Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-11-17
wEYLER HEARD FROM.
Ne Dives His opinlan ef the Dslti.h and
AmsrisAns 10 = Freaeh Paper.

Paris. Nov. l6.-General Weyler has
emerged from his she'll and fires some
hot shot at Anglo-Saxons In general. In
an interview given 90 The Hgaro's cor.
respondent lie opened by saying that
he once more protested against the
abominable reputation created for him
by the American and English journals
for political purposes. He continued
"When was governor general Of
Cuba and was defending the sovereignty
Of Spain in that colony, the least Of my
acts Of war was distorted by the press Of
the English speaking nations. l nevei
troubled myself about that for always
did only my duty as soldier without
lending ear 10 the rumors Of what wai
going ON outside my province.
IL have noted since with sorrow that
these lying stories, these caumnies
have found an echo in Europe. II has
required the events in the Tnnsvaa
and the stories of the real cruelties com
mitted upon the Beers by Genera
Roberts aud the English. for European
military writers TO acknowledge that J
never conducted myself in Cuba as ths
British have done In South Africa. Peo
pie are now beginning 10 do me justice.
The truth Of the matter is carried on
the war in Cuba with the rigor which
war requires You cannot run tilts Of
courtesy and generosity with rebel and
half civilized negroes, like our reyolted
Cubans. who were accustomed 10 mas
sacre, in horrible fashion, the soldier,
they had captured
People should have seen our pooi
Spanish soldiers, those brave little sol
diers Of 10 and 20 years Of age. fighting
with the Cuhans, 20 understand the
real horrors Of war People would have
10 have seen the excessas of which the
Cuhans were guilty boz tho treatment of
their prisoners, % have seen them tor.
turing them and then putting them
through slow mnrtyrdom aud mutt
lating their dead bodies to understand
the peculiar character Of the war.
"But never mind that. did my du.
tyas "a soldier and am ready to do al
again. My best reply 20 my traducors
is the esteem and affection in which J.
am held by the whole Spanish army
the marks " devotion which have al.
ways been lavished upon me by my
companions IN arms, both those in Cuba
and those in the peninsula.
Explaining his presence In the Liberal
party. General weyler remarked that al
was the result of recent events.
III Canoyas were living. should b,
at his side should be- n soldier. pur,
and simple. But there arr cases when
the safety Of ones country obIigcs on,
to stide ones feeling Of repugnancc and
10 undertake a task which one would
prefer 10 leave In the hands Of others
III had been able 20 gather together
a strong Conservative party after the
death Of Canoyhs should have pre-
vented the loss Of Cuba
AZ the head Of the Spanish troop,
which were then IN the island, should
have driven the American into the sea
The hasty levics OF Americans would
never have been able 20 cope with the
spaninrds should never have asked
| for fleet 20 L. sent me. My resource.
down there un Cuba We're quite ample
General Blanc1 made terrible mis-.
takes He concentrated all his troops
iu Havana. instead OF adopting tactics
which would have permit ted him t.
devote his efforts 20 the poin Is threat
eued by the Americans Il would have
been easy TO save Santiago by dispatch.
ing there rcinforccmeuts at an earlier
stage and with greater npidity.
But 10 is too late now What's the
good Of crying over split milk. Polite,
lost Us our colonies No blame what.
ever can attach 20 the army. All that
II did was 10 obey orders II WIS in no
wise responsible for our disasters.
To-day II IL IN necessary for the
good Of Spain for me TO give my assis.
lance and my personal support 10 a pol
itical party, | will certainly do So II
the Hberal party needs me 10 roconsti
tute and undertake n campaign in con
formity with its traditions ~ liberty
and progress, will consent 10 b. poll
tician for or months only. lmmedi
ately afterward, I will once again b.
come u soldier and nothing more.
ut is my opinion that II Marshal Mar
> tinez Camps had remained purely an,
simply soldier, his fame would hav
been all the greater. "
SO far as the Carlist movement is con
: corned, General Weyler says IL /
! doomed TO failure, particularly in Cata
lonia.