The times., 1898-11-12
CUBANS READY TO REBEL.
Weyler's Reign Better Than
Existing Conditions.
USE FORCE TO GET FOOD
senior Quesada Predicts That the
lief Is Speedily Gfven-Dying Of
Hunger Like Dogs mt the End of a
War for acknowledgement Relief.

After careful perusal of the hundreds
of pitIful letters received from the various
provinces in Cuba. and after communicat-
ing with responsible representatives in
these Provinces Senor Quesada, the rep
resentative of the Cubans in this city. last
night made the statement that unless the
American Government takes immediate
steps TO supply the starving Cubans with
food or the means to obtain food. these
people must. through sheer desperation.
obtain this food by force.
"Only the greatest patriotism. said
Senior Quesada. has SO far prevented the
starving Cubans from obtaining food by
force. but this capnot last longer. They
cannot endure the horrible agonies of
body and mind and hope always.
THE great war for humanity has devei-
oped, so far as the Cubans are concerned,
into n slow process of starvation and tor
ture Let me state that the conditions to-
day are worse even than during the period
of Weyler's administration. Then. at
least. the Cubans could die fighting. but
NoW uEutl Tue VI pSdet thNy h.p1e
lie down and die like dogs.
I'm this 1 merely express the sentiment
of the sufferers. Something should be
done at once by the great American peo-
pie for their relief. If even shade of the
horrors existing in the island could be
portrayed to the American public II would
hardly believe that such a state of affairs
4.
especially in one over which the United
States has established practically a pro-
tectorate.
.'Only one vessel the Comal, has thus
far reached Cuba with supplies. These
were landed at Matanzas. and barely suf-
feed to relieve the mortal needs of por-
ton of the population of that province.
The conditions in Santa Clara province
are indescribable. Nearly 10000 men,
women. and children are actually starry
ing to death by the slow process which
allows them TO remain living skeletons
for weeks and to suffer horrible agouies
before death brings relief.
.'The Red Cross Society. has abandoned
the field entirely. and to my personal
knowledge that organization will not
continue the work Of relieving the Gu
bans. The society has been assured by
the Government that this would be at
tended to. and in the meantime the pop
ulation of Cuba Is gradually being thin
ned out by starvation. Even the buzzards
have TO pick the bones of the dead In
order to get a scanty meal.
I'm July the Cubans in Cienfuegos ad-
dressed the people of the United States.
describing the horrible conditions. The
Cubans said then that unless they re-
ceived immediate aid hundreds must per-
,.l. Il 4,
have perished from starvation. Cienfue-
goes is still under the Spanish flag and
nothing has been done for the little that
now remains of the Cuban people.
They speak OF disarming the Cuban
army. This would not feed the army nor
better its condition. In fact, It would place
the Cuban soldiers more completely at
the mercy Of the Spaniards. II they re-
fuse to disarm they do so in self defense. ="
Senor Queseda spoke hopefully of the
Cuban assembly now in session. He was
rather surprised that the Associated
Press dispatches published in some of
the newspapers were so bitter in their
condemnation of the assembly and in
fact, everything Cuban
These dispatches slander the assem-
bly," said he. 81 believe that this con-
Germ cuts out everything sent by the cor
respondents that in any way treats the
Cubans fairly.
The charge d'affaires then produced the
dispatch on the Cuban assembly from an
impartial New York paper This praised
the assembly in high terms. and Senior
Quesada wished that a quotation be print
ed from 1t. This reads:
THE Americans who think that the Gu
ban is unable to govern himself should at
tend this assembly and compare the men,
tai caliber of the delegates with those who
attend similar conventions in the United
States"
He then read the dispatch from the as
sembly printed in The Times last night.
This says:
The best order prevails and scenes such
as are common in State legislatures and
political conventions IN the United States
are conspicuous by their absence here
Senior Quesada then read extracts from
the Associated Press reports, which tell a
very different story.
This assembly Is in entire harmony
with the Government of the United
States,' said Senior Quesada. 1T is COM
posed of representative men of Cuba and
men of great judgment. who have the
best interests of their people at heart
In regard to the threatened uprising and
entrance into Havana by Gen. Masso Par
ro and a regiment of Cuban soldiers,
Senior Quesada stated that Gen. Parro had
no connection with the Cuban army and
was hated by all true Cubans. Parro was
sentenced to be shot by Gen. Gomez for
improper conduct toward a young girl
about a year ago Parro escaped and
joined the Spanish forces. forming a reg
iment which he called the Cuban-Espano
Brigade. Parro is now causing the Span
iards trouble by industriously clamoring
for his back pay. His officers also de-
mand over $4,000 due them.
.'Parro is deserter and Spanish SOL
dier.'' said Senior Quesada.
LAS such his actions in no way repre-
sent those of the Cuban troops"
FLYING MACHINE IN WAR.