The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-30

OF them VIII be found to be Identical
with some of the names on the partial
list which he saw.
In Havana, he says, the Vindictive
and rabid hatred is first of all centered
upon General Lee who is believed to
be chiefly responsible for the attitude
of the American nation. Next to this
animosity i'm fierceness and intensity
is that entertained for the American
newspaper correspondents, and after
that the feeling of bitter resentment
and of ugly hatred for the entire Amer
lean people is very strong.
THE FREEDOM OF CUBA.
Every one of intelligence in Cuba,
the Spanish soldiers, the army and
navy officers and the business men,
knows that Spain has lost cuba. There
is no expectation that Spain can ever
conquer the insurgents. Since the first
of April, when the proclamation re-
quiring every man capable of bearing
arms who is between the ages of 10
and so to register, hundreds of Cubans
who had before that time taken no part
in the troubles, have gone to the in
terror to join the insurgents, and the
Cuban army is now rapidly increasing
in numbers for that reason. But the
freedom of cuba, in this mans opin-
ion cannot be secured without a con-
test of arms.
One decisive victory over the Span
ish forces or it's navy would probably
COW Spain, and would certainly lead to
great Generalization in it's military
and naval forces. The Spanish army
in Cuba is made up, this man says, of
men Of two widely different qualities.
a part of the army consists of men
who are generous, sympathetic and
who at heart believe that the Cuban
cause should succeed and will: the
other part is made up of men who
seem almost wholly destitute Of moral
or humane instincts. and these are the
men who are relied upon to do the work
OF ,rueltY.
Some of those who heard the eX-
tremely interesting and graphic de-
scriptions given by this business man,
asked him to explain the policy Of con-
centration as viewed from the busi-
ness mans point of view.
PROPOSED BY CAMPOS.
He said that the policy was first
proposed by Captain General Campos
and as a military act. 1t. however,
had no other purpose than the weak
ening of the insurgent army. General
Campos proposed that all the non
combatants on the island should be
brought to the cities and that upon the
cities should be devolved the RESPONSE
bility for feelings and sheltering them.
Immediately there came to Campos
a Ia,
to inform him that it would be impos-
sible to feed these people, since the
cities now found it very difficult ia
care for their own poor, many of whom
were suffering. Upon that representa-
tion CampOs practically abandoned the
plan. He did not want the non-com-
batants who We're entirely innocent to
suffer.
After Weyler came he decided tc
adopt the plan not wholly upon tht
grounds which had induced Campos tc
look upon it as a good military policy
but unquestiOnably because Weylel
realized that the order was virtually
an order for determination. Upon III
other theory can Weyler's campaign ir
Cuba be explained. His view was thai
Cuba could not be conquered until it.
entire population which was not loya
to Spain was eXterminated or driver
off the island.
In that view" said this American
"Weyler was correct. Spain can only
hold Cuba by either killing or starving
every person upon the island who vii
not swear allegiance to Spain, or 10y
driving every one Of that class from
the island. But even in Cuba, amons
the Spaniards, there is a strong feel
ing that the day has passed when {
policy Of determination can be put into
execution and defended as one neces
sary to put an end to a revolution
Weyler understands perfectly well tina
Spain must eXtcrminate or eXpel from
the island its entire Cuban population
or it must give up its sovereignty there
and it was with that understanding
that he issued his reConcentrado order
and maintained it with its horrbl,
efficiency"
WEYLER'S CRUELTY.
The question was asked whether tn,
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