The Topeka state journal., 1898-09-24
GARClA'S RETURN
To the City of Santiago is Made
the Occasion
Of a Great Jubilee by Ameri-
cans and Cubans.
MET BY GEN. LAWTON.
And Accorded All the HOnOrs
Due Hero.
He Makes a Speech Full of
Praise Fer Americans.

Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 24-To the
residents of Santiago yesterday was the
most important day since the capitula-
ton, since it was the occasion of the
first visit of General Calixto Garcia to
Santiago since he left there in bad
temper on July II.
At o'clock in the morning General
Wood. with a portion of General Law
toms staff and several American Off
GERS, met General Garcia outside the
city limits and escorted him into the
town. Garcia was accompanied by his
staff and by his son, Colonel CalixtO
Garcia, by many Cuban officers who
have recently come to Santiago, and by
200 Cuban cavalry. The streets through
which the party passed were thronged
with cheering people and it was esti-
mated that 10000 persons filled the
Plaza in front Of the palace, where
Garcia diSmOunted. He was met
at the door by General LaWton and an
informal reception by the American Of
fcers was held in the audience room.
At night another reception was tender
ed General Garcia at the San Carlos
club, which was filled with prominent
Cubans, American officers and ladies.
The plaza was brilliantly lighted and
decorated with flags, and music was
furnished by the band of the Fifth in
fantry. The Americans wore dress uni
forms, and General Garcia and his Off
GERS wore white uniforms and high
boots.
In reply to a speech of welcome de-
livered by Senior Trujillo, editor of the
Porvinir, General Garcia said:
After thirty years of desperate,
deadly struggle, the Cuban people to-
day celebrate the success of their
efforts. 1t is a day for the remem-
brance of the names and deeds of those
heroes who fought and died for the
freedom of Cuba from the years of 1868
to 1878 and for the remembrance of the
heroes who fought in the war of 1881,
which was called the little war'-little
only because of it's short duration but
great on account of the principles de-
Tended, and for the quality of the men
who composed the army-and for the
! remem brance of those noble soldiers
who fell in the struggle which began in
| 1895 over whose graves our latest tears
have fallen.
people of Cuba, we owe great debt
to those heroes for their efforts in be-
half of Cuban independence efforts
which would have been useIess-no, not
useless, for we would have triumphed-
but not speedily effective if the Ameri-
can people, with their famous fighters,
great ships and dauntless army, had
not sent their own sons to shed their
blood with ours. A grand nation it
must beawhen the sons of milliona1res,
who had nothing to gain in Cuba but
a soldiers glory should come here to
| die. side by side with CUbans. To this
great nation-to this noble country
which has always fought for the rights
of liberty-we owe the achievement OF
our independence and the consumrna-
ton of our ideals. Our gratitude VIII
long live for America"
General Garcia'S speech, which was
delivered with considerable expression,
aroused much enthusiasm among the
CubanS present.
General Garcia will remain in San
tiago for several days as the guest OF
the Cubans of this city.