The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-27
EXPRESSES GREAT GRATITUDE
Spaniards Appreciate the Humanit.
and vaIor Of the Ameri-
can Army.
HE cuBans ARE con1aAs1El
tnsnrgent Warfare Is characterized
as isnrbarnns and C%ownryily--.
Express Hope that Cuba
Will tie annexed.

Washington. Aug. PA document.
entirely unique in the annals Of war.
fare was cabled last night to the wal
department by General Shafter. II
was in the form Of IL congratulutory
farewell address issued to the sol.
diers of the American army by Pedro
Lopez de Castillo, a private spanish
soldier, IN behalf of the II, 700 Span
ish soldiers. No similar document per.
hnps Was ever before issued to a victo.
rious by a vanquished army.
The president was much impressed
by the address and after reading i,
carefully authorized its publication
Following is the text of the address
cabled by General Shafter:
"Santiago, Aug. 22.-The following
letter has just been received from the
soldiers now embarking for Spain:
ITO Major General Shafter, Com.
handing the American Army in Cuba
Sir: The Spanish soldiers who ca.
pitulated in this place on the 9th OF
July last, recognizing your high and.
just position, pray that through you
MI the courageous and noble soldiers
under your command may receive our
good wishes and farewell, which we
send them on embarking for our be.
loved Spain. For this fuyor, which we
have no doubt you will grant, you will
gain the everlasting gratitude and
consideration of 1900. Spanish sol.
diers who are your most humble SER
wants. Pedro Lopez de Castillo,
"'Private of Infantry
ALSO the following letter addressed
to the soldiers of the American army:
"'Soldiers of the American Army:
We would not be fulfilling our duty
rs well born men. in whose breasts
there live gratitude and courtesy.
Should we embark for our beloved
Spain without sending to you our
most cordial good wishes and fare
well. We fought you with ardor, with
all our strength ~endeavoring to gain
the victory, but without the slightest
rancor or hate toward the American
nation. We have been vanquished by
you ESQ our generals and chiefs
Judged in signing the capitnlation),
but u surrender and the bloody bat
lies preceding it have left in our souls
no place for resentment against the
men who fought SO nobly and val
iuntly. You fought and acted in COM
pliance with the same call of duty as
we, for we all but represent the pow.
.r OF u respective states. You fought
lis as men, face to face, and with great
courage, as before stated, a quality
which we had not met with during
the three years we have carried on
This war against n people without re-
igion, without morals, without con-
science and of doubtful origin, who
could not confront the enemy, but,
hidden, shot their noble victims from
ambush and then Immediately fled.
This WINS the kind of warfare we had
to sustain in this unfortunate land.
You have complied exactly with all
the laws and usaRes of war as recog-
aized by the armies of the most civil
!zed nations of the world; have given
honorable burial to the dead of the
ranquished; have cured their wound-
I'd with great humanity; have re-
spected and cared for your prisoners
md their comfort, and lastly, to us,
whose condition was terrible, you
have given freely of food, of your
stock of medicines. and you have hon.
BRED lis with distinction and cour
tesy, for after the fighting the two
armies mingled with the utmost har-
nony. With this high sentiment of
appreciation from us all, there re-
mains but to express our farewell, and
with the greatest sincerity we wish
you all the happiness and health in
his land which will no longer belong
to our dear old Spain. but will be
yours who conquered by force and
wetted it with your blood, as your
conscience called for nnder tho do.
nand of civilization and humanity,
but the descendants of the Congo and
i%uineu, mingled with the blood of I'M
,%crupulous Spaniards and traitors and
adventurers-thcse people are not
ret able to exercise OF enjoy their lib
srty, for they will find it a burden to
comply with the laws which govern
sivilized communities.
From 1000 Spanish soldiers.
".pedro Lopez de Castillo,
"'Soldier of Infantry.
~"'Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 81, 1885,
"Shaftcr, Major General"