The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-10

lures in ncishboyirs towns predict for
him brilliant future. This evening he
: will speak under the auspices OF the
Young Mems Christian Association on
his recent trip to Cuba.
y In reply to the question, How long,
Or. Thomas, do you think the Cuban
war will continuc?" he answered.:
From present indications the war in
7 Cuba will continue for n long time to
come. The Spanish will never grant
the Cubans their liberty as long as they
can possibly help 1t. The Spanish are
not only proud. but very patriotic
people. They realize that four hundred
years ago they were the greatest and
most powerful nation, and ruled one
4 tenth OF the land on the globe.
3am"And the Spaniard's national pride Is
rooted in their past history. For them
4 at present to acknowledge 20 the world
3 that they were whipped by million
! and q half Cubans Is something that
they will never DO. In my conversation
. with Spanish officers. l learned that
their nation Is willing 10 sacrifice a
half million men and their last dollar
sooner than grant the Cuhans their
i freedom. They know that the very life
Eiof Spain depends on their success in
crushing the insurrcction. Now the Gu
z bans are even more determined than
the Spaninrds. They have been op-
4 pressed SO long ard shamefully and will
never lay down their arms rs long as
tho Spanish flag waves over Cuba.
Whenever people In the past have
q been thoroughly enthused with the idea
~ All. l, 10 ,-t,
:, again and again. but 1t always Is only
a'question Of n short time when insur-
: rectIon breaks out again. Even If to-
1: day the Spanish could crush the Gu
bans 1t would be only short time be-
tore the present Cuban soldiers sons
Z would take up their arms and continue
: the struggle which their fathers SO he
: rolcally commenced"
ESQ you do not believe that Cuoans
y will $never accept Spaln's promise OF
1 home rulc?"
Never. Treaty between the Gu
: bans and Spanish Is absolutely out OF
3 the question. The hatred between them
was, strong before the war and such
terrible suffering as both sides have en-
dured since the war has commenced,
s has intensified this feeling. The talk of
= Cubans accepting home rule Is simply
ridiculous. Equally absurd Is the idea
: of Spain granting Cubans home rule
q as we Americans understand home rule.
In Il my opinion. the Cuban war will
Z continue for q long time to come. The
Il Spanish can never defeat the Cuban
= soldiers. for they do not fight great bat
n ties, but carry on guerilla warfare.
y Neither can the Cubans drive the
Spanish from the Island. They control
= the large cities along the coast and all
4; are well fortified" 1900 g
ITO what extent are tn" reports that
we receive from Cuba. correct?"
Some are correct. hut most of them
u nre OF such n sensational tone that they
are entirely unreliable. The reports OF
Z battles being fought are nearly always
false; the present war In Cuba Is n
guerrilla warfare. The policy OF Cubans
Is not TO fight important battles. They
Justly gay yellow fever Is dc.
BtroyIns the Spanish army fast
!. enough. Their plan IS 10 5wca,
q out Spain. financially, and tho
Il Spanish nation is so wcnk financially
athat she finds 1t impossible to raise The
y necessary fSC,OOO.0OO. annually, to carry
E on the Cuban war and an additional
9 S25,0Qo,0 GOO each year 10 pay the interest
on her great debt" rs
THE reports about the awful suffer.
u Ing among Cuban women and children
II are TO some extent correct. In tho large
~ cities the suffering Is not near so grca,
IN as In tho interior of Cuba. Some town.
RI thnt l visited. the suffering Is beyond
D description 's ard awful enough to, max,