The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-01
GAIL.INGER ON CUBA.
The New Hampshire Senator Makes
His Promised Speech.
Autonomy u Rank faiiure-ghe War. -
Carried on by spain, the Most
Cruel the Civilized World
Has Ever known.

" ASliiNdroN, Marcn @S.-ln accoru-
ance with notice. Mr.. Gallinger. of
New Hampshire. addressed the senate
On the condition of Cuba. Mr.. Calm
ger recently returned from visit to
the island, and he received the careful
attention OF everyone within sound of
his voice.
In opening his speech. Mr.. Gailinger
said that, after the calm. dispassionate
and touching statement concerning Cuba
made in the senate recently by Mr..
Proctor, of Vermont, it might be as
well for him to remain silent. but.
yielding To the desire expressed by
many OF his colleagues, he had con-
scented TO give "A plain recital of
some of his observations on that
unhappy island" lie referred TO
the efforts made by the Cubans
In 1929. in lsi4. in 1913. in
1850, in 1851, in 1865. and again in 1895,
I'd break the chains that bound them 10
Spain in order that they might estab-
lish for themselves "A free government
upon the soil that was rightly theirs
Save the last. all these efforts have
ended in failure. That failure is his
tory. and need not be recounted.
Mr.. Gallinger then detailed some OF
the events leading up to his arrival in
Cuba, and of his reception by Consul
General Lee.
Gen. Lee. said he, lis deserving Of
the highest possible praise for the man
ner in which he carries himself in Ia
vana. Cool and fearless in the midst of
difficulties and dangers. he never loses
sight of the fact that he is an American
citizen, nor is he unmindful of the
tremendous responsibilities and duties
of his position"
Referring to his call upon the auton-
omist cabinet. MIR. Gallinger said it
was evident that the president OF the
cabinet was not encouraged in the
work.
1.-The truth is, said Mr. Gallinger.
''autonomy is Hat failure, opposed
alike by the -Spaniards and the
Cubans. The leaders of the insurrec-
ton have not forgotten how they were
treated by Spain in 1873. and the blan-
dishments and brides now being Offered
them are spurned with contempt. Bet
ter death than autonomy. said lead
ing Cuban To me, for autonomy j. only
pretense under W hich we would again
be slaves To spain.
Mr. Gallinger recalled that he had
heard during debates in the senate de-
mails made that "A state OF war existed
in Cuba, but it required only a brief
personal observation to convince one
that war actually did exist. A DESC
lated country and its stricken people
told the story more eloquently than it
could be conveyed in words.
1.-The war in Cuba, however" he said,
sis war of starvation and extermina-
tion-a war more cruel than the world
has ever known
The Spanish troops do not impress
Americans as great soldiers. They are
under lax discipline, and are poorly
uniformed and inadequately fed. The
high officials do most of their fighting
in hotels and cafes. the actual lighting
being done by those of inferior grade.
On the contrary, the insurgents are
comfortably clad and under strict dis
cipline. They occupy a large part Of
Che island. and could. in Mr. Calm
gers judgment. take Havana or Ma
tanzas whenever il might s,it their
purpose, although these cities could not
be held for lack Of IA navy.
1.-THE scenes in the streets of Havana
arc narrowing beyond description.
People in want and suffering are ey-
erywhere seen. and walking skeletons
meet one on every hand. Naked chill
dren, emaciated and ragged women and
diseased and starving men throng the
streets, the hotel lobbies and every
place of public resort. 1t is a terrible
sight-onc that siclScns the heart and
quickens every impulse Of human sym
pathy and love"
War OF determination.
Under the very shadow Of cathedrals
and churches. where SPANS authority
is absolutely unquestioned. the most
horrible conditions are conceded to cx-
list. Many have refused to believe that
great government was waging war
of determination. instead of a war OF
honor, yet such is an absolute fact. A
visit was paid To the orphanage which
is now under the care of Miss Clara
Barton. 1t contains now about fifty
children, almost every one of whom is
victim of starvation. DIR. Lesser. one
perience in the Armenian and Indian
famines, but he declares the famine in
Cuba is worse than that in Armenia,
and pictures he drew of the terrible
suffering and starvation in the island
more than confirm all that has been
written up the subject.
A detailed story of visit to Los
Focas, the place where the reconccn-
tradoes daily assemble to get food. was
also given. A few weeks ago. when
Miss Barton discovered the place. there
were Gas people lying on the floors,
many Of them entirely nude and suffer
ing the pangs Of starvation. Much has
been done by the Red Cross society to
alleviate the condition OF those who
still remain, but scores of men. women
and children are yet there, gaunt and
bony almost as "A skeleton, many Of
them covered with sores directly trace
able 10 insufficient food.
"What a chapter of horrors and death
is that" continued the senator .And