San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-03
CALHOUN Is PUZZLED.
No Conclusion In. the Ruiz
Investigation.
MUST RETURN AND TELL ONLY
WHAT HE BELIEVES TO
HAVE HAPPENED.
Will Reccomeni, However, That The
U. S. Demand That The War
Be Stopped, And That The
Butchery of Women And
Children Cease.


Herald from Havana, Cuba, June 2,
via Key West, says:
Mr.. Calhoun goes home puzzled. He
is to sail on the Ward Line steamer.
Many contradictory stories of the in
surrection have been poured into his
ear. He has declined to be interview
ed, but your correspondent has an alb
solute authority as to the nature of
his views.
Mr.. Calhoun is for peace. if peace be
possible, and if need be for war. He
will recommend that the war here be
stopped at all hazards. He will argue
in support of this position the condi-
lions of Americans and American in
terests here, with more force the
frightful condition of the country folk
which he knows from personal expe-
rience.
And so in the long run Mr.. Calhoun
will see President Mckinley, and with
all the weight of the Presidents per-
sonal representative here, will sug-
gest that Spain be told that the war
on women and and children in the is
land of Cuba must cease.
Personally Mr.Calhoun is not in SYM
has been stirred by the woes of the
wretched, starving reconcentrados.
He said as much, and when he gets
Mr.. McKinley's ear he will urge that
Spain be asked automatically to stop
the war. He will depend upon the pos
sibility of the good officers of the Uni
ted States government, but in the end,
Mr.. Calhoun, with the memory of Ma
tanzas upon him, with the memory of
the dying and the lack of collins,
will suggest that President Mckinley
use what means he can to stop this
war of determination.
The Americans who met Mr.. Cal
houn, and for that matter. the Span
ish too, feel that he will tell President
Mckinley what he felt when he went
into RECOMMENDATION house at Matan-
zas, where man was dying and learn
ed that the weeping woman and her
children were not given food because
it was reported that they had relatives
among the rebels.
Mr.. Calhoun said that while he was
merely counsel to General Lee in the
Ruiz case, he could not be supposed to
remain there with eyes and ears clos
ed. That, interpreted, means that he
is to report on the progress of the in
surrection, the condition of the coun-
the evils which have fallen upon
stricken Cuba.
The Ruiz in vestigation is closed AS
predicted, the matter is exactly where
Cen. Lee eft It IN February last. At
the conclusion OF the investigation,
DR.. Congosto prepared a report which
he requested Gen. Lee to sign. In it
he said that Ruiz had been treated as
guest of the nation, had a mattress
and pillows, good food, the attention
of, the nurses and in fact all that any
man could wish. This in reality was
based upon evidence which Gen. Lee
had declined to consider. So Gen. Lee
declined positively TO sign the report
which DR.. Congosto submitted.
Then Cen. Lee submitted p report
setting forth strongly the fact that
Ruiz was kept 315 hours in communica-
20; that it was known that he was an
American citizen, and that much SOL
tary detention and was in absolute
disregard of the treaty; that he died
while so held incommun 'cado, and that
Is these facts are admitted the claim
must hold good. DIR. CongoSto declin-
I'd to sign this.
Then as each had declined to sign
the others re2ort, an attempt was
made to draw up report, which
would merely cover the acknowledged
facts. This was done, the report en-
bodying what everyone Knows-that
Ruiz was arrested on a certain date
md died on a certain date. This both
'igned, but with The understanding
hat each would IL mediately report to
is government his version of the in
.estigation.
Gen. Lees report goes to Washington
4 once. Fe SAYS tina; absolute evil
fence bearing upon the matter in
which Buzz. received the blow which
'ilied him is unobtainable because of
'ullng conditions but rs he would
rave been alive in all probability had
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