The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-08
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the Utterances of Our Statesmen.
WASHINGTON, March minister Dupuy
DE LONE. of Spain. tonight accorded 10 .
reprt sentative OF the Associated Press an
authorized interview concerning the Spanish-
Cuban situation, with special reference TO
recent statements In Congress during the
consideration of the Cuban resolutions. The
minister said:
Il have the greatest respect for the honest
common sense Of the American nation. with
unlimited confidence in its second sober
thought and am very sure that the Amer
reason that forego my usual desire to avoid
public discussion. In order that the American
people may be put In possession OF certain
facts. and that misunderstanding that have
been made possible between the United States
and Spain may be avoided
''I read with the greatest regret the state
ment made in the Senate by some OF the
most influential Senators OF the United
States, knowing that the facts which were
good GOOD faith. f" Of which have no doubt. had had
been imposed on, and that lt would be very
easy for me TO prove. WIKI little time. that
sons interested in bringing about misunder-
standing between the two countries
Senator Sherman. in the sitting OF Feb.
an article published IN New York Sunday.
Feb. %. He said, giving in very strong Ian
guage his opinion of the present commands
er-in-chief OF the Spa lish army ia Cuba. the
following: A book was written In Spanish
which / am very sorry / cannot get from
n tne Drsrg; s Tnr;oue w'fS ponSero VINO came over
from Spain with the Spanish troops to see
the war OF 1872, and who was so horror
Commit I'd that he fiew to the United States
and there published his manuscript. Telling
is this evidence. and IL shows General Wey-
II have g; made an investigation about that
book and i have found that the name or
the author 3 not Enrique Donderio. as orlk-
x.,11x fad hlff
this reason probably the Senator was unable
to find the book in the Congressional LIZ
have seen that I'm the book, which is =
small pamphlet OF forty-three pages. not
single time is the name OF General Weyier
had the pamphlet read by other persons.
and I see in IL that many horrors are de-
scribed attributed both 10 the Spaniards and
TO the rebels. but in IL. as said before, and
as / most emphatically affirm again: the
name of General Weyler Is not mentioned
one single os sn1soay ss Mo nSoe would ike 10 con-
II have been told that that person. En-
E5naahst 0sp II spaIn against the government and
was sent TO Cuba. He fought there on tho
spanish side then deser'eq ana ,r sIters,5ds ms
thizer. it cannot be vouched for by me. and
Il that the honorable Senator from Ohio
said ir good faith that all the crimes that
he related were attributed by spanish authof-
tiles TO General Weyler. and that his good
faith has been imposed on
General Weyler went 10 Cuba as leu
tenant colonel in 1869. and returned 10 spain
as a brigadier general in 1873 A part of the
campaigr ne held the position Of stan officer.
he being ore of the general stan. and some
time later he held tho position or colonel of
a regiment OF volunteers. which was made
up and paid by the merchants OF Havana.
HE .ae OF that at
he has never had In Cuba other positions
than OF a subordinate officer.
I'm my investigation / have read many
pamphlets written by Cubans during the war.
from 1868 10 ls7s with all the natural bias
when contest Is pending, and have failed
10 see the rame OF General Weyler recorded
as responsible for the horrors that now.
when he Is at the head OF The army against
the rebels. are attributed to him.
Senator Morgan. In the sitting OF Feb. -.
said that according TO official reports for
warded from Madrid by the United States
minister 13600 Cubans had been killed In hat
lie up TO August 1872. besides -. 500 prisoners.
whom the spanish minister admitted 20 have
been put to DEATH Senator Norgan s.id that
his authoritx WAS tha Amegtcan cycloDeo1D