The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-09-30

,hIs book How gloomy the outlook was Is set
lorth graphically In confidential letter from
zen Martinez Campos TO Canoyas del Castillo.
prime minister Of Spain
Although from the very first |
i'hllzed the gravity Of the situation | refused to
believe H. my visits In Cuba. Principe and Hol
gun appalled, me; however. In order not 20 appear
pessimlstic. lid not express all my thoughts and
decided TO visit not only the maritime communl.
u'S' nut the towns In the interior The few Span.
lNrds VINO live In the island do not dare TO mon.
uon ther origin except In the cities. The rest
OF the population hates Spain Wherever you pass
tarm ana ask the women where their husbands
are. they answer with terrifying franknoss: In
the mountains with chief So and So
You could not get anyone TO carry a message
for 900 nor 1000 pcsetas; he would DO hanged II
he were ever caught
The rebels who charged weyler with wanton
cruelty seldom restrained themselves from accom-.
pllshing deeds Of violence likely to terrorize the
few remaining supporters Of the Spanish rule. To
quote Weyer:
THE insurgents did not return In any way the
considcrate treatment accorded to them by this
generous commander (Martinez Campos) At the
beginning Of the war Maxine Gomez showed him.
SELF very fair. but Maceo. as shall prove by au.
thcntic documents ordered his bands to set fire
10 all the sugar mills whose owners were not nay.
Ing war tribute, TO plumber and loot the country,
10 shoot mercilessy all the messengers, men
caught repairing railroad lines or bringing pro
visions into the villages. Worse yet. The insur
gent chiefs did not hesitate 10 Kill with their own
weapons deionseless Islanders, and Maxine Go.
mez In his Memories confosses To having shot
personally a man he had sentenced to death a
deed which call willml murder. And stlll that
individual prosumCs 10 call me assassin"
As his authority for the foregoing statement
General Weyler not only quotes extracts from the
Cuban papers, but appends proclamation OF
Macco, Gomc2s lieutenant TO his bands
Comrades In Arms: Destroy, destroy every.
thing day and night; 10 blow up bridges To derail
trains, 10 burn up villages and sugar mills to
annihilate Cuba Is the only way defeat our enc.
mics We have not 10 account for our conduct
TO anyone Diplomacy, public opinion and history
don't matter. II would be sheer insanity TO seek
the laurols Of the battlefield TO bear the fire OF
the enemys artillery and contribute TO the glory
Of the Spanish commanders. The essential thing
IA to convince Spain that Cuba will be but a heap
Of ruins, What compensation win she receive
then for the sacrifice entaled by the campaign ?
We must burn and razo everything II would bo
folly TO fight as though were an European
army. Where rifles are OF no avail let dynamite
do the work. A, MACEO"
.. ,TbR only way TO subdue such bloodthirsty, des.
perato pirates WAS TO adopt their own tactics The
insurgents Of their own admission, never gave
nor accepted battle but harassed the regulars and
destroyed their sources OF supply, "Concentra,
ton" seemed to be the only solution Of the prob
lem. for the wives and children Of the insurgents