
acter of them ALL
Weyler's Policy of Torture.
The use of torture 10 extort confession
Is the grand high degree of deyiltrv. To
rack mems bodies and spirits to make them
confess, probably in the confession to tell
a lie, and then use the self-indictrnent Inns
Wrung from the unfortunate victim to pro-
nounce his doom. seems incomprehe,sihie
10 the human mind in this age But that
was Weylers method at Barcelona and
Neyier represented the policy of Canovas
Now We have Weyler's cruelties AT R.r
corona, IN the Philippines and his unspeak-
aDle atrocities in Cuba, all carving ont a
policy of government of which Canovas is
the virtual head. The anarchists in SDa,o
vent their protests against that policy in
eioodshed. They cannot reach Weylcr the
agent, SO they reach the nstigator If
open a cage at the zoo and turn loose n
raging tiger upon woman and child as
they are passing. / am responsible for tho
acts of the tiger. | think the tiger ,s n
good comparison, in Weyler's case in Cuba
therefore, while the immediate motive of
the assassin might have been revenge for
barcelona, the handspring was the protest
against the general policy of which TIE
Barcelona case was but one incident"
The Effect of ConOvas' Fate.
do You think the murder of Canovas
will cause a reaction in favor of his party
IN Spain?' Senator Morgan was asked
There is never a reaction in favor of
crime, was the reply. When reaction
sets in it is in favor of virtue. The taking
OF of Canovas will not strengthen his
party. If you kill the chief of a banditti
II does not strengthen the gang IL the
mead OF patriot army is destroyed how
ever. it but draws his followers closer to-
gether. gives them new life and added
strength. The unexpected end of Canoyas
may serve as warning, as a deterrent
but not as an incentive to his followers"