New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-05
A CORRECTION FROM DR.. KLOPSCH.
EFFECT OF DECLARATION OF WAR ON THE
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EFFECT OF DECLARATION OF WAR ON THE
REcoNCENTRADos
Tho follow ing letter. which explains itself. was
sent 10 The Tribune Yesterday:
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | ask the privilege OF your columns to cor
rect certain statements which have been wrongly
attributed TO me, In recent interviews concerning
my visit Washington. II was not my purpose
I'm going 70 Washington 20 see either President NJ
Kiney or his Cabinet My only object was TO visit
the State Department. md to inform Assistant
Secretary Day concerning the progress OF relief
work In Cuba. and It was wholly at the Assistant
Secretary's suggestion that had the honor OF
meeting the President and his advisers. | mention
this fact because II has been asserted tina; went
10 the National capital with peace at-any- price"
object and In behalf Of certain interests in Cuba.
am neither a politician FOR n solder. nor have
any interests in Cuba whatsoever. beyond the mis-
sion Of saving the starving reconcen,rados whom
represented there Furthermore. the published
statement tina, / declared autonomy in Cuba to be
n success and that represented General Lees
opnions on that matter colnciding with my
ovn Ia altogether unfounded. At time have
assumed to quote General Lees views and opinions
on any matter relating to Cuban affairs. Such
expression from would have been In the last
deeree absurd and unwarranted besides being alb
solutely unjust TO our Consul-General with whose
on,nion on such matters ! am not familiar.
with regard to my own impression OF autonomy.
7 have at no time asserted that 1t was a success.
Int that a fair trial Of IL was favored by the
seryative element in Cuba. which looked upon the
experiment hopefully. The point in my inter
view with Judge Day which induced him to bring
the matter before Presid ant my statement,
with regard TO the unfortunate position OF the
reconcentrados In the event OF war Al the pres
cnt time there distributed throughout the ISL
and al all the different points enough supplies for
about days TO come. ana we have In storage In
Havana Il suffciency for probably twenty days
a declaration OF war followed by the closing Of
Cuban ports. means the death from starvation Of
TX ner cent of the two hundred thousand destitute
reconcentrad oa-thus destroying the very people
who are now depending our energies to save
them Cuba Is waste: It's population Is entirely
closed ports the relief supplies hand would be
readily seized and used for military purposes. In
any event. the reconcentrados would be the first to
suffer LOUIS KLOPsCH.
New-York April l. 1898.
A Tribune reporter saw pr. Kl9psch at his once
Klopsch said that he had nothing TO add TO the
Mr. Rubens. counsel Of the Cuban Junta. yester-
day said: The result of DR. Klops,h observations
seems 10 pc b 1na spansb When Is m
capable Of administering political justice at home
or In her colonies"
at this Interview. said: THE statement made by
DR.. Klopsch that the reconcentrados would starye
country would be Indirectly the cause OF their
death Is an insult 10 he sailors OF the American
Navy. lie implies that they would be powerless
to land provisions on the Island ] do not think
any officer sailor OF the American Navy would
be coward enough TO allow the people who are
SPANS prisoners TO staIve They could escort re-
visions WITHOUT any great dficuty or course. II
the Navy did not take part in the war. the theory
ofncers and sailors Of the Navy win answer that
question when the time comes"