| Show ATTITUDE OF CUBA Statement of General Gomtz to the American People 10 PEAcE UI1IIUU1 UttLDUM Ihf Instiretnt Leader Vote Sot Ilo liters In Annexation to the United Stairs NEW Yom May 14Tha correspondent corres-pondent of tilts New York Journal lima I not returned from a visit to General Gomez and the olber Cuban leaden jn J Cuba and is the bearer of the following fol-lowing Important itatcment by Gen Gomez to Ibo American people Your correspondent now In camp baa requested ol mo a statement ol the attitude of the Cubiu republic on certain cer-tain questions likely I to assume more or less I Importance when our struggle for liberty atialt have concluded The question ol our acceptance ol the autonomous terms offered by Speed has already been ably answered by our distinguished representative In Ibo United Blatea Mr Citiada Ialma Neither the termi of autonomy nor Ibo act of oGerlDK them li I worthy of actions colloid ratlon ot the part ol Cubans who nave blooms familial With the treachery and duplicity 01 Spain aud the worlbltisnen ol bar promises We do not believe we thai ever call a special convention lo con alder the framing ot the panel treaty with Spain Only u concession of au achieve Independence will bo regarded BB a luQlclenl bails for treaty negotiations negotia-tions Iliad this the Spanish govern men will not grant It Is I dltliuit discuss without em barraEsment Ihe quesllon of our alll luuo toward any proposition looking to Ibe annexation ot Cuba to the United Blaleslu the event of our ultimate ulti-mate victory as there bas developed In tbe United Btatea a strong anti annexation lenllment before Ibo Cuban have Indicated In the slightest degree Buy desire lor this closer rela lloiiblp Among Ibo men now battling for Cuba freedom theta U n Btroug lentlmenl against annexation to the United Blulei although our feeling toward your country are of the Irleudilert and Most sympathetic character char-acter We are tlgbtltK for absolute freedom not only Irom Brain but from u1 govoromenl nol 01 our own mk log We will eland ready to form Wllb tbe United Btales any ulllauce calcu r latid lo ultimately atrengtben our two countries oommerolally or otbern but I do not believe there Is I a boots went lu eltuer country favor of RD nexatlou strong enough to warrant lue hope of the ultimate union of our two countries In the relationship contemplated con-templated Any proposition from Spain lookIng look-Ing to Ihe granting ot our Independence Indepen-dence upon Ibe payment to the In lib government ot a sum large enough lo cover tile expense of the war will be rejected by Ibo Cuban republic We Con wrest our Independence Iron Spain with our sworn without Incurn boring our now republic with an nor mall war debt In Ibis communication I wish to agalu call the attention ol Ihe clvlllzei world to the warfare conducted by General Weyler now In command ul Ibo Spanish forces lu our Island Ibe horrors 01 larofl Armenia are not si deserving of the attention of the American Congretg ai the barbarou Bud atrocious conduct of this genera 14 U01IHZ I The above statement woo hand a a 10 I tbe correspondent by General Great 51 him heauquanara ou Ibo field The correspondent says 161 reiohed here wlh comparative taie after having left the Spacemen I liDO During the live day I remained In camp wllu General Gomet I touni him and big men confident 01 sncoes i and apparently able to continue Ibo wr 10 their fashion for several year lo come 11H Inactivity has been eeveiely crlllclted by those unlamllla with Ibo couiililoni under which be finds It necessary lo fight Should hi eulerupon aggreiilve campaign allscslrig Ibe Spanish repeatedly bM would Boon exhaust Ibo small amoun of ammunition at his command aDd would be tell absolutely without other defecate than that afforded by a retreat lo Legally forests Indicated to me In an Interview with hardens will bold tbe plain all A Reforms bit pruol headquarter until Buch plogn a Plentiful supply of ammunition eo ablewelcharge 10 renew the facksguitl Out campaleu Inauiurated by IIloco and bluiselt a year aud a ball 690 AI present however ho will remolll quid acting only