The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-30
GOMEZ FERxENT APPEaI..
Writes Mckinley, InclosinG nm TN
answered Letter To Cleveland.


CHICAGO. March 2s-The Record to-
morrow will contain a letter from Gen.
Gomez written 10 President Mckinley and
containing a copy Of one written February
TO President Cleveland. The Records
copy was sent by G. f. Crosby. the corre-
spondent reported killed during hattie
near Arroyo Blanco. The original letter
20 President Cleveland either went astrny
or was suppressed by the recipient. To
President Mckinley. Gen. Gomez says:
In the Field. Near Sancu Spiritus.
March T. 1897
The Hon. William Mckinley. President
Gen. weyler has arrived fn the district II
Sancti Spsrftus with numerous army.
He comes not 70 ight nor 70 oppose his
strength to the forces with which / de-
fend these parts. but as a sanguinAry and
cruel general who viii avoid conlbats
and spread crime and desoiation every
where He conuoS 20 murder the peasants
in the fields, 20 kin the children and 90
drive our persccuted and outraged women
20 the. woods. leaving their homes 30 10
"a arxsens destroyed. THIS r. how Gen.
Weyier pacl8eS Sancfi STaritus, or wher-
those who AK him FOR bread for their
children and alienation for their miseTies
20 30 out into the country 10 steal and
destroy whatever they may IND.
with this permit me 10 send you
COPY Of a letter which bad the honor
20 ssffd your preiscesTor IN office Mr..
Grover
NAV move you 10 sacred action thar Ia
duces me 20 take up my pen TO troubis
ycu."
The letter 10 STR. Cleveland Is very long.
and II f. an earnest appeal for the inter-
ventlon Of the United States IN behalf II
unarEned men. women and children. who
arc represented TO be ruthlessly siaugh-
tered by Spanish Foidlera Gen. Gomez
says:
Look through the world and you viii
fsF. ~
reptfor of the Americans. contemplate
with Indifference. or with sentimental
platonasm. tho war which makes red the
beautiful fields ~ fertile Cuba. ns II IL
were a fninr foreign 70 their interests
and those of modern csflturs. as II ~ were
not q crime 70 forget in this manner tho
duties Of social brotherhood.
But you know IL Is not Cuba alone. y
Is all America. tt IS all chriEIianhood. u
* ali humanity that sees itself outraged
hy spaln's horrible harbarity
"Ah sir. the vicisstindeN ~ this cruel
struggle have caused much raln 20 tho
heart Of an old and unfortunat7 father.
but nothing has made me suffer so nuca
as the horrors which rectle. unlsss u -
10 49, that you remain indifferent TO
Say to the spanlaris that they may
struggle with us ard treat "a a. they
rleasN. but that they must respect ths
rarlae population that fh@y must not
outrage women nor butcher Innocent
You have a hgsb and beautiful preee-
dent for such action. Read the sadiy
famous proclaim alton - tna spanish Ren~
sraI IA lnaaceGs- of lss@. proelatming
Practically the reproduction Of fhls war.
ard remember the honorable and hiRB-
vrfrA~d profsst that tae secretary OF state
fr,rnnefafed against -.
's'Fbs American people march lsgttifaate-
IL ~ the head Uf eas Western continent.
and ffsey should no longer Tolerate the
,-rld saa systematic assassination 90 d.
fera4Esas Americans. lest ntsforg hrfputs
TO thsm a participation IN these atroel-
..fr1ftate the high example mat have
f,sSleseas4 above Your conaues further
fYsora. all b4 based aoiidly on the Mon
rec doctrine Tor this cannot refer only 20
tsws1rpart0n % American territories. but
10 the defense ~ rhe people % Amer
la against European ambitions. IL can
not mean 90 protect American Hpi ard
leave rs helpless dssliars expOs<sd 20 tas
eruelffes % a - aaausuarY ana eesVytic
European power. i must sxteisd 70 the de-
seree OF tire principles W'1frn antfness
Yrse.ss.rT4 eivsllraston and form an integral
part of ths culture and lie of the Araar-
''l,rown your honorable history OF
stafesyne uahto wszh a noble at of Chris
tar CHARITY say 20 Spatn Eisat murder
gnsIss sop that cruelty mast esase. ard
re Fsse stamp % yogr authority on what
v0a cav. Ifs0zHarsa of nearta wfu cal
aosvn eternal beFedEEfionN On your m@v1-
ofv. and God ffs@ supremacy rssFcifa.,
wsas sea 81 lE ihe Fs4o2t Faertt0rsas4s w0Ek
os To9r entire life. ! asn YOU aun.ss
sergaas. II. GOMEZ