The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-06
Revolution Extends to East
ern Part of the Island.
MENACE MANY PROVINCES
All Santa clara Towns in Possession
of the Rebels-Intervention by
United States is Again
Being Discussed.

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ton is far darker now than at any
previous time since the insurrection
broke out in Cuba. :Iews OF an upris-
ing in Santiago province is spreading
about the city and causing the gray
est concern. The extent of the up
rising is not known, but it is the
general opinion that the worst ca
lamity OF all to the Palma govern
ment would be an insurrection in East
ern Cuba.
According to two eye-witnesses,
Cardenas, which has seen considered
a peaceful city, was the scene Fri
day of desultory fighting between po-
lice and rural guards on the one side,
and rowing Insurgents on the Other:
The only province remaining per-
fectly peaceful is Puerto Principe.
Americans having catrle in this terri
tory are apprehensipe that that, too,
will become a field for insurrectionary
operations. The correspondent at Cien-
fuegos telegraphed that there were
5000 armed insurgents in that yicin-
ity, and that all the small towns IN
Santa Clara province were controlled
by insurgents, VINO attacked and loot
ed trains, and seized the property
of foreigners as we'll as Of Cubans.
Trinidad is surrounded by 1nsur-
gents, and the government appears
powerless to protect the property OF
Americans and other foreigners. Rail-
way trains are held up at will, and
passengers searched. The Cuban Cen
trail railway has declined to assume
responsibility for the safety OF pas
sengers and freight.
Recruiting for government forces Is
progressing in Havana, and tide
government continues to make head
way wherever there is open fight
ing.
The government troops in the west
ern part Of Pinar del Rio province
have not yet come up with Pine Guer-
ra, and there is no l>resent likelihood
of their doing so, as the troops might
march ten years, anu all the while
Geurra would still be just ahead OF
them in the hills. There are thousands
Of mountain trails with which the in
surgents are familiar, end which lead
in all directions. If Guerra cared to
harrass the government their troops
could be killed off by sharpshooters.
The government hcs no cavalry at
Pinar del Rio, and the only real SOL
diers are the artilierymen, but as
they are often afoot they cannot COM
pete with the wen mounted insurg-
ents. Guerra does nu< want to fight
His scouts can always be seen at a
distance from the government line OF
march.
The increasing gravity Of the situ-
alton has revived discussion OF the
possibility of intervention by the uni
ted States.
La Discussion, the semi-ofticial Or
gan of the administration, in an edi-
torial Friday evenins, depicts the re-
suit of an intervention as follows:
"Permanent Intervention would be
worse than death. 1t would be prefer
able if the Caribbean should engulf
the Pearl of the Antilles
The article appeals thus TO racial
sentiment:
"The colored race may tremble be-
fore the possibility OF Intervention.
Americans hate and desp1se negroes.
Even their own negroes, with whom
they have been in contact for 200
years, are treated like dogs, lynched
and hardly considered human. II 1t
is so with negroes of their own land
and language, what would happen to
the Cuban negro?"