The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-15
DIR. DflIZ ON CUBA.
lie Addresses the Southern Baptist Con
NentiOu.

vention.
The Chattanooga News Of May 9Th con-
talns the following remarks OF DR.. Diaz.
the exrelled Cuban missionary, on the
situation i'm the island:
The Baptist Bishop Of Cuba" as he
is enormously called in the press dis
patches. was then introduced by +. >.
Yager. OF the Central Baptist church. VINO
has acted so efficiently as chairman OF the
Reception Committee.
Or. Diaz said:
Il did not forget all my English in that
prison, and 1 thank God that l was de-
livered from death by the grace OF COD
and the influence OF His Church.
Cuba was preparing for this revolu-
tion for three years. For seventy years
the Cubans have tried in vain to secure
representation IN the Spanish Govern
meut. Tho only thing the million and a
half OF Cuban subjects received as an
answer to their prayers was the glorious
privilege Of paying some tWenty-eight
million Of dollars taxes yearly 20 Spain.
This is not a rebellion Of lot Of colored
people. II is all the Cubans. The whole
country means 20 be free. II involves the
fathers and the children. The pratthns
infants say. Hurrah. Cuba Libre" just
like you say. Hurrah, America
Camps was q humane gentleman ana
conducted the war on civilized principles.
He was sent 20 cuba 10 grant privileges,
ostensibly. but his hands were tied. Some
of YOU over here yourselves know how
this war business is.
"With all the horrors OF war no Gu
ban says q word against Campo9, and
under his command non-comhatants were
not killed.
This other fellow IS no gentleman.
He is a butcher. lie kills men, women,
and children. ] have list OF twenty
seven children. less than fourteen years
old. that have been killed within two
miles of Havana.
'T was connected with the Red
Cross Society. which was administering
TO the wounded on both sides. and in
that capacity / saw more than twenty
battles.
I'm my charge were thirty Red-Cross
workers and two doctors. / put them into
two parties. when the Red-Cross par
ties pass the Cuhans they take of their
hats. The Spaniard3 kill them with their
wounded.
"Woyler got no religion, hut he got
Sl5W0.OO0 from the Spanish bishop Of Ila-
vana to carry on the war, and M once he
began a crusade against the Protestant
rellgionists. His first move was against
tho Episcopaiians.
Then he killed q Methodist missionary
and run out the byterian minister,
who went 10 Key West. Then Mr.. Wey-
fer opened on me and my flock with perse-
cutions First. Mr.. Hollowell had TO so.
Then Mr.. BruinnO who had charge of the
Red Cross. although ne had saved the
lives OF 1000 Spanish soldiers.
MY congregation came next, two
months ago"
Here he told the story OF his perse-
cutiOn and imprisonment substantially as
related I'm yesterdays News
CUBA Is a lake Of blood IN our small
interior towns. They killed one hundred
innocent men in one week.
"Whlle I'm prison / communicated with
friends and managed 20 get out a tele-
gram 20 Dr. Tichenor. II was IN the
hands OF a friend who they tried In vain
10 intercept. They chased him and search
ed him. but he had given it to an exile,
who was leaving for Key West. and when
the soldiers failed 20 find the telegram on
him they asked what he had done with
the one he had with him. re pointed 20
the steamer Mascot. which was fast d77-
appearing al the mouth of the bay. and
told them he had sent II. They were
fearfully onragcd. and told General Wey-
Ter I had sent the message 10 America.
I was free IN two hours.
I'm six or seven months cuba will be
free" ovid applause)
II was q most remarkable scene. Peo-
pie yelled and shouted.
At the conclusion - the address the
congregation sang. "Mv Country IT'S Of
Thee" with such spirit that tho great
volume OF sound from the throng that
packed the church seemed as II IT would
burst open the church