New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-03
GOING BACK TO CUBA.
CAPTAIN WALTER b. BARKER TO SAIL
TO-DAY FOR SANTIAGO.
ASSIGNED TO THE oUARTERMAsTER's DEPART.
MINT Under sHAFTER-wHAT HE SAYS
AS TO THE PROBABLE CONDITION.
OF THE. REcoNCENTRADos

OF THE REcoNCENTRADos
Or. Of the passengers who will leave here for
Santiago to-day OIL the transport breah"ater win
be CAPTAIN Waller p. Barker OF Mlssisspp'. who
for more than tour years was United States Consul
at sagua Ia Grande. Santa Clara Province. Cuba
captain Barker has been assigned to the Quarter.
r,as,er.s DEPARTMENT under General Shafter. and
II Is well understood that the War Department su.
thorities have been moved by special motives In
sending him to Santiago At this moment II is
said in fact that Captain Barker has been sent
70 Santiago IN order TO foster policy OF concils-
ton between the Cubaas ana spanish residents Of
that city. The tact and sincerity OF purpose whica
Contain Barker exhibited at SGgua were successful
in promoting better feeling between the Cubans
and Spaniards In that vicinity than existed in any
other part OF the island. IL Is thought consequently,
that in giving d commission In the Army 10 Captain
Barker and IN sending him to santiago the Gov.
eminent IT animated by desire to utilize his vau
able services and his know edge of factional con.
ditions IN Cuba ~ bringing about more friendly
feeling between the Spanish residents CT Eastern
cuba and the natives. .
II may be recalled that Captain Barker was
United States Consul at Sagua until the war broke
ON, He was appointed TO the Office in Mr. C.eve-
lands second Administration and was kept In
Office by President Mckinley for reasons similar
m those which prompted the retention Of Consul.
General Lee In Havana. The manner In which
Captair Barker superintended the reliet operations
I'm his district earned TOT MIN tue hishest praise
ond credit At the time it was necessary for him
70 withdraw from. Cuba captain Barker had under
b,s care a system of relief which reached more
,ban forty towns and cities of Santa Cara Prov.
,nce and included the feeding OF fully forty thou
sand peope The quiet and unassumnS demeanor
~ cantain Barker added to the fair and broad
minded course which he pursued IN MS ooasua ar
capacity. earned for him the admiration ana conn.
dance of tho Spanish business men III his Part OF
(,hs and ~ the insurgents alike. and undoubtedly
the influence he viii carry with him will prove OF
particular service TO the Ho'eIH"eh' a. '''S P'N'~
Speaking yesterday of the probable existing son.
dirion nj the reconcentrados IN Cuba, tapan
d iidTcr 81 said to tribune reporter The mprss
sion seems to prevail smons , Ine heS9,iss Of The
III these reconcentrados have been deciniated
and that probably all of them died long before tns
from b bq rssn aIt ha s Occurred and for
this reason While and otner onen az 800 or ~, a.
Iig ed to stay in the towns and cities. because
though the charitable generosity Of the american
pa ra me- i, was necessary for the Spanish orcas
to economic their resources as sfeay d % Am,
that the military authorities ordered al these de;
pendents leave the cities ana hnd tnsir n's,n0y,
Tact teported TO his Government that ne RAD
hanished the reconcentrados from the towns |.
is just because he took this step tnat ihfnss ro u;
heen starved 10 death. The soil 81 Cuba j. 20
rHn fna' y STICK fSh IN the ground Potatoes
vsgeta5es can be grown in from thirty 70 forty
days and because Of the easy possioiiites us .,
/ Fam led to believe that the suffering among ,ee
cubans has no, heen nearly 50 e Know t2st
ths possible date Of these reconcentraaes va
ana ,o bny 70 %
cared. bat my opinion IS mat when we OH mo- uo
to hen we W hnd tha extreme agS " as was
anticipated for them.