The San Francisco call., 1898-07-23
DISCONTENTED CUBANS.

C ARCIAS letter to General Shafter announcing | T that he had rendered his resignation com- \/ mander of the Cuban army at Santiago, and that pending the action of the Cuban Government upon it he would withdraw his troops the interior, the first important step the part ot the Cubans in a course destined to bring them into conflict with the United States A decisive step taken latter. when an attack was made upon detachment oi Spanish troops marching to Santiago to sur render
 Garcia stated his reasons for resignng with clear ness and considerable force He appointed to the command of the Cuban army of the east as he says, with instructions from what he calls the Government of the Republic to cooperate with the American army. That duty he claims to have fulfilled as best he could but he complains that he was not consulted by General Shafter with regard either to the sur render of Santiago its administration since He protests against leaving the city under the civil con- tro of the former authorities appointed by the Span ish Government and asserts that since is impossible for him to cooperate with the United States army under such conditions, his resignation becomes i'm perativc
 The letter and the protest would have been more effective if Garcia his Cubans had ever genuinely co-operated with army before the capture ot Santiago. It is matter of common fame that they were expected do so, but completely failed to full fill the expectation. They took part in the fight ing of the skrnsh line as it cleared the way for the main body of our troops. Neither did they join in the direct attack upon the Spanish entrenchments when the battle began in earnest. Nor would they aid in the toilsome work of constructing roads for the passage of the artillery from the coast to positions on the hills from which they could command the
 lines of the enemy.
 These offenses of omission, however, are as noth- ..AA- ..A At @i. els of war It is now difficult to see how Garcia be treated as other than outlaw. The United States cannot tolerate attacks upon prisoners who had surrendered to its Garcia has violated the law of nations and of civilization and must pay the penalty.
 It is the fault of the Cubans themselves therefore that they have lost the right to cooperate with army. Neither the people the troops of the United States were prejudiced against them. On the contrary, all the preconceived ideas of our people were in their favor. Congress, in fact, came very near recognizing their independent nationality and sending an army there to uphold it. Had Garcia and his followers shown any merit whatever this country would have been only too glad to recognize it. Their own acts have been the that have made CO., operation impossible.
 It must be borne in mind moreover that citizens of the United States have great property interests in II officers to provide safe government for their pro tection As has been pointed out army landed at dock built by an American mining company; the Bethlehem Iron Works own the railway from San tiago to the manganese mines at San Luis; the Juragua Mining Company is Carnegie enterprise; the Sigua Iron Company is American, and so on through long list, including railways and sugar plantations and other properties. MT. Rubens the Junta lawyer estimates the American interests in the surrendered territory at over $3o,oooooo.
 This is more property than the Cubans own in that province and it is too valuable to be exposed to the danger of civil disturbance If the Cubans desire recog nitior from our Government the way for them to ob- tain it is to march against Havana, and by action ill open and honorable show that their troops capable of constructing military roads, fighting battles, maintaining discipline and performing other deeds that required of the armies of civilized tions.
 The fact is worthy of note that several prominent Republicans have not announced themselves as can- didatcs for the poyernorship. With nothing but