The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-14
AMERICANS IN CUBA.
They Are In as Bal a Fix as
Possible For Them to Re.
STARVATION sTARES THEM.
sun FTom Their Plantations and Fore
ed Co subsist on sesnty Hat.oHs
No Confederation L. shown
Americans In the Least.

Washington. May l3-The scnat,
committee on foreign relations todly
had the Cuban question under consld.
erutIon on the basis Of the report oi
the subcommittee appointed wedncs-
day 10 confer with the president and
Secretary Sherman The report was
prepared by Senators Davis and For
aEor Republican members o. the sub
committee. Senator Morgan. the Dem.
ocrauc member declining to partlci-
pate IN a.
The report consisted OF concise
statement the contents Of Official re-
ports from American consuls IN Cubs
bringing Information mp 20 within a
week Of the present time This report
confirms ucwpaper reports ~ 10 the
situation Of affairs IN the island snd
even goes farther IN depicting the de-
plorublc situation than DO most news.
paper stories Especially ia stress
laid upon the condition of American
citizens In the island o. these Il is
positively stated that hundreds arc ln
a starving condition and most wr .ch.
ed.r clad Deaths o. Americans daily
from starvation are reported They
are rwur,d iu all parts af lho
Island .'d -re rhova uo consideration
vmts.r because OF their American
c.t.f.H,i'p They aye generally per.
HDuH who reside Ou plantations but
who have been driven from .hc.r
homes 90 towns and who. being among
f'arsarf and without cmrluymsnt
arc compelled 20 mbsIst ON almost
nothing They are not allowed 10 ra-
turn 90 their plantations. even 90 Dick
berries or secure the least article %
subsistence They afc theoretically
under the care OF the Spanish army.
but the army is without c1mmissary
They have go means of il.ug ihe o.
hrd Their conditions o. pronounced
wholly dspldrablo
Tho committee was especially ir,.
pressed with this recital and tho orIn.
Goo generally expressed that me sltu-
alton st1Iil De rcmedlsd % possible
70 r earc'ufsd aa placing even , wore
aspect upon The question of Glr rela-
ti1nf to Cuba than the lmprlsor uent
of Americans. of which shore are now
comparatively f,v Instances
The report also Indicates the GEN
orally wre'chel condition o. an In
hahItauts of the island tcclusc % ths
scarcity of food and roncy and orpsr..
ally iu the ceuieu Of population and
b,cau.e. also. oi prevalence OF yellow
fever small poy and dyseutery Thoe
diseases the natives Withstand with
comparative ease. bot they 7re ospe-
cially oppressive Co Spanish ,old.e-y
Reports also indicate he Spanish
army not s1 strong uov as % was a .
year ago. largsiy on account % these
ravascs viii they indicate no dImlnu.
,ion 90 the iaslrrout forces
Reports upon which the mbcommit.
.ee's brief % based is from various cor.
.uls including Consul General Lee
They make uo recommendations rs g., .
American policy but merely ei,e tho
situation as thoy see o.
ln view % developments On the com.
nit'se senator Morgan agreel not 20
press consideration ~ bis resolution
Today hut he viii make an cfort 10
have The question made unfinished bus
ness Monday az 2 o'clock This acqui-
.souce on the Alabama senator's part
o temporary delay was understood
10 bc gIyon under the Impression that
& viii result ln bringing 90 tho resolu.
ion tho support Of The entire commit.
ec on foreign relations This will u
.ourse materially strengthen the isso.
Sion IN the souat, and d 60 bclIeyd
by its irinds that Il will expedite its
issgrs there F
Memters Of the foreign relations
'ommIucc recommended 10 the presi.
lent that 70 necessary 90 secure the
andipg Of food and clothing necessary
20 The relief and wants OF Americans
hey should De accompanied by an
american warshlp The president ust.
med 90 this advice but did not indi.
ate hIa intention to act upon g. The
.ommlticc has Net % thc heads of
antilles representing over 100 Amerl.
ans who are SAL 20 be sarvInf
.ond.t.On.
The delay by the senate committee
'n foreign relations in taklnF no sc.
ion until Monday ls Tor ho purpos,
u giving Tho president nn opportunity
% act Representations having been
made o. him there is a necessity for
acton The president has
'een urged also 10 take some stems
ooking 60 the relief OF starving Ameri.
ans Ia Cuba
INFORMS THE PRESIDENT.