The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-02

Miss Clara Barton Arranging 20 Relieve
al. Sufferers lne4c.

the = Huttcis Ahttt'
WASHINGIOS, April Ia movement
is belng started IA TINS CITY Tor The pul
pose oI sending the society o. the l.
cross 10 CuDa Co. IeueFc inc s"'Ae''"e' "a
fbe sick ana wounded Oh DOtn sides Ok the
conflict. ....
ltl is proposed 10 make this movement
distinctly Amerll au and 10 appea! ~ the
peopl. oil the Ulued states, III the name
of humanity. tO 90 some lAln6 10 SCI I4U oI
fine barbarous mode OF warfare thaL u
being carried OF lu CUBA. Ihe Soe4e.9
OF the lied eros never ap4eai5 10 -
public for mOue,.. al simply Responds %
invitations IL 20 mere OF tAcie "neA 4u-ds
for tne relief vi tie distressed are suppllel
them. Nothing can be done unch Sl1v'v'
has been raised and placed IA the hahus
OF Miss Clara IdIton, pr sldent OIL lHc
Society oil the Led Cross.
Miss Barton has naturally long had her
eyes on the island Of Cuba as place
needing the WORK ol her society She mas
even gone SO Ia as 10 ask the spanish
minister, Senior dc Lone, "helner '"S
Spanish governuen would place any Cd
lection in tine Wy OK the Society Of the
Red Cross II IL should desire 10 operate
in Cuba. scnor lie Lone stated 10 MISS
Barton that 10 obstacle would be placed
I'm the way OF Tie society ia It's Work o.
humanity. In view OF the fact that Spain
was one of the countries which signed tAe
treaty. of Genev. on September 10 leOi'
which is the tire ly under which the So
cletv operates q over the world, IL Il
REGARDED as oblis ltory upon that country
10 welcome the society Wlihln us DoIueIS
whenever its assistance would ala human
fly. Ii is not r. -arded as possible that
Spain should on 1ble over the name Il
might give TO the conflict now solnB o"
in Cuba. Nhether that contest with w.
900 men on one side, and 4O'OW on the
other. is technically war or an III
surrection makes 10 difference, as the
Society Of the FED Cross Is organized
not only TO relieve the suffering brought
about by war, but by any national ca
lamity.
This movement was inaugurated yester-
day afternoon, when Miss Clara Barton,
nv invitation. came into the city from
Glen Echo. where she has her home, and
where the headquarters OF the society are
located. to talk over with General Sickles,
who is stopping II the Arlington Hotel,
the proposition for sending relief 10 the
Cubans through Ter society. Miss Barton
expressed the readiness OF the society 10
Immediately go 20 Cuba, but impressed
upon General SiCi.les the fact that before
ANYTHING can be zone a EoOuly sum ol
money must be provided. The conference
between Miss Barton and General Sickles
lasted for about an hour. al the end Of
which time General Sickles was thorough
~ favorable 10 the idea OF making an
attempt at once 10 raise the desired funds.
Speaking regarding this project, General
ScSles said
Something should be done at once 10
bring an end TO the barbarous methods q
warfare that are now being carried on In
Cuba. The idea Il hutchering women and
children and OF firing upon hospitals
where the sick and wounded are being
cared for should not be tolerated by a
Christian nation. This country should
see that these methods are discontinued
I'm Cuba. The SDanish government was
forced 10 desist from such methods I'm It's
last Cuban war by the positive stand
taken by the United States. General
Grant simply said that the war in Cuba
would have TO lie carried on In some
other method or the United States would
interfere and he told mo 70 so inform the
Spanish government That IL just what
we should do again.