The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-29
GARCIA'S ARMY DISBANDED.
The Cuban Commandur Permits His Sole
diers to leave for Home,

dicrs to leave for Home,
SANTIAGO, July 21.-Notwithstand.
Ing General Garcia's complaints that
he had been ignored and that the re-
storation of the Spanish civil author
ity In the city of Santiago was most
offensive to him and that | nconse-
quence of this he had been forced to
tender his resignation as a general in
the Cuban army he Is going on with
his preparations for a contest with the
Spanish forces at Holguin and Manza-
Milo quite as though nothing had hap
pened.
Tomorrow General Garcia will issue
a decree authorizing all Cubans who
have been driven from their planta.
tions and country homes by the Span
iards and who have taken refuge for
safety in the cities and towns. to re-
turn to the country and go TO work on
their farms and plantations, assuring
them Of protection by his forces.
He has added like permission to
those in his ranks who were recruited
from the farm lands and who were en-
| ployed In the fields at the outbreak of
the war.
Altogether IL must be confessed that
General Garcia's attitude Is inexplica-
BILE. His permission to the men in his
ranks to go back to work on the farms
is construed to mean an effort to dis
band his forces. Blu this may not be
altogether justified. II Is certain a
great many of them will continue to
fight.
The greater part OF Garcia's army
will leave here ut daybreak friday.
A large exodus of Cubans is expected
during the next few days, as they are
returning to the cultivation of the
the country, that work being the
chief source Of the wealth of the
island.
New YORK. July GA dispatch to
the New York Herald from Santiago,
dated July 20, says: The action on the
part of General Garcia is regarded as
u rusc and is believed to have as it's OBJ
ject the drawing of a vote of conf
dence from the leaders of the Cuban
junta in America.
That General Garcia has not serious
~ retired from the Cuban army is dis.
closed by the fact that he has fast
agreed with General Castillo to march
their Cuban forces against Holguin,
and that both Garcia and Castillo have
joined in a request to General Gomez
to unite with them in driving the Span.
iards out of all the other provinces
prior to the American attack on Ha.
vana.
am able to give the true reasons
for his determination no longer to co.
operate with the American forces.
The Cuban general in the first place
took this action while piqued over
General Skaters refusal 10 let the
Cubans into Santiago. But he seems
to have felt even more keenly the con-
tempt in which his command is being
held by the soldiers of the United
States.
Garcia and his principal officers seem
thoroughly to realize that the Cubans
have not shone brilliantly as warriors
in the Santiago campaign. He now in.
tends to act Independently and tc
demonstrate to the United States tina,
the Cubans are worthy Of confidence
and respect as allies.
The dissatisfaction with the conduc,
of the Cubans was merely limited at in
the early days of the operations abou,
Santiago. Tho~e can now be no deny
ing that the American troops look
upon the Cubans as persons more FOND
Of fcsh pots than of feats of arms.