New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-16
TUE THREE FACTORSIN CUBA.
s,,N1ApDs AND INSURGENTS IN THEIR
RELATIONS TO AMERICA.


.,s change Of feeling her. that It almost seems
.s - the Spaaiards and not the Cubans had
va, the allies Of the United States IN the re-
..,t campaign around this city. While the ut
w., ,r,endl!ness has marked the relations with
,,s conquered army. the sentiment against tac
-.,rosnts has. to say the least. not abated.
,aral acts have tended TO widen tho breach
.r.. followed the interview. a i!,tle over a week
.,o between General Garcia and the TWO gen
cas.i,;o. on ore side ana General Sha::er
. me other. At that r!n,e 'he American com
..nasr- in chief made it clear that n pvrsuanc"
:. IN. humane motives with which the United
Gates had uttered on the war. the people "
s.,,,ayo should he fully protected in !ife and
sroncrry The Cuban idea had apparently heen
lint the capture OF the city was merely an incl
Amt in the Three Years War; that the insir-
v.,:. had taken it and should hold it. and shat
thew should exercise military jurisdiction over
the inhabitants and their goods
General shaf:er was brusque in disabusins the
minds Of his callers Of all such ideas. He told
,h.,, +hs. Santiago was to be safeguarded just
:. any other city which the Stars and
s,-,n.s foated; no property was to be taken.
end furthermore. the thirty head Of cattle seized
.,onn refugees by Cubans had 10 be returned: IL
rendered The insurgenr generals departed in
no pleased frame OF mind, and refused 10 take
any part in toe ceremonies attending the sur
render II is true that the prejudice against
,he Cuhans in the Army here is due chiefly to
n belief that they were utterly useless for any
na-r,oss exccp. to Draw rations. But :he ad
illustrative differences. OF course. res: oh other
considerations Garcia has taIen hic Army
al o.
-, f,,b.,s continue Complaints rrach the
Governors palace o: deplcdations by them. such
o. the ;aS,nz OK goods ans even the open se'z-
urs OK d 1oree.
or course the Americans will permit nothing
Of the k.nd. Every effort %:h be Inade 10 punish
s.,,. offenders. and tkcr detection is certain to
heay f.el on .se flames o! Cuban discoatent On
ne o,a.r hand. the treatment OF tho Spa2iards
hos bcsn such Is win their irc:eas@H grail
.une Considerably. liberty Is +ro~ed to the
osrcern Although the :roop. arc KEEP, in ca.1I
G, tn1e he city. Food nae 5oer supplied In suf-
>c;,rt Quantities. So: .ssv mas been taken to
avoid vounding Their sens.o'iiuss in every way
s.vsra, f.s-~s~n: al ivas =: an American journa.
were cast into prison for Distributing plecaids
aeadSd Remember the Maine.
sP.NI.RDs WON TO AMERICA
Tbe.,. too ~. rr,n3ess IT Expressing all forsis
O. ,aw!essnesa In sc ely has WOE the admira'
ZION o. Spanish sdherenta especially as IL has
peen directed .ergs" against the Caea's o1
cou.a. .b. disgust VI the Cubans with their
.u,cs mas not escs,ed ti,s observation Of intell-
cent spapiar5s Nr is 1t strange that the
srsr,,.rds delight 1T 4. Is unbounded. This
put,tpr .netr old-rimo enemies in the back
xr,uni hss warned thorn more and more toward
TIA limited States authorities. and the fraterniz-
:nS % remarkable, Wen 1t is reremoered no"
few are the days since the two ar'es were eN-
changing sh,cpnel and rife bullets. curious
evidence and ovtcor1c Of this cr1ende"'p were
x,,,.v . saw or two ago. when news was received
o. on sn.ouuter forty-fve miles from mere De-
80, .ome soanisIds and Cubans. in which
49, 80. vsra victors Abou, every American
'v.o head OF ta.a expressed his satisfaction and
took occasion 70 tell how 10" was MS opii'o' u
the Cubans as soldiers.
Al this is local and momentary IN one aspec'.
IN another II is reaching affecting the re-
1aticas between .he United States and Cuba
after the war IS ended The occupation OF
further territory on the island by United states
troops VII doubtless ead to similar compca-
tons Certainly the Cubans have learned war
IN a bitter school For long decades the score or
Spanish wrongs has been mounting up. Both
:ae Ten Years War and that which began In
1885 wert. marked by pi!age, cruelty and muir
Ger N the part of the Spaniards Repr'sals IN
kind were inevitao's. especially as the Cuban
saturs Is no. radically different from that OF
Ia. par=nt race. The Insurgents have many
grievous instcunes OF barbarity for which they
thi..k rcpaTatton is due them.
That they should wish TO help themselves TO
the goocs Of their enemies in Santiago is not
70 Re wondered c.. Similar circumstances VIII
bring similar demands Under present condi.
:ions. tn. immediate outcome OF al such desires
:or oJisg.ns will he simple. The strong hand
,t tho United States Will prevent anything OF
the &lud Yet :his wrl Re source Of I'll feeling
3e.wcsn fhs Giles. which cannot fail to be
..ctor In tbs problem Of a permanent govern
neut for she Island OF course. no absolute con-
clu.io'.s about tho entire island should be drawn
fiom the experiences IN a part Of n single prov
tree n 30 large land as Cuba with itc agr1-
caItyral commercial and geographical differ
erces II - not safe to depend too much On 30
;a-t.al view as can 10 had here. In meas.
are however, the occurrences In Santiago must
furnish basis tor studying the entire situation.
DIFFICULTIES TO BE DEALT WITH.
II may be taken for granted that with Spain
eliminated the presen. Cuban military leaders
will occupy corresponding Influence in civic
affairs euch reward for thoir services VIII he
Inevitable Yet Their very prominence Will add
difficulties to the dealings Of the United States
With the new republic. They are most familiar
with Spanish atrocities; many have suffered
from q In their own families and they VIII
nna :. herd to treat with any consideration the
inhabitants who held aloof from their cause or
gave active support TO the other side. Some
thing Of what was intended In Santiago Will be
planned In Havana. and Mataazas. 1t Will hard
ly be possible for the Cuban nature TO forget at
once the rancor engende:cd BY years OF oppres-
sion and warfare. Stern measures against those
who ola not LEND a hand to the insurgent cause