Evening star., 1896-03-09
SENATOR'S STATEMENTS
The Spanish Minister Takes Issue With
Them.
He Declares That Their Authorities
for Their Declarations Were
Biased i'm Favor of Cuba.

The Spanish minister Senior Dupuy &c
Lone, has made public an extended CON-
mLnication. in which he undertakes 20
refute the statements made by Senator
Sherman in his speech OF February 2s, in
which he described the alleged horrors and
cruelties perpetrated by Gen. Weyler in
the war Of 1872. Senator Sherman attrl-
uted the stories to book written by g
Spaniard named Enrique Donderio, who
was go hcrror-stricken by the high crimes
he saw committed in Cuba that he fed TO
this country and published his manuscript
Senor de LONE saysShe has made an III
vestigation about the book. a small pamrli-
let of forty-three pages. printed in 1870
which describes many horrors attributed
both to the Spahiards and 10 the rebels.
and he affirms that 1t does not mention
Gen. Neyler's name a single time.
Senor de LONE also takes issue with
Senator Morgan, who, on February -.
quoted The American Cyclopedia in support
of his argument against the brutal system
followed by Spain in the former war. and
declares that the article in the American
Cyclopedia WIS written by a strcng enemy
Of Spain, and that the sense of dispatch
from Minist.. Sickles at Madrid on the
subject Of the number Of insurgents Killed
and taken prisoners in battle during the
former war mad been distorted from The
expression of belief into an official state
rnent. Regarding tie declaration of Gen.
Weyier upon his arrival in Cuba that lie
proposed 20 eAterminate gradually Inc
small bands of bandits, Senor de Lone
SAYS that nobody can believe that Gen.
Weyler by the word exierminate meant
TO pu: 10 death.
In conclusion Seror De LONE says:
II cannot understand how all rules ~
war that have been given 10y all ciNliized
r.ations are SO criminal, SO cruel and 70
;yranncal when they ale applied to Fu'a-
! have before my eyes a summary %
q lar of HOnnprlinn
the of the rebellion in the United
Stats 10 both sides, taken from American
history. I am sure that many Of them are
false. most of them exaggerated, some nee
essafy and others unavoidable. But, taxi
ing only as an illustration and for the sake
Of argument what / see In that list, cam
not understand how people who are ia
miliar with those necessary evils OF war
have been able 10 such harsh unjust
end offensive language against Spain.
In an English paper of those days reed
the following Cpinion of the American civil
war Stripped of its traprings. ii is
mere quarrel for territory. The antagonists
acting like Delawares and Pawnees.
War to the knife. pushed to absolute ex-
ternljration. is what they have resolved on.
ard people breathe a language of massacre
and eXtermination.' This charge was no
more justified than the charges which are
brought now against Spain. / said noth-
ing when that language was used in Tie
press, but believe il is my duty, although
against the conventionalities of my posi-
ton, to appeal, az / have said. TO The
honest common sense of the American pao-
pie, when those words are uttered from the
Capitol of the United States.
Nothing is now done in Cuha that has
not been done ard has not been deemed
necessary in other countries when 1T war.
1t would be possible and easy for NE TO
quote many facts not different from those
which now arouse public sentiment against
Spain. i will only ask persons wanting an
impartial and honest opinion 10 read what
the commanders-in-chief of the American
armies on both sides and what those OF
the armies Of France and Germany have
deemed necessary for the protection OF
their soldiers and the carrying out of the
war"