Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-27
THE SENSITIVE GARCIA.

Nothing will be lost by a clear def.
milton TO the Cnbans of the policy to oe
adopted by the United States in quiet
ing the island. The letter of Garcia TO
Gen. Shafter, which is that of a man
easily piqued and with an exaggerated
idea OF his own position, shows delu-
sions that ought to be overcome as soon
as possible. The basis of the interven-
ton Of this country is no secret. II
will be sound in the resolutions passed
by Congress TO the effect that the Unit
ed States. after pacifcation is accomp-
lished, will leave the government and
control of tue island to It's people,
Not to any faction or minority, out TO
fairly ascertained majority of all the
genuine citizens. FIRST, we engage TO
pacify Cuba by force of arms applied in
our own way, and after that is securely
performed to allow the inhabitants to
assume control of their own indepen-
dent form of government. Santiago is
under the United States flag and the
highest authority there is that of the
commander of our military forces. the
city was won by our arms alone, and at
heavy cost. 1t is the first stage sue
cee6ing capitula atiop. The Spanish
prisoners are not yet disposed of and
the starving refugees have just re-
| turned TO their homes. In raising a b.
stract questions at such time the
Cuban General shows poor Judg ment
and defective selt-controL
Gen. Garcia refers TO his orders re-
| ceived from "the government of the
! Republic of Cuba" The United States
has never in any way acknowledged
the creation O such state, and Gen.
Shafter would be removed and court
martialed if he recognized an existing
Republic of Cuba. There will proba bly,
| be such a republic, but it is as yet in
embryo. Garcia and Gomez may be.
come high in its cauncils, and the Junta
which has been active in New York
and Washington may possibly be as in
fiuen tial in handling its finances as they
hope. But the United States has not
taken them MS political partners il
Cuba, nor as military allies either ex
cept in tentative way. Gen. Garcia
objects to a continuance in Office of the
Spanish municipal authorities. This il
doubtless a temporary arrangement
! In any case they are not supreme, no
is the power above them that OF Spain
They hold Office, not as Garcia says, b.
the decree. OF the Queen Regent, but b.
the ind ulgence of the military powe
Oh Inc " ulbc'l obdSCc, WblSh hhoo
local knowledge Of present conven
ience.
All letters coming from Americans a
Santiago speak with disappointment @
the insurgents brought by Garcia frou
the interior. They took no appreciab bl
part in the severe battles OF July l an
2, nor did they intercept or delay tn
5000 Spanish troops from Manzanill
which reached the Santiago garriso
July 3. Garcia complains that he wa
not invited To be present at the cert
mony of fsurrender. 1.-The had he woul
Ger rtainly have claimed to be the repr'
sentative of the Republic of Cuba. A
long as he insists that there is such
state he goes counter to the resolution
, of Congress, which distinctly speak {
a future and not present independer
| government. AS brave and vetera
soldier Garcia must realize the poo
, impression made by the 5000 or 40(
men no took to the coast. That the
are in rags is immaterial. They faile
to fight for their liberty with anythin
approaching the earnestuess OF tt
Americans who were at Santiago, nj
for their own aggrandizemert, but
| free Cuba from Spanish oppression.
, is Just as well for Garcia to withdra
until he can get rid of the absurd pr
: tensions revealed in his letters
Louis Globe Democrat