New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-25
AID FOR CUBAN SUFFERERS.
AN APPEAL ISSUED BY DIRECTION OF
THE PRESIDENT.

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
RroIyEsTED-rHE SPANISH GOVERNMENT
PROMISES TO COOPERATE IN RELIEF
MEASURES AND WILL REMIT ALL
DUTIES ON SUPPLIES.
Washington, Dec. 2i.-The following appeal 10
the American people has been Issued
Department Of State,
WASHINGTON. Dec 2l W.
BY direction Of the President. the Pup ansirs
informed that in Difference TO the earnest 80 .te
Of the Government 10 contribute D! eHeCtIt,e
action toward the relief Of the SUFFERING han
In the island Of Cuba. arrangements nay so IN
perfected by which charitable conlrlputo.,H1, IA -,
money or in kind. can be sent 10 ine - The
nv the henevolently disposed people OF 'he
Money, provisions clothing. medicines ana me 1
like articles OF prime necessity can DE io "dtu
n1 70 General r'itzhugh Lee the Consul General
of the United states at Havana ana an al ~ J
now dutlable by law, so consleneu; nv, Mni Consui
n1it+ad into Cuba free of duty. Inc Consu!-
Ceneral has been instructed 10 receive the SAME
and TO cooperate with the locaI authOiIt!eS d1
the charitable boards Tor the u;9tllpu'ioii 49,
eucb ~eIiaf among the destitute and mccoy peop'e
Of Cuba. . .,o roonla ~
the United States. VINO nave on many W a.. ,ho
tn the mast RESPONDED most generously 10 the
CRY for bread from peoples stricken by lainl'le
or sore calamity. and who nave Deheiu NO Us
generous action on the part OF Iore,sn ,.s os
fered from fire and flood. will heed the appeaI
for aid that comes from the destitute at .n'if
oT.n threshold, and. especially at this season OF
- ,bis humane end JOHN SHERMAN.
The appeal was issued after consultation with
Senior de LONE. The Spanish Minister caheo
AT the State Department about noon To-Day ana
conferred with Judge Day concerning the reiiel
of the reconcentrados in the island he mace
It clear that the Spanish Government would CO.
operate in any relief measures and tha' there
was entire willingness that the supplies go di-
rect TO Consul-General Lee instead or through
the Spanish relief channels
The negotiations have been proceeding TOT
sor,e time The first active step was taken by
the President on December l. and was IN the
form ~ a. request that the Spanish Minister
learn from his Government whether the regular
tariff duties would be RENTED on supplies sent
IN cuba Minister de LONE soon afterward an
swered that Spain had consented to grant even
mora than had been requested. and that the
drties would be RENTED not only on the articles
which the President had referred to, but also
on all medicine, soap, salt ana einlIar atucieS
OF prime necessity which might enter INTO t!le
plan of relief The only northumberland was
that the supplies should go through the resu''i
relief committees established at havana "
which the Bishop of Havana is chairman II
was also arranged that supplies Sent 20 'ne
Spanish Minister here would be forWaroeu 10
the authorities at Havana
Since that time there have been criticisms OF
the system adopted. and reports nave come from
Havana that the recOncentrados were starving
as a result Of the obstacles in the way OF trans
hitting relief. The Spanish authoritles say.
however that there has been no deIay on tnei
mart and that since the arrangement was nlaue
no offer OF supplies. medicines. etc, mas peen
made There has been general desire. now
ever 10 adopt system by which the suppIies
would go direct to General Lee, and as result
Of the Spanish Minister'S call to-day TINS VIII
he The man to be adopted in executing the re-
lief measures under the call Issued