The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-10
THEIR TALE Of WOE
Over Gay Cuban Editors
SqueIched by Ludlow.
GOING TO WASHINGTON
To Tell Their Troubles to the
Administration.
GOING TO WASHINGTON

New York. Aug. s-A. Cervantes. editor
and Ricardo Arnauto. manager, Of E
Reconcentrado. the suppressed Havana
newspaper. who are on the way 70
Washington to complain OF their wrongs.
have issued joint statement as follows:
''Ei Reconcentrado was in existence
long before the war between America
radical and liberty-Eoving policy Of the
paper, and for a time it's regular issues
ceased. II was only on July 81. and by
order Of General Ludlow. OF the Ameri-
can army. that the ONCE was finally
closed. FL Reconcentrado was an indie
pendent organ whose aim was the indie
pendence OF Cuba, and at the same time
was the only recognized organ Of the Gu
ban army.
To-day there Is no independence IN
Cuba and cannot be led to believe. after
my experience as an editor. that the
American flag floats over the island OF
Cuba. In fact. the inhabitants. many o,
them. still think that the Spanish en-
blem floats over MORO castle. They have
no reason to know any difference. The
police Of Havana were deathly against
the principles Of the paper and Rafael
Cardenas, the chief OF police. did his ut
most to have the paper suppressed be-
cause certain officers were charged with
dishonesty. In order that the paper
might be suppressed the editor and stan
were threatened with arrest. Though the
editor and a few members of the stan
escaped Imprisonment, some of the en-
ployes OF the paper were locked up in the
bastile In Havana for a period of sixty
days. during which time they were COM
PEELED to break stones after the fashion
of criminals sentenced to a term in Sing
Sing. About ten or twelve took refuge
in flight and are stil being sought. Jose
Armas, an American correspondent and a
lawyer, took hold OF the case OF these
alleged fugitlves' who were hiding in a
house in the suburbs Of the city. Lawyer
Armas brought the condition Of affairs
to the attention of General Ludlow. who
told him (Armas) that 1t could be fixed
IL the editor and managing editor OF the
paper named would sign a document
asserting that they would never again
write any offensive matter in the col
umns of FL Reconcentrado. II was also
stipulated that they should not write
anything offensive to the authorities
With a communication formulated in this
fashion lawyer Aramas was instructed
to go with Messrs. Ceramics and Am
auto TO see Mayor Perfecto Lacoste OF
Havana, in whose presence they we're 10
sign the document. The editor ard man
aging editor did as had been directed,
and II was said that on his word OF hon
or General Ludlow had declared 20 the
mayor OF Havana that all was settled.
On arriving at the city hall the editor
and his manager found the place in EOS
session OF the police. who placed them
under arrest. Against this action there
was a strong protest entered by Lawyers
Armas and Felix YZnaga. The mayor
was being attacked daily in the FL Re-
and this Irritated him so
that, with the consent and approval OF
General Ludlow, II was decided to i'm
prison ArnautO and Cervantes for q
period of sixty days breaking stone IN
the streets OF Havana"
Colonel Cervantes is authority for the
statement that this order was issued BY
General Ludlow. and that the agreement
was Of such a character that no man
Of honor would afhX his signature to It.
Messrs. Cervantes and Anrauto say they
no luminosity against General
Ludlow. who was influenced. they think.
by Mayor Lacoste. At present Jose Mar
tos. one OF the editors. is serving twenty
days imprisonment in the Havana fort
ress. while Editor Jose Demora Of Fl
Guacamayo. which was opposed to the
methods of the chief OF police. Is also
serving sixty days in the bastile.