The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-18

fallen the last year or two OF our var
II Il succeeds IL can only be BY armed
force. by the triumph oof the Spanish
army. and the success of Spanish arms
would be easier by weyler's policy AMI
method. for In that the Spanish army and
people believe. There Is no doubt that
General Bianco is acting in entire good
faith: that he desires TO give the Cubans
q fair measure OF autonomy. rs Campos
did at the close of the ten years waV He
has. OF course, 4 few personal followers.
but the army and Spanish citizens do not
want genuine autonomy. Tor that means
government by the Cuban people. And Il
is not strange that the Cubans say IL
comes too late. have never had any
communication. direct OF indirect. with
the Cuban junta in this country or any
OF its members. nor did have with any OF
the iunta which exists In every city and
large town OF Cuba.
ALL SAY TOO LATE"
None OF the Gals I made were upon
parties of whose sympathies l had tho
least knowledge. except that knew some
OF them were classed as autouomists
Most OF my informants were business men
who bad no sides and rarely expressed
themselves ! mad no means OF guessing
in advance what their answers would be
and vas in most cases greatly surprised
at their frankness. / inquired in regard
TO autonomy Of men OF wealth and men
as prominent in business as any in the
cities Of Havana. Matanzas and Sagua.
bankers. merchants. lawyers and auton-
omist officials, some Of them SpanlSh-born
but Cuban-bred. one prominent English
man. several of them known as autono-
mists and several Of them telling me they
were stiH believers in autonomy II pracyi-
cable. but without exception they replied
that 1t was TOO late for that Some Of
them favored a United States protector
rate. some annexation. some free Cuba
not one had been counted as favorlng the
Instruction at first They were business
men and wanted peace but said Il was too
I late for peace under Spanish sovereignty.
/ They characterized Weyler's order in far
/ stronger terms than ! can. l could not
| but conclude that you do not have to
scratch an autonomist very deep 70 ind
+ a Cuban. There Is soon 20 be an election.
! but every polling place must be inside a
fortified town. Such elections ought 20
( be safe for the ms
/ 81 have endeavored to state IN not in
T temperate mood what saw and heard.
TO make no argument thereon. but leave
every one to draw his own conclusions
To me the strongest appeal is not the bar
barity pract.ced by Weyler. nor the loss
OF the Maine. ~ our worst fears should
! prove true. terrible as are both % these
incidents. but the spectacle Of a million
I and a half Of people. the eatlre population
I Of Cuba. struggling FOR freedom and de-
! liverance from the worst mis-Eoycrnment
/ Of which ] ever had knowledge. But
! whether our action ought not to be In
/ fuenced by any one or all these things.
! and IL so, how far. IS another question
/ 7 am not in favor Of annexation. not be-
/ cause It is not our policy 20 take any
I people of foreign tongue and training and
/ without any strong guiding American ele-
/ mcnt The fear that II free the people
I Of Cuba would be revolutionary IS not 90
we'll founded as has been supposed. and
/ the conditions for good self-gOvernmen ~
/ are far more favorable The large num-
. Der OF educated and patriotic men. the
I great sacrifices they have endured. che
! peaceabIe temperament Of the people.
white and black. the wonderful prosperity
/ that would come surely with peace and
+ good home rule. the great influx % Amert-
+ can and English immigration and money.
would all be strong factors for stable IN
+ solutions.
But II is not my purpose az this time.
nor do consider u my province. % Hug-
+ gest any plan. merely speak ~ the
+ symptoms as I saw them bat DO not I'M
+ dcrtake 70 prescribe Such remedial steps
F as may be required may safely De left
/ 20 an American presldent and the Amer
.can people
Throughout the delivery ~ the address
there was no. an interruption Al ths
/ conclusion there was no defu9urfrs'io son
either on the no9r or IN che galleries. a.
J though senators here and ihere about fhs
charnbsr turned one 20 another with Huen
unusual remarks On the senate floor as:
\ remarkable statement" = simple
stral Enfforward statement q horrible
condition Of aHairH." and similar COM
rnenfs
Mr. Proctor Isft the senate chamber
soon after ne rad finished n.a address.
but not before pc rad teea heartily con
graduated ~ many - h.s e1asar8ez
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