Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-20
he PUZZLED ALL PARTIES.
Red Cross Agen, Gets Supplies 10 he STRIVING
Cubans.
How Ito Did u No one but Himself
knows. hut lie smuEgisd Them la
sonishow.

New York. Sept 2o.-whcn stephen
Barton. chairman OF the Central Cuban
Rsnef committee and chairman OF the
RED crots executive committee. re-
turnsd from vacation g his Office In
this city, he learned that during his
abarncs Chas. A. achierrn. treasurer OF
Inc American Nat5onai Red Cross. and
ned cnJss Agent Hyau al Nry West.
had folysd the knoGy problem OF sup
piying Cubana with provisions a
problem which had proved to dilcult
Tor Mise Clara Barton and which
caused her 70 give ~ her work n cuba
and 60 return TO tn United stas,r.
Miss Barton, u vii be rememDcrcd'
was .oid that she could not land a car
20 Of supplies In Havana without firHt
raging a duty of 10000 20 the spanish
auihurltlfs. She refused 10 do fhls aud
returned 90 Florida, bringing some OF
her supplies with her Leaving thcsr
q be distributed among cuban rcfu-
gees. she went 10 her home In Wasn-
lngion and has been there ever since
Red Cross Ascent hyrtt, however,
was not 10 be- intlmldat,d by the big
demands u the SptnArif, nor heli IN
check by a mere formal thing like a
protocol. he learned chat the Cu6ans
were starving faster anu faster, and
h. Informed AIR. narlu's ONCE that he
could get she 100 tons N supplies On
che Nokomls Into cuban ports " he
had the authority Go d. 20. Mr. bar
son being away, me matter was r.
ff.red 10 Treasurer schlsren. SIR.
schleren Thought u would be all right
90 help the Cubana n p5silble. ana told
AGENT Hyatt 70 80 ahead, Agent Wy
AT went ahead. In the name OF the
American NadoHai' Red Cross aud
backed up by The authority Of Mr..
schiercn, Mr. Hyatt proceeded b carry
out Mr., Mckinney policy Of humanity
for humans by sending goo1g lntO
small cuban neap1B. towns. unfor-
tunately hla methods we're OF a s1ft
not wholly sanctioned by publlcls;A.
SIR. Hyatt had done business In Ha-
y,lua and the smaller aracgist towns.
He knew his ground and he went AZ
this work In huslntss-llke way. SO
far as Il known he dld npt consult Miss
Cara Barton Or anybody else excepting
Mr., Schicrrn.
his frst attempts 90 smuggling goods
Into cuba In divers small vessels. hat
when he got rid Of fhe S0klmlf cargo,
he WIS 20 elated thni h. decided TO call
on Mr. Schlerfn - suspend the opera
tlln Of the protocol - ~ cablei Mr..
Btrtun's ofiioe again, saying that the
government, gunsppri comal. laden
with relief supplies had returned -
were turned over 60 him he could land
and distribute them on me north coas,
OF cuba without the payment Of any
duty a. all This cahlegum, unf0r-
tunately FOR the hungry Cub1ns, fen
into che hands q NJ. narton. lie
stralghtWay cabled 10 md out how Mr..
Hyatt could no an ih.s by himself
WIN che Presdent o. The United
suites and Miss clara Barton could
not manage Il together. Mr. Hyatts
explanation Is silll awaited,
Mr. Barton also wired Treasurer
schleren, who Is In Washington, selling
him Whas Mr.. Hyatt wanted D do ard
asking MIN 10 Investigate the matter
an1 make report. The cpmal be-ig
a government transport and her cargo
being also the properly o. Uncle sam.
Mr. Barton ala not see how he could
turn u over 10 Mr. Hyatt Mr. Barton
said that u there was any prospect of
entering goods In Cubn free In the near
future, the san Antonio, with her 500
tons Of supplies, would be- sent al once
to Key Yves, and held In readiness 10
50 to the rescue VI the Starving Gu
bans.
Treasurer schIeren went g Washing
ton Saturday % see Miss barton, ana
Il IL probable that the twl had a com
ference with Proslien, Mckinley.
MI Schieren viii tu.arn today ana
report the result Of his visit. After
this preliminary conference will be
held between Mr. stephen Barton
Joseph sheldon. Geo. W. iiOndt, and
others OF the Red Cross executive COM
mlttes, win a view 10 calling a general
meeting Of the RED Crlfs and Cuban
Relief officers 20 determine what steps
shall he talten In the matter OF supply.
Ing food 20 the Cublna, for II Ii pretty !
well settled In Mr.. Barlon's mind thar |
u Il not good policy 10 continue IN the |
course Of the present Red Cross agent
az Key Weaf