The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-07
WAR AGAINST PUBLICITY
Spanish AsSail American Cor
respondents.
MAY BE EXPELLED FROM CUBA
Grn. Blanco Goes Over to the Fac
tion which - Causing the Irou-
t,c and tne Chief of Police In Hav-
vana Makes Many TnbecominG and
Iurcasoning Threats.

New York. March The World prints
the following dispatch from Sylvester
Scovel:
Havana C-ia key WesD. March 6-The
daily tirade against the American cores
pnndents here has taken more active
form.
Chief Of Police Paslieri was frank to
rudeness in his remarks on the subject.
He seemed to feel that the mere state
ment of universally apparent TACT IN
eliminates the Spanish government
Honore Laine's Imprisonment indicates
that Gen. Blanco is yielding to the popu-
lar claim which Col. Paglieri voices.
There is no charge of completely with the
rebels nor of forwarding iusgrgent cor
espondencc-nathinE hut stating facts
objected TO. The harder the fact the
keener seems to be the sting. Col Pag-
liari informed me that Iaine was to be
expelled and that 7 ana others were to
follow him shortly. I.aine a cultured mu-
sician. linguist ana inventor wore away
fourteen anxious mg8ths in Cahanas
dungeon. and the very thought Of rein
carceration there appalled, him. lie told
me once that he would rather shoot him
self than endure the torture again. i
saw him at ociock Yesterday morning.
Although he was incOmunicado, he hadn
yet been put behind the bars.
Are you arrested. tOo?' he asked
quickly.
Why here?" I popped out.
Don't know" he answered. See Gen.
Lee first thing in morning"
That was all ] saw Gen. Lee at once.
He knew nothing of the affair. but seem
ed pleased that Laine. French citizen.
had claimed his energetic protection
rather than that Of his own consul I
hunted up Chief Of Police PaGlicri, who
gave me to understand that Lame was TO
Roe sent to the United States.
II what the inCer=vd chief Of police said
Of Gen. Blanco is true. then even James
Gordon Bennetts men Will have 20 go.
] told Col PaElieri, just as ] had pre-
ziously told Gen. Selano, Gen. Pando.
Secretary-General CoHEosto and others
that when they produced in print over
my signature any statement Of any TACT
non-eNistent or twisted. ] should take the
hint and the next uorthbound steamer
Col PagIieris words were strong as well
as coarse.
Spain has got tired Of YOU American
correspondent canaille, You pigs.
Rght here I had to stop him. Then he
explained how cordial the American-Span-
iSh relations are and how the countries
would love each other il il were not for
the newspapers. If Gen BlanCO was
quoted correCtly-and other recent state
meutS Of high palace officials indicate
lldl ne NaN-l4t EIItbtt Is 10 bt a HllAltA
to the truth in Cuba with more torsiOn
than ever Weyler knew how to apply,
and the correspondents are to be under an
espionage as rigorous as is the censorship
OF their cable dispatches. In fact, ii is
hardly safe now for a Cuban 10 talk with
an American correspondent
The new demand OF the radical aUtOno-
niSts for the disarmament Of the 6i.e9
native born Spanish volunteers, which
alone would make autonomy possible. has
provoked violent remOnstrancC from the
whole corps.
In fact the situation is critical With
the government weakening, autonomy
diving. the insurgents not surrendering,
the Maine proofs CALLING. and the lower
Spanish elements boiling, Havana is not
safe for Americans.
As 10 the war against the insurgents. the
official reports Of the military operations
throughout all Cuba Friday show one
man Killed none wounded. two camps
taken. the surrender Of one unarmed and
two armed men. and the capture OF Two
saddles documents and effects"
Meanwhile half a million starve thou
sands Of peasants arrive from Spain TO
become prey to fevers. and American
commerce loses at the rate Of $l90.0lJ.0o0
q year.