Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-31
A VICTORIOUS MARCH
BANDERAS LEADS HIS ARMY THE
ENTIRE LENGTH OF CUBA.
MET ALMOST NO OPPOSITION.
FORCES IN WESTERN PROVINCES
MATERIALLY STRENGTHENED.
Everything in Readiness for Sue
cessfuI Winter Campaign Against
the Spnnish--Genernl Bnnde-
rns Issues 81 PrOclnma-
tiOn to His Race.
MET ALMOST NO OPPOSITION.

New York. Aug. 31-The Journal and Ad-
ve.tiser says: THE sensationally victori-
Gus march of the Cubans under Maxine
Gomez and Antonio Maceo the entire
length of the island in Martinez Cdmpos'
time has just been duplicated by Quintin
Banderas.
The negro war captain, than whom no
Cuban of the colored race, excepting only
Maceo, perhaps. has won greater honors
in the struggle for independence, led 12,oo0
men from the eastern end of the Island,
where the patriots in arms are strongest.
to the western end, where, since Antonio
MaceO's death through the treachery OF
his body physician DIR. Zertucha, the
Cuban cause has not prospered so well.
These 1000 men represented all branches
Of the Cuban army service. They pene-
tr2ted into the provinces of MatanZas, ia-
vana and Pinar del Rio. strengthening the
existing forces III each of these provinces
to such an extent that the coming winter
campaign there MAY be expected to be even
| as disastrous for the Spanish arms as IN
the time of the redoubtable Maceo.
THE news of the brilliant achievement
was brought TO the Journal and Advertiser
| by mail from Havana in an autograph let
| ter from Banderas himself. In 1t he re-
quests the publication of the proclamation
| that he issued on taking charge of the
department. Banderas says that the sec
| ond invasion of the West was made in COM
| pliance with plans that were completed by
Maxine Gomez the commander-in-chief,
! himself in June last and that the march
molestation from the Spanish troops.
1--we crossed the lines again and again
| he says, but there was no fighting in them.
| and we had no battles. Our men behaved
! nobly in the face of constantly possible at
| tacks by larger forces. There was no fal-
| tering at any time. and once more l have
| been able to admire the heroism of our
| soldiers who have fought, are lighting: and
| will ever fight, am convinced. until the
| linda of mi oh hay haa al
| tained.'
| THE proclamation intimates that there
have been wholesale desertions from the
| Spanish army in Havana province into the
| Cuban service. saying:
I'm taking command of this province
| send greeting to all its forces, but more
| especially to the brave Spanish soldiers OF
| the PiZarro cavalry regiment whom l re-
| viewed yesterday, and those who filled with
for their liberty, have come over to oul
| files, in this way giving most direct lie &c
those who say that the Spanish soldier eN-
| lists only to serve food for the cannon
| and for the purpose of affording means tC
their officers TO get titles and decorations
The rest of the proclamation is directed
TO the men of my race, and is as fol
lows:
1T only remains for me to appeal to the
men of my race, to point Oat to them tina
their post of honor is here by my side. re
mindins them that We owe the liberty o.
our fathers 10 the revolution of 1865. and i
| is my duty TO present 10 them the eNampl,
l
tonic Maceo. who died on the field for tn,
liberty of his country.
| . 4 iSten country.nen. When. after
battle and. filled with national pride, W.
have gathered up the wounded of th'
enemy, to give them the care that the.
may need, many times have been covered
| with shame, and my whole being has beer
thrilled with a terrible bitterness to SCI
that the majority of the wounded were mel
of my race. who Were fighting against th
liberty of their country. I am confident
ccuntrymen. that, you have, suffered s.
| much under the despotism of Spain that
| after reading these lines, you will come I,
our side and enlist in the ranks of th
| army of this province to win worthy plac
in history. and that you will determine
that. so far as each of you is concerned
Il will henceforth never be possible to sa.
that the colored race of Cuba helped L
clipch the manacle of tyranny agains
their own brothers.
"'Come then, and help us redeem tn
fatherland. thus complying with your dut
| as hcnored citizens. Triumph is near
Here we are all brothers. One .purpos
| guides us in battle-to die fighting, If neces
sary for Cuba and liberty. Citizens of m
| race, long live free Cuba.