Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1896 — THE CUBAN STRUGGLE, [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE CUBAN STRUGGLE,

Gen. Weyler and His Proposed Methods Against the Insurgents, Gen. Weyler, the hew commandant of the Spanish forces in Cuba, has—issued three proclamations which announce very clearly a purpose to take the severest possible means to crush out the insurrection. The general assumes extraordinary powers to compel all inhabitants of the districts in which war is being waged to identify themselves before the military authorities and secure passes. He also assumes.-the right to subject all active participants and all sympathizers with the insurgents to summary sentence and punishment, the wording of the proclamation being such as to indicate that the commandant reserves the right to decide in what cases the penalty shall be death. It is evident from these harsh terms that Gcir. Weyler means to spare no effort to put down the, insurrection. As

Spain's representative on the island he will not only wage warfare lipa’ll the insurgent armies, but will-take steps? to compel alb other Cuban residents to become passive or active auxiliaries of Spain. If he cannot conquer by force of arms in the field he is prepared to put in operation whatever other practices and strategems may be required to crush the insurgents. If it be necessary to gain his end? he will not scruple to resort to measures of extreme severity, evidently deeming it his duty to put down the revolution first and consider the claims of humanity afterward.

GEN. WEYTER.