Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-15
THE WAR IN CUBA.
M Discussions Among IlSurstnt Gen.
erals as Reported.
pySAuirE MUCH USED ny cUBANs


NEW YoRS, July lb.-Gensrai Carlos
Rolofi IL 10 tho city on butlness for
tho Cuban government The World
this morning publishes the following
Interview with himi
General Rolofi was asked N II were
true, a. reported by the SpanlardS, that
Discussions among the generals were
Soakonlng the CubanG
"t Ia noi," no said with emphasis.
HThefe have boon no ditscnsious
among US. There was no quarrel be-.
tween Garcia and Gimrz rs reported,
aud Gomtz hid not cOuniormafch on
account VI any trouble. He counter.
marched on my order, bscause he
wanted consultation OF oil tho gem
erals as TO the program In view OF the
commencement OF the rainy season.
When Garcia landed he was naturally
mate commandef.in.chici OF the east.
efn department. He had been n gem
efal IN tbs ten years war when jose
Maceo was only u lieutenant colonel.
The government assigned Garcia 10 the
command Of the Oast anu General
Glhtz had already mode the same as
Hgument before tho government acted.
his order reached us two days sitter
wo Actod."
"what Ia there In the charge that
the insurgents wRntonly burn proper
Typ he was asked.
That ALTO Ia not true" no replied.
awe DOME want TO destroy property.
10 N not 10 our intercat 20 destroy an
ISLAND We arc TlsEiug our lives 10 make
lice und happy. just ~ General
Sherman burned on his march 10 the
SEA, anu ne Sheridan burned Ia tho
valley Of the Shenandoah % destroy
the fesUutccs OF their enemies 20 We
have destroyed tho sugar crop anu
burned sugar MILLS % cripple Spain.
Spain drew the sluuca M war from the
exports % 100000, 900 Of sugar au.
uualy. We Hluppru Tho grinding To
itop that revenue. Ihata our idea. {"
"And there Ia that explosive bullet
floty2'
General Rolafi laughed heartily ana
fniul ave nave NOT anything u the
Nina. MohAvc the bfrss capred bui.
let's we have captured from the
Spnninrdg. YOU have ssen tnum Ia
Cuna, have you2 They use them ia
thUig RsmiugtDna. That bullet IL
mot dtadiy. IL makes terrible
wound. Then ihoie 10 the Mauseis We
have from them. They mate Mau.
ser In spain anJ tho bull u from thVm
wouule Aud strike dido 90. ghose
make bal WOUNDS nis.. Toe h,auot
ball Wnen ~ rtukos uir,Cl durt
little harm uulgd. nits vial spot.
A. n matter Ul tact nations now are
utVisinE tue mlat uuultuciive impiu-
H.H 49,
the gfuatctt obstruction known. We
use dynamite, all wo eau get. We
blow up railtoa IL ana we make miuts
ana blow up SpaniaTds ou tue msrch
anu we uettioy steamers with II. Tue
trouble Win " IL that We arc not *.
IrfiuGctd In iia Use. IL IL not used ~
II ought 10 be. We 0uglt to IeslrOy
more with IT,"
Gen. Rjloi was asked II there WA
any lruIn In the charge that Spanish
kIii pacific people.
"Yut" no replied, at Ia true. You
eau gay Tor me that l know they xii
PaclncOf. The civil guard and Ihu
gurrillas do u. Tho civil guHris nrc
tue wurt muTdefuu OF all. They 10
OUT ana fail TO nght, ana then thoy klll
harmless people hna 10 back and cay
they had a battle"
lie was pskei II he had personal
knowledge OF the isol that Wrylui
committed atrocities Ia the ten yUars
war.
"Yrs, aud upon women at thaln lac
Tophuu. "BuI don't want to say
anything mye0li ON that subject. It IL
enough 10 repeat what Martinez
Campos shid about II before no loil
spain for Cuba. A Cuban autOnOmial
asked CRmpos II the report was iTue
that WoyieT was coming 10 Cuba. no,
Cnmpos replied. '1he dead would
Tlte out Of their gTRyos, n MsyloI
should 10 there That was published
m the Spanish papers In Havana at
th0 time. can't say anything more
ioTcible that that"
Mr. RDlOn deniod tho Spanish stories
About tue execution Of Cuban generals
by Antonio Maceo ana others. "Inoy
arc all spanish lies" he sAiu. "rhey
have killed me several timeB," he said
tmilingly, land yet you see me, safe
hud sound"
"lhsro IL no doubt about this Issue oil
this war. We will win. Cuba will be
Tree. 1 DON'T know how long tho wal
will last. In the former war Wa had
only eight or ten thousand armed men,
yet We neid Spain In check Tor ten
yeart.n