upon Ibo do naive until Ibo BupplliB recently lauded by llololt naob him lie will then I acoordti g to tbe Information Urnietwea Suit Ib oamp begin It Call 11 tot research ujon Hnau with all the forces In Ibo province qI Santa C arm ODd 10 thle 0lwa1I up 10 the gattil 01 Havana By this mnani be will re lute In a mm Startling manner the statements ol Weylor that the th tee provinces of Havana Malanzts ant Banta Clara liav green pacified Tills may be the final struggle ot the waw co VIDLNr or EUccEts WABH aroN May 14Clouzalare Quesadt cUatgodaUalritaof the Cub Cu-b u republic lu his city and who In the abooo 01 Hnor Ilma to acting ME n lather his jUot rcolvd several let loll fly tepecleal muollur from oval Gocatzhud lrulduIUIDr08 Ono 01 them la as follows In Camp al alnll Hplrilul In regard to cur military opera lions I will limit you that we are dc Inx purleclly General liandora ai you already know crossed without firing a thai ha I reinforced Irooha Hell going toward 1inar del Itlo am solve with him a magniflcrut con tlugeut of men Bull aims Genera Weyler announced his trip lo Bant Bplrltus Lot midday he relumed and It seeiui he Is devoting big time 10 I making trips on tilts coast fearful that lomeei edition Reigns laud Ihe 101 Iw uaya I have defeated several columns In Banta Tattoo Do Maaua and fiiormu with good succeeds ih 1 I slat 01 our Barney Contact bit belter anl smakeelavestacese 01 victory I reserpeloato Its Cities age M GOMr ClarnmanusiteChiestil I ANXILTY At > MADRID NEW Yoitic May 14 A dispatch to lie W rd from Madrid tayi Home ol r tile Madrid newspapers comment anxiety regarding Ibe initnlouof W J Calhoun In Culm and the declontlom ot Benalor Foreseer concrnlog the Integration 01 lrtlueol McKlnley lo reserve tn expression of opinion on tbe Cuban nll lia until ho receives explicit Information from a reliable source On the other hand It Is I said lu clUclal circlet In Madrid that the epaulette rnlulslcr In Washlucton reports that the refs t liDO between the United Bissell oDd tile t Spanish government were oevr more cordial or the disposition of the American government more lrleadl A representative of tbe tobacco manufacturers of Havana nil laid be lore the minister ot torelgn luffstro prc tests analnit permission being greased Amorlcau 10 export 10boCCJ from Cuba by VIIIII 01 Ibe alleged contracts itesuebolotle Greg Woylr Iruolblled sll Expestut ul tobacco except that destined lor Bpaln Tee duke of letuan said these gov eminent was dlspoieJ lo receive and duly examine the evidence uttered by tile Havana mauulaotuters with the uodeloMlog that It It were as convincing con-vincing and precise aa claimed the pretensions of the American ex pollen would not be admitted Ibe minister added that ue felt convinced con-vinced that Ihe American government govern-ment would not back up the claim of tile American exporters If their pre tensions proved to be uulouudei as both government aimed only al t settling Ibo point according to axis Ing trestles and International usage I A SPANISH COLONEL 111531NU < NEW Yom May 14A special ti Ibe Journal from Havana style A Startling story comes from Campo Florida to the efToct that Col Rioul Arangoi luiurgcut Inlnutry surprised wee gorrlon all Sunday night and alter looting the local Bpanlnh commissary com-missary visited the hospital where they are said to bare seized Ibo wounded Spanish colonel Tousde vials area carried him away a prisoner Intending to hold him al a forestall for tbe Letter tteatrnnul of Cubans Incarcerated In Guuuabacoa BB njlillcal suspects awaiting court tusk ail is Other reports say Hut Fonslevleln was not wounded but has been missing for a week or more The Spaniards Intimate that be wits killed In some mysterious way while come Cubaua assert that lie deaertel with the bulk of hla oomi any Bud JomoJ the revolutionists revo-lutionists None ol ibe itoriei can be confirmed here and Ill IB most probable that havldit been quietly relieved of their command uooer prfOre from Washington ana instructions from Madrid be Is I endeavoring ti escape publlo notice pending a realist of tho expeoteJ new inquiry Into ibe Hull ca < e |
