Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-14
Remedy womau

The great losHcs among our ouiceru.
either dead. wounded. sick or dlsap.
peafcd. deprive our men Of the ucccr-
sary direction and command at crlti-
cal moments.
"under such conditions a would be
Impossible to attempt 60 break throueh
the cnomy's ranks. a. ono-thlrd VI nur
men are too feeble 10 walk and would
have 10 be- left behind. while thh r.st
would be drclmlicd and routed bv ihe
superior forces % the enemy Tho re-
suit OF such an attempt would be
wh0loHnln slaughter. and q national
dlsaHlCr. which would utterly fall In
the object desired Wy your oxrsi!anry.
wh|ch IA the salvation Of 'hfse eleven
ihlnncd and Impoverished btfnilonA
In order 10 attempt % Horila uu-
der the protection uf tho liolsuln di-
vision, % IL In the arst place
necessary Tor those forces 10 break
through the oncmy'a ranks and reln-
force ours before We could mnys. ON
the other htnd. the lio'Tiln ircca
would have ahead ~ then, lght days
forced marching and would have 10
bring great quantity Of commiafafy
supplies ana raunna, which u would
hc impossible 10 Tor them TO do 1'he
Hurrtnder VI the town Ia Inevitable.
prolonged Resistance would simply
mean prntruction % our death agony.
The nacflnccH would be sterile and
frultisHA
"rhe enemy appreciates our position
perfectly. ana with lines clrcumvcntcd
and walled In an securely as they are.
he u able 20 drain and wipe out our
forces without exposing his own, az
ne dld yesterday. cannnnadlng ua az
vertical iire. while we could not see nor
mike oui hi batteries. Moreover. hls
navy has our range down to 70 nne
point that bis ships can lombard the
town by section with mathematical
precision.
santiago de CUBA IL not o.non.
which was defended Inch By Inch 10
he last drop ~ blood by women ana
children, by the old and the feeble.
moved by the sacred spirit OF In.
dependence and animated and en-.
Outraged by the prize OF relief which
they dli actually receive. Here soil
tude alone remains.
'rhc total population. native na well
as spanish. has left the city. Not only
hiv, private individuals abandoned u.
but public officials and government
employees az wen. The clergy alone
remain within our walls, and they
TOO, are preparing 10 Nee tomorrow
with ihelr prclnten AZ their head.
"uur troops are not starting today.
fresh and vigorous, full OF energy and
enthusiasm. on campaign. They are
men who have struggled three lonr
years aglnst climatic pcrlls. fatigue.
hnfashlps, disease anu hunger and
who today. when called Go face these
trying ana critical conditions. nro
wasted away Ia body and soul. with
no early means or possibility OF re-.
Vet They are nEhung without spirit
or nerves They have no sacred nre.
no ideal 90 defend. FOR the very prop.
erty they are called upon % defend and
protect has been abandoned before
their eyes by Us workable owners,
many ~ whom are allied 10 the Amtrl-
can forces, strengthening those ranks
against ourselves.
"The honors % arms ana OF wal
have limits, ana I appeal 10 the judy
mcnt OF the government and OF the
whole nation AZ 10 whether these
troops have not given repeated Illus
lrations OF courage. valor and devotion.
AMI whether they are to be- further
sacrificed foi a lost cause.
III, for reasons ~ which I am lgno-
rant. their sacrifices demand Il. or II
Hcine person II required who WIN as
sumo the responsibility for the inglnrl. |
ona end already predicted In my for
mer dispatches, ofior myself totally
on thealtar 81 my country 10 sumo
the command Or The responsibility In
either case and l viii, II necessary, be- |
alone unswerahle for the surrender of |
this place, 40 my modest reputation |
IL Of small value compared with the |
national welfare. LiNARBS."