The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17
AMOS CUMMINGS In CUBA.
WHAT xHE EEW FORK CONoREsSAEAE
saw zen LEARSED IN THE ISLAND.

WHAT xHE NEW FORK CoNoREss1FlF
CAV 1SD LEARSED IN THE ISLAND.
IN Story Of . journey 60 Havana and Into
IRE Interior In March Last-A Remark
ebIs Narrative of Personal Observation
and Ezperisnee-A GALLERY Of sPhniSh
Pertrnits and b Pistures-MnesO.
ESsn ps csnSresHonal Reoord q July n.
mo man directly responsible for tho round
anr up and starving Of tho rcconcentrndos was
Gen. weyler. late Captain General Of the ISL
and. He was once characterized ON this
Aoor BY myself NJ "the ella monster OF Span
fab tyranny. betouling with his breath tho at
mosphere Of civilization" This oharacterisa-
ton lS saId to have touched him TO tho quick.
He based tho effort TO exterminate q whole
people by starvation upon the ground
Of military necessity. War. he declared.
Fpcorutsed no principle Of humanity. It was
not ethical. but strictly practical. Gomez and
llaceo had swept from tho eastern to the west
orn end Of Cuba. destroying sugar plantations
ana reddeninR the sky with blazing cane fields.
Weyler retallRted In kind.
Tho rural Cuban was the friend OF the insur-
genth. II was from his little patches OF titled
ground that the patriot drew his supplies. Tho
Insurgents were mounted upon horses raised
IN the rural districts and were fed upon native
eattis. The entire rural population sympa-
ehiDed with the patriots.
WSyler was tho nrse y EscoHnIye ~ az
tnaNs Whiie out"nruiy peaoeiui SUI o'n,' Oe
people were tne man rellanee vi u Oupsn
Army. Ihelr IlenuS anu IeAti.ss we.e III u
ranks OF me HhtrloCs, anu y Hau .u'' .ue'
were % thoroughIy imuuou WIN asplrl' VI ~
sry rs "ete .ne Amellc"n ~ ~
0ympathiEer In Havana, the entire people
Nere a1 hoa,S "uS say 80
grass unaer tne iee'o OIL 'he ep"h'"fuS was i-
suIRenI
.p.eyieIs Ieso'uetoh! ono otm - 90
LIeu o"' wi"i e'o'o o,'st,,, - \"
Campos nAu .ouEhI "e,'ial .Ne va. w
insurgents. pus Wos uu@p'o " pto'Vn. ."o ny
vasion OF inc "esVe,n ploNIn'es' ms oon-
saheu the Icnes1 pnanIo',ohs Al u lelsn
Ancooan uonhe1 . AnNU -nn M
n 'front.' Oh haNanu loE seVorSt monsS.
SpaniatuS themselves aeNno"ieusou INA shey
mlgnt nave enUereu the St'y W oiu un9
Mneoos i.lenuS say 'hos no q iu,y awefso
tniS IecI. Vus In"S "" pretoILoo VVvoeS WV u'-
SaseSoi pruoehee a1iu tsIuoiu ou'spue;
Weyiers oruerS Ior tue Soncentrattohot 1no
EotAl population IN q %,ne NN ~ ~
prompuy calileu u y, " 70 Ao. Ano
spahlarus uutcneted ai tne norses anu cas1e'
oestioyeu etety ioni,eS a .oreeu lnS non-
SompAunn.sl nSo. uInereut CoMns - oD-
9oct was 70 Eenuer IL Imposs,o'e y Hraceos
1orees 70 opCain ProNonueT; In Shs "eyleE
was unoouoCeuiy successtu'' Maeeos Iroops
sunereo UrIiply y ihcN y supples' oeVTrM
oatties wore touHht VIII SorSlhG success Inc
AnSurSent army pIactcuiiy "en' W DISCUS ~
was noS suOhH enough 70 seetoss .ho s.och"'
ana hacoo h,Inseh was nnaly kt,eu whi'e Try
ing TO reach Gomez with a few followers.
Neyler regarded the ,province as practically
o.ntaoS 1Ia,rtino HE adict mad hann carrioS
pacinoa: Meantime ms eaict hau peen carried
into effect In Havana. Matan zas, Santa Clara
and Puerto Principe. bitches were dug around
tho mans IN ynrious towns and barbed wire
fences placed on the outer side Of the bitches.
aL nN - ",,ts'n Ill., di.obo. NJ 49,
area OF driven Wi'nh theSe oiUches' no enort
WnateVer 70 leea them was maue' meS'ers
Iriehds deciare bha1 ne meant 10 MAKE pro
vision for them. but that he was unable to do so.
AoS.nnS ~ Ho-os. 80 h".J~rns 49,
SeI,NInu !.
dacisiyo hattie.
Thnt - C,a o.nnonno- Lnrt ort ., hi,
r.r " -p MS.J ~u Mn os Mar,o nep ana Sus snnt n,
worried CORVALLIS and Tarleton. Weyle,
~ent hact e Havana Meantime tbe recon.
"ene aeN w ha'"n an' sno teuon'
Inc provinces Of Havana, Matanzas. santa
practically as free from insurgents as was
Pima, rinsr del del R 5n,.,. The suffering in all these prov
inceS was lntenee.
Weyler began to gather himself for q supreme
and nnaI 9fHort tn drive rho natriots from Gan,
49, a. 80 ~ .,htoh " .In w.. 81 -
SAeo ue Cioa. n'which province they nam
tained q well-drilled force under CRlixto Gar.
Ella, He was ON the poiuto OF making this demon.
.tro.,on - ConornaD =" an.n.,In".a 49,
StraIlon Wheh CanoVaS was asSassInated. anc
Weyler was ordered buck to Spain. Blanco be-
coming his successor.
Weyler's friends assert that II he had re-
manned II. office six weeks longer Garcia's col
mmn, would have broken and dispersed anC
Santiago would have become as free from In,
surrectioh as the other provinces. In othel
words, the insurgents would have dwindleC
Into predatory bands. without organization
rectionMry government. The Weylerites laugh
at the effort Of Sagasta and Blaneo to organize
an autonomlc government.
THE CHARACTER OF wEYLrR,
c-4.,, "a t. 80 W.. .H-I1
SeI1ain u III tnat Weyie[ " q remarRaple man
ne Was q miiItaEy attacne 81 SPAN at Washing
SoR aIrlaG me AneSican Glvii war he SERVED