The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-07-04
General Gomez to General Blanco.


The people are now the ring masters.
General Gomez to General Blanco.
General Gomez has Cnce more indig-
nantly informed General Blanco that he
will MOI, under any circumstances, con-
sent to join forces with him for the pur-
pose of eXpelling the American troops
from Cuba. On the suppOSftlon that
General GCmez was c"oStfallen on &C
count of being deprived of the glory OF
leading the insurgents to victory with
out the aid of foreign re-enforcements,
and of being overshadowed by such lead
ers as General Shafter, General Wheeler
and others. it occurred to General Blan-
co that he might sCOthe the wounded
ambition Of General Gomez by Offering
the I..1ter inducements to unite with him
in resisting the common enemy of
Spain and Cuba" but instead of accom-
plishing this result. it seems that the
Droposition only served to arouse the
scorn of the old patriot.
With the junction of soft words Gencr-
al BlancO eadeayored to make General
Gomez believe that the United States
in espOusing the cause of Cuba ostensi-
bly, with so much disinte RESIDENCES was
secretly impclled by selfish motives, and
that it was the duty Of Spain and Gu
ha to adjust the differences between
them for the purpose Of repelling the
foreign invader. He furthermore de-
clarcd that If the United states obtained
possession Of the island greater outrages
would be perpetrated upon Cuba than
she had over suffered at the hands Of
Spain. If General Blanco expected to
beguile General Gomez with this stuff
and nonsense, he little understood the
robust character of the man with whom
he had to deal
70 quote briefly from this eXtraor-
dinary letter, recently published in The
New York Herald General Blanco thus
reasoned
The supreme moment has arrived in
which we ought to forget our differences
and unite, Spanfard and Cuban for our
own defense. and 10 repcl tn" invader.
Spain win not forget the noble aid Of her
cuban sons. and once the invader has been
driven from the island she will. as tender
mother, open again hor arms to her daugh-
ter. who speaks her language, processes her
religion ana feels running N her veins the
ancient blood Of Spain
General, for these reasons, I propose
union of both armies in the city of Santa
Clara. The Cubans will receive arms from
the Spanish army, and, with the cry viva
ESpanar ''Niva CUBA drive the invader
into the sea and free from foreign yoke the
descendants of mother Spain.
In rrnIyino. tn General BI3nc0's nrOn-
oe;tion Gonara1 Gamer ala not o+an +,
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lhe SupJeoJ malCoF lnVoIFed, ana Se9Jh-
in&ly reDuk@d General BIancO IOr IN
sulting him with such OyertuTes. He
declared that General Blauco knew well
enough that Cuban and Sp1niard could
never again live peaceably together on
Cuban soil. Continuing, General Co
moz said:
Won renroee1f on this coDtjnon, AN ola
and boodstaincd monarchy: wo NIGHT for an
American ptmcipIe-that of Washington aud
FoHNar. You say we p.!ohE l." ''t sumo
. .l,.' ' ,,,< ',,,i ,ois+,
Thnra are mo- dffrcreurcs m blood and
races; believe there is only one race Of
humanity, and for me there are bu, good
and W'ke" nations Span has been up
TO the pftSeh, q "''Ned nac9h, me HI,e'
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