The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-29
MORE BLOOD TO SHED
SPANISH EDITORS IN CUBA HAVE NOT
YET SURRENDERED.
Mouth Fighters of the Blanco school
of Warfare Have Horror
of American Control.


correspondence of the Associated Press.
HAVANA, Aug. @.-Some recent editorials
in the Havana papers throw interesting side
lights on the situation. La Union Constitu-
cional said the other day: 1T is impossible
now to conceal the fact that within the last
three months difficulties have been steadily
arising between the Americans and the in
surgents here and in the Philippines. News
received Of late from different sources indi-
cate that these differences exist and will al
most inevitably terminate in a rupture For
instance, the Spanish officers who recently
arrived from Manzanillo assert that the
rebels and Americans there used to fire at
each other daily from their respective
camps. Spains hatred toward her common
enemies was for long time of equal grade.
The different methods, however, employed
by the Americans has naturally had the re-
suit Of making Spains hostility less towards
them than towards the Cuban rebels. The
Americans ought. indeed, to be ashamed Of
their allies, for they came TO Cuba ostensi-
bly, to aid the oppressed and to secure JUS
tice."
La Luchau discussing the duty of the
Madrid government stated its view in this
wise: SPANS sovereignty has not been
represented in Cuba by her land and sea
forces only. 1t has been represented also by
other factors and interests which are really
the ones from which she has derived her
strength, and to which her attention has
been primarily due. The first obligation rest
ing upon her in treating for peace is to pro-
tect the great wealth of those Spaniards
and pro-Spanish natives in Cuba who have
been the real element of resistance against
everything contrary to the integrity of
Spanish territory. The honor of the army
.
the concerns of those, now representing at
least so per cent. of Cubas wealth, who,
through all the changing events, have con-
tinued loyal to Spain and still continue
loyal Spain's government must bear in
mind that none of the Spanish colonies has
had Spanish population as large as Cuba S
or so many natives who have been faithful
to Spain. In the Spanish colonies of former
days-those that are now republics and that
were necessarily abandoned by her because
of the efforts of the foreigner to conquer
the peninsula itself-there was nothing
Spanish, either in numbers or in wealth. to
compare with what is Spanish in numbers
and wealth in Cuba to-day. Therefore, it
follows that the government in feeling about
for solution of the present problem, ought
to try to abide by course that would save
as far as possible the great interests created
in Cuba by the Spanish family
Ell Diario del Marina, reproducing the edi-
torial III Ell Impartial, of Madrid, entitled
THE World for the Americans" which
that paper published about the time war
was declared, says: THE Monroe doctrine
has been immensely extended among the
Americans. They have applied it to both
the Americas They feel strong enough,
perhaps, to change themselves from gold
miners into conquerers. 1t is so handsome
for those barbarians of civilization to cry
out The world for Americana To-day it
is against Spain that they apply the princi-
pie. Tomorrow ii will be any other Euro
Iean nation There will always be a chance
to test their pretensions. The American in
vasion. SO terrifying and astounding, can
only be checked by European patriotism.
But, alas this patriotism is coming to an
end, for it has seen Spain unjustly trampled
down in the name of humanity"
La Union CONSTITUTIONAL bitterly protest
ing against reports that peace is to be con-
cluded Only after great territorial sacrifices
by Spain says: In the battlefield or in
the discussion of a peace treaty, in war and
in peace alike, let us always be the same
genuine SDaniards. If for the interest of
our race and for rights sake it becomes
necessary, let us Sacrlnce everything TO de-
fend SPANS honor until the last Spaniard
has given his life at the foot of the flag
that waves over Ell Moro Thus we shall
show that we are. willing to do our duty.
Thus shall we render a great service to
Europe If the old world is to be made SUBJ
ordinate to the new, if the citizens of the
new world are to impose their ambitions
upon the convenience of the civilized nations
Of q no hos
forgotten it's most important interests and
Spain is to be abandoned in this Titanic
struggle, carried on with her strength
alone and with the sacrifice of her sons, if
this is to be our fate, then let the period
close in happy day on which Spain shall
lend her services to humanity