The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-05
CUBANSTAKE THEIR STAND
HE rs 4 TRAITOR VINO ACCEPTS
SPANS PROPOSALS.


All the Leaders In Pinar del Rio say They
will Not stop FiEhtinE TN Spain hshn-
cuisines All Claims 20 Cuba-TheJ Can Never
Forget the Grimes or Their Ensmie'.
HAVANA, Nov. 3. via Key West, Nov. 4.-The
following official document, signed BY all the
leaders Of the Cuban Army in the province OF
Pinar del Rio, has been delivered to me for pub
ncation In THE SUN. Tho original copy Will DO
in New York on next Sunday at the office Of the
Cuban Delegation. The document says:
" To the Lovers Of Liberty IN All Nations, 70 the Fro
pie or the United States. and TO the Chodn fu'
triots Abroad:
W declare as soldiers and men Of honor that
we are now rs resolved as ever to continue the
war for the freedom Of our country and that We
resent as an insult the cowardly suspicion that
because Spain might grant autonomy to Cuba
We would surrender or accept from the Span.
ish any concessions short Of the independence
Of the island.
W shall never forget that Spain sent Wey.
Ter as her fttest representative to Cuba. We
shall never forget the bloody crimes Of the Span
ish soldierv, their assassination OF aged Cuban
people, of women and of children; their wanton
incendiarism and robberies. and all their many
outrages against humanity and civilization. We
do not. furthermore. admit that Blnnco is better
than Weyler, and we condemn as a traitor any
Cuban who desires to enter into negotiations
with the Spaniards.
"The only treaty with Spain that we will &C
cept is that In which the independence Of Cuba
is recognized, and that must be offered. not to
us, but to the Government of our republic, the
only power authorized to sign n treaty for tho
Cuban Army according to the terms of our con-
stitution, proclaimed at Jimaguayu the 18th Of
September, 1895. We who sign this document
| COMPRISE all the leaders OF the different detach-
nents of the Cuban Army in Pinar del Rio, and
may dishonor fall upon our names IL we do not
sustain our word until the day OF our triumph
or the day of our DEATH"
The signers were Major.Gen. ]. NJ. Rodriguez,
General Of the Sixth Corps: Pedro Diaz, Briga-
dIer Of the First Division; Vidal Ducassi. Briga-
der Of the Second Division: Juan Loreto. Colonel
Chief of the First Brigade. First Division;
Martin Torres. Colonel Chief Of tho Second Oh.
vision; Pedro Delgado. Colonel Chief OF the
Third Brigade, First Divisions; Antonio varona.
Colonel Chief Of the Fourth BRIGADE. First Di.
Colonel Chief Of the second Brigade. Sec.
Chief p'V of The ser ssaff of Fe{ the E silss; oee oppsi
Francisco Peraza, Lieutenant-Colonel Chief;
Miguel fliearren, Colonel Chief Of the Sixth
Of the Sanitary Corps; Hugo Roberts. Lieu:
tenant Of the sssnitary, Corps. First Division;
Major Andres Pillnt: Coils, Francisco Fleitas.
Pedro Sains. Jose Castillo. Manuel Lazo; Lieut..
Coils. Alfredo DespaKne. Simeon Armenteros.
Rafael Benites. Jose A. Soria, Emeterio Suarez.
Francisco Sabala, Federico SuneZ. Juan Cam.
pillo, Julian Gallo. Luis Perez. and Major-Gen.
Pedro Diaz Lcal.
Gen. Blanco. after comforting here with sew.
eral prominent persons, has declared that the
situation In which he finds the island is worse
than he imagined when he left Spain. The
condition, of the Spanish army is what has most
impressed him. There are, not. oyer 10000
Spanish soldiers alive in Cuba of the 100000
sent, by Spain since the beginning of the war
WITH regard TO the financial situation, the sum
OF $40. $50, 600 is due to the troops.
The town of Cotorro. four miles from Havana,
was raided yesterday by the Cubans under Col.
Aranguren. At San jose de las Lajas, also very
near Havana, Col. Arrange defeated a Spanish
guerrilla force on the same day.
Gen. Blanco has not yet expressed any deter.
mipation to improve the condition of the
p%aciicos. Reports of the assassination OF
country residents by the Spanish column con.
tinue coming from Havana province, Matanzas,
and Ptnar del Rio. The same policy OF exter-
mination is likely TO go on.
In Havana city the ravages of anime are
extreme. and the starving people die like dogs
in the streets.