| Show kwi AD AW HIS CUBAN TRIP times congressman of Utah who utilized his big vacation ambit cuba returned to washington Peater dat me was at the house for or arar all boors where he wad wa received by many of his friends and granulated ow oni his return to this alive considering all the romantic and dangerous things he be was reported to have done and undergone t AU havana vank and ip in the insurgent camp uy mr king leaves here for opa where here he will meet mra king whom lie he will return to washing wi for the session for personal T ea tea ans aqua mr king does not at a this time care to play the role of ulysses and tell in detail what he saw and heard in cuba he went of course first to havana but knowing the character of the information that Is obtainable there he preferred to get facts fresh from the people and the scene of action he called on consul general lee by whom he was courteously received and a meeting was arranged with captain general blanco the captain general treated mr king with kindness and consideration it if said mr king there was any espionage oyer over my actions I 1 was not aware of it mr king thus exploded and the misadventure by which he was prevented getting through the spanish lines As a matter of fact mr king did get through the lines and had conferences with the patriot leaders mr mn king was asked what conclusion he had reached as to the limitation of the war there are two sides of that question he said one is that of a great many spaniards who believe that the ultimate success of the spanish arms is inevitable and the other is in the opinion of the insurgents and a class of spaniards who have been heartened disheartened dis by the long failure of the loyal army to pacify the island I 1 may add too that the spaniard who believes the war will eventually be ended in favor of spain couples his belief with the important proviso that the government of this country shall not interfere that is interfere physically in general terms that may be called the pro span ish view of the case on the other hand the insurgents are equally confident of sub success eess mr king was asked horn hom he obtained this latter information why from the insurgents them selves he replied 1 I crossed the spanish lines and get into the insurgent camp where I 1 talked with the chiefs they are as I 1 have said confident of the ending of the war in their favor mr king was asked on what the patriots based their hopes in the first place replied mr king the insurgents are and in the next place I 1 believe that they have the materials with which to win they have guns and ammunition and they have the men although nothing in numbers to compare with the spanish host boat in their front this was as tar far as mr king would go for the present in telling of hla his experiences pe perien ces and observations he said however that the suffering of the re rados was not exaggerated he believes that since the beginning of the war between and of these innocent people have died from starvation exposure violence and the other ills which will come to masses of people who are crushed to the earth be tween opposing forces and there left helpless or as they are now on the charity of the great and responsive american people mr king said that the evidences of the increasing death rate can oe be had bad at apy any tibby time by watching the ox carts and their i sad mortuary loads as women and children are carted away to add ad to the list of the dead he believes that there thene was a great lack of foresight in delaying the appeal on an behalf of these poor people for so long a time thousands of lives could have been saved had the official appeal of tate efte government been made eight months ago he does not understand why it was not then made or made at any time since the facts of the suffering must have been known longer than eight months ago tu tj the government mr king said that he was amply satisfied of the need of the greatest charlr ckarl ty and that zone none of it would bemis be mis applied he had also seen enough to justify his vote for thin the granting of bel rights to the patriots the most important point of mr kings interview Is that he Is of the op opinion inlo that it if the patriots are left unaided for a year they must succumb to the spanish overwhelming forces all delay la in against the struggling brave patriots mr king stands for the granting of f belligerent rights as the first step towards putting an end to the war jr in ma 0 manner that will not compromise this government this given and the moral support of americas neutrality removed mr king says that the insurgents may be depended on to ach achieve levee their own independence and they will be satisfied with nothing else |
