The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-23
cL8cIA SORE ON SHAFTER.
,tf,ryTs FAILURE TO INVITE HIM
TO ENTER SANTIAGO.

rr.riers HiS designation as General
,-,,,,nanding That Division of the
,....u Army - The Resignation
srt to MaximO Gomez as Com
..,.ter-in-Chief of the Insurgent
,,,.o.s--TcNt of Garcia's Letter or
complaint 10 the American Gene
raj
>..e. York, July PA dispatch from
e.,taao gives the following as being a
,..,.r.ent by Gen. Garcia to Gen. Shafter:
SION May p, the government of the
--,j. of Cuba ordered me- as com
,--r3.r of The Cuban Army in the East,
=. .o-5oerate with the American Army,
f.l,Qsne the plans and obeying the orders
- lis commander l have done my best,
cir t. fulfill the wishes of my govern
,,.-, ana l have been until now one Of
Tam most faithful subordinates, honor
ing myself in carrying out your orders as
far AS my powers have allowed me to do
il.
..Tbe CITY of Santiago surrendered to
the American army and news of that i'm
rartant event was given to me by persons
entirely foreign to your staff. have not
l..n IGNORED with a single word from
,-7ursef informing me about the negotia-
lions for peace or the terms of the capt.
ulatoa by the Spaniards.
eThe important ceremony of the sur
rsnier of the Spanish army and the TAX
Ing possession of the city by yourself took
place later on, and I only knew of both
events by public reports.
oNeuher was honored, sir, with a kind
WORD from you inviting myself or any Of
hcer of my stan to represent the Cuban
army ON that memorable occasion.
"Finaly ] know that you have left in
power at Santiago the same Spanish au-
thorl.ies that Tor three years have fought
as euemles of the independence Of Cuba.
lea to say that these authorities have
never been elected at Santiago by the res
iaeuts of the city, but were appointed by
royal DEGREES of the Queen of Spain.
II would agree, sir, that the army un-
der your command should have taken pos
session Of the city, the garrison and the
f9rs.
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any measure you may have deemed best
under American military Jaw to hold the
city for your army, and to preserve public
order lu.u the time comes TO fulfin the SOL
emn pledge of the people of the United
States to establish in Cuba a free and in
dependent government.
But when thc question arises of ap-
pointing authorities in Santiago de Cuba,
under tire peculiar circumstances of our
thirty years strife against Spanish rule,
cannot see but with the deepest regret
that such authorities are not elected by
Tie Cuban people, but are the same ones
selected by the Queen Of Spain, and hence
are ministers TO defend against The Cubans
and Spanish sovereignty.
"A rcmOr 100 absurd to be believed,
eenefa.. aecribes the reason of your meas
ures and of the orders forbidding my army
10 enter Santiago 70 fear of massacres
ana revenge against the Spanards Allow
me, sf, 20 protest against even the shadow
OF suen am idea. We are not saVages, ig-
Horus the rules of civilized warfare. We
are d poor ragged army, as ragged and
rs poor aS Was the army of your forefa-
lNefs 90 ,leir noble war for independence,
bll as a,l the heroes of Saratoga and
Yorktown, we respect TOO deeply our cause
to disgrace ii with barbarism and cow
ardioe
ln view Of all these reasons, I sincere
~ Iesie- 20 be unable to fulfill any longer
l'e orl,rs of my government and, there
-oi'' nave rendered to-day to the com
llaHier-.0-chef of the Cuban army, Mai.
Nel' "aNmo Gomez, my resignation as
commander Of this section of our army
awaiting mis- resolution, l withdraw my
toTe's 20 the interior. Very respectfully
'ol.F "Callxto Garcia"