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Show CASTILLO LIKE PATRICK HENRY "Independence or Death the Only Issue in Cuba' He Declares; "Millions More of Tombs Will Be Opened . HAVANA, Feb. 21-Gen. Loynaz del Castillo 'is out with another statement calling for liberty or death. In a statement state-ment published in La Lueha, he says: "Independence or death is the only issue. Let cowards live without a country. coun-try. To my last breath I fight for Cuba libre. Hundreds of thousands of Spanish Span-ish soldiers have been buried for opposing op-posing Cuba's independence. Millions more of tombs will be opened, if necessary. neces-sary. We accepted the surrender of arms, believing the Americans would give back our liberty. All the above I have said to Secretary Baeon. I repeat re-peat it now to the protectorists. " Gen. Castillo has asked for an audience audi-ence with Gov. Magoon, who has granted grant-ed it for Friday. The General says he will then demand the exact date of the elections and the withdrawal of the Americans. - |