The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-12
STORIES OF G()NSULS
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q conscientious duty ny setting forth a
fact which beg you viii please transmit
TO the knowledge of the persons to whom
Is recommended the phlanthropic mission
of succoring the unhappy. destitute Gu
bans, and in order shat ignorance of GER
tain antecedents may not deprive many
needy ones OF the enjoyment Of that
American Charity.
''The revocation. as absolute master of
the country, has never prohibited any
citizen. whatever his nationality, from
earning his living and it has happened
that as soon as the barbarous concentra-
ton decree was abrogated. innumerable
families have left and stl leave the city
for the fields. impeled by hunger, TO
wrest from the fruitful Cuban vegetation
The Is Of relieving the most pressing
needs Of life. Those unhappy beings ig-
more the fact that if the Spaniards by
steel and privation have shrouded their
hearths in mourning, SO also it may be
said shat the fora Of Cuba was in mourn
ing. devasi atcd by the bullet and torch.
Wherefore being an the same circum-
stances. these unf0rtlnates have the same
moral right 20 participate in the relief
furnished TO needy Cub2ns by your gen
erous people. Many widow many a
mother, many an orphan do we meet in
our.w way who asks of us succor that we
are not able TO give but most sparingly,
and therefore. upon pointing out TO them
the charity awakened in their behalf in
YOUR noble Notion, desire 20 honor my
self by Offering my services to cooperate
sn the noble work with all the power and
means within the reach of the forces 1
command.
Il am sir, with the most distinguished
consideration,
(Signed; IN. GOMEZ"
March L, General Lee reports that the
distribution of food, medicines and cloth
ing to the destitute is proceeding satsfac-
Iorily.
RED CROSS AT WORK.
''Tfe work. he says, has been well
organized and systemaized under the su-
pervisicn and direction of Miss Clara Bar
ton. president Of the Red Cross Society of
the United States and her active corps
of assistants"
He says that the number Of the poor
and destitute is so large that it is i'm
possible TO relieve large numbers in each
locality. burt that he can state with con-
adenoe that under the present system
of distribution the supplies are not lost
or wasted but reach those for whom they
are intended.
CONSUL BARKER'S LETTER TO LEE.
March Il, he encIOses q letter from Con-
SUI Barker of Sague. who requests him TO
transmit the following letter which is ad-
dressed to him General Iee):
''Dear SRI Will thank you to communi-
cate to the department as quickly as pos
sible the fact that the military COM
snander and other officers of the military
positively refuse to allow the reconcen-
trados to whom I am issuing food in its
raw state, to procure fuel with which to
cook the food.
I'm addition, they prohibited this class
of people q only giving food to about one
fifth Of the destitute) from gathering
vegetables from within the protection of
the forts, telling them 1.-The Americans
propose to feed you and to the Americans
you must look"
yours very truly.
WALTER B. BAKER, Consul"
March IS, General Lee informs the de-
partment that the governor general, by
decree March 5. prorogued in all parts
20 March 81, 1898. the decree of the gen
eral government of April 10. 1897, relative
70 the suspension of legal proceedings
against real estate with the reservation
of what may be agreed upon by the insu-
lar chambers in due season"
March "A. General Lee cables that the
work OF relief is progressing and gives
"details about the distribution of supplies
and adds. "have been greatly assisted
by Mr.. Klopsch.''
March 2S, General Lee reports that in |
Etructions have been given by the civil
government of Havana that the alcaldes
end other authorities shall not give out
any facts about the reconcenrados and if !
any of the American relief committees /
should make inquiries concerning them |
all such inquiries must be referred to
him."
General Lees dispatches conclude with |
n dispatch under date of April l, transmit |
ting the decree of the governor general |
terminating the concentration