The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-14
CUBAN RANKS FILLING UP.
TOL UNTEERs IRON THE CITIBs
FLOOE TO THE PATRIOUS.

Finy Citizsns ef santisGs Left Ter onrota's
Canp when Blsnee Entered the CITY
Pasao Fiiis havana with His mieodthirsty
Thrsats-Cusan younded nave 70 sunsr.
HAVANA, Feb. 1o.-The Cuban army 10 be-
coming larger every day, for new volunteers arc
Joining It from all the principal cities and towns
Of the island. While Gen. Blanco has been At.
tempting to bride important Cuban leaders whe
will not take his gold, and has been wasting his
money on Maso PARA, the Cuervo, and others,
who accept his coin and then desert the Span
iards. the real sentiment f.the country In favor
of independence Ia shown by tho growing en-
,thusiasm Of the Cubans. for the war.
From reliable sources It is learned hero that
fifty well.known residents of Santiago dc Cuba
| city, who received letters from Blanco announc-
ing his visit there and expressing his desire to
meet them to learn thoir opinions as to the best
way to attain q speedy paci1cation Of the prov.
inco, left the city on masso the day:the Cover
nor.Genernl arrived. and Joined the insurgent
army of Gen. Garcia. They awaited the ar.
rival of Gen. Blanco In order to impress him
tho more by their attitude, and they left o let
ter for him, saying that 'the only way to
pacify Cuba is to withdraw forever from the
land the cursed flag of SPAIN"
Since the doath OF Gen. Arangurcn many
Havana residents also have Joined tho patriots.
The arrival of Gen. Pando two days ago has also
aroused a great deal of indignation against
Spain. Soured by his defeat at the Cauto River
and burning for revenge, Pando has uttered
the most blood.curdling threats against the
natives. He says that the Cubans deserve to BIO
treated like slaves OF dogs" because they are
no better than slaves or dogs. He declared
furthermore ut a meeting Of officers In his pal.
ace that he thinks it will be necessary TO shoot
some hundreds of persons In La Cabana some
lay to remind Havana 'that Spain Is still here"
The threatening language he addressed to the
panic.stricken editors has already been 70.
ported in TIE Sun. It appears that the awful
spectacle of famine and determination going
on in tho city Is not enough for Pando::.neither
is the assassination of sick and wounded Cubans
in tho hospitals enough. He yearns for public
executions as in the good times of Wcyler.
Miss Clara Barton, unaidcd by tho Spanish
Red Cross Society, which so u~njustly bears its
namc, will have to leave Cuba without seeing
a single sick or wounded Cuban soldier. She
will never be allowed to extend the sympathtes
of charity or humanity to tho struggling Cuban
patriots. Humanity and charity, from tho
Spanish point Of view, are onc-sided. There Is
q fierce war going on here. which has lasted
more than three years, and in which the total
number Of combatants, including both armies,
has been over $50. 600. and yet the only wound
ed and sick whom the Spaniards think are
worth considering are themselves. The Gu
bans who are wounded on the field Of battle
ought 10 be killed, according to tho Idea Of the
loyal followers of her Most Catholic Majesty.
1t gives rise to the most painful feelings to
read such a letter as that from Gen. Alexandra
Rodriguez. the Cuban Commander-in.Chicf of
the province Of Havana. addressed to a Cuban
agent in this city.
I'VE are well provided with arms and ammu-
nition,' he says, but what we most need is qui-
nine and other medicines. Our sick and wound
ed are a grave problem. We cannot leave them
in hospitals, because. unless wo guard them
with all our forces, and thus become inactive In
tho campaign, they are ruthlessly murdered in
tho most cowardly manner by tho Spaniards.
We arc therefore compelled to carry them with
us through all our marches. 1t is easy to I'M
d~erstand why many of them die. They have to
endure many hardships and fatiguos and we
cannot care for them properly. Yet the sight
of these humble heroes, breathing their last
among us. instead Of making us despair only
intensifcs in our hearts the hatred We feel
cruel Spain"