The age-herald., 1898-09-15
AN ELABORATE DOCUMENT
Touches on the History of the Movement
 for Independence.
GRATEFUL TO THE UNITED STATES
Americans Gould Not Take Hostile Atti- tude Toward the Cuban Govern
 ment, Or Refuse to Recognize
 Its Authority and Legality.

Santiago de Cuba. September N-The council of the so-called provisional govern- ment of the Republic of Cuba, represented by Senor Bartholomew Masso, president, Senor Mondez Cadole, vice president, and Senor Font, Senor Alemen and Senor More- no de Latorre, secretaries, met at Santa Cruz on September 1 and formulated manifesto to the Cuban people, with an order to the military commanders of the Cuban army, both of which have been pro- mugated.
 The manifesto, which is an elaborate doc ument, touches on the history of the move- ment for Cuban independence and the prln- ciples upon which the Cuban people have fought for their liberty. It provides in part as follows:
 "The peace preliminaries have been sign- ed, and the government of the United btates has imposed upon Spain an obliga- ton to renounce all her rights of sover- eighty over the island of Cuba and to evac- uate the territory immediately. The cessa- ton of hostilities has also been agreed upon.
 Though the principal object of our rev. olution has been obtafned-that Is, the de- struction of Spanish domination-the work of this council is not yet at an end for the Cuban republic-the ideal for which we have fought has not yet been constituted. Now that hostnities have ceased and Spain has renounced her sovereignty, 1t Is the duty of this council to set before the Gu ban people the feelings and purposes of the men who made the revolution.
 A Decisi, Factor
 'We always felt confident that through our own perseverance we would destroy Spanish domination, but we must acknowl- edge that indefinite prolongation of the struggle would have annihilated the little that was left of our wealth and population. The entrance upon the field of powerful and decisive factor upon which we have always relied and towards which the hearts of all Cubans have always turned, has put an end to the horrors of war to the benefit of all concerned.
 This prompt solution we must acknoWl- edge we could never have obtained. It is proper to acknowledge the evident truth. That is the best title the United States has to our gratitude. We were abandoned by the world nations ignoring us through selfishneSs, others ignoring our real condition. considering us an obstinate and ungovernable people, because we did not accept the cajoleries and f1atteries with which Spain tried to sooth our just anger
 'This was our situation when the people of the United States, their government ana congress came to our rescue and took upon their shoulders the task of delivering us at once from an unbearable yoke, as our suf- ferings could not be endured or permitted together They have accomplished their programme brilliantly What is more, they have liberated, in one way or another from the rule of Spain alt possible oppres- sion by her. The liberation is definite and irrevocable. Spain has been expelled from this territory. As we begin now our na- tional life we more than any other people must be jealous of our national honor. It is therefore the duty of this council to explain to the people of Cuba what, in its opinion, are our duties to the United States and towards ourselves and what the rules that ought to direct our conduct
 No Government Recognized
 "When, after a long struggle the United States congress recognized the right of the people of Cuba to be free and independent and ordered the Spanish forces to withdraw from the island, no Cuban government was recognized, but the one we had constituted, though not recognized, was not oppos:d. and has not been opposed. No steps have been taken to dislodge it from the place where it acquired its functions nor has it been considered an illegitimate authority which events have dissolved destroyed for the good of the people of Cuba.
 Tt could not be otherwise The United States cannot interfere in our struggle for the sake of what our enemys might con- slider political faction. The American government could intervene for the bene- fit of the people of Cuba only.
 "The people of the United States have all along appreciated the fact that the ma jority of the people of Cuba is in agree. ment with our principles for the motto of the United States government has been the same as our own-absolute independence for Cuba. Under these conditions the Americans could not take hostile attitudes toward us, or consider our authority ilegi- innate and harmful to the welfare of the Cuban people.
 "These considerations have convinced us that we should not dissolve and that the powers we have received from an assembly elected by the people under arms should not vanish. On the contrary, we felt that we should remain as a nucleus
 'We have, therefore, decided to call to- gether another assembly which will de- termine our future course"
 In conclusion, the manifesto gives num- Der of reasons why the proposed assembly should be convened and some government of another chosen, mot with the character of a government as yet, but as an official representation of those Cubans who fought against Spain and of those wko in the cities under Spain's control and in foreign coun- tries have helped and supported them"