The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-28
Cuban General Pours His Trou-
bIes Into Skaters Ears.
NATIVE AID NOT APPRECIATED.
Insurgent Dignity Suffers From American
Treatment. Not Invited TO Flag
Raising.

being letter sent by General oarc'a
to General Shafter:
Sir: On May II the government
of the republic of Cuba ordered me,
as commander Of the Cuban army in
the east, to CO operate with the
American army, following the plans
and obeying the orders OF its COM
mander. I have done my best. Sir,
to fulfill the wishes of my govern
ment, and 1 have been, until now,
one of your most faithful subordi-
mates. honoring myself in carrying
out your orders as far as my powers
have allowed me to do it.
The city OF Santiago surrendered
to the American army, and news OF
that important event was given to
me by persons entirely foreign to
your staff. I have not been honored
with a single word from yourself in
forming me about the negotiations
for peacs or the capitulations by the
Spaniards. The important ceremony
OF the surrender of the Spanish army
and the taking possession Ct the
city by yourself took place later on,
and / only heard of both events by
public reports.
I was neither honored, sir, with
kind word from you inviting myself
or any officer OF my staff to repre-
sent TIE Cuban army on that mem
orable occasion. Finally, see now
that you left in power at Santiago
the same Spanish authorities that,
for three years have fought as the
enemies of the independence of
Cuba. l beg to say that these
authorities have never been elected
at Santiago by the residents of the
city, but were appointed by royal
DEGREES of the queen of Spain.
REsENTs RENEWED SPANISH RULE.
/ would agree, sir, that the army
under your command should have
taken possession of the city, the
garrison and the forts | would
give my warm cooperation to any
measure you may have deemed best
under American military law to hold
the city for your army aud to pre-
serve public order until the time
comes to fulfill the solemn pledge of
the people of the United States to
establish in Cuba q free and indie
pendent government. But when the
question arises Disappointing author
tiles in Santiago de Cuba, under the
peculiar circumstances of our thirty
years strife against Spanish rule, I
can not see but with the deepest
regret that such authorities are not
elected by the Cuban people, but
are the same ones selected by the
quee n of Spain and hence are minis
ters to defend against the Cubans
the Spanish sovereignty.
A lumor, too absurd to believe,
general, ascribes the reasons of your
measures, and the orders forbiddiug
my army to go into Santiago for
fear of massacres aud revenge
against the Spaniards. Allow me,
to protest against the shadow
of such an idea. We are not |
savages, ignoring the rules of
civilized warfare. We are a poor
ragged army, as ragged and as
poor as was the army of your fore
fathers in their noble war for
independence; but, as did the heroes
of Saratoga aud Yorktown, we
respect too deeply our cause to dis
grace it with barbarism and coward
ice. In vi4w Of all these reasons I
sincerely regret to be unable to full.
fill any longer the orders CT my gov
eminent, aud therefore have to-day
rendered TO the commauderin chief /
of the Cuban army, Major General
Maxine Come, my resignation as
commander of this section of our
army. Awaiting his resolution, 1
my forces to ths interior.
Very respectfully yours.
CALIxTo GARCIA.
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