The sun., 1897-10-10
THE SPANISH VOLUNTEERS.
Il COWARDLT Mon That rs NOW
DOMINATING HdTANd.

The uu,I,i Ing ana Murdorous Part They Have
pinSed In Cubnn Anairs Tor Neara-wIiiinE
to right Oni, when ~ omen and Pncincoa
Are Their t.ame--But TheS Love Weyicr.
HAVANA, Oct. 6.-The steadfast support
given TO Gen. Wcylcr by the Spanish volunteers
in Havana and their threatening attitude II
tho recall OF tho CaptanGoneral is signed by
the Queen, Is one of the grave difficulties that
the new Spanish Cabinet meets in assuming
power, To Yield to the volunteers is TO lose the
control of Cuba and acknowledge the power OF
turbulent mob. To compel Gen. Wcylcr TO
give Gp his office is to provoke in Havana an
annrchral revolution similar to that which in
| ls6" pat down the authority of Madrid
The fate of Spain and Cuba, strange to say,
is now Ia the hands of Don Nalcrano Wcylur.
! Should hc have henccforth the same courage
| with which lac has refused until now to tender
! his resignation to Scfior Sagasta, should he not
call To his palace the ColonCls of the battalions
| OF Havana volunteers and order them to yield
| TO the Madrid Government, n revolution of the
| Spaniards themselves will free Havana from
| Spain a. the revolution OF the Cubans has al.
ready ended the dominion OF Spain i'll the open
| ,ountry.
The force OF volunteers is composed Of i0,-
| 600 wcilarmcd men scattered all over the i'll
and. In Havana alone they number over
~O,VVos lIlcy arc lllostlS Dpd"oh pS lIA,
| young men of about 20 years. employed us
clerks in the stores kept by Spaniards or they
are grocers or butchers on their own account.
| Since the last war tho Institute dc Noun-
| tarlos." AS 1t is called, has been well known for
It's turbulence and cruelty. In 1859 the Cap
tain. General of the Island, Gen. Don Domn-
| go DulCo, dspleascd the Volunteers, who
| thought him too. mild in his dealings with tho
| Cubans. They desired wholesale slaughter
in the capital Of Cuban families, and to this
| barbarOus programme Dulcc cncrSctcally OBJ
jcctcd They rcvolted, gained control Of the
forts OF Havana attacked the theatre of VILLAIN
nucva, assassinattng. women and children; riotcd
| in the streets. numbering Americans and Gu
buns, and finally presented themselves before
| the palace Of the Cuptain.Gcncral and ordered
| him to resign on the spot and embark for spain
in Il Spanish steamer which was IN the port
Dulce was a man of courage, and ordered his
guard TO charge tho volunteers, but the Off.
| Ger who commanded the soldiers in the palace
answered that he was Spaniard, that the vol
untcers were Spaniards and not Cubans, and
! that he refused for this reason TO obey. Tho
Captain General, finding himself alone, surrcn-
derod and embarked on the steamer. He turned
/ over his office to his second in command, Gen.
| Cabullero de Rodas, an arrant coward, who in
| order to satisfy the volunteers, appeared on the
| balcony of the palace dressed in the uniform
| of the Institute" and, like common soldier.
went through military exercises at the com
mands OF the tipsy mob in the square.
| Thseo same volunteers ruled. Havana for years
| after that time. On Nov. -, 1898, they muir
dered several young men, students in the Uni
| versity of Havana. Until Gen. Concha, a sol.
der of energy, wrestcd from them tho control
Of the forts, they were masters of the situation.
| and they have at all times wclde l q decisive
| influence in the government OF Cuba. They
| form now the bulk OF the followers or the MON
| Constitutional party.
In 1895 they:conpcIlcd Gen. Martinez Cam
pos to resign because he would not permit tho
| murder OF Cuban prisoners OF war. Wcyler is
now their idol. Weyler did not compel them.
as Martinez Campos did to take the field. Tho
volunteers do not like to fight, but to remain
in the city committing their murders with
impunity. Weyler has given to their leaders
| the best contracts for the provisioning of the
army and divided with them the fruits Of their
plumbers. Weyler has encouraged their cruel
| ty against the Cubans, especially against the
defcnceess people OF the towns. OF course,
they object to letting such u man retire from
Cuba,
Even in case they should not revolt. the new
Capta:n.Gcncrul will have trouble with them
when he arrives in Cuba. Gen. Weyler, until
now. has excited them against the United
States and what he calls the "dishonor of
! spain in recalling him upon the demand of .the
! Americans The plaCards posted in lia-
yana, summoning the volunteers to the demon
stration in favor of the Captain General and
| the proClamations of the COoncls OF volunteers
| widely circulated in the city, say:
| 'SPANIARDs: If II weak Government CON
scnts 10 dshonor going to be its
abetiors in such a shameful dcedf If the bray
est and noblcst leader the Spanish army ever
had in the i.eld against the coward enemies OF
Spain has already que!led this infamous reyo
luton in the western side of the island, are we
OF his definite triumph for the good and glory OF
Spainl
Volunteers of Havana, In all tho grave
dangers for our national honor we have ever
done our duty. Let us DO it now. Long live
Spain! Lonf: live Cen Wcylcr, All the loyal
Spaniards will gather tonight at $ o'clock in the
Central Park to show to the Government the
feeling OF those who really love spain in Cuba"
| The above letter explains the situation that
existed after the news from Madrid was re-
Ceivcd that the Government had decided upon
the recall OF Gen. Wcylcr in any event. The
news printed in TIE Sun yesterday also said
that his successor. Gen. Blanco, would go to
Cuba with 10000 soldiers and that Senior Sc
gasa had sharply rcbuked the volunteers, in a
cable despatch. for their demonstration in IN
vor of Wcyler, which was unlawful, under
military rules, because it created Difficulty for
the Government.
"SHORTENS THEIR SUFFERISGS."
A spanish Commander in Cuba Kills SMALL