Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-02-27
Document Signed by the President
and General Gomez.

| New York, Feb 23.-The World viii
publish tomorrow. under the head OF
| lhe Most Important Document on the
| Cuban War an autograph letter writ
ten to that paper by Salvador Cisneros
| president of the provisional government
OF the Cubans, and countersigned by
MaXimo Gomez. the general in chief
The letter was approved by the so-callel
cabinet of the provisional government.
and bears the seal of the governments 1t
is as follows:
At the request of your correspondent We
nave the greatest pleasure in arguing the fol-
lowing questions: do you believe the war can
be ended on the basis of independence the
payment of an indemnity by Cuba to Spain
with the United States arbitrator?''
On the basis of Independence it will be i'm
posslble to enter into negotiations These
snoula r . provide for the evacuation of the island
bS the Spanish and for the future relations
between Spain and the new Cuban repIblic
we belleVe also that there should be inclul-
sd an indemnity to be paid Spain provided the
amount is reasonable. This would be hon
oraple' practicable and good for all But if
done 1t should be done as soon as possible. The
indemnity should prevent the further loss Of
piooa ana money and it would save the eco
lohllc resources of the people who have sworn
to the complete destruction of the island before
5hey will submit anew to the dominion Of
SPAN. Each day that passes causes fresh ha-
tfed and devastation. Soon the producing Ca
paclty OF the country will be destroyed Cuba
can pay less as time passes, not only because
each month she earns less but it will be in
creaslngly difficult for her to fulfill the stin,
atlon and agreements she must be able to
make.
Ihe indemnity to Spain should take the form,
OF acknowledgment and guarantee by Cuba
ol a part of the debt already contracted by
spain, OF the payment of a sum in bonds or
III money to Spain We would deem it ad-
Vlsabe for the United States to intervene as
sl.,l aperator or officially as the friend of
both sides. providing always that the island of
Cona Snail not sacrifice thereby her own soy /
ereignty.
we are yours in the greatest consideration |
SALNATOR CISNEROS. Y B. |
MANIMO GOMEZ.
Dagomel, Sanct Spiritus, Jan 81
were Procured by ScoveI.
Thls letter, which is forwarded by Syl-
Vester Scovel, the World correspondent
low in prison at Sancti Spiritus was. it is
stated, obtained exactly one week before
ne was caught while trying to reach the
sea coast. He had forwarded copy by
paclfico to be cabled to his paper. This
messenger was also captured by the
spanish. and the contents of his dis
patches We're cabled to Senior De Lone
spanish minister at Washington The
'f1g1nal documents, including the letter.
ire IN original Spanish, and We're only re-
elVed TINS afternoon. In his letter ac-
them Scovel writes:
The Cubans afford to pay a very large
mount and am in a position to state that
hey Will do so. Cuba will accept any peace
Bile means laid down by the United States that
will secure their independence. Last year Gen
raj Gomez authorized the statement that in
is opinion the Cubans would even go as far
s to allow the United States to administer
he finances of the island until such time as
ny loan from that country should be repaid.