The age-herald., 1898-07-23
Vas Not Invited to Participate in Cere- monies Attending the Surrender.
HIS ARMY ARE NOT BARBARIANs
Would Have Gladly Co., Operated With the Amer ican Troops if General Shafter Had Treated Cubans With Consid-
 eration or Respect.

New York, July 22.-A dispatch from San- tiago gives the following as being letter sent by General Garcia to General Shafter: ''Sir-On May 12 the government of the Republic of Cuba ordered me as command CT of the Cuban army in the east to CO., operate with the American army, following the plans and obeying the orders of its commanders. have done my best, sir, to fill the wishes of my government, and have been until now one of your most faith full subordinates, honoring myself in carry ing 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 im- portant event was given to me by persons entirely foreign to your staff I have not been honored with a single word from yourself informing me of the negotiations for peace or the equalization by the Span iards. The important ceremony ofthe sur render of the Spanish army and the taking possession of the city by yourself took place later on, and l only knew Of botn events by public reports.
 No Kind Word
 1T was neither honored, sir, with kind word from you inviting myself or any of1l- cer of my staff to represent the Cuban army on that memorable occasion.
 Finally, 1 know, that you have left In power in Santiago the same Spanish au- thorities that for three years have fought as enemies of the Independence or Cupa beg to say that these authorities at San tiago have never been elected at Santiago by the residents of the city, but were ap- pointed by royal decrees of the queen of Spain.
 II would agree, sir, that the army under your command should have taken posses sion of the city, the garrison and forts.
 'I would give my warm cooperation to any measure you may have deemed best under American military law to hold the city for your army and to preserve public order until the time comes to fulfill the solemn pledge of the people of the United States to establish in Cuba a free and in= dependent government. But when the question arises of appointing authorities in Santiago de Cuba under the peculiar cir cumstances of our thirty years strife against Spanish rule, cannot see but with the deepest regret that such authorities are not elected by the Cuban people, but are the same ones selected by the queen of Spain, and hence are ministers to defend against the Cubans the Spanish sover- eighty.
 Are Not Savagea
 "A rumor, too absurd to be believed gen. eral, ascribes the reason of your measure and of the orders forbidding my army 10 enter Santiago for fear of massacres and revenge against the Spaniards. Allow me, sir, to protest against even the shadow of such an idea. We are not savages, ignor- ing the rules of civilized warfare. We are a poor, ragged army, as ragged and as poor as was the army of your forefathers in their noble war for independence, but, as did the heroes of Saratoga and York town, we respect too deeply our cause to disgrace it with barbarian and cowardice. Tn view of all these reasons, l sincere ly regret to be unable to fulfill any longer the orders of my government, and there- fore I have rendered to-day to the com mander-in-chief of the Cuban army, Major General Maximo Gomez, my resignation as commander of this section of our army.
 Awaiting his resolution, I withdraw my forces to the interior.
 'Very respectfully yours,
 "CALIXTO GARCIA"