New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16
THE BUSINESS MEMS PETITION.
AN IMPOSING LIST OF sIcNERs LIKELY TO
BE SECURED.


BE SECURED.
II will be some days before the business mems
petition to the Administration at Washington to
intervene in Cuba is presented 10 the Secretary Of
State Several Of the copies to different parts
Of the country for signatures have not yet peen
returned 10 Mosle & Brothers NO. 10 EXchanse
Place who have the matter IN charge The list OF
signers will be an imposing one. 1t is said that IL
will include practically all of the leading houses in
the country having property or business interests
in Cuba. those houses which are owned by
Cubans For evident reasons no signatures OF
Cuban firms have been received.
There is no politics the petition. 1t is asserted
II there 1t is certain that IL would not nave
been so generally and readily signed. Adolf PaveH-
stedt of Mosle & Brothers. said yesterday: There
is no suggestion in the memorial to the means
that should be taken TO end the war in Suoa Inc
s!gners ask the Government simply TO 90 WnaI Is
necessary 10 terminate the war at me earnet Gay ~
practicable. II is for the o1cias at Washng'om 20
decide what should be done We state now great
rived when something must be done or else Amer
lean property and interests on the lsiahu Will us
appear" o -r,,ur,,ro 9. 20
r1orcisl one purely We shall present statement
on the condition OF affairs and request that some
press sympathy with either side. nor DO we sug-
gest what course should be pursued
ACCOUNTS OF SUFFERING CONFIRMED.
IN CUBA.
Washington May 15-An the information
which the State Department is receiving from
official and unofficial sources confirms the pub
lished reports Of the restitution existing In Cuba
among those who penned up in the towns.
Absolute starvation is threatened The reports
also confirm the statements that many Of the
sufferers are American citizens, most Of them, of
course naturalized, but there are others who are
native born Americans
II "a learned that the Administration when the
facts as TO the existing restitution In Cuba first
came 10 the knowledge Of the President. was
6isposed 10 move cautiously. as II was feared
that rrecinitate action might irrtate Spain and
,oseiblv endanger the lives Of American consular
officers when the character Of their reports be-
canne known to the Spanish authorities and the
,o,,a, subjects Of Spain in Cuba The spanish
Minister however. behalf Of his Government
eaid that Spain would be glad to welcome any
rore- which could be granted 10 those who were
e., need IN Cuba and he suggested that the work
.hor,a he undertaken through the agency OF the
American Red Cross. This suggestion was
viewed favorably in the beginning. but some OF
the members Of the Senate insisted that the
United States should not limit itself In work OF
charity 10 it's own citizens TO any single agency
To-day's mail brought In some additional re,
rorts 20 the Department or STATE from Chi'eH
c,ates consuls in Cuba as TO the condltloh Oh
~ Arerican citizens shut UP in the towns by
order OF the Captain General 1ney are saiu
IN he generally confrmatory or the carrier re-
ports giving the extent Of the distress among
these people. A.. -. ,,,,,hor ~
Eioures are not obtaiNable as TO the NUMBER Oh
American citizens in Cuba VINO are IN actMaI
distress and In need Of food or clothihe' Inc