The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-16
HOW CUBA FEELS.
Secretary of Cuban Delegation
Gives Out Statement.
1t Is in Answer to a Pamphlet
Signed American"
CLAIMS OF PATRIOTS.
Said to be Over $4,000 Revolu-
ti0nists in the Field.
Pictures ManySpanish Cruelties
and Tyrannies.
CLAIMS OF PATRIOTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I6.-The attitude
and claims of the Cubans are set forth
in a statement given out by Senior
Gonzales de Quesada, the secretary of
the Cuban delegation in the United
States. 1t is in answer to a pamphlet
signed american" which has been
widely circulated IN this country.
Senior Quesada pictures alleged Span
ish cruelties, gives the official estimate
of O,OO0 revolutionists in the field,
and invites Spanish advocates to de-
bate. He continues: "a document
circulated by the Spanish representa-
tives through their paid medium of
the bureau established in New York,
and simply subscribed Gan Amer
ican," can carry no weight before
public opinion of this country. The
phrases put in complimentary to this
country to pat Americans on the
back, are not sufficient to. mark the
Spanish source which inspired and
paid for this anonymous attack.
1--WE cannot fail suggesting that if
the newspapers in this county have
not been able to obtain exact news, it
has been because the cable and the
mail have been in the hands exclu-
sively of and tempered with by the
Spanish authorities who would not
allow any matter to go through but
what was favorable to the government.
Did Martinez CampOs give the order
or not that all foreign correspondents
should not go into the Cuban ranks,
and threaten to shoot them imm ediate-
ly if they disobeyed? The govern
ment has killed, according to their
official count, more men already than
they admit we have in the field, yet
we hear of transports bringing thous-
ands of unfor'~uate recruits to fight
for 4 topping in America.
Spain never loses the last bat
tie, and she will lose in Cuba. If
the truth is not known, 1t is SPANS
fault; let her welcome fearless and in
corruptible American journalists to
Cuba and give them facilities. Let
her ask the press of this country to
name committee of investiga ton,
otherwise it will look as if she was
afraid of the power of the American
pen.
Cuba has placed in the field an
lation of 10000 OF course, about
half are women, leaving $50, 600 males,
and fully 200, 900 able bodied among
them. This is wonderful proportion,
and shows an almost unanimous feel
ing for the revolution. Cuban patri-
OTIS are to-day called the same names
that the Spanish-American heroes,
Bolivar and Bucre, We're. The major
lty is in favor of war. If not, how is
it that the whole Spanish army has not
been able to crush this band of desper-
ADDE'S, and more than thirty generals
and God knows how many officers are
chasing these Rob Roys without sue
cess Either the Spanish army is
very poor, and her leaders unworthy
of their trust, or 1t is the whole soul
of Cuba which is aroused. Let the
world decide. That prediction they
made in February that all would be
settled within ten weeks is becoming
a monstrous repetition not borne out
by subsequent events.
1.-THE Cubans are oppressed; if not,
it would not be necessary to keep in
the island standing army larger than
the one in the United States, which
has sixty times its population. They
are tax ridden and drained of their
wealth to fill the Golfers of SPAIN