Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-19
NKINLEY ON CUBA.
l27,OOO CUBANS DIE IN ONE PROVINCE,
Neyler Stands ms the Greatest Murderer oil
the Age In the Way He Has
Killed PaciHcos.

New York, Nov. 19.-The world this
morning makes the following state
ment:
The World is able to say on very
high authority that President McKin-
ley will tocitly approve the program
for autonomy or home rule for Cuba
which Spain now promises.
Second, that the President win ex-
press the hope that the Cubans will not
prolong their war for complete indie
pendence, but will accept instead
form of autonomy.
Third, that if the Cubans do not heed
his advice, Spain will be given more
time without interference from the
United States.
Fourth, the President says that he
ardently desires peace both at home
and abroad. War scares" and Belllg-
erency resolutions" disturb business,
returd prosperity and do no good. a
now Congress is to be chosen next
fall and everything depends on good
times" a season of peace from Gu
ban sensations" is therefore now al
most certain.
Fifth. spain has been informed of Nc
first evidence Of her own fond inten-
lions and good will she pardoned and
released yesterday the American crew
Of the hlibustering schooner Compete
tor, caught under arms OFF the coast
of CUBA on April Is, 1896.
WORLDS REPORT OF CONDITIONS
IN CUBA,
New York, Nov. ia special to the
World from Havana says:
In every town i'm Cubu XVharp there
are American citizens groups Of starry
ing Islanders gather every day in front
Of the houses OF those Americans and
beg for the crumbs that fall from the
tables. That Americans have anything
on their tables from which crumbs
could fail is due to the relief fund Of
10000 voted last spring by Congress.
Consul General Lee has drawn SO far
about $4,000 of the total amount and
/ 1t is distributed to the consuls in Ma
| tanzas, Cientueros, Sagua, Santiago
| ana elsewhere. These consuls buy pro-
! visions and distribute weekly rations to
! distressed Americans.
There are 1900 Americans on the
/ relief fund list. of these $50 are Ameri-
! can born. Tht others are naturaliz9d
| citizens and their families who hay
/ ing their citizenship papers properly
| registered at the different L. $. con
| sulates, are entitled, If in distress, to
the same relief as American born citi-
! 2ens.
/ According to statement made by
| Consul Barker, who is stationed at
! Sagua, about ten thousand people are
| being kept alive In Cuba by these ra-
tions distributed for the support OF
| l,400
Neishbors gather around the front
! door Of the houses of American citi-
zens and beg a share Of food that comes
from the consulates.
/ Where suffering Is general these ap.
! peals are not in vain, and the sCant
supply Of rice, jerled beef and bread
Is made to do service for FIVE instead
of one.
In the town of Sagua person walk.
ing through the principal streets about
II a. m. or p. IN. can tell the houses OF
| American citizens by the crowds OF
starving creatures patiently waiting al
the door to get even mouthful of rice
or even a crust of bread,
The most pitiful sight is to see tn,
babies in arms, hardly alive, and the
/ small children with their thin littl,
legs and arms all Indicating lack oi
nourlshment and death by starvation
There are no markets in any but tn,
bigger cities, because nothing Is pro
duced to supply them and no one has
| money to buy with. Misery is uni
versal and suffering is everywhere ant
the death rate goes up higher anC
!
In the town of Sagua where there |!
population of about 10000 the dealt
list for five years before the war wa
500 n year. In the month of Angus
Of this year GAS persons died of starva
ton alone.
Consul Brice. stationed AT Matanzas
reports that since July 127, 900 person.
have died in his district. AS he wa
crossing the public square one evenini
lately he saw man fall 10 the grount
within a few feet Of him and hnstenini
to his side, found he was dead Hi
body was nothing more than a skele
ton. such scenes occur every hour o
the day all over the island, where peo
pie are hcrded together.
Gen. Blanco's orders to allow tn
pacificos TO cultivate mad outside TIL
military lines would diminish SUFFERING
II the people had the strength and TIL
implements with which to work. bu
they have neither and Weyler'
scheme to exterminate the Cuban PEG
pie is rapidly proving successful. 1t 4
believed here that Blanco has receive'
orders from Madrid to do everything
possible to prevent starvation report