The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-27
NO LONGER INSURGENTS.
Cubans Will Be Hereafter known ms the
Army of the Republic.

New York, May 2s.-Tomas Estrada
Palma the representative OF the Cuban
junta in New York, has just received
the first copy of the "a per published
under authority Of General Gomez. 1t
contains full news and movements of
the army of liberation, and is an inter-
esting publication. Printed, of course.
in Spanish. IT comprises three columns
on W sides Of a sheet about 10xl4
nches The paper is of greenish tint
and the type is set up and printed at
General Gomez's headquarters under his
direction. The first number. under date
of May 10, 1898. is designated as Sup
plement A." and contains a half column
description of the battle of Manila.
which gives the facts of Admiral Dew
ey's victory i'm the Philippines. In adj
dition to the list Of official notices and
orders issued to the army. the paper
contains a lengthy address issued to
the Cuban army and people by Gomez,
I'm which he says:
II. Maxine Gomez. take this oppor-
tunity. through the medium of Las
Wales, which hereafter will be pub
lished once each week at the h%eadquar-
tiers OF the army IL liberation, to COM
municate with those of my command
and our people. In view of the adoption
Of the constitution of the republic of
Cuba and the armed Intervention Of the
United States in our behalf to aid us i'm
obtaining our Independence. which will
soon be recognized by all the world, I
desire to make known that hereafter
our soldiers no longer shall be known
as insurgents. but soldiers of the regu-
lar army of the republic.
Il hereby direct that there shall be
issued each week a war bulletin. which
shall he published at the general read
quarters OF the army, and shall begin
with this issue on the 10th day of May.
To he known as Las Wales. 1t will be
circulated under the direction and by
the authority of the staff officers of the
army and in IL will be published all cir
culars. orders and official notes Of the
war department as Information which
our army and our people may desire to
know concerning our progress and our
allies, the United States.
." take this opportunity To remind
each Cuban that he now has a country
for which he must fight. We are Cuban
soldiers and not insurgents and will re-
spect the rules of civilized warfare. I
viii order punished any chief officer or
private who fails to respect IN rights
OF our prisoners Of war, and such pris-
oners viii be treated with respect to
their rank and according to the rules Of
civilized countries and the constitutional
army.
our soldiers will conduct themselves
In such a manner as to gain for them
selves the good Offices of our brethren OF
the United States. and for this reason IL
Is my wish that the army of Cuba may
exhibit model discipline. ! desire to inn
press upon you that we will not con-
tinue this war, which so ~valiantly has
been kept up for the past three years.
with the idea of evenge. We are fight
ing for liberty and independence, and
not Tor revenge. and I would call your
attention Ia the fact that the history
Of the world shows that loss Of blood has
always been the price Of liberty.
In a recent proclams ton by General
Blanco he made the statement that IL
now was the duty of all Spanish to die
for their honor in the war against the
United states. Spain does not know the
meaning Of honor; her definition of the
word Is nothing but cruelty. Spanish
soldiers have never been known To die
for honor except when they were OPP
posed as 10 TO 1. Their idea Of honor has
been 10 sssassinate defenseless women
n children. whose protectors are now
hehtins for freedom in our army. Their
idea OF honor has been TO rob to plum
der. They die for honor. drinking. gam
bling ana committing crimes against