Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

insurgents. but there is no reason 70 fear
that santa Clara province is going TO fan
away from Spanish control because Garcia
Is governor.
ExaGgeratcd Mfaxtvtnxs.
Inc inisg1vings concerning the autonomist
committees In Santiago de Cuba Glen
fuesos and other cities are also exagcer-
ated. IL is not TO be expected that men
who have taken up the new system under
government coercion will be jealous mis-
sionaries OF the cause. The reports about
autonomfst clubs and committees the ma
,ority OF whose members are merely passive
autonomists do not mean that they are
planning revolt. These organizations may
not be beehives OF autonomist activity
but they are not honeycombs OF conspiracy
Many newspapers which were suppressed
curing Weylers rule have reappeared.
Their temperance may be taken cit her as
a proof OF the nberality of the government
or of its decentralization. Some of the Jour
nails announce themselves as radical au-
tonomists. They not likely to give
active aid to the instruction. though their
support of Spanish authority may be cri,i-
cal. The status OF the autonomists both in
official place and out OF ii who are what
might be called suspects" can be briefly
Observation-Disclosures position is such that they
could readily adopt themselves to a new
political condition. but their course in pub
lie affairs is not likely to hasten the change
to that condition.
With this insight into the Cuba of today
better judgment of tomorrow can be
formed in the United States than here.
Certain grounds taken in the Presidents
message may give an index OF the future.
If there is TO be American Intervention. the
basis should be explicit. II will not be
well to urge humanity when the time 10
accomplish anything for suffering Cuban
na no
starved and starving people to the grave
is a swift one. Intervention, disguised and
excused as private charity. may overtake
the lagya-ds. So long as the cause remains
II cannot malt the march. After the mo-
tive Of humanity PASSES away there will be
other grounds which action may be
based. The limits Of space forbid de-
tailed statement of the degree to which
the Spanish military authority has failed to
provide the protection which was promised
for the resumption of peaceful agricultural
pursuits and productive industries. The
sugar planters have woeful chapter OF
news OF that subject. Tine statistics of the
crop will be the sequel TO their tale
How to Prepare Spain for the shock.
A HAT is at times given that the Sagasta
ministry realizes Cuba cannot be won back
10 Spain and is preparing for the good Of
fees of the United States. Madrid and
Washington may know more of that than
Havana knows. Bat if such be the case the
means taken TO prepare the people of Spain
Tor the shock are unusual The simple way
would be to tell the truth. guardedy per-
haps, but yet the truth. which Will lead up
to the confession that must be made. A
plain recital Of the developments in Cuba
would he enough. Instead an extraordinary
perversion OF events is given. The extent
of this duplicity can only ice understood
here IN the shadow of the actual occur
FENCES. When the Spanish public finds out
how II has been deceived perhaps some hid
den source will have been discovered which
viii save young King Alfonso his crown.
Nothing happening here gives promise of
single prop to the monarchy. The only
thing is the element of tune. Left to IT.
self. the breaking of the present strain
may come in month. year. two years
Not long ago the promise was of an end
ing "manana-tomorrow." Now il is pa
sadC manaho-day after tomorrow"
CHARLES Nj PEPPER.