The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-02
Ply FOR THE CUBAN ARNY.
The Army - nj Present Menace to
the Cosasry-He Also Thinks That
Parties nsktp II Ost Of Place. and
Peace Treaty shezia He Rata6sA.

MOBILE. Ala. Eeo. L--Hannis Taylor.
sx-nasnsstsr 10 Spain. who returned yes
terday from . fwc weeks vsHf8 70 Cusa.
has given tie Associated Press the fol-
lowing interview On the Cga~n situation.
wi nile in Cgb& upon purely private
tsaslnsss 1 came in contact with the lead
srz Of every faction 1nto which the
population i& Gox divided. TIE extremes
CT opsrlIoa are represented on one rand
be- the CUBAN military ceiefs demanding
Immediate ans absolute Independence. and
on the other By tne purely spanish sis-
r1sns ssekiEz protection afSSeF or Tag.
between the two extremes - ranged tse
main body Of the people. standing - ar
expeetant attitude. ready 70 give their
approval 90 any plan tEat wSa rs-sstss-
lixe sag. order and material prosperity
upon permanent basis. Upon one point
all agree American ofHcaTs IS wess as
Gsnbsns, and that ~ that. outside OF th%
cities the country IL tn condition Ok
want and misery sfsat can hardy - sA-
agserated. ~ as assraYa4oH OF tass
condition stands the CUBAN army, cusfi-
rossd of at least ge.1 nen, awaiting.
with arms In their hands. -: snch ss1-
tlsnssnt ~ their dues as viii SEsADss efss'a
To rszgrns their former ssfe.
ssWHen / asked those no hAs slsDt
10 speak for tic army what ssBa would
sussas fos - satisfactory ssttaalasiis, eIsy
said ten OF eleven millions Al Isass. .
suru that would give about sso 10 each
,aan Vith that they said. the small
farmers could proceed and continue 70
live until they could make sfop. lie
f.uhans nslfaar ask nor desire tof as 70
ee.trissts penny , los t tbs, aas Is saas
q loan should be made for The purpose.
charged upon their custom n@ss.i Io~
yielding from twelve 10 hitesIi iniiii"hs =
xear. The proceeds Of the loan 10 sF fsld
Ia their sosfisrs through Our military al
EVERY ctssr In Cuba IL row Demanding
that q settsensnt bs nlasie at once. 90
that a rnsrasing and consuming poay .,
tdfe men NAY be converted Into pEstseaGs
1srodse,as. In thai way tie ihaus.I-a.
tssara ses OF the country coaEd De feVis.sa
ana a force dissolved. which. Ike ins
errrYy OF cromwesi. II not oi1sy a military
eodY. hat the dominant political power IA
the Asnd
Il cannot douf,t sAa, II the Just el&iIns
OF tho Cuban army are treated with in-
Justice and contempt And the present mill
fary regime continued indefinitely. IN
short TIME We viii be- hated oy sas tsE1iaIis
jass AZ the k5psniards ~efs. ana eoi.s a,.
gorve Us either To Withdraw from the ISL
and ~ 10 govern there just 40 Russia
does Ia Poland wise and humane as our
military sossrnos are, .hs Ia. t r. ans
ana~ OF the civj power, and tho result 10
that sBpatlence and discomfort are AZ
ready clearly manifested on every hafisi.
the urgent needs I'm Caifa now ara
prompt and satisfactory settlement with
the army Of the revolution ard the ssttsla-
asahment. as Sson as Iposstoln. or a pveyi-
sacnai ciyii regime in witch Gubsns them
se.vss can have voice. The president
kheaald .akrsr Increasingly 10 attain both
ends and In the efforts 10 do so, he Should
hav. The cordial Corporation aud sup
pert OF all patriotic and hbarty-iovinS
men. rcgerdsesss ri party.
We KloaA learn freEn the English how
saiuidat +. IL 90 carry our party difficult
ties into e2Ar foreign affairs. TIE pa
triattc instinct OF AfF. Bryan hit the mark
when he urged tbs immediate ratification
OF the pending treaty md the settlement
az az difficulties aftcrward. The senate
shofsd end At once tie present situation.
~ detrimental 20 AT our foreign Inter-
e&is, while congress as whole should
give ia the president every facility nece$-
esry 10 enable him to settle every foreign
question now demanding aa iInmieiiate
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