The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
4ID FOR SANCTI SPIRITUS.
,vvrp5sTE RESPONSE TO ADMIRAL
SIMPSONS APPEAL

c,,troi cuban Relief Committee Expodites
.ou, of Its Accumulated Stores-Tbe
gr.ot Dimculiy Has Been Lack Of In
,ar,ntiun About the Inland Districts.
,~aire,t result Of the communication
,.m zen. jose NJ. Gomez OF the Cuban Army
eo,r admiral Sampson. which Admiral
mo.op towarded to THE SUN. supplies are
ol,,a,Iy being rushed to Sanot Spiritus by the
80 NJ the Central Cuban Relief Commit
~. Tho picture Of misery and suffering
- hv Gen. Gomez has touched hundreds
" l,erieanq. and many OF them Wonder how
""E,r,- with many tons OF supplies on hand
:. cub, aruruls have to he made to the Re-
49,, Committee IN this CITY before ANYTHING is
.not,ogryiatc the suffering in the inland dis
,.Io,s remarkable as IL may seem, the fret
s.ys n tie SUITE ing In the interior OF the ISL
sIbas almost invariably been received In this
.Wr and relief has been sent to the starving
", "a the result ~ cnbied orders from
t.ro According TO ex-Mayor Charles A.
r,hiernn az brooklyn. the Treasurer OF tho
c.n,ralCuhan Relief Committee. the inaccessi-
tu.v oi the inland districts of the Island Is al
rro.t beyond belief Of those who are not famil-
"a, with Cubs. Tho difficulty of forwarding
,nrplies ia great, but it is nothing compared
xth the difficulty Of finding out where the
,,nplies are most needed, and much OF this in
formation has been received first In this city
nv the committee from Cubans. Englishmen,
v,,rchmen and Germans:who have made their
r,v from the interior and taken steamers for
Nav York from the coast cities. without stop
ming 10 report the needs OF the districts they
have come from to the representatives of the
Psdet Committee at these ports. Mr.. Schieren
has received the following communication
49,, sorratary Of State John Hay:
"srR. The department is In re ceipt OF a letter.
dated the 4fh inst, from Mr.. Carlos Yznaga,
United States Consular Agent at Trinidad de
Cuha. reporting the destitution prevailing in
that city, a copy Of which is inclosed here
with. for such consideration as your commit
tee may Tud it advisable to give"
NJ. Yznaca's letter is as follows:
CONSULAR AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATEs.)
Nov. 4. 1893.
"rAoua' " crtdier. Esq, Third Assistant Secretary Of
Stat.
SIR, | beg to state that l have returned to
Trinidad de Cuba. and that the insurgent
chiefs encamped on the outskirts of this city,
thinking that | came to take possession OF the
Consular agency. naid me a visit to transmit
through me to the United States Government
their good wishes and gratitude.
II find the restitution in this city 30 great. sc
appalling. that | have decided to take the lib
erty Of asking your advice rs to. who would he
the proper person for me to address my petit
ton for relief for the thousands OF starving
people Of this city.
It's starving poor. and 1t would be criminally
inhuman on my part il | did not make every
possible effort to procure relief for 80 many
human beings, who are dying and will continue
% die for want of nourishment until a share
OF the kindness of the Government and people
Of the United States reaches this unlucky
place,
'"Eyen II nv efforts should be without result,
T v1sIf lsbiGncse sincerely rely hho oItsI VII III not 3sr he th do ease M !
your obedient servant. CARLos YzNAdA.'",'
"On receiving a communication from Adj
miral Sampson several days ago" said Mr..
Schieren Yesterday. telling of the suffering in
Sancti Spiritus, we at once sent word to our
nearest agency to give what relief 1t could with
out delay. We expect that our agent has given
the matter prompt attention. and has sent
murication from Secretary Hay was received
only yesterday and too late for us ~ send sup
plies to Trinidad de Cuba by to-day's steamer,
as we should have liked to do. but we shall
make a large shipment by the Ward line on
Wednesday. and Will arrange to have the stun
hustled through without delay Immediately on
u, arrival. In the meantime. our agents In
Cuba will send on to Mr.. fznaga what they
can spare of their own supplies. and that will
ltord temporary relief at any rate.
wi have two carloads, OF supplies at Chick
smAuga, and have ordered them sent to Tampa
u once. They. ought t. be on the way now.
From Tampa they will be taken to Cuba by
Government vessels and landed as near the
suffering districts as possible. In this way we
hope TO give instant relief.
THE communications from Admiral Samp-
son. Gen. Gomez and others are simply con-
aI rn,iI q the reports our a. gents Sgdrt o are con SIa
tress among the pacihcos, the farmer class.
who have been impoverished TO an almost in
credible degree by the rayages OF the armies
Of 10th Cuba and Spain. These people are in
need Of everything, food, clothes. medicines
and the means to go to work and do something
for themselves.
The Government has sent supplies to all
districts where the military is in charge. and
those points; but the military is posted about
the coast only. 1t is not in the smallpox dis
t,nGts Il the interior. and; OF course: the SUI;
i0r a moment our efforts to alleviate this suf-
isEtBBg.
ceased to do relief work in the districts where
the United States troops are located. because
ne commissaries have been ordered to attend
TO i. This means that our work in Cuba will
end on, Jan. ]. when the entire island will BIO
Under the military control OF the United States.
The money and supplies that have enabled us
70 carry on the relief work have all come in as
voluntary, contributions. and they are now
nearly exhausted. We have enough left; how
the public {. know that we are not in need Of
more nor, aid.
ih Sahcu Spirtus that Gen. Gomez has written
agoet mat most people do not know. The dis
titt Is all Inland ana II Is very hard to COM
muhicate with the towns or to send supplies to
them, Then again it is difficult to find proper
neisons IN whose hands to place the. supplies
we want distributed. 1t is absolutely neces-
Ssry 70 put this work in charge OF responsible
ssIsohs, has been our rule to leave sup
pies with the Mayors of the towns or some OF
~ other local officials. and frequently the work
mas been left in charge OF the English Con-
sHs VINO have remained at their posts during
neNar. The difficulties we have encountered
nave oeen, many and the inaccessibility OF the
pares and our lack Of Information as to their
. Hesus nave been chiefly responsible for them.
I've nave never been short OF supplies: In
tac'. nave, mad more than we could handle at
,aes. why, we piled UP 5000 tons at Ma
nnZas anu Santiago. and were sending on
s SU,e IN case OF emergency. when word was
sehtt 70 vs. TO stop. We left these supplies with
iT etppc agents. with orders to get them
w the Interior. and they have done theiI
ter tery pest They could have done. much bet.
Ss wotk mad there been any way for them tc
n nan III the conditions in the inland towns
i sHe, 'lIaRes As a matter OF fact, they have
fE o chlehy dependent upon us in New Yorb
Ava sucm news, Men come to our headquarters
SnddS week who have lust come out OF Cubs
Tbav "n} KNOW the conditions Ia the interior
bswwss ,el US OF the needs at the places they
ttSeeuIs 10 send relief to these places. ONLY
me o'her, day an Englishman came in anc
msdc such a report 10 us. Vie acted on the
mStet al once land in three days got the pleas,
oeeeiM relieved.
NppWi while. as I have said. tho Central Gu,
'HH ltllel ibIUIpitTap Inaa NOT paab N D,Dr.