Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-24
A VIVID PICTURE.
Mr.. Gallinger Tells the Senate of
Cuban Horrors.
MAINE RELIEF BILL PASSED.
Measure Was Read and Adopted
Without Any Debate.
ool5 and Silver Gould Not Atone for Men
Lost on the Maine, Said Mr.. Gal
Iinger in His Speech
MAINE RELIEF BILL PASSED.

Washington, March pa vivid word
picture of the horrors and barbarities
on the island of Cuba was drawn in the
senate today by Mr.. GaIlinger of New
Hampshire. The senator recently visit
ed Cuba to study the situation of the
reconcentrados, and to ascertain the
facts concerning the general Cuban
question.
1t was known that Mr.. Gallinger was
to speak upon Cuba today, and long be-
fore the senate convened, the galleries
were packed Notwithstanding the
crowd, there was minimum of noise
and confusion. When the spectators
addressed one another, they spoke in
whispers, and during the opening pro-
ceedings it was so quiet that ordinary
conversation might have been heard
throughout the chamber
Almost as soon as the senate con-
vened MI Bacon (Ga) introduced a
joint resolution declaring that the Unit
ed States should do everything in its
power to preserve peace with all the ma
tions of the world, and not be forced
into a war except to preserve the honor
and dignity of the nation. He said that
he would not ask for immediate consid-
Grafton of the resolution, but would per-
NIT it to lie on the table until tomor-
row.
Then Mr.. Hale (Me.), chairman of the
naval affairs committee, reported ia
vorably the bill for relief of the surviv-
Of he Maine rata ctrOnha There
was a suppressed murmur of expect
ancy in the galleries. but the measure
was read and passed without word
of debate
Mr. Gallinger's speech followed He
spoke in a low, clear tone of voice, dis
tinctly audible throughout his speech.
His auditors listened intently to his de-
suffered by the reconcentrados, but gave
no outward manifestation of their feel
ings. When he declared, however, that
a government that would starve 100000
I'd Of its people would do anything, and
followed this With the further declara-
tion that the lives of the brave men lost
in the Maine disaster could not be
atoned for with gold or silver, a spon-
taneous wave of applause swept over the
galleries, and the vice president had diff
ficulty in restoring order.
Mr. Gallinger detailed some of the
events leading up to his arrival in Cuba,
and of his reception by Consul General
Lee. General Lee said he, is de-
serving of the highest possible praise
for the manner in which he carries him
self in Havana. 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 un-
mindful of the tremendous responsible
ties and duties of his position"
III aoo or f,oYo
mist cabinet, Mr.. Gallinger said it was
evident that the president of the cabi-
net was not encouraged in the work.
1.-The truth is, said Mr.. Gallinger, 'au-
tonomy is fiat failure, opposed alike by
the ultra-Spaniards and the Cubans."
Mr. Gallinger recalled that he had
heard during debates in the senate de-
malls 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.
1.-The scenes in the streets of Havana"
Mr.. Gallinger said, "are narrowing be-
yond description. People in want and
suffering are everywhere seen and walk
ing skeletons meet one on every hand.
Under the very shadow of cathedrals
and churches where Spain's authority
is absolutely unquestioned, the most
horrible conditions are conceded to exist.
Many have refused to believe that a
great government was waging a war of
determination instead of war of honor,
yet such is an absolute fact"
A detailed story of a visit to Los
Focas, the place where the reconcen-
trados 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 all suffering
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 COW
cred with sores directly traceable to in
sufficient food. "What a chapter of
horrors and death is that And still the
tragedy goes on. How much longer it
shall continue largely depends upon the
forbearance of great people, who,
through suffering and sorrow achieved
their own independence, and whose
synpathies have always gone out to the
oppressed of all nations of the world"
A vivid picture was then drawn by
Mr. Gallinger of trip to the city of
Matanzas. All along the route were
wretched people in rags, but not until
the city was reached was the full ex-
tent of the suffering realized. 1T oc-
CURED to me as | looked upon the
scenes of suffering and horrors that the
adopted the words of Dante, who en-
ters here leaves hope behind when
they were driven from the fields and
herded like cattle in the cities and
towns of this fertile land. The truth is,
that Wey1er devised a scheme of human
suffering, and sorrow that put Dante's
.Inferno' into the shade, and converted
~ contented, prosperous people into a
fsherd of suffering, starving unfortun-
F ates Matanzas is literally a place of
beggary and death. Never before did
nv eyes behold such suffering, and new
y er again do expect to see such havoc
y wrought through a cruel and inhuman
decree.
1.-THE number of people who have
starved in Cuba will never be definitely
known. 1t is estimated that 100000 were
driven from their homes into the cities.
Il had It from Spanish authority that ac-
cording to their figures 22500O already
have perished, but it Is stated that the
Red Gross Society is in possession of
fieafks showing that 425,OOO Cubans
hayS died as a result of Spanish cruelty
from starvation, and that 100000 more
must inevitably die.
u have been asked many times what
of the Maine l do not know. This,
however, do know. A government
.L.4 lii doliharatelv starva 400 900 of