Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-28
A BISHOPS DEFENSE
Spanish Prelate at Havana Issues a
Pastoral.
RIGHT TO REBEL FORCE BY FORCE
Gen. BIanco Relieves Linares of
His Command.
UNAVOIDABLE COMM ENT
RIGHT TO REBEL FORCE BY FORCE
UNAVOIDABLE ENT
From q Spanish Correspondent,

Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press)
HAVANA, July 27.-The bishop Of Ha-
vana. Monsignor Manuel Santander
Frutes, has published a pastoral. that has
been read in all the churches, in which he
says that there are times when war is jus
tifiable. and reminds his people how Saint
Louis, Saint Maurice and Saint Fernando
became perfect in military exercises. The
pastoral proceeds:
THE war which Spain is sustaining
against the United States is a just war.
Spain Is doing nothing but to defend her
rights over this possession. When the
United States provoked a war to take away
Spanish property, what should brave.
proud and righteous people do? Should
they give away their rights to stronger
or more populous claimant? Conscience
arises against such injustice and the appeal
is to the justice of God.
1T is sweet to die for ones country and
in behalf of Gods justice Life without
honor is a thousand times worse than
death. IL is impossible to ask the heroic
Spanish army to lay down its arms with
out struggle. The Catholic religion does
not enjoin upon its votaries such humility
as that. Otherwise, nations would be hut
the playthings of those who do not believe
in God.
Obligatory Right.
THE right to repel force by force is not
merely permissible right, 1t is obligatory
right. In this case it is all the more be-
cause the United States declared the war
In the days of Pelayo and the times of Ca
bella, Spaniards cared nothing about the
number of their enemies. 1t was a shame
to surrender, and they did not give up their
rights. They fought to the death.
Neither the army nor the people is the
authority to settle the issues involved.
When the word goes forth for resistance to
Invasion all must obey without murmuring
or without finding fault
The pastoral calls upon the people to
give aims to the poor and to help them in
other ways, that their lives may not be
in danger from failing subsistence.
There is much unfavorable comment up
on the refusal of the United States to al
low the captured Spanish officers to teIe-
graph to their families as to their condi-
ton of health.
Last Sunday, along the whole defense
line around Havana, there was a sham
defense movement, in which the regular
infantry and volunteer troops all under
command of Gen. Arolas, participated.
Many foreign officers were present, accom-
panying the staff of Gen. AroIas They
expressed themselves as highly pleased at
the excellent spirit of the men and the
rapidity and smoothness of the exercises
and evolutions.
BOmbardment of Tunas de Zaza.
On the morning of July % and again yes
terday several American warships bonn
barded Tunas de Zaza, on the south coast
tp no
ment have not yet been received. The
Americans landed at Tayabacoa and. unit
ing with insurgent bands there, attacked
with cannon the Spanish forts. The gar
rison defended bravely Further details
have not yet been received.
Advices from Manzanillo, dated yester-
day, report that the city is quiet The
American troops are encamped at Calisite
near Manzanillo
Gen. Blanco has published a bando an
nouncing that Gen. Linares commander
in the province of Santiago de Cuba has
ceased to exercise Jurisdiction over the
eastern section of the province. Gen. Lin
ares was appointed in November last.
Gen. Blanco tonight gave a banquet to
the officers of the French cruiser d Estang.
The principal foreign officials were present
together with the officers of the general
staff.
Late Monday night the insurgents, I'M
der Leaders Recio and Mario Diare, at
tackled the Plantation Nuestra, in the ia
rUca district. The principal attack was
directed against the main building. The
wife of the manager, his brother-in-law
and two children were wounded. The
small garrison finally succeeded in repell-
ing the insurgents, who left several guns
hehInd them