Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-28

1.-The Captain General to the Inhabitants
of Porto Rico:

1.-THE Captain General to the Inhabitants
of Porto Rico:
The day of trials, the hour of great
resolutions and great, heroic acts, has
rived. The republic of the United States,
trusting to Its mighty resources and in the
impunity with which it has been able to
help the insurgents, has voted armed in
PREVENTION in Cuba. thus breaking the hos
tilities and trampling on Spanish rights
and the moral feelings of all civilized
places. They send their naval forces to
Cuba and also to Porto Rico. Here they
will surely dash to pieces before the 10y
atty and valor of its inhabitants, who
would rather thousand times die than
surrender to the arms of the usurpers.
DO not think that your mother aban-
dons you. She watches our movements
with enthusiasm and comes to our help
The fleets and forces ready to fight
and the same seas ploughed by Columbus
in his glorious caravels will be witnesses
of our victories.
providence will not allow the echoes of
our language to cease and the waving OF
our flag to disappear in these lands dis
covered by the Spanish race.
Inhabitants Of Porto Rico, the moment
of heroic acts has arrived and to answer,
strong in right and justice, to war with
war. Long live Porto Rico, forever Span
ishi Long live Spain!
The Americans cannot play so
easily with the rights of a country which
knows how to shed torrents of blood and
who has carried her glorious flag all over
the world. If the United States think that
on account of their money thew are al
lowed TO abuse the nations which they
deem poor or small let them know that
the country of Juan de Austria and Chur-
ruca is changed in marvellous way when
her dignity is wounded. The proud re-
public takes SPANS international courtesy
as coWardice or weakness, and their act is
so vile that it goes beyond the limits Of
abuse and provocation, and 1t makes Spain
ask for war in order to put a stop to the
insults of towards
The United States is a second Carthage
win It's riches, power, ambition and mer-
cenary republic The queen of America
must nave a tragic end. She will feel
Spain's punishment for her holiness and
caring The nineteenth century will close
having SPAN triumph with right, justice
and dignity"
Ine Porto Ricans have repulsed the
English, French and Dutch invasions, and
could fight, while these bluffs of TO-DAY ore
more used to make pyramids of dollars
IMAM 10 manage sword or gum
Real Feeling of the PeopIe.
Ihese articles are bat samples of mat
Ter that is constantly being laid before the
people of Porto Rico he continued ..b,,t
the fact is while Porto Rico is intense1v
| loyal to Spain on the surface the most of
| the people at heart welcome the idea of
intervention by the United States and an
nexation by that country. As the Ameri
| cans say Remember the Maine Porte
Ricans say Remember So 1t was i'm 1ss7
| that Spanish officials on the island perse
| cuted relentlessly every man on the island
| suspected of being disloyal to Spain. or In
favor OF any form of government other
than that then given the island These ner
secutionS were not directed against tho
poorer classes. but against the well-to-do
| people of the island, and the greatest hui
| initiation was heaped upon members of
the leading families here. An tnouisftion
was started and device for pressing upon
mems knuckles was used in order to force
| them to whatever confessions the authort-
| ties desired from them. Leading men of
the country were taken from their homes
| at all hours of the night and horsewhipped
| and made to walk many miles to Jail one
man was made to walk sixty miles to iail
| in distant city.
| Now the men who suffered these fndip
| mites and prosecutions are on the surface
| loyal TO Srain but to those they can trust
~they say Remember 81 They will never
J forgive Spain for those prosecutions and
they Will welcome the American flag
The Volunteers Would Desert
| II do not believe" he continued that
| many volunteers in the Spanish army in
| Porto Rico will fight for Spain if they get
| a chance to desert. There is no real 10y
| atty among most of these volunteers One
| Porto Rican know told me he was being