Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-08
DEFENSE
Of the Spanish Com
mander- in-Chief
MINISTER DuPuY De LONE vIGoR-
ousLY DEFENDS THE CHAR
ACTER OF GEN. WELLER.
SAYS THE SENATORS
WE'RE MISTAKEN WHEN THEY DE-
NouNcED HIN IN THE SENATE.
Their Information Game from fnr-
tinl aud Unreliable Sources.
SAYS THE SENATORS
WE'RE MISTAKEN WHEN THEY DE-
NouNCED HIN IN THE SENATE.
Their Information Came from rnr-
tInl aud Unreliable Sources.
CLAIMS Injustice Was Done.

Washington. March 7-Minister Du-
puy de LONE of Spain tonight accorded
to representative OF the Associated
Press an authorization concerning the
Spanish-Cuban situation with special
reference to recent statements in con-
gress during the consideration OF the
Cuban resolutions The minister SAID
II have the greatest respect Tor the
honest common sense of the American
nation and unlimited confidence III It's
second sober thought, and | am very
sure that the Americans love ana want
the truth. 1t IL for this reason that l
forego my usual desire to avoid pub
liclty In order that the American neo-
ple may be put IN possession OF certain
facts. and that MISUNDERSTANDING mat
have been made possible between the
United States and Spain may be
avoided a..
~ read with the deepest regret the
statement made In the senate by some
of the most Influential senator's oil the
United states. knowing that the facts
which were stated By them were M
correct; that their good faith. OF when
4 have no doubt, had been imposed
unon. and that II would be very easy
for me to prove with little tiine ,hhl
The senators had been misintorheu ny
persons Interested in bringing ms
understanding between the TWO cou"-
tries. A.. ,t.,ins of
I,ahrunry 2S quoted freely from olher
tbinps. from an article publlsneu ~
Ne,v York Sunday. February 20. 1870
He said. giving In very strong nn-
euage, his opinion of the present CONT
nnander-in-chlef OF the Spanish army
in cuba, the following 49,, ,,,io,,
IA book written IN Spah.Sn, " ~.
7 am very sorry cannot get from .ne
,,,Srn,.v written by Spnniard py the
nayne Of Enrique Donderio, VINO eains
n,,ar from spain with the Spanish
.,,,ora 10 see the war or lsiz. anu WIZ
10 az horror-stricken with the high
VIZ thnt he saw committed that ne
Naw to the United states anu 'he'S
published his manuscript. 40, ,aou,
"" w paye made an Investigation aoout
III, and 1 have found that the
mn ',, AZ The author is not Enrique puh
h"r,o az recently printed, but Enr'i ~,
,ncnderia For this reason propuuis IL
pei,t was unable to find the BOOK IN
the congressional library. Shouiu no, a
haye found II he would nave So. H.
in the book which IL siiaiI 81 81 ,Ime
~ forty three pages, NOT slhs a,,-
the name OF uehei"'
toned. .,.,. ,,apt 10 Cuba as n
,,entenant- colonel In 1859 ana rs. H., RIA
u spain as brigad,aT Ian he held the
lpp, If, Of stan officer. but he nus
p I,osnr held in Cuba any other position
iSan that Of subordinate r ea,fer many
my Mas written by Cubans during
p par wnr from 1865 to 1875. but with ad ~
I'M, 'ne natural w bias when contest Is penaf
Ing ! have failed to see the hame for or
uehsrn that now. when he Is at me
IN, nnsd ho ~ the army against the rebels
ara attributed TO him; .,,,,,g n,
Senator Morgan; IN .t sns iru 20 Of
February y. saia snr from Madrid
ne's she r trpitsd states minister $500 Gu,
August is7s, besides G,,n,s s1gy ADMITTED 10
, wnoinh .ag nut to death. Senator Aor.
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