Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-07-28
CUBANS INCENSED
GEN. GARCIA SEWERS HIS CON-
NECTION WITH SHAFTER.
In a strong Letter He Alleges Ho Has
Suffered Indignities at the Hands of
Americans and wIthdraws His
Troops to the HILLS.

Washington, July 23-A dispatch
from Santiago gives the following as
being letter sent by General Garcia
to General Shafter: .sSir-On Nav IL
the government of the republic of Cuba
ordered me, ns the commander of the
Cuban army in the east, to cooperate
with the American army. following
the plans and obeying the orders of it's
commander | have done my best,
sir, to fulfill the wish of my govern
ment, and have been until now one
of your most faithful subordinates,
honoring myself in carrying out your
orders as far as my powers have allow
ed me to do it,
The city of Santiago surrend dered
% the American army, and news of
that important eve mt was given to me
by persons entirely foreign to your
STATS. | have not been honored with
single word from yourself inform
ing me about the negotiations for
| peace or the terms of the capitulation
by the Spanards The important
ceremony OF the surrender Of the
Spanish army and the taking poses
sion of the city by yourself took place
later, aud only knew OF both events
by public reports.
II was neither honorel, sir, with
kind word from you, inviting myself
or any officer of my staff to represent
the Cuban army on that memorable
occasion.
Finally, know that you have left
in power at Santiago the same Spanish
authorities that for three years have
fought as the enemies of the independ-
ence of Cuba. beg to say that these
authorities have never been elected at
Santiago by the residents of the city,
but were appointed by royal decrees
of the queen of Spain.
81 would agree, sir, that the army
under your command should have
taken possession of the city, the gar
rison and the forts. | would give my
warm cooperation to any measure you
military law to hold the city for yonr
army and to preserve public order until
the time comes for you to fulfll the
solemn pledge to establish in Cuba
free and Independent government.
made by the people Of the United
States.
But when the question arises of ap-
pointing officers in Santiago de Cuba,
under the peculiar circumstances of our
thirty years strife against Spain's
rule, cannot see hut with the deepest
regret that such authorities are not
elected by the Cuban people, but are
the same ones selected by the queen of
Spain, and hence are ministers to de-
fend against the Cubans the Spanish
sovereignty.
"A rumor. too absurd to believe, gen
eral, ascribes the reason of your meas
ure and of your order forbiading my
army to go into San tiago for fear of
massacre and revenge against the
Spaniards Allow me, sir. to protest
against the shadow of such an idea.
We are not savages. ignoring the rules
of civilized war We are poor, ragged
army as ragged and rs poor as was the
army Of your forefathers in their noble
war for independence. but as did the
heroes of Saratoga and Yorktown, we
respect too deeply our cause to dis
grace it with burbarism and coward
ice.
''In view of al these reasons.
sincerely regret to be unable to fulfill
any longer the orders of my govern
ment and therefore | have today ten
dered to the commander-in-eh of the
Cuban army, Major-General Maxine
Gomez. my resignation as commander
of this section of his army.
Awaiting his resolution,I withdraw
my forces to the interior. Very re-
spectfully, CALIxro GARCIA"
The Cuban junta at New York is
using great exertions To restore har-
mony. They believe Garcia has mis-
construed the instructions issued to
| General Shafter. and that harmony
will be restored when Il fair under
standing is reached.
Engineers For Honolulu.