The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-20
Copyrighted. 1898, by the Associated Press.

Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, July IS, via Kingston,
July ia fact which is impressed
more and more every day upon the
American officers and men is the in
creasing evidence of strained relations
between the Americans and General
Garcia's Cuban soldiers. Indeed, the
situation has now reached a point
where there is practically no commun
ication between the armies, and their
relations border on those of hostiles
rather than such as one would sup
pose should exist between allies.
After General Shafter announced his
decision not to let the Cuban Junta en-
ter the city of Santiago deep mutter-
ings were heard among General Gar
cias men. 1t was evident the Cubans
were greatly disappointed at the step
taken by the American commander, for
they had confidently counted upon hav
ing Santiago turned over to loot and
plumber, as they had in succession
sacked Baiquiri, Siboney and Ell Caney.
Consequently their disappointment was
keen when they ascertained that they
were not to be permitted to take pos
session of the city upon General To-
rails surrender On Friday last, Cas-
tillo. a brother of Demares Castillo
went to General Skaters headquar-
tiers in order to ascertain the cause of
this, to the Cubans, inexplicable or
der.
why is Santiago to remain in the
hands of our enemies?" he asked
hn mo mi rd &c
replied General Shafter. I'VE are
fighting the soldiers of Spain, but we
have no desire to despoil her citizens.
No Cuban will be allowed to enter the
city, nor will any American. The gov
eminent of the city is for the people to
decide When the army leaves it
presume it will be turned over to you,
but not until then"
Castillo, who came direct from Gen
eral Garcia's camp, did not attempt to
conceal his chagrin. The Cuban SOL
diers now fully realize that there Is a
rising sentiment against them in the
army They hear nothing but words
of scorn from our men, as they pass
onward. Juggling their bacon and hard
tack into the woods. Even our officers
no longer conceal their disgust for their
allies, and it is understood that the
warm friendship displayed toward them
at first has turned into contempt, for
the Cubans have neither fought nor
worked.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press who sends this dispatch saw a
group of Cubans refuse point blank to
aid in building roads, and during the
two days of heavy fighting, while they
were lettering in the rear. our surgeons
sought in vain to secure assistance
from them even to cut poles for i'm
provised filters for our wounded
Hundreds of such instances are being
told around the camp fires, until the
name of Cuban is usually wreathed
with camp profanity and very rarely
is a kind word spoken of them In
fact in some quarters there is a dis
position to prophesy an early collision
between our men and the Cubans.
General Shafter yesterday morning
sent an invitation to General Garcia to
attend the ceremony of raising the
American flag over Santiago, but the
Cuban general showed his resentment
by sending a reply which amply con-
firmed the course which he and his
ragged and ignorant soldiers have fol-
lowed during the weeks of hard fight
ing and campaigning which have re-
suited in the fall of Santiago. He de-
clined the invitation saying he hated
the Spaniards and added that he did
not want to be where they were
Since that time the Cubans have re-
manned in their camp, eating American