The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
GARCIA'S PATRIOTIC LETTER,
The General Writes From Field Progress the
Rebellion
Course OF the Election Showed
Many Die Of Hunger in Santa Clare Native
tnry Genns In The Philippine Island.

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tnry Genius In Philippine Islands
HE CUBAN JuNTA HERE RECEIVED today copy of letter sent by
Gen casto Garcia Capt Gonzalo Que~oda Charge
dAha'es Mt Washington jacksonville special
Globe Democrat 1t is as follows
Ma Aolyun Quesala My Dear Friend and cu
riot had the pleasure the t inst If IN,
Cuban people needed to maintain their mroke independence
spirits and were TO doubt m fri
umh nothing could your yon cuk
of your mission in Washington and well hopes
congress and the high aims the people present government
can do aad should do deal consideration only
the reality of things and the keeping M
just war vigorous and onr enemies
are day weakened by the losses army and sickness
weakened by their enormous and debts Phillip
pines by the tris uprising by the dertion of their by
sand other things all of which tend to bleed and mlch
everything had onsrd to fall Spain Just punishment
for her great crimes
We meantime 'front.' valuable source. which
fae us IRON abroad from the numerous recruits which
W the enemy who increase our ranks people
whose labor provide for spent ]
food By these advantages aa gaining enemy pushing
him more and to such
towns controlled by him and the pnlI
the last stronghod h condition onr
contest ''"" hr o"h the island and under "s almost the
Cuban population We have ar,o shoe factories
salt works and all that necessary to indefinitely
"oe saniar the other occupy shell. of the towns the few
that remain disappeared dare 90 more than
roh 10 another or from town to one nearby and they fred
and then they return to their
Under these circumstances briefly remains will, the
Spanars with which triumph can trumpbg
has no the Poavien
MED the 20" men he asked for the Philippines Spain
and would send them they would not improve her
their arrival large part them would hospitals
there to die or become invaid.
What has the brought over Just
newspapers Spain demanding
men who are liable to sickness and the approximately
turned to Spain yo" can Judge whether she will be able replace
COMPROMISE
Everything then leads hopes founded ,
obtaining compromise which like that again
submit her This
home rule as see the but this futile hope
know and want make known the little
NOT man t s of . Tr a'ss na W.T." . n"hs (which does
to of
dmce without his protest Of ns
felt for
ready to triumph to die
already many die every dayy Those
who fall the field of battle awaken
But the innuncrhe asaHnl"s which are daily committed by
against and people ay,npne with or
the greatest indignation appear sran
newspapers brothers and not protest
the crimes perprate
mad, nm one, :, -
fer ALL and their atrocities with
prisoners Thousands of them after being nan
don fields where they are happier and generally employ g
culture IL
wish You and our foreign friends could have been here
election in these held conform
y with the law to elect the next constituent assembly provided
stnion Here HolInon where have
citizens have to the ballot boxes and deposited their
ery myself satisfied with this spectacle country deputg ts
suhrages in the midst soldiers A people this
which notwithstanding ur
practices liberty if had possessed 600 TO
of the service sickness
While this is happening here and weyler
declares that Pima del Rio Havana ve completely
acifd and he will probably tapuey md
Orient Where will his ehrntey lead him very Havana
has the mnchct his very long
since iuines felt that pacfd II
please consider copy informed the general
in chief of our operations to ast March lc
There remains advice of
The successful landing another expedition ammunition in
Las Tunas and that have Just given the orders Always
your afectionate friend and compatrot. \
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