The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-12

s'The change of policy as expressed by
/ CAPTAIN General Blanco is" he says,
'sdoubtless modifying the feeling of re-
sentiment which formerly prevailed and
should the near future prove discouraging
to the insurgents would doubtless smooth
tho way to pacifcation"
:. Writing on tie fifth of December last,
Mr.. Hyatt Gays: fhe recommendation
order is relaxed, but not removed; but
many people have reached point where
| it is matter OF entire indifference to
them whether it is removed or not, for
they have lost all interest in the problem
of existence
On the 18th of December Mr.. Hyatt
writes: "Ihe order of Recommendation
has now practically been wiped out, and,
SO far as the Spanish government is con.
cerned, men so about nearly as they
please The effect on agric Iitural pur-
suits will be disappointing because the
great majority of those who would or
| should take up the work. joined the in
surgent forces when compelled to leave
their homes aud the portion which came
within the lines of RECOMMENDATION are
women, children, old and sickly people.
| Closing the communication, Mr.. Hyatt
SAYS: II give it as my opinion; and it is
not biased in favor of Cuba, that Spain
will be compelled to prosecute far more
vigorous war than has yet been done if
she conquers peace in Cuba"
Mr. Hyatt's letter of the 2lst OF Decem-
Der deals largely with the sickness and
| the death rate on the Island, Wnlch ne
oharacterizes as appalling.
| On the 1st of January, Mr.. Hyatt deals
with the efforts to establish autonomy
saying that the scheme has been pushed
with great vigor, almost or quite to the
point of forcing men to join the party
when they could not be hired by minor
officer. When here few days since.
General Pando sent for Mr.. Lora and
said: you have two active and infiuen-
tial brothers in the rebel army You
must go at once to these brother and tell
them to come in and join the autonom1sts
party aud they Will be provided Tor DIV
me. MIR. Loga replied: | ran away from
my home to escape joining the insurgents;
nv brothers chose to join them. will
obey YOUR commands If you desire to
sacrifice my life. My brothers would or
der me shot on the spot if l approached
them with your proposition. General
Pando Withdrew his command.
On February 10 General Lee transmitted
to the department q letter with its trans
lation signed by the insurgent command
en- in chief, General Gomez, addressed to
President Mckinley. General Lee says
the letter was delivered by a messenger
who at once departed before he saw or
held any communication With him.
Gomez says in substances:
"1he revolution as absolute master of
the country has never prescribed any
citizen whatever his nationality from
earning his living, and it has happened
that as soon as the barbarous concentra-
ton decree was derogated innumerable
families have left and still leave the city
for the fields impelled by hunger to
wrest from the fruitful Cuban vegeta-
ton the means of relieving the most
pressing needs of life.
"Those unhappy beings ignore the fact
that if the Spaniards by steel and priva-
tions shrouded their hearths in mourning,
So also it may be said that fora of Cuba
was in mourning, devastated by the bul-
let and torch. Therefore being III the
same circumstances these unfortuaates
have the same moral right to participate
in the relief furnished to needy Cupans
by your generous people. desire 10 honor
myself by Offering my services % co-oper
ate in the.work with all the power anu
means in reach of the forces L COMMAND.
On March II General Lee INFORMS tne
department that the Governor 0en I' py
decree March 9TH, proroPued IN All FdrUs
to March 81, 1899, the decree OF Ihe gener-
al government of April y, 1895, reintIVe
to the suspension OF legal proceedings
against AGRICULTURAL real estate with the
reserya1ion of what may be and agreed
upon by the insular chambers.
General Lees dispatches conclude with
a desnatch under date of April 1, trans
hitting the decree OF tn governor general
terminating the concentration ordsr.
There Is one communication from Owen
Mc(3arr consul at Cienfuegos under date
January TO- informing the department.
that the sugar mills in his district had
been grinding since the first of the month.
The communications from Mr. Brice,
consul at Matanzas number only seven or
eight. and most of them are brief.
Probably the most striking feature of
MIR. Brice's communications is distinct
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