New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
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Heather Of the Links.

sorrow that put Dante's Inferno into the shade
and converted tontented. prosperous people into
n herd Of suffering. starving unfortunates.
'Matanzas is literally place Of berGary and
death. Never before did my eyes behold such SUI
fering. and again do expect 20 such
havoc wrought through 4 cruel and inhrman de-
cree A visit 10 tho Matanzas hospitals REVEALED
an even more shocking condition than the streets.
Members OF the Red Cross Society who had visited
one Of the hospitals two weeks before were almost
overcome discovering that nearly every one %
the inmates at that time had since died. There
poverty sorrow and suffering were depicted in their
worst forms. Children. Eaunt in face. but with
ahdomens and limbs terribly swollen. women In
the last stage OF emaciaton and men were
rapidly drifting to death ~ there was food IN
these hospitals" said Mr.. Gainger. u aid not dis
cover It. neither there signs Of medicine or OF
proper nursing and care"
The Governor Of Matanzas Informed Mr. Gallinser
that the frs: day he occupied the palace hreHn
persons had died in the courtyard II" said FUR
Their that in the city 200 had died in November
1900 In December. 100 in January and q" In Feb
ruary The death rate was decreasing simply be
cause the reconcentrados were beconhlg fewer by
death
The number O, people who have starved IN Cuba
will never Ne definitely known" Mr. GaCiaeer cor
unued 1T is estimated that eight hundred tho
sand were driven from their homes into the clueS
and towns I had r. from Spanish authority That
according 70 their figures 225 already have PEI
ished but Il said that the Red Cross Society Is IN
possession Of figures showing that 425HN Cuoans
have died from starvation as a result oi spanish
cruelty and thai 2ro ~ more mus inevitably die.
Il have been asked many times what OF inc
Maine A. not know This however 10 know.
Government that will deliberately siarNe fo-f
hundred thousand o. its own people will 10 pretty
much anything II The ship was blown uQ from the
outsi1e. VIVA. should our Gove-nmen: do? Perhaps
/ should ;orbear 20 discuss that question nov, but
this I viii venture 70 say: Human he purposoly
taken cannot be pad for In gold silver. Marx
my words-purposely taken-an1 IL IT shall appear
that such the fare Of two hundred and fly
brave American sailors then Heaven ply the guilty
parties l. Will he question Toy arbitration.
but a question involving the dignity and honor of
this great Republic"
LITTLE REAL LOYALTY TO SPAIN.
Nj Galinger said there was little real loyalty 10
Spain in Cuba would he demonstrated when the
hour Of triai should cons He did not believe that
Spain could subdue the insurgents. The Cubans had
been oppressed long that they preferred death 20
continued Spanish rule
Discussing the subject Of Spanish rule Mr. Cal
lIngcr referred 70 the matter Of taxation In addi-
ton TO all direct and indirect real estate
there is tax every door every window and
every chimney In every house on every letter in
every business sign and on every name on every
hotel register Licenses required 10 build
houses and 10 paint houses There IS tax on food
animals whole and special taxes on the horns.
the h5ofs and the hide In addition 10 all this the
interest on the debt is a tremendous burden the
salaries Of the Spanish officials beyond all
son and the amount OF money wrung from the Gu
bans to keep the Madrid Government from com
plete insolvency is simply enormous. NO people
the face OF the earth have been so oppressed the
treasury Of Spain being literally supplied from the
revenues eXtOrtel from Cuba and the Philippine
Islands, continued the Senator
Or1fg her Wont fo u,ar
country put tax tea. Cuba has ten thousand
more reasons than had for rebellion. and she de-
serves the sympathy and help OF every true Ameri-
can Fortunately. the people Of this great Republic
thoroughly aroused to the situation and the
great heart OF the American populace is in full
sympathy with Cuba Religion and humanity alike
demand that this unholy shall cease and cease
II should. even though the glitter and glamour OF
military rule shall end and decaying and dissoue
throne shall pass away. never 10 return"
As 70 what should he done Nh Gallinger felt that
sooner or later this Government would OF necessity
absorb Cuba but II annexation cannot now be ac-
complished let Independence speedily come. Amer
can interests in Cuba. ne said in conclusion have
already suffered enough We have patroled our
coast in the interest OF Spain az long as we should
and We have spent quite much money IN pro-
tecting people from epidemic diseases coming 70
our shores because OF tho unsanitarv condition Of
the halbor and city OF Havana. Spain has failed
to meet the requirements Of advanced civliza-
ton Let the United States Cuba take up tho
problem and solve It"
Mr.. BACON's RESOLUTION
The joint resolution introduced by NJ Bacon
reads foows
That tho Government and people Of the United
States. while aVowing that a. an times and 20 tho
uttermo,t Limit they VII maintain thor Nauona!
whiic they vii count no cost Of blood or .casu 'r
Of his nigh resolve neverhclcss declare nat " is