Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-11-03
THANKS TO AMERICA.
Action of the Representatives of the
Cuban Army.

Havana, October 31.-Advices received
here from Santa Cruz del Sur say that a
majority of the representatives of the Gu
ban army. at a meeting held there in ia
vor of the dissolution of the Cuban insur-
gent government, decided on the appoint
ment of commission to 90 to Washing
ton for the purpose of thanking the Amer
ican government for its intervention in
favor of the Cubans, and to put them
selves unconditionalIy at the disposition of
the Washington authorities, so as to ena-
BILE the latter to develop their program
without any hindrance. The Cubans are
also said to be in fanor of the disband-
ment of the insurgent army.
Santiago October 9l.-Senor Bartolome
Niaso, president of the Cuban provincial
administration council, has issued an ad-
dress to the delegates now in attendance
at the military assembly at Santa Cruz del
Sur, in which he reviews the considera'
tons upon which the Cubans solicited the
United States and indicates their wisest fu-
ture policy. The address is ill part as fol-
lows:
"The Cubans accepted the assistance Of
America, although not knowing exactly
what were the American aims, just as they
would have accepted help from any coun-
try in their fight against Spain. As the
contest progressed, the Cubans il the field
were gratfied to hear of a solemn decara-
ton by the United States Congress regard
inc the intentions of the American gov
ernment and the path it would follow in
the Spanish-American war. America
came to our help to compel Spain to relin-
quish her sovereignty oyer Cuba, in order
that the Cubans themselves might be
placed as promptly as possible in posses
sion OF the island and might assume the
administration of It's affairs and have a
government Of their own.
Therefore, the Cubans agree to CO.
operate with the Americans, to obey the
orders issued by American generals, and
to help in all possible ways to establish a
Cuban government wherever the Amer
cans took possession. Though America
did not recognize the government of the
Cubans in terms, it was we'll understood
that the Cubans would not on that account
abandon their organization, but on the
contrary, the time would come when such
recognition would be granted. Indeed, 1t
was asserted to our Cuban representatives
by one of the most distinguished members
of the United States government, and also
by members of the United States Senate,
that in order to do away with any obstacle
that might hinder the United States in 60
ing into the fight for the cause Of Cuban
independence, recognition Of Cuban
government must come later.
Nevertheless, it has not been possible
to establish direct relations between the
Cuban and American governments for the
transaction of public business. Although
the general character of cur relations
throughout the war was friendly. But we
have now reached time when, even more
than in the days of fighting, it is incum-
bent upon all Cubans to show the true
patriotism, and while making every ex-
preston of gratitude to America for hav-
ing given Cuba freedom and independ-
ence, to make prompt arrangements for
paying off the Cubans now in arms for
getting the country into working order. D."