The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-01
sANTTAGO De CURA.
To Hon. R. A. Anger, Secretary OF War,
washington.

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To Hon. R. A. Anger, Secretary Of War,
washington.
Have the Sun Of Saturday. July %, Ia
which comments are mnde as to my
treatment OF General Garcia. desire
70 soy that General Garcia was Invited
BY me personally 20 go into the city Of
Santiago at the time entered It, but
he declined upon the ground that the
Spanish clvil officers were left IN pow
er: It was fully explained 70 him that
those officials were continued IN power
until Il was convenient to change them
for others. General Garcia's assistance
to me,has been purely voluntary on his
part, and he was told at the beginning
that / did not exercise any control over
him except as he chose TO give.
The trouble with General Garcia was
that he expected TO be placed IN con-
mand at this place; In other words, that
we would turn the city over to him. I
explained to him fully that we were at
war with Spain and that the question
OF cuban independence could notN be
considered by me. Another grievance
was that finding that several thousand
men marched In without opposition
from General Garcia, I extended my
own lines In front Of him and closed up
the gap, as I saw that had to depend
upon my own men for any effective In
vestment Of the place.
(Signed.) ShAtfEh.
THE differences which have arisen be-
tween General ShRfter and General
Garcia. are not regarded By the war of
fclals as serious and little doubt Is ex-
pressed that they win be anicably ad-
lu In RRfIFR
cord with information previously re-
celvei bv the war department concern
ing the incident to which General Shaf-
ter refers. It Is evident from General
Skaters dispatch and from other lnfor-
nation In the hands OF the war officials
that some OF the statements In General
GaFcia's letter to General shafter were
Incorrect. It was the understanding
Of ofiiclals OF the war department that
General Garcia had been invited to be
be present at the formallties attending
the surrender Of Santiago and
this understanding is corrobOra-
ted By the statements in General
Skaters dispatch OF to-day. General
shnfter was given an intlmation that 1t
might be wise for him TO make state
ment OF his relations with General Gar
cia which could be given 70 the public
In order that any Misrepresentation con-
corning those relations which might ex-
ist should be corrected. In response 20
this intlmation General Shafter sent
the dispatch above quoted to Secretary
AlEer.
a difficulty arising out OF the dEfer-
ence between General Skater and
General Garcia is felt In Santiago. The
Spanish residents there have been led
to believe that Skaters army Is to pc
ordered away from Santiago, after the
Spanish troops now prisoners have been
transported to Spain. This has given
rise TO fear In their minds that they
are TO be left TO the tender amenities OF
the Cubans. II they feared the occupa-
ton OF Santiago by the American
army, they are now doubly fearful of
the results Of Its departure. Appeals
have been made to General Shatter not
to withdraw the American forces from
Santiago, and he has already commune
Gated these appeals to the war officials.
Assurances have been given to the peo-
pie OF Santiago by the war department
through General shafter that this gov
eminent will stand SQuarelV by the
terms OF the Presidents proclamation
relative to the government Of the city
and province. A permanent military
garrison for Santiago, consisting OF the
First and Second Immune regiments,
has been provided and Il will remain
there, even II General Skaters corps
should be withdrawn. These facts have
been communicated to the Spanish teS-
idents Of the city and have tended to
allay their alarm.