Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-24

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At 1886 pm. Uhe routine morning
business having been completely Mr..
Thurston was recognized for the de-
livery of his speech on the Cuban situa-
ton His first sentence, containing
delicate and touching reference to his
recent terrible bereavement, command
ed instant attention.
MIR President" said Mr.. Thurs
ton, u am here by command of silent
lips To speak once and for all upon
the Cuban situation. | trust that no
one has expected anything sensational
from me. God forbid that the bitter
ness of a personal loss should induce
me to color In the slightest degree
the statement that ] feel it my duty
to make. | have no purpose to STIR
the public passon In any action not
necessary and imperative to meet the
duties and necessities of American
responsibility. Christian humanity
and national honor l cannot satisfy
my conscience except by speaking
and speaking now
Mr.. Thuiston said he had gone to Gu
ba firmly believing that the condition
of affairs on the Islands had been
greatly exaggerated. He had concluded
however, that an over statement of
the horrors of the situation was impos-
sible. He was prepared not only to
adopt every word of the careful, concise
and specific statement of the senator
from Vermont, (Mr Proctor). but was
even convinced that he had under
stated the facts.
In detailing the incidents i,is ana H., reeit-
ing the facts that came under MS OBJ
servation, r. Thurston said he had no
desire to deal in horrors:
IF had my way SAID he, Il would
shield the American pubic even from
the Photographic reproductions OF the
uNlul sttHtS tilht NiSNNu III an e'N'i
original ghastliness.
OF the 225,OOO soldiers spain had sent
to Cuba less than 6O,oOO We're now
available for duty The remainder are
dead. sick in hospitals or returned 10
spain incapacitated
81 do not believe, said ne, mat the
entire Spanish army IN CUBA couiu
stand an engagement In the open Held
against 2OOOO Wei disciplined Ameri-
can soldiers. The Spanish soldiers oil
all people on earth, would most giadly
welcome any result which would en-
able them to return to their homes
'The pictures In the American news
papers OF the starving reconcentrados
are true. They can all be duplicated ny
the thousands never saw ana
please 600, may 4 never again see. so
deplorable a sightsas the reconcentra-
dos IN the Suburbs OF Matanzas. can
never forget 70 my dying day the
hopeless anguish In their despairins
eyes.
Men. women ana chiidren stand
silent famlshing. Thelr only appear
comes from their SAD eyes through
when one looks as through an open
window into their agonizing souls"
me governor OF Matanzas, Mr.,
Ihurston SAID, gould see no end to this
cohaiion OF ahairs ana could suggest
no renet except through the United
states.
Ihe government OF Spain will not