The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-21
INDEPENDENCE ONLY.
Nothing Else Will Satisfy the In
surrectionists.
THEY DO NOT WANT HOME RULE.


Representative In washington-Generai
Gomez Has but One Dream, and That is
to See Cuba Free-A Spanish Press Bu-
reau.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-(Special. lit
is absurd TO suppose that the people OF
Cuba will accept the alleged reforms which
Spain is about to offer us and lay down
their arms" said Senior Quesada, the Gu
ban representative in Washington. had
called on Senior Quesada TO ask him what
he thought of the talk that Spain was GO
ing Co secure peace by means OF treaty of
commerce with the United States and
plan of reform I'm her government of Cuba.
''No man who knows the Cuban people
would think fora moment that there could
be any chance whatever of this plan being
successful" added Senior Quesada. The
Cuban minister, as he is sometimes called,
was at the moment i'll in bed. But his
eyes flashed with the fire of patriotism and
determination as he spoke TO me- In his
eagerness to express himself he threw the
toverlet back from the bed, gesticulated
with his arms, and his face shone with en-
thusiasm. THE people of Cuba will have
none of their reforms" he declared.
"There is only one thing we will have, and
that is Independence. There is only one
thing in which we have confidence, and
that is this
Suiting rhe action TO the word, Senior
Ouesada, III as he was, drew from behind
his bed Cuban machete and waved 10 over
his head, the glistening upon its steel blade
corresponding to the light in his eyes. L.
have rarely seen more dramatic action In
priva,c life.
Gomez Defended.
"But they say General Maxine Gomez
is ready TO make peace, with home rule as
the price?" suggested.
"Who saws so?" asked the Cuban minis
ter. "You get that from the Spanish.
They circulate such lies through the news
papers. They have no regard for the truth.
/ will give Senior Dupuy de LONE SO, 900,
to be devoted to any charity which he may
name, If he will show an authentic letter
from General Gomez containing an express
sion in favor of peace for home rule, pro-
viding the Spanish minister will agree 20
contribute like sum TO the Cuban wound
ed in case he fails to produce such a letter.
Senior Quesada then went on TO point out
how absurd it was for the Spanish to claim
that General Gomez was willing to sell
out his cause. General Gomez fought in
the ten years war, and after the war was
over, instead of filing his pockets with
Spanish gold, as the friends of Spain now
claim he did, he went to the Panama canal
and worked as an underengineer down in
the ditch and through the swamps for a
small sum per month with which to sup
port his family. He afterward settled in
Santo Domingo, where he worked for a
living.
"Why," said Senior Quesada, General
Gomez has but one dream, but one ambi-
ton in life-that Is to see Cuba free. He
is now GA years old. He knows this Is the
last war he will ever engage in. 1t Is vic
tory now or never so far as he is concerned.
At the end of the ten years war he was
one of those who relied upon Spanish hon
| or and accepted peace under promise that
reforms should be made. He was trickcd
| and deceived with the others Do you
suppose he can be caught in such trap e
second time? | know the Spanish have
circulated reports that General Gomez
would not fight for us unless he was paid.
| They say his army has been lying idle be-
cause he was not paid the money which he
| demanded. In few days we shall have q
| letter from General Gomez which will show
| how false all this Is I understand the
| Spanish have tried to make your state de
| partment believe General Gomez can bc
bought with their gold whenever they need
| him / would like to see them try 10. IhC
| Spanish cmissary who approaches General
| Gomez with such mission Will not say q
dozen words till the old general will ca!
| two of his men--number so and so and
| number such and such-and issue to then
| this command:
4" Take this man out and shoot him
"In five minutes there will be the cracl
| of a half dozen mausers, and that Will b;
| General Gomez's answer TO this charge
| He will treat in the same manner the maj
| who approaches him with an offer from
! Spain to grant peace on the home ruiz
basis. OF course If the agent goes with
flag of truce he will be protected But If I
Cuban, were 10 walk into General Go
mezs camp and propose that we hay
peace, the first question he would ask IN
would be:
"'Is it peace with Independence And j
I were TO reply in the negative, should b
shot in ten minutes.
All For the Cause.
at must try the patience of those VIII
know anything about matters in Cuba 70
the Spanish to be continually PUBLISHING
such outrageous reports" Senior Qucsad
continued "Their statements are an in
sult to the intelligence OF the America
: people. If we went to war because w
could not endure the conditions of tw
years ago, why should we make peac
now, without any pledge of those cond
tions being bothered and with a certaint
that the debt to be saddled upon the islam
will impoverish it for half century {
come? As TO General Gomez, Is 1t not al
surd to suppose that he will now lay dow
his arms? He is the commander in chic
of the Cuban armies. He sees victory !
the near future. He knows that he wi
win undying fame by our triumph. Tai
TO me about his being soldier of fortune
: Why, General Gomez has refused to tai
money from our junta. His wife an
family have refused to accept funds whic
we have proffered them.
n To Influence Public Opinion.
There Is one thing in connection wit
the Spanish campaign In this countl
. which is open to criticism-the SPANS
minister here maintains n regular pre-