Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-07-29
GARCIA is HURT.
Tenders His Resignation and Accuses
Shafter of Treating Him ShabbiIy.

Tenders His Resignation and Accuses
Shafter OF Treating Him shabbiIy.
New York, July 25,-A Santiago
dispatch gives the following as being
letter sent by General Garcia to Gem
eral Shafter:
Sir On May ~, the government
OF the republic of Cuba ordered me, as
commander OF the Cuban army in the
east, to cooperate with the American
army, following the plans and obeying
the orders OF its commander. 1 have
done my best, sir, to fulfill the wish of
my government, and have been, until
now, one of your most faithful subor-
dinates, honoring myself in CARRYING
out your orders, so far as my powers
have allowed me to do it. When the
city OF Santiago surrendered to the
American army, news of that import
ant event was given to me by persons
entirely foreign to your staff. l have
not been honored with a single word
from yourself, informing me about the
negotiations for peace, or the terms of
the capitulation by the Spaniards. The
important ceremony of the surrender of
the Spanish army and the taking pos
session of the city by yourself took
place later, and l only knew of both
events by public report. was not
honored, sir, with kind word from
you, inviting myself nor any of my
staff to represent the Cuban army on
that memorable occasion.
Finally, ! know that you have left
in power at Santiago the same Spanish
authorities that for three years l have
fought as the enemies of the independ-
ence of Cuba 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.
II would agree, sir, that the army
under your command should have taken
possession of the city, the garrison and
the forts l would give my co-opera-
tion 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 for you to fulfill the solemn
| pledge to establish in Cuba a free and
independent government, made by the
! people of the United States. But when
the question arises Of appointing off
GERS in Santiago de Cuba, under the
peculiar circumstances of our 80 years
strife against Spain's rule, l 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, ant
hence are ministers to defend against
the Cubans the Spanish sovereignty.
IA rumor, too absurd to believe
ascribed as the reason Of your measur,
and of your order, forbidding my army
to 60 into Santiago, the fear OF massa
Gre and revenge against the Spaniards
Allow me, sir, to protest against th'
shadow of such an idea. We are mo-
savages, ignoring the rules of civilized
war. We are poor, ragged army, al
ragged and as poor as was the army O.
your forefathers in their noble war fo
independence, but, as did the heroes o
Saratoga and Yorktown, we respect toC
deeply our cause to disgrace it will
barbarism and cowardice.
In view OF all these reasons, l sin
cerely regret to oe unable to fulfill any
longer the orders of my government
and, therefore, have today rendered
to the commander-in-chef of the Cubal
army, Major General Maximo Gomez
my resignation as commander of thi
section Of his army.
Awaiting his resolution, l Withdraw
my forces to the interior. Very respect
fully, "CALIXTO GARCIA"