The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-25
GOMEZ HAS HIS SAY.
He Tells What the Cubans
Have Done.
WILL PUSH THE FIGHT AHEAD.


Would Recognize the Belilgsrency Of
CubA-Hs says spAlns Weak Point l.
Lack Of Money aud He IL Going 90
Take Advantage Of H.
NEw YoRK. Aug. 24-The Herald
this morning publishes the following
correspondence from Santa Ana Cuba.
under date Of Aug. 10. In speaking Of
the attitude Of the United States 10.
wards Cuba and the possibility Of Presi.
dent Cleveland recognizing the belliger.
ency Of the Cubans. Gomez said:
II have forbidden the discussion Of
the question in my camps. For weeks
my men fairly held their breatns wait.
ing word FROM Washington. Il was a
waste OF time Long ago realized that
we must fight this war alone and un.
aided We can win our independence
while the executive Of the United States
Is considering tho question Of our pos.
siblc belligerency
Il have no doubt Of the sympathy a
the American people as a whole. In
fact / have the best evidence Of their
good will Many Americans are fight.
ing In my ranks. and good, true men
they are. The chief Of our artillery il
an American from Boston. and no
braver man lives"
How long do you think the war will
coniinuey'
Il prefer not 10 appear Ia the guiso Of
a prophet leave that to General
Wcyler. WIS the response
You are confident Of success in the.
ondy'
As certain Of IL as am that Cuba is
an island, but must fight the battle in
my own WY. know that we are
called gueuillas that some people mar.
vel because we prefer to fight from am.
bush. but We are in this war TO win.
Ammunition Is scarce aud | think
know how IN use Il 10 advantage
Cuba l. now ours. Il is true the
Spaniards hold most Of the seaport cities
and some OF the interior towns. but in
the latter they are getting very tired.
We don't lci them sleep much and now
we will see that they do not eat. "
"Will there be- this coming fall any
exceptions made IN your order against
grinding cancg'
mo, one" replied the general
Nothing will be tolcrat a which mf
yield revenue % Spain. Lack Of mont ,
Is SPANS weak point, and am going 20
take advantage of t. have no desire
90 destroy property, but Cuba must be
free But will have no more of bar.
ter Communication between the conn.
try and cities held by Spanish troops is
now cut Oh aud will SO remain. Their
only hope o. relief must ccm' from con.
voys, and ever waiting Tor the onemy's
"All our fighters are not from am.
bush, however. The battle Of Saratoga,
which lasted four days aud nights, was
anything bat an ambush. General Cas-.
tollano had more than goo men, while
we made the attack with force Of less
than COO. No; all Of my old trained
veterans, whom left In the west, but
comparatively raw recruits, hastily
gathered together ia Camaguey.
The troops fired $1,000 shots, accord.
ing 10 their own report We fired about
1900 There were noArly 30 graves
only a Of which were Of Cubans, and
/ yet, according to Havana reports they
always drive Us out Of our camps, kin
many and capture a quantity Of our arr.
munition. My men may not be possessed
Of superior maFkmanship. but they frs
~ hollow square or at a mass, while our
line being 50 extended, permits most Of
the Spaniar'is' bullets TO pass between
Us
They say we wont come ont and
fight" said General Gomez, with q
laugh "What have they built that wiz,
fence around the city Of Puerto Princip,
for II not To prevent our chasing then
into their holosg'