Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-11
STARVATION AND DESOLATION


Guantanamo. Sept. si.-coionel Ray.
the military commander and Eovcrnor
VI this district. which includes Bara-
Goa and sagua dc Tanamo, has Jus,
returned from Santiago whore hN hes
been 10 consult with General Lawn
His command consists e Of the N y
regiment. United States voluhiy -.
fantry. composed OF white men cnift.
In the Southern States. the majority In
Georgia.
Eight companies. consisting Of go
men, are cncampci about thrrc miles
from Guantanamo. Two companies.
consisting % 100 men under Major
Wiley. are az Baracoa. The same NUM-
bor are at sagua De Tanamo under
Capt. Harris.
The health OF the troops ince they ar
rived here on Aug. 20 has not been cx-
actiy good but neithc- has n been 20
bad aH that Of United States troops In
some other places. The conditions To-
raily Gre n0w much Improved. At one
time or another 70 per cent OF the men
have been on the sick list. almost all
suffering from calentura fever, which
N remlttent malignant mnlarlal
fever. deblllatlnE. only three deaths
have taken place. two from yellow
fever and one from pneumonia.
Major Norman, fhc surgeon In charge.
says that with more ~ fresh meat and
potatoes, the health OF the men viii be
~ rood sa could be reasonably OK
pccted IN this pari OF Tho world. Untn
q day or ~ nFo they had had no beef
~ all. ana Colonel Ray took the flfst
opportunity OF buying hccves. obtaining
ten at SO a head. Though naturally
as an officer he IN rcticent regarding
The actions Of others, he complains OF
the Acknowledgement Of the subsistence
department which II 10 blame Tor this
lack OF fresh provisions. a bakery "a
being built IN the camp and In few
days the bread VIII be cooked by soldier
cooks A. present tho Hour II turned
over 10 a bakery az Guantanamo.
Colonel Ray does not believe In tho
policy OF sending volunteers 20 a con-
quered country, Tor, In ihr FIRST place.
The men enlisted 10 flght. and now that
the war IL over. they wish 10 be dis
banded and In the second place. they
have no military future and are there.
fore DESTROYS 20 return 20 thelr accun-
toned occupations
Not day goes by withOu, Colonel
Ray receiving numerous applications
for discharge.
The aunerlnEs Of the cubans IN ana
around Guantanamo have been very
great. over thousand ratlona per day
are Issued 10 them, but many who are
In the direct need are unable 10 come
10 the city 90 receive relief. owing 10
their being entirely without clothing A
supply % the larer was received
sh0rt time alnoe-Home 100 pairs OF
drawers and 800 undershlrtH--but this
scarcely Nils the bin.
There IL remedy for this suffer-
inE quite apart from the charity Of the
United States government and that
would be the resumption Of operations
by the sugar planters. They. however.
will do nothing until stable form OF
government u nrmly established.
within a radius Of rs miles there Il
Invested some tii5.OQ00 900 In sugar
estates. Some Of hte estates have ina
chnery worth over million dollars
Yet nearly all are idle, though Il Is
time for planting and going 50 work.
The planters say that " they had
guarantee even Tor two years from the
American government Of the nOn-ln-
reference u the cuhans they would
start up and put nearly 10000 men 60
work. The trouble Is that many pr0mi-
nent Cubann have threatened that these
properties viii be oOnhacated on account
" the sympathy shown by the pro-
prletoru toward the Spanish govern
ment, ana until American protection IN
guaranteed no more money Will be
spent.
Ruslnes here ls IN a state OF stagna.
ti0n. People are afraid that IN a spirit Of
renrlsal the Cuban officials viii go IN
for wholesale conflscatlon and heavy
fines Until this question has been dem
niiely settled the Industries OF this part
OF Cuba will remain at a standstill.