Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-26
GENERAL MUNEZ TALKS
But THE LAST TO FORGIVE wtylrR.
No Reason. lie says. why Cuha's cl,issn.
shouid Not Accept American Adj
Vice and Aid.

New York. Sept. s6.--A dispatch 70
the press from Washington says;
a statement wus given out today by
General Nuncz. the cuban commander.
refuilng the Hory that the Cubana
were In league with the spaniards and
against me Americans lie says
Il will be one Of the firut TO pardon
the spanlards for what they have done
to cubans and 90 forgive them a. men.
but would be- enc last 10 pardon or for
give the atrpcill,s OF Weyicr, Nalmarc-
do and others 10 the extent Of ever
again allowing those parilanns . have
a hand In the political analrs ~ Cuba.
We are wiilinF' hal they should aaalm-
Hate with Cubans and after receiving
naturalization paefr, allay themselves
naturalization papers, ailay themselves
may spring up In cuba. but We can never
Accept the Spanlards a. party.
ITO attempt 10 prohibit the American
people from exercising an influence In
she affairs Of cuba. would be foolish
and suicidal for cuban~. American IN
fiuencc. Tar from being harmful " eN-
actiy whr. n wanted Ia Cubs. cuba
desires TO become republic. Why.
then, should her citizens not acccp; the
advice and ala OF republic In orran1.
lnr and reconstructing her govern
mcntf We have been dominated by
Spanirh Influence Tot 400 ycars, but now
We went so be- American IN cur IDEAS.
Gus, 5ms and forms OF government. In
addition 20 that there II capital In
America. Spain hiss none and what Gu
bans want NJ this time d capital 10 de-
velop our rcHnurc-a.
In my opinion the destiny OF cuha
l. plainly outlined ana u would be
foolish 20 attempt 20 separate rs from
Of AH AZ
states In august. and democratic spirit
IL also FOR absolute liberty. Pro-
tected IN the enjoyment u this rlght
Il 10 our duty 10 10 about orsa.nizlng
"a government without loss o. time
without quarrellng and IN the eumg
rplrlt and manner witch has Inspired
" always 10 nGht Tor our indopsnd-
enrc."
Tho radical autonomlai deputies In the
ooininl h0siro ~ representative VI Gu
ba have signed the foliowing document
a copy u which has bccn Forwarded to
WaahlnFtoni
"nrsoived That w sumblt ourselves
without reserve 10 the events which are
being contaminated In the rcllnqulah-
mont 81 SPANS authority and jurrilc-
zion over me island u cui'a, Accepting
them ar fnnl and swearing alegiinc.
To ne new political Status. To defend
within fhe limits OF that status the alb
aolpe Independence ~ the island OF Gus
ba. To foster and encourage al move
menis which may have for ihelr pur-
poss the re-cstabllshment OF friendly
relations between Cubars ana s9ani-
sro recommend 70 all auionomists
the cordial Endorsement OF our platform
and that fhey SHOULD take an active
paft in the politics " the island, but
wlihom attempting or pretending 10 OK
erclae a controlling Influence or power
IN the managumrnf Of political anairr
which logically and Justly belong TO
those Who n ave aiwayN been the consia-
fers supporters OF the Independence, but
mai we be rcady and willing az all
times when we may be called upon 10
serve the interest Of Cuba as best we
can"