New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
HELPING THE STARVING cUBANs.
ADVICE FROM A UNITED STATES COHsTL~THF
RELIEF COMMITTEE DOES NOT RECOMMEND
" W HOwARD's PLAN OF suCCoR

RELIEF COMMITTEE DOES HDl Nts' D"1hi'.'H
" HowARD's PLAN OF srccoR
The following letter on the condition OF the starv-
ing Cubans was received yesterday from water
p Barker United States Consul al Sagua' AT the
Office Of the Central Cuban Relief Committee NO
= yvuliaui-st II was addressed 10 Mrs j VI Cong
don Of Gowanda y Y. who forwarded II to the
comr-ittee Mrs Congdon mad written TO ConSui
Barker. asking for Information as TO the best form
IN which 70 send relief This MI Barker's
reply:
Nv Dear Madam-It is with pleasure ! acknow
odre receip; OF your more than kind letter OF the
2sh ult received this day March 3D. e%pt re ing
Island and asking information direct from me.
must be brief, but wish 10 say "a t Inn kjnd
hart and Of Americansm pure and simple
The situation e1 IN 9s distress and de!oaton
afty thousand souls utterly destitute. and without
The conditions here at present render II impossi-
be for succor 10 be given. except that SEM uE our
own generous people Rec CONDENSED m nilK. gu ,
utua Tor the sick good. as also are igEt-welsht
ciothine equally as serviceable and acceptable as
n.w-canned soups. meats and bread or Whetc , the
money IN exchange on any Eastern city ypreferaby
New York.. with which p!Svisohs ana Iig ne
earlier a., owing 10 the inacc essbility OF TINS zone
or region II requires much time In which 10 trans
II moncy j. sent. have TO request it be trans
rriffrd through Consul-Ceneral Lee. AZ Havana,
with TIE request TO forward SAM to me In The
name OF mos poor innocent sufferers. in the name
u, cGmnon humanity beg 70 tender YOU grateful
thanks. and to add God bless YOU and yours. with
high regards l am. yours vfT IT,, Guy p,pxrp
United States Consul.
y BOf the large num6er 50 gtSry de destitute
- per cent women and children the latter
being largely in the majority
\ Tribun. reporter called AT the offices OF the
Central Cuban Relief Committee yesterday in order
70 ask what opinion was held regarding W w
Towards uln for setting the rcconcentrados again
I'd In 81 LET
,,.rc,-ed IN Yesterdays Tribune. said that the re-
concentrates can now return 10 Their homes a. the
order Of concentration mas been reEoh ok by Ndp
tain-Crneral Biauco. The starving 'updhs ar, ol
course. not N present In condition TO WORK NJ
Howard added but after they nave been or9u ii
near the towns in which the need Is most pressing;
on which they could work under the direction OF
AZ M = Rooth the secretary Of the Relief Commit
b.. ,L"i,~bf mar any such action before the cOun-
-, vas finally settled. would be- most nadvisable
hon evoked a. Nj Howard said but 1t was as
impossible for the ,0n, en- iad's 10 go .Soh ~
Ih.t AZ, ,orcfs 70 20 from Ncw-York to Pough-
keepse unless be begged MS way Ana II Was
10 h'ip ,n'h h.i3 ,hom back 10 their old homes.
whcrc a STICK left standing Of the old farmhonses
UP FOR ths Cubans TO 90 back 10 their old farms
nov, &" addod Mr. Booth would be- 10 80 back 20
arve Mr. Booth also ihou@G thu INA" 1r , Come me
nat II would not be- wise 20 eNpend money on any
plan Ike Mr.. Howard , ...,oot
-. .,,lpued 20 Cousu-Generai Lee bv the steam
sim Orizaha- % the Ward Line. YESTERDAY Ihere
a.. %. addition large quantity or mlscela neous
si,-.n,..s on Inc same vessel. and the Concho OK
~ vard Line Will take out 800 tons Of meal next
.,,,,i. BON n these shipments were made ny
Thc Cnrs,ar Vcrold coy ot ao91, $3.50 .yo
-, : fr.dar the -tc4 Wer stein VIII leave New
orleans for M1tauzas. CARRYING over twenty car
.o,,is - provisions and medicine collected boy The
1850 titv S,ar" The Goods worth S2e"0
Tho c.,7ers % New-Or. ans have chartered the
.,., ana 80 IS thought ma he cuban Central
ir.f..f Committee VII furnish enough additional
'.,,rli. 10 nm Ibis vessel she carries sbl tons
~, n nc- cargo Will probably be 10 Consul
- k.r Do Sarua. and tho Relief Committee Will
4 50 ..nd I'm - tons u provisions or more by
trc f.ar.tu. ~ me Mun-on Line. shiilng from tnls
-. l.n IL N