Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-16
4 VOICE FOR CUBA,
The Attitude and Claims of the
Patriots
Set Forth in an Address to the
American Public by Gonzale de
Quesada- Fifty Thousand Revo-
lutionists in the Field-An ElO-
quent Reply to Recent Spanish
Statements.

/ forth in a statement given out to-day
| by Senor Gonzale de Quesada, the sec
retary 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.
Senor Quesada pictures alleged Spanish
cruelties, gives the official estimate OF
10000 revolut:onists in the field, and
invites Spanish advocates to debate. He
continues:
"A document circulated by the Span
ish representatives through their paid
medium, the literary bureau established
in New York, and simply subscribed
An American, 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 the anonymous attack.
'We cannot fail suggesting that If
| the newspapers in this country have not
| been able to obtain exact news, 1t mas
been because the cable and the mail
have been in the hands exclusively of
and tampered with by the Spanish au-
thoritieS, who could not allow any mat
Ter to go through but what was favor
able 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 IMMEDIATELY
if they disobeyed it?"
He caMs attention to the experiences
of the American correspondents Wood
ward and Reno, and all others who have
refused TO sell American manhood and
dishonOr their calling by falsify!ng re-
ports of battles or concealing the horri-
bic atrocities committed in the fields by
the Span:ards.
There has been no absence of pre-
sentiment of the Spanish side, yet
Americans don't know how a man could
be killed and identified as Maceo was,
and five months later defeat the Spanish
commander at Valenjuela; and again
three months afterward cross the terri
bic military Gordon of the Spanish into
Los Villas. WHAT has been the outcome
Of the surrender of Rabi, Rego and a
host of otherS-fabrioatio given out
TO DISCOURAGE CUBANS
or influence possible legislation in this
country, as was done before the Presi-
dents message, when it was wired that
the Cuban cause had received a death
blow, a campaign of falsehoOd which
will be renewed when Congress meets.
The Spanish have not admitted a single
defeat, and yet the Cubans have armed
! themselves with rifles used only by
the government. The government has
killed, according to their official count,
more men already than they admit we
have in the field, yet we hear of trans
ports bringing thousands of unfortun-
ate recruits to fight for topping
monarchy in America. Spain never
loses but the last battle, ard she will
lose it in Cuba. If the truth is not
known it is Spain's fault Let her WEI
come fearless and incorruptible Ameri-
can journalists to Cuba. and give them
facilities. Let her ask the press Of this
country to name a committee of inves-
tigation, otherwise it will look as if
she was afraid of the power of
THE AMERICAN PEN.
Cuba has placed in the field an army
of $4,000 men. She has a population of
1,5O0, 600. OF course, about half are
women, leaving 100000 males, and only
100000 able bodied men among them.
This is a wonderful proportion, and
/ shows an almost unanimous feeling Tor
the revolution. Cuban patriots are TO-
day called the same names that the
Spanish-American heroes, Bolivar and
Bucre, were. The majority are in ia
vOr of war. IF not, how is it that the
whole Spanish army has not been able
to crush this band of desperadoes, and
more than thirty generals and God
knows how many officers are chasing e
these Rob Roys without success. Either
] the Spanish army is very poor and her
leaders unworthy of their trust, or it is
THE WHOLE SOUL OF CUBA
which is aroused. Let the world de-
eide. The prediction they made in Feb>
ruary that all would be settled within
ten weeks is becoming a monstrous
repetition. not borne out by subsequent
events The eX-Marquis of Santa Lucia.
our president, has one of the highest
titles in Cuba. Masso, the vice presi-
dent, is admittedly a man of integrity
and of means. But this attacking
pamphlet fails to mention Rafael Po-
tuondo, the Secretary of Foreign Af-
fairs, a most distinguished lawyer of
! high social rank; Dr. Fernun Valdes
Dominguez, the sub-secretary, a noted
! physician, a victim of the cruelties of
! the Spaniards when they shot the
eight innocent students Of medicine,
who would not cheer to
PLEASE THE SPANISH RABBLE.
Yet these are attacked as 'outcasts. ban,
dts, refugees, ignorant mulattoes'
To-day there are more colonels in
the Cuban army who were leaders OF
the autonomist party before the war
than in the junta central. The Cubans
are oppressed; if not, it would not be
necessary to keep on the island a
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"
A PATRIOT VICTORY.
Madrid, December 15.-Word has
been received from Havana that 500 in
surgents, led by Rodriguez, Lopez and
Recio. attacked the Spanish column OF
Captain Borrego, consisting of seventy
two soldiers, near Neuevitas. The
troops made heroic defense, but Lieut.
Ardieto and twenty-nine Of the Span
iards were killed and eight Of them
wounded. Captain Barrego and four