The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-12
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Washington, D. c., Jan. n.-Repre-
sentative King reached the city from
Cuba at noon today. He spent over two
weeks on the island, visited five OF its
seven provinces and was among both
Spaniards and insurgents. He came back
with some strong convictions as to the
conditions in the island and the duty OF
the United States. He stated his con-
illusions very forcibly to The Herald this
evening.
EVEN if it should produce temporary
peace when it was applied, it Will result
in further revolution The CUBAN peopIe
are almost en- masse opposed 10 IL some
are OStenSibly supporting II, puI Ohiy 10
prevent the Offices from being nlled by
the Conservatives or pro-SpanSh party.
The insurgents will not accept autonomy
and the contest will continue inuennlteIy,
unless Spain is successful in borrowing
large sums of money TO send addltonal
troops. Some of the Cubans, fearful Oh
their ability for self-government, are De
sironS of annexation, while many oIners
of the Cubans believe that annexation can
only come after independence IS
achieved. The resident Spaniards Will not
contribute either their money or thelI
while they generally dislike the United
States, they prefer annexation TO lnde-
pendence. The United States, having at
TEMPTED to feed the starving, Will nave
to continue and the legitimate sequence
of that action is intervention for the res
toration of peace.
The United States ought at once 10
serve notice upon Spain that if the war
is not ended within 80 days, this govern
ment will interfere to prevent the useless
destruction of life and property, ana When
peace is restored by such action, allow
the people of Cuba to declare in proper
convention the form OF government when
they desire to adopt. The continuance of
the war simply means the death of all
hot ME
Spaniards and the devastation of the
island To prevent this great crime and
to protect the property OF Americans
upon the island, Intervention is justlh-
able
ENTERED INSURGENT LINES.
The provinces visited by Judge King
were Havana, MatanZas. Pinar del Rio
and Santa Clara. which have been the
theatre of war. He passed the Gordon Of
forts and entered the patriots lines. One
day he arrived with a Spanish escort at
Cruces, d town which the insurgents had
raided that morning. The same evening
he was in the camp of the insurgents
who did the raidlng. The passing OF the
forts was attended by no danger, except
the chance that some guerlilas might
pick him off.
He found forts everywhere. The con-
gresham says no one lives outside of
the forts except those who are rebels.
Troops guard all the cities, plantations
and railroads. He states that there are
SurgentS.
The insurgent troops says the judge,
are now pretty we'll clothed, but they
suffer from lack of food. There are few
cattle left. and they now live largely on
sweet potatoes and fruits.
Il regard Governor General Blanco as
humane man. He has improved con-
ditions some. He has not, as has been
said. permitted people to work when they
desired but as a condition precedent to
working plantations has built forts
around them and made the plantations
pay for the soldiery that man them.
The Utah congressman says he was
treated with great courtesy during his
stay in Cuba. The governors of provinces
and mayors of cities were especially con-
siderate in their attentions.
ARANGUREN STORY A FAKE.
Asked bv The Herald about the report
that he had been connected in an effort to
capture the insurgent general Aranguren,
Judge King said that was the first he
had ever heard about it,