The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-19
PEACE APPEALED FOR.
Eu iac,s Men Want the War In
Cuba 10 BE Stopped.
PETITION THE SECRETARY,
Ihey show How the Import aud EHpoh
Trade 90 aud From the Island
Has Dw.ndisd The President
sends Ia His Message
PETITION THE SECRETARY.


New York. May rs Firms and ind.
yIduals ln this country who are inter.
cstcd IN trade with Cuba and who de-
sire peace in the island as soon as pos.
slble. sent yesterday 10 the secretary
Of state memorial. setting forth how
their business interests are suffering
and giving facts about the struggle 10
Cuba, IN the hope that measures may
be- devised 10 terminate the war IN tho
island. The slsners are many promi.
ncnt firms Ia the different cities. Tht
memorial reads this way:
The subscribers 10 this memorial
citizens Of the United States. doing
llslness aE bankers. merchants. man.
uiacturers steamship owners and
agents iu tho cities Of noston. Sew
York Philadelphia. Baltimore. sa.
'anUah. Charleston. jacksonville New
Orleans and other places. and also clii.
louE u' Che United States who have
been ior many years engaged in tho
export lud Import trade with the isl.
and 1' Cuba. finding their Interests are
suffering severely from the long con.
uru1rDo OF ths sturllo nrw roiug on
IH ta0 island OF Cula. desire 90 pre-.
f.li fur your careful cons .dDmtlon the
following hr,s in tho hope that you
mls lrd iu them o. sufficient luauGol.
t.0u ~ this memorial. and may bo
able tU dctiso measures whereby tho
termination ui thc s'uglle between
the armed forces iu thc island of Cuba
may ho hlsJouol aud tho unorluss
and losses uf your subscribers may b.
relieved and commerce may be reostab-
lfhci between the United States and
he island Of Cuba.
The magnitude oi the American
commerce with the island of Cuba is
readily shown by citing the volume of
our trade with the island ior the years
1893. 1895 ant 1895. IN each n which
years the value Of our imports from
Cuba exceeded So 100000. our exports
20 Cuba ranged in value from i2s OlO.-
o'n 20 $4,000 600 a year during thes,
years and bad been oven greater ln
previous years during The reciprocity
treaty of the United states with spain
The struggle has continued for more
than two yoars to he serious deranr-
meut 90 our commerce with tho island.
our .mI1rts from Cuba shrinking IN
| value t0 some S'ou10O00 in issc. and
our exports to Cuba Iu 1850 amounting
TO ouly S7o010g0. 30 far no ascertain.
able
Many of your subscribers. moreover.
have large Interests Go Cuba. either as
property holders or as holders of mort
gases or in tho shape of business
credit advances and your subscribers
! see these interests already seriously
injured. nov threatened with aunihl.
Illtiou by the continuance OF state of
lana.rs under which We can neither op-
| crate any business in tao island Of
lCuha with safety nor take the precau.
tons possible in order 90 protect our
interests.
The third rainy season since the
commencement of the lDsurroctlon is
nov az hand in Cuba. and a. military
Operations Of any magnitude are made
/ virtually impossible ior the next Eve
months o. reason of the tropIcel cu-
mate and rains. the relative position
Of the tvo oontoadlus parties cannot
be- grcatly altered during the summer
months
| u apoars 20 your subscribers that for
reasons above cited they may venture
90 Day these facts before you most ap-
IpropIiaicly at this time. and they sin
Iceroly hope that you may be inclined
In Wow of the magnitude and Import.
lance of The American commercial IN.
lorcsts that are involved, 60 give care.
II tul consideration 90 the serious blow
inflicted upon our commerce and trade
/ by The present disturbance In Cuba.
aud 90 determine upon the oxpeileacy
of taking measures which may facilitate
or honorable reconciliation between
thc contoVdIus parties Tho restora-
ton yf poacc in Cuba now or within
che present rainy season would proba-
Oily NOT ca rescue from destruction
The large interests of the Americans
there at stake and serve 10 roostab-
lIsh au Important branch of our ma
tou's commerce hut would prevent
further loss { life. destruction of prop
.crty widespread distress. hunger aud
suffering that are inevitably iucrcas.
iug accumpanimcuts OF au armed con
i'ict such as has existed Tor over two
years now ia Cuba Your subscribers
Especially solicit your speedy consider.
alton OF this matter desiring relief Tor
their own large int'rcsts involved. and
desiring also 20 aid IN securing 'he In.
otlmahlc blessings Of peace for one
and onc-half million Of residents Of The
leland Of Cuba, noV enduring unspcak.
ullc distress and SuiIorlng
Tho rrot cause Of true humanity
will be- fuIt.crcd, Jointly with that o.
American commerce, by such measures
af your sal scrlbcrr trust you may
; deem cxpcdiout az This iuncturc.