Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-23
THE CUBAN STU ALTON.

indianapolis Journal: 1t is said that Cuba's
exports will be three times as large the pres
ent year as they were during the year just
ended and that the increase COMES from The
portion of the island held by the insurgents
New York sun; The Spaniards speak con-
temptuouSly of the Americans as traders"
not knowing that the chief industry of this
country is farming. 1t is a curious crcum-
stance, too, that the most violant assailant
of the trading Americans is the Havana or
gan OF the retail grocers, which bears the
name of El Comercio. This champion of
the unterrihed retailers slings Spanish by the
wholesale at the Yankees.
St. Louis Republics The United States
have right to protest against methods Of
war which devOlve upon the American people
the loss of 800 600 of trade. They have
a right to declare such destructive methods
barbarous and intoerable to neighhoring
people who occupy friendly attitude
toward SPAIN They would BE- justified in
demanding that these destructive methods
cease as the price of continued friendlineys.
Minneapolis Journal: As an eXterminator
of human life General Weyler seems to be
a success, the death rate in Cuba is some
thing fearful. The Spanish policy is more
deviish than that of Abdul Hamid III Ar
menia In blaming Russia and Great Brit
ain for complacently permitting the Armen-
ian maSsacres, Americans should always re-
member the slaughter pen near our own
southern coast. 1t is manifestly the duty
of the United States to interfere promptly
in Cuba.
New York Times: Curiously persistent III
luck seems to attend the efforts of our
blockading fleet to prevent the dispatch of
arms to Cuba. The trips of the Dauntless
and other vessels engaged in that tratiiC are
not quite so regular as those of the trans
Atlantic liners. but they are frequent enough
for most practical purposes and as there is
M ot a in III in hn
Gordon of Spanish gunboats the slow progress
of the Cuban cause is even more rema rkable
than the source Of all the money these eX-
petitions must cost.
Globe-Democra The Spanish papers make
threats against the United States, yet if
indemnity is demanded for the murder OF
Ruiz Spain will pay it without any protest
The men running the Spanish government
are not individuals of transcendent intelli-
gence, but they know enough to keep cut
OF controversies with the United States. \
few fool newspapers in Havana and Madrid
whose editors would fly to some other coun-
try for safety in case of war between the
United States and Spain, may continue their
hcwling, but their government will take
care to maintain peace with this country.
Philadelphia Ledger: 1t is reported that
General Weyler has received strict orders
from his home government to modify his
policy of cruelty and eXterminatiOn and
hat these are due to the dispatches of Min
lister Dupuy de Lone who has strongly
rept esented that public feeling in the United
States is unfavorably affected by the stories
of Weylers actions. If so, Senor de LONE
is practical humanitarian, although he
probably looks at the situation from purely
diplomatic point OF view. II is Representa-
tionS convey the exact truth, and as a good
servant OF the state, it is his duty to notify
his government of drift of sentiment so
important to it's interests. This is a form
Of intervention on the part of the American
people which nobody can condemn and
diplomacy cannot touch. and it seems to bo
productive of good results.