Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-25
c,n.y PACIFICATION.

Tn view of the reported political aspl-
rations of Gomez and the recent out
rivings of Masso and Capote, president
and Vice-President, respectively. OF the
republic of Cuba, it is more than ques-
tionable whether this government ought
10 supply arms and ammunition 10 Tie
Cuban insurgents. Judging from the
temper of some of the promoters oolh
civic and military. of the insurrectloh'
the attitude of the insurgents may prove
NOT the least obstacle in the way OF
paclfying the island.
We know that there are thousanos ol
the more intelligent Cubans who desire
Cuban independence but who nave re-
Trained from giving support TO the cause
of the lnsurrectionists because they
feared that an insurgent triumph wou'o
result in swapping the devil ior
witch" That is TO say, they have 1eareu
that the success of the insurrection. would
nIsce in the governmental saddle an eie-
ment whose administration wonlu pro-
voke similar conditions on the island 10
those that have characterized the MS
,orv OF the average South and Central
American republic. And 1t mast be con-
fessed shat the failure Of tie Gussie eN-
radItion. coupled with the suspicion as
- tho cause of the failure, and the ce-
clarations of Masso and Capote we quoted
Yesterday would appear to JUSTIFY 'De
class of Cubans referred to in not sympa-
thizing with the army of the repuoi'c'
The New York Journal OF commerce
fN..l..
IN discussing the Future OF CUBA
touches on the question of furnishing
arms and ammunition TO the Insurgents
and antagonizes such policy. In the
,o,r,on of our New York contemporary,
me restoration OF peace in Cuba means
,he disarmament of every combatant on
80 leland whether jnsurgent. Spanish
regular. volunteer. or guerilla excepting
only those of the army OF the uh'teu
states. In the highest interests OF peaee'
a. means adds the Journal. the Ieiesd'io''
cs the machete to It's legitimate purpose
90 an agricultural implement ana INC
anoi and absolute abandonment OF the
,raaa of bricandage by all who have iVeo
ON It's fruits before or during '''e re-
be,lion. Unquestionably. that cohte"''on
seems well fortified
rho Teller clause of the Cuban reso'u-
,,ons roads: "That the United states
hereby disciaims any disposition OF ~"
,an.,on 10 exercise sovereignty !ur's"ic-
,,on or control over said island eXeep'
for the paciheation thereof ana aSse'''
,ts determination, when that Is accom-,
,nshed. 10 leave the government anu
control of the island to It's people As i
higgins 10 look hardly possible that paei-
scation can become an accomphs"e"
fsct until the conditions named by our
New York contemporary have been
brought about. and as this process Oh
paelfcation Is likely TO give rise TO Is
sues that will strengthen the hands OF
sbose In favor OF making CUBA some
sort of appendage to the United STATES
ttuly II may be said that the dinicniVeS
IN the way of fulfilling the Teller pledge
.orsay 10 be mounting up. This must
be admitted, however much we may de-
precate the idea of violating in the slight
est degree either the spirit or the let
Ter of our obligation. But since the STU
alton and the outlook thus present them
selves. il behooyes those who would see
US come out OF the complication with
clean hands. and without discrediting our
professions, 10 take time by the fore
lock and labor to neutralize any aeen-
cies that In the work OF pacsncation
could be made to conduce 10 the sdvan-
tase of such as would have Us exercise
permanent sovereignty, jurisdiction, OF
control over Cuba.
II IS stated that when gentleman
possessing large property interests in
CUBS sought AN interview With the Presi'
Gent the other day for the purpose OF
submitting 70 him certain considerations
touching the policy to be adopted in re-
establishing peace ana order on the