The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-08
STARVING CUBANS
APPEAL TO Us
Want TO be Included 10 the Relief
Measures for Americans.
HORRORS WITNESSED DAILY
Mothers See Their Naked Children Stafye
--Cubsos Canaot 0penly Relieve Their
Suiieduq Brs hren.

New York. June a special to the
Herald uom Havana says:
\ strUrgc appeal on behalf " the
starving and dying rccunc sntrados In Ma
tanEa,. Who excited pi'v la :he ncarts VI
General l," and Mr' c,'houu. h., been
inside e. ,nc Y,opIc or tho limited States
Since toe niicd Stttes sJ"- sumrnt has
begun measures inl she relief OF It. citi
VI ghc cuban t. .oJcentraius there has
resulted tn pruuon. signed by It hundred
OF them. n Ndiru they o,g In the name
OF common hums'tty hni they may be
hcluJti N the 'htriS. Tho petitlln Is
headed An g15ea, 10 the United
satcs" q, is noN IN .ts way TO Wash
lnston rhe principal part follows
First AMI foremost. let Il De said that
10 unhappy cuba W. can 10 nothing 10
help our suffering countrymcn. The pa
o!ncoS that have hGdlici In our city would
be- looked upon - traitors .jr 10 doing
and Js such We wogll be sGmInarily
dealt with We must not geol ipr them /.
Nc must bo blind and deaf to ,ly,,r suf-
torug-. and do no;hlns that can IN any
way interfere with wsylers policy OF
determination.
We have 70 witness Day after day
scenes OF horror which no language can
describe. ana yet no voice can be lifted
to protest against them. 10 Spain We
canno, appeal Tor sucNor She Is well
acquainted with the pres.a; condition OF
anairs In Cuba and 40 lar not farthlng
has come TO us from her and vet we have
sent her our money freely Whenever the
Spanish people have been In want or dis
trrss
Upward of loc0o OF the victims Of
this savage system OF warfare have been
crowded into MaAnzas without providing
FOR their most natural wants. and after
they have been compelled to abandon ali
they had In the world they are to be seen
IN crowds. from S o'clock in the day un-
III late at night implorlng charity.
In any other country this state OF
affairs would have brought on disturb
ancrs and riot; Yet our people, suffering
as they are. have not done anything
that could In any way disturb order.
Can there be- better illustration of
peaceful disposition?
Tender loving mothers OF America,
To YOU in particular We appeal in our
humane undertakings Send us the mighty
aid Of your motherly cooperation; en-
list In our crusade against crime and
barharity and the blessings OF thousands
will rise to Heaven rs lit nymn to
your praise. Think that at your very
doors there are mothers who love as
dearly as YOU love, nnd who day after
day see their little ones perish IN the
streets out of sheer hunger, and in most
cases without piece of rag 10 cover
their nUkedness
AS for us, we cannot do our work
openly, We have to beg for food for
the hungry and clothing for the naked,
concealing ourselves and our names as
II We were doing something wrong and
we therefore suggest that II any relief
is to come 1t should be entrusted to the
American consuls Tor distribution, and
we would also suggest that the sending
OF help In the way of provisions and
clothing has Its Inconvenience and might
give the officials an opportunity TO thwart
the object In view,
Very Respectfully.
"oNE HUNDRED CITIZENS or MA
TANZAS"