New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-01
CASTELAR, on THE CUBAN WAX
HE COMPARES IT WITH THE FORMER WAR AND
DECLARES IT Is WORSE CRITICISMS
IL c0Anf,l-r

Emilio CASTELAR, the great statesman ard writer
who was President OF the Spanish Republic IN
1879 ha. been FOR years and = stii me p''"
cipal contributor 20 the 'NouYeAe Revue in'',
rationale published by Nine L"'1'a hA''AN -
Rute In the latest number Of that review CAS-
TEAR continues on the Cuban question the series
OF his articles from which the following para
graphs mer, special attention:
We can affirm that never before has this Snban
question, now Of so exceptional sTasIy. c,r IN
terests and absorbed our home and iol.'sn po. a9
I nSn as me. oGos da not bleed The country Win
those numerous armies as we DO nY" "ns1u =, 80
desolated amblshes OF Cuba. In the revoutohssI.
times let TO The island the duty OF
the dt It's own expense, arc VIC ~ 49,. al,
only to the recruiting o; younieers WHO We ~
ways well paid and quite satsD'a hon, the cuban
question. because We considered u a. az 'ns a.
national question In the feyoGu9hs ,bs i.snd'
isolated the war IN the EASTERN pei - rIanf.
and made IL impossible 10 invade the iere p,an,Sh
We're sheltered by Wise Science during he whole
period OF the revolution. In ne S,S az
noble pride OF a people conscious OF rs strenstn,
and We confined the transatlantic war WITHIN so.is
an ordinary riot though IL was the source OF some
injury TO the mother country. In those thsS ~
Old colonial and pro-slavery regime directed ~ "
was governed by the most exp 'ien,sa ssn ~.
ton formulated its principles. and Mel-orssnizsa
contylbutiors Ana We so well knew how 20 sur
mount ali obstacles. by keeping the war within
the naIowest limits. that thenks 70 rs mue IN
struggle maintained during some thirty years oy
the Dutch az Sumatre. 49,,
Ing over Europe the wind u mania FOR tetrito-
u ~! or The day OF his Gest6 the Cuban question
submerged IN a Iool ot tears ana OF n.oaa IN:
combatants. while IN America lights against
Whe,. we send our SO diers there II Is 20 nght
against men. ami i happens that these unfortunate
heroes and martyrs must hEht az th@ sH ~ un
asains; INC elements Ho,hins excN,s ,ne emu bays
In from, u him A tangible end paipahie enemy on
the contrary nothing Discourage and ehnetFs
We must consider those tropical wars subjected
70 other rules than those pracfised To- European
conflicts They are maintained Hlor inaccessibie
mountains favored by in,x'rirah.e dcfies ana ac-
cC1la ,Ser - NJ me r or by de,asatns ard
flightful sunstrokes. Wnen it Do NlI ,r.lit 10 l,
ienge and wnen space il insufficient 20 assemble
FOR lighting; when an enemy ices away ~, az o.
caused bv heroic fghis Z Is necessary - ac ommo-
dote 10 lch unavoidable circumstance ne plan
witch our tactics cannot know because ire .1w
Of The greater number decisive 40 an scr.'u, Nghs.
rsbJs +. ts indIspsnelble M FIRST - Ret ac-ii-
instst 10 adapt ones seN 20 The surrounding
on tbe basis and the model u those heroic cuban
volunteers and The Phi. pnire mililas. which were
where new soldiers arc marching lik" sheep of run
ming like shadows. There IS no do.nt ihhf ni'
Cuban War which must and viii nd IN 10" VIC
row OF the peninsula over - ungrat"fui cooris's.
would have avoided numerous cyiis and had
he ola World INTO the Ncw an aRRofneraiion ~
soldiers such as history has never hefore chroii'
lare. nnd opposing with intrenchments and oiner
Gsrensiyo works IN impossible barrier - ne
rebels who tented to rss, ron ,Ss Ser,
more Fertile ones ~ the western part