The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-08

d'Almenas had greeted tine returning SCI
diers, ignoring the officers. He declared
that this was reflection upon the officers
efficiency.
Don't Blame the Army
"The mistakes made in Cuba are not to
be, blamed upon the army" said he, but
upon the politicians at the head of the
government
The latter he declared were responsible
for not sending supplies to the armies in
Cuba and Porto Rico, and indeed for COM
pletely abandoning them The ministers
OF war and marine ought to have resigned
Had the army been properly equipped"
he continued, ut would not have failed. It
would have been better II Admiral Ceryera
had remained at the Canaries for practi-
cal ends than was served by sendi1g the
ships to Santiago"
What measures did the government take
to protect this squadron, General Weyler
asked hotly. The responsibilities of the
surrender at Santiago rested wholly with
the government instead Of on General To-
ral
General Weyler strongly condemned the
secret sessions of the cortes, and conclud-
ed his speech as folows
1 desire to speak to all Spaniards, and not
merely. to the government" Count D'Al-
menas replying to General Weyler's stric-
lures said:
ct address my words to those who have
been martyrs to their country to the
Spanish soldiers because they deserved
such greetings. l did not address the gen.
erals, for they showed themselves inca
Of 70 hot Of
showing them how to fall worthily on the
field.'
Marshal Primo De Rivera shouted
"That is not true" and General Weyler
and others Joined in the protest. Count
D'Almenas, addressing General Rivera, re-
piled: II am not afraid of such cries or
of decorations that have been torn off the
breasts"
't VIII Make it Public
The moment the president of the cham,
Der of deputies closed the doors Senior Sal
meron cried out: 81 solemnly promise the
country that the republicans will publish
all the deliberations Of the secret sittings,
for we are determined to violate the se-
crecy which the government imposes.
A resolution signed by all the republican
deputies was submitted to the chamber de-
claring the government responsible, first for
lack of the necessary regularity in prose-
cution of the war; second, for accepting a
shameful peace, and third, for violating the
constitution.
During the tumult in the senate, several
of the senators were called to order. Lieu
tenant General Cora, minister for war
promises to show all the documents relat-
ing to the Cuban campaign, but the recrim-
nations continued, Marshal Rivera de-
manding the authentic documents and not
he ever promised to grant reforms in the
Philippines.
Upon the Government
General Lopez Dominguez declared that
the whole responsibility rested upon the
generals. He reminded the senate of the
heroic deeds of the generals in Cuba who
had died gloriously or been wounded while
the senate should pay homage to the army
and navy.
Senor Romero Giron, minister for the col
onies, protested energetically in the gov
ernments s defense. He said no credence
should be attached to the telegams of the
foreign correspondents.
Count D'Almenas speaking against, de-
clined in spite OF the applause of his friends
to withdraw single word he had already
uttered. He protested that the surrender
at Santiago was s'dishonorable.''
senor Amblador, one of the Cuban sem
ators said General Weyler once exclaimed