The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-09
SPAIN DENIES RUMORS
CONCERNING AMERICA
lingo Agitation Prevented Miss Cisnercs
Release.
NOSPYS ON AMERICAN FORTS
General Weyler Announces Ills War Policy
The insurgents and Their Abbetors
Deserve No Consideration.

Havana via Key West, Fla, Sept. s.
General Weyler has at last announced his
war policy. What it has been has been
seen time and time again, but not until
now has it come from his own lips. Ho
told 1t at tho palace to the high officers,
who received him when he returned from
the field, and here is how he told it :,
81 am not afraid" said General Weyler,
''of the charges made against my admin =
tration. l do not try, either, to win tho
title OF humane general. War Is war.
and came hero to make war, relentless,
pitiless war against the enemies OF Spain.
II never understood the wisdom of gov
erning with a slack hand rebe' pI ople,
anu so we'll known was my opinion in this
matter that as soon rs my coming to CUBA
as Captain General was announced all tho
covert enemies of Spain who li,cd here
among us emigrated in haste to the United
States. Had they had nothing to fear they
would have stayed, as others did among
the loyalists Twas glad, then. of knowing
1t. Twas glad that they knew me.
HIS POLICY HAS KILLED THOUSANDS.
II know, also, that the feeling of hos.
tility against Spain is deeply rooted in
this country. l have done only my duty
In trying to extirpate it, What means all
the outcry against my decree ordering tho
concentration of the pacitlcos. Only that
IT was military measure favorable to
Spain. 1t is not my fault II hundreds or
thousands OF people have to die from the
effects of military msasure. I did not
provoke this war. The revOlrtionists cast
tae die, and they must staLd the conse-
quences. To meet The guerrilla warfare
the Cubans wage against tho royal army
OF Spain had to out off ell communca.
ton between the insurgent bands and the
towns Such communication ellowed tho
insurgent bands to provide supplies for
themselves In the towns to carry On their
des Ultory warfare.
THE FATE OF TIE PAClFICO5.
"The paciflcos were link between tho
town couspirators ard the insurgents. l
have severed that link. That Is all. lam
not responsible for the consequences of a
dire but urgent measure imposed by tbe
war.
II believe that the magnanimity of
Spain Is SO great and 1.-THE injustice of the
revolution SO extraordinary that tho In.
surgents and their abettors do not deserve
any consideration For her loyal jects
Spain has reforms; for tho rebels, what
they like, war"
That frank exposure of his feelings meets
with the enthusiasm of the uncompro.
missing Spanish press. A staunch CoEser,
vatlve journalist writes:
General Weyler Ia compared in the
United States with the Duke of Alva and
that is but an acknowledgements of his
merits. Tho Duke of Alva was q great
general. He made war with fire and
sword in the Netherlands. but he did not
lose the Netherlands for Spain. 1t was
tho Duke of Parma who lost them after
him With milder policy"
MISS CISNERos RELEASE.
New York, Sept s--Consul Lee arrived
to-day from Havana, his son coming with
him. In speaking Of tho case Of of!Evan.
gelina Cossio CisnGros the General said
"The young woman Is now confined in
Casa Recohidas. She has never been tried,
and do not think 1t was ever intended
that she should be banishod, The stories
of her ill'treatment aro very much ex.
aggerated, and were it not for the hubbub
which has been raised about her the girl
would probably have been released long
agO. III fact was given to understand
that her name was on the pardon list.
She has comfortable quarters. and h
treated as we'll as possible under the con.
dtions.
There is q good deal of suffering in
Cuba, but the Americans, numbering
about l4OD, are being cared for from tho
fund of $5O,O0O which was appropriated for
that purpose. They receive relief daily,
and up to tho present time about $500
has been expended"
George w. Fishback. who was secretary
of the Ruiz Commission, also was pass.
enger. He saw Miss CisDerns at the Casa
Ricohidas, and he said the reports regard.
ing her treatment were grossly axaggerat-
cd and that the young woman was fairly
well treated, and did not complain when
he was speaking to her
LEE PROBABLY UONE FOR GOOD
Washington, D c., Sept Tt Is pretty
generally understood in the State Departs
ment that Consul General Lee will not 10,
turn to CIha Oh the completion Of his
leave Of absence. His successor Is not likely
to report at Havana until the yellow feyer
season has closed.
The State Department Is informed that
two young Baltimoreans, Latrobe and
JaDney. are with General Caliyto Garcia,
Ihe former being a captain on the staff of
Cnllazo and tho latter with Garcia's ar.
tillery.
Madrid, Sept. SIT Is officially denied
that the Premier, General Azcarraga, has |
written to the leaders ct the political
parties saying that the Government OF
Havana would prefer war with tho United |
States to the intervention Of the country
in the affairs Of Cuba
IT Is also officially denied that an at
ache of the Spanish Legation at Wash.
ngton. d. G.. has drawn upon himself the
suspicion Of spying, though it is asserted
be nttache visited United States forts and
,fsenals on purely scientific inspection,
similar to that OF an American val ctH
"a ar EarrD1 Cn1iy and Cartbnpapn