Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-22
CUBANS ARE DISCONTINUED
They Want IA Hand in the Administra-
tion of Santiago.

ttOn of santiago.
Santiago de Cuba. July ia fact
which is impressed more and more every
day upon the American officers and men
is the increasing strained relations
between the American and Gen. Garcia's
Cuban soldiers. Indeed the situation
has now reached a point where there is
practically no communication at all
between the two armies and their rela-
tions border on those of hostility rather
than the relations which one would sup
pose would exist between allies.
As soon as Gen. Shafter announced
his decision not to let the Cuban junta
enter the city of Santiago de Cuba, deep
mutterings were heard among Gen.
Garcia's men. 1t was evident the
Cubans were greatly disappointed at the
step taken by the American commander,
for they had confidently counted upon
having Santiago turned over to them to
loot and plunder, as they had in success
sion sacked Baiauri, Siboney and FL
Caney. Consequently their disappont-
ment was keen when they ascertained
that they were not to be permitted to
take possession of the city upon Gen.
Toral's surrender. On Friday last a
brother of Gen. Demetrius Castillo went
to Gen. Skaters headquarters to ascer-
tain the cause of this, to the Cubans, in
explicable resolution.
"Why is Santiago to remain in the
hands of our enemies?" he asked.
"Ihe Spaniards are not our enemies, .
] GrrI
the soldiers of Spain, but we have no
desire to despoil her citizens. No Cuban
will be allowed to enter the city, nor
will any American soldier. The govern.
ment of the city is a matter for the peo-
pie to decide. When the American army
leaves it presume it will be turned over
to you. but not until then"
Castillo. who came from Gen. Garcia :
camp, did not attempt to conceal his
chagrin.
The Cuban soldiers now fully realize
that there is rising sentiment against
them in the American army. They hear
nothing but words of scorn from our
men as they pass, Juggling their bacon
and hardtack into the woods. Even our
officers no longer conceal their disgust
for their allies, and it is understood that
the warm friendship displayed toward
them at first has now turned into con.
tempt. for the Cubans have neither
fought nor worked. The correspondent
of the Associated Press who sends thi:
dispatch saw a group of Cubans refuse
point-blank to aid in building roads, and
during the two days fighting, while
they were lettering in the rear, our sur.
geons sought in vain to secure assistance
from them, even to cut poles for impro
vised litters for our wounded.
Gen. Shafter sent an invitation to Gen
Garcia to attend the ceremony of raising
the American flag over Santiago dc
Cuba, but the Cuban general showed hi'
resentment by sending reply whicl
amply confirmed the course which HI
and his soldiers have followed during
the weeks of hard fighting and cam
paigning which have resulted in the fal
of Santiago. He declined the invitation
said he hated the Spaniards and addeC
that he did not want to be where any o
them were.
Since that time the Cubans have re
mained in their camp, eating American
: rations, and our troops have had NJ
communication with them.