The times., 1898-07-23
THE CORAN INSURGENTS.
Drift of American Opinion Concern
ing Their UuIensGDabIe Expecta-

II the men who have been running this latest
Cuban insuTrsction-the men Of the juntas and
the men cf tie guerrilla camps-are going to turn
ugly and make trouble the sooner they do it. and
we know it. the better. An ounce Of vigorous
prevention now may well be worth a pound of
cure later on.-HartfoTd CouIant.
The United States does not intend TO establish
the rule OF gucrrilias for the government OF spain
in Cuba. II can only congratulate itself tar
that Congress did not place its generals and
armies at the disposal Of the gcnts.-Cacaso
Evening Post.
1t is now clearly seen that it was a wisdom
akin TO inspiration which moved President Nc
Kinley TO prevent the formal recognition OF the
insurgent chiefs the rghtful government q
Cuba. Ii this had been done. the complications
would have been endless and appalling. As il IS
shall have need OF all our patience and all
kindnesS to get along with this impetuouS race
without cpeR rupture At the same time,
while holding the Cub3ns sternly in leash. we
must not permit ourselves to judge them too
harshly. They are the logical product of three
centuries OF the. most relentless tyranny the
world has ever seen.-Boston Journal.
OF course. Spain is likely to attempt to extract
encouragement from this condition, just IS she
is likely to attempt to extract encouragement
from the fact that yellow-fever has broken out
among our soldiers. All the same, it would be
foolish for her To set much store 10y either factor
Come what may we are going TO wreSt Cuba
from Spanish dominion. ard the longer and mora
perslstently Spain fights against that inevitable
consummation, the it will be for her in
the end. At the same time it must be admitted
that the conduct of allies and the spirit they
are showing, are serious considerations Us bear
ing upon the future Richmond Dispatch.
BY our refusal to recognize the insngent gov
eminent we said, in effect. to The world that we
proposed to hold and govern whatever territory
we might come into possession Of as against any
power in Cuba at the time war was declared and
not to surrender that territory till the people OF
Cuba should freely decide en- some form OF govern
ment. Ii the insurgents are honest, that policy
should be satisfactory to them.-Tndianlpolis
News.
Cuba IS like other civilized countries The
greater part Of the people little fof politics
or government, except as agency Of security
under which they. carry on the vOcations OF
peace, trade and manufacture and till the soil.
Even in Havana the grelter part OF the population
will accept rule as industrial salvation. 1t is
an open secret that men Of substance in the
city, Spanish and Cuhans alike, desired annexa-
tion to the United States even before the war.
There is no question about the feeling OF the
country people. With removal Of oficialism and
suppression Of the insurgents and volunteers the
population will be almost a unit. This is the
Cuban people in whose interest we are making
war. and in whose interest we shall govern the
island till teach il TO govern itself under
our watchful protecton.-NCw York Commercial
Advertiser.