Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-05
CUBAN LIBERTY.
General ROlOn has Hope shat ft MAY
Het be Obtatned-h1A Bartender
Explained.

Gensral ROIOn has Hope that IL MAJ
Vet be Obtatned-His BuFrendeS
Explained.
New York Herald, July 29.l
Major General Carlos Roloff, formerly
OF the Cuban army, who lately arrived
In this city, yesterday in an interview
made a statement of facts connected
with the surrender of the Cuban patriot
army to the Spsniards. General RoloH
lett Havana on the 22d of Juue, and on
the 18th and 26th the SpaRiards discov
cred in that city two depots containing
arms, supposed at the time to be in.
tended for use by the Cuban patriots
General Rolof claimed that it was ouite
wrong to publish the rumor that be had
received any pecuniary assistance from
Captain General Martinez Campos to
enable him to leave the island of Cuba
Rolof has never seen General Campos,
and the latter could not say anything in
reference to his leaving Cuba.
DO you think the struggle is over in
CubaP' we asked.
General Rolof-I think not. As the
Spaniards themselves have 70 liberty
they cannot give it to the people around
them, and the Cubans will never be con.
tented with the promised installments of
freedom, which they cannot enjoy while
trampled on by Spain. The So .niards
did not show good faith in their negotia-
tons. If they had entertained honest
intentions they would have tried to bring
about q general peace and surrender.
but instead of this they treated sepa.
rately with the inSurgent chiefs. If Ca.
mauguay had not surrendered none of
the other States would have entertained
any propositions from the Spaniards;
but when that State, which was the kew
to all the Cuban maneuvers was delivered
up, the remaining portions of the repub
lie, not knowing what was going on
around them, and cut off from communi.
cation with their friends, had no course
to follow other than to lay down their
arms.
DISCONTINUED CUBAYs
why DO you Think the struggle is not
over2'
Because" answered the general, the
Ou0ans can never be contsnted with
what the Spaniards have given them.
The Spaniards have been guilty Of such
barbarities during the progress of the
war as to make it impossible for the Gu.
bans to be friends with them. | think
the only way the Spaniards can retain
the island for awhile longer would be for
them to give Cuba her autonomy, some.
thing after the way that England has
done with Canada, and allow the Cubans
to govern themselves; otherwise Spain
cannot long retain the country"
why do you think Spain cannot re.
tain the country in view of the fact that
the question appears to be already de.
cided by the arbitrsment of arms p
THAT" replied General Rolof, "is a
leading question which, appears to nae.
would be imprudent and premature now
to answer; let it suffice to say that the
Cubans will never cease work for their
cause until they have attained their in
dependence | want to say here that the
chiefs and officers Of the Villas districts
never gave their word of honor to the
Spaniards that they would not take up
arms again; nor did they compromise
themselves in in any way. There was.
nc need for the surrender"
well, why did you surrender when
there was no need to do SOL"
Some chiefs Of mine surrendered
without my knowledge or consent, and
them the remaining portion Of the forces,
seeing themselves isolated, deemed it
best to make no further sacrifices and to
lay down their arms.