Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-17
JUDGE KING AND HIS CUBAN TRIP.
If He Wasn't Followed by Spies, He Knew
Nothing Of lt-Suffering Of the Patriots.

Washington Times: Congressman
King of Utah, who utilized his vacation
to visit Cuba, returned to Washington
yesterday. He was at the House for
several hours, where he was received
warmly by many of his friends and
congratulated on his return to this
country alive, considering all the ro-
mantle and dangerous things he was
reported to have done and undergone
in Havana and In the insurgent camp.
Today Mr.. King leaves here for
Chicago where he will meet Mrs. King.
with whom he will return to Washing
ton for the session. For personal rea-
sons Mr.. King does not at this time
care to play the role of Ulysses and tell
In detail what he saw and heard in
Cuba.
lie went, of course, first to Havana,
but, knowing the character of the in
formation that is obtainable there, he
preferred to get facts fresh from the
| people and the scene OF action. He
| called ON Consul-General Lee by whom
| he was courteously received, and a
meeting was arranged with Captain
| General Blanco.
| The captain-general treated Mr..
| King with kindness and consideration.
| IT." said Mr.. King, there was any
| espionage over my actions l was not
aware of it, Mr.. King thus exploded
| the story of his being followed by spies,
and the misadventure by which he was
prevented 2from getting through the
Spanish lines. AS u matter of fact, MIR.
| King did get through the lines and had
conferences with the patriot leaders.
Mr.. King was asked what conclusion
he had reached as to the limitation OF
| the war.
There are two sides of that ques-
ton" he said. zone is that of a great
many Spaniards who believe that the
| ultimate success of the Spanish arms
Is inevitable; and the other is the opin-
ion of the insurgents and a class OF
Spaniards who have been disheartened
by the long failure of the loyal army
to pacify the island l may add, too
that the Spaniard who believes the
war, will eventually he ended in favor
of Spain. couples his belief with the
important proviso that the government
of this country shall not interfere; that
is. interfere physically. In general
terms that may be called the pro-Span-
| ish view of the case. On the Other
hand, the insurgents are equally CON
fident OF success"
Mr. King was asked HON he obtained
this latter information.
"Why, from the insurgents them
selves he replied. II crossed the
Spanish lines and get into the insur-
gent camp, where j talked with the
chiefs. They are, as l have said, con-
fident of the ending o, the war In
their favor"
Mr.. King was asked on what the
patriots based their hopes.
In the first place" replied Mr.. King
the insurgents are determined to win
and in the next place. / believe that
they have the materials with which to
win. They have guns and ammunition
and they have the men, although moth
ing in numbers to compare with the
Spanish host In their 'front.'
This was us far as Mr.. King would
go for the present I'm telling of his eN-
periences and observations. He said
however. that the suffering of the re-
concentrates was not exaggerated. lie
believes that since the beginning of the
war between 100000 and 100000 OF these
innocent people have died from starva-
ton, exposure. violence, and the other
ills which will come to masses OF peo-
pie who are crushed tn the earth be-
4 tween opposing forces. and there left
helpless, or, ms they are now, on the
charity of the great and responsive
American people.
Mr.. King said that the evidences OF
the increasing death rate can be had M
any time by watching the oN-carts anc
their sad mortuary loads as womer
and children are carted away to add
to the list OF the dead. He believes thnt
there was great lack of foresight ii
delaying the appeal on behalf of these
poor people for so long n time. Thou
sands of lives could have been saved