The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-16
PLAIN WORDS
Used by the Secretary OF the CHban LeEa-
tion at washinston-strsnRth Of the


Used by the Secretary OF the Cuban Lega-
tIon at waShington-strsnRth OF the
Rebellion.
WASHINGTON. Dec iS,-The atti.
tudc and claims OF the cubnns are set
forth in statement given out to-day
by Senior GonEale de Quesada, the sec
rotary Of the Cuban legation In the
United States. II Us in answer to q
pamphlet signed american" which
has been widely circulated In this coun-
try. Senior Quesuda pictures alleged
Spnnlah crucitiea. gives the official eStl-
mate OF 90. 900 revolutiOnlstB In the field
and invites Spanish advocates to de-
bate. He continues:
"a document circulated by the Span
ish representatives through their paid
medium, the literary bureau establish,
cd in New York. and simply subscribed
AN American can carry no weight be-
fore public opinion in this country. The
phrases put In complimentary to this
country to pat Americans on the back
are not sufficient u mark the Spanish
source which inspired and paid the
anonymous nttnck.
1--WE fail suggesting that II the news
papers In this country have not been
able 70 obtain exact news, II has been
because the cable and the mall have
bcen IN the hands exclusively OF and
tampered with by the Spanish authori-
ties who would not allow any matter to
20 through but what was favorable TO
the government. Did Martinez Cnmpos
give tho order or not that all foreign
correspondents should not 20 Into the
Cuban ranks and threatened TO shoot
them Immediately II thoy disoboyed2"
He called attention TO the experiences
Of the American correspondents Wood
ward and Reno and all others who have
refused TO sell American manhood ana
dishonOr the calling by fRlsifylng re-
ports of battles or conocallag the horrl-
bic atrocities committed in the fields BY
SpanInrdH
ThGrc has been no absence Of pre-
sentiment Of tho Spanish side yet
Americans don't know how man could
be killed md Identified as Maoco wns.
then Ave months later defeat the Span
lsh commander at VnlGniuela; and
again three months aft9rward cross the
terrible military concord OF the Spanish
into ton villa. What has been the out
come OF tho surrender OF Rabl. Rego
nnd a host OF others? Fnbrlcati1nS
given out 10 discourage CubnuS or inilu-
enco possible LEGISLATION in this country
M yGH done before the Presidents mcB-
sage, when II was wired that the Gu
ban cause hnd received death blow, n
CAMPAIGN OF falschoOd which Will be re.
ucwCi when Congress meets. Tho
Spanish have not admitted n single de-
fGnt and got the Cubnns have armed
their men with rifles used only by tho
government. The government hns kill-
Cd, according Ia their official count,
nlN aNfN
hnvc In tho field. yct we hear OF trans.
pnrts brlnClng thOusnndn OF unfortu-
nntc recruits TO flrht for topplinE
monarchy IN America. Spain never
iosUg but the Last battle and she Will
ioro IL I'm Cuhn. II the truth IN not
known II In Spaln'B fault, let her well
come fearless and lncorruptlblc Amorl-
can Journalists to Cuba aud give them
facilities Let her nal, tho press VI this
country 20 name u committee OF lnvcR-
tlrntlon, otherwise II viii look nm n shc
was afraid OF the power Of tho Ameri-
can rrcBh.
Cuba Inns placed In the field mn army
Of 10000 mon. She has II population OF
/ 10000 or Co,r5r about half nrC wo.
mon leaving 10000 males and fully
200 900 nblc. bodied among thon. This
In wonderful proportion und elbows
IN almost unanimous feeling for the
revolution. Cuban patriots nrr t1-dny
called the same NAMES that the Bpnn-
lph American heroes Bolivar nnd lluuro
wtra. The majority " IN favor NJ war
n not, how N II that the whole RnnnlHh
nimy has not been able Ia urugh this
band Of dorpcrndOcH, mud more than
thirty Eonwuls nnd God knows how
many ollccrB nrc chasing thcHn Rob
ilUya without fuCccrp llllllCr the Span
lsh nrniy w very poor and her lCndurn
unworthy of their trust. or II lg tho
whole soul NJ Cubn which N nrnuHcd
lei the world decide. What prediction
they made IN February tlint MI wuiill
bp Hottlod within ton weeks IN bcCom.
INK mUnrtrpuH repetition not borne
out hv HuMrluunt uvunlH. The cN-
MARQUIS of Santa luuiu uur president
aN one of lh' ldrhoHt tlllcn ln Culn
MuRn. The vice PRECEDENT li admittedly
n mnn of Integrity and mcnliH liut
thlH attaching IumullOt falls 10 men.