The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-22

cans OF citizens Of other nastonalities. he says
there 10 but one sent!men.-this sentiment 10
n sl,No on or such active Intervention as
quickly terminate the struggle. They, he says,
greatly deprecate constant agitation which
makes the governing classes enemies to Anrer.
can interests and brings no corresponding adj
vantage. On Nov. &c Mr. Hyatt says:
The text OF the new autonomy as published
here Is not meeting with favor by the most or
dent friends of Spain. There is. however, a
feeling lof 1!relief and safety since the change
In the captain generalship.' A portion of this
dispatch is withheld by the state department.
Writing .ri Dec 8, Mr.. Hyatt said:
The concent ration order Is relaxed, but not
removed, but many people have reached a po!nt
where 1t is a matter OF entire indifference to
them whether 1t is relieved or not. for they
census OF the island taken to-day as compared
with one taken three years ago feel confident
would show THAT two thirds OF the residents
are missing. and the Spanish army would make
no better showing"
A Bitter Feeling.
Jan. q Mr. Hyatt details some OF tho par
ticulars of the visit Of Capt. Gen. Danco to
Santiago. He mentions conversatioe he had
with Col. Marsh, of Gen. Blanco's staff. and
him: ~ shall be at all times most happy to
use whatever influence may have with Cen
Elanco In securing a favorable resolution OF
any matters that you may desire to present
to him." AS result Of this interview Mr..
Hyatt secured the release from customs duty
OF a number OF future consignments OF auinine.
destruction of railroad train by dynamite
bombs near Santiago at the time of Gen.
Blanco's visit. saying that 1t was believed that
insurgents were responsible for the destruc-
ton, because they believed Gen. Banco to be
on the train. Two cars were severed into
atoms, five passengers were killed outright and
twenty-five badly wounded. Mr. Hyatt writes
Feb last as follows:
1.-The era OF good feeling Is passing away,
while bitter words and cruel acts again
coming to the front. Those engaged in works
of mercy are denounced for keeping alive
tribe that ought to be dead, but it cannot
be said there Is no excuse for harsh judy
ment. The stoppage Of all agricultural pur-
suits and the blowing UP of cars containing
innocent people cannot be justified even under
the guise Of war. Extremists OF both sides
seem able to dominate the sentiments Of their
respective parties while deep feeling OF
personal hatred pervades their breasts. Gen.
Blancos mild and humane policy meets with
but a feeble response from his own followers.
while the insurgents laugh at the old man
who throws GODS and grass instead of stones.
Autonomy is already a dead issue. while buy
Ing insurgent leaders thus far Is not marked
success. the insurgent generals having already
imprisoned several officers suspected of venal-
ity.'
Mr.. Hyatt ends this letter by quoting Mr.
Marsh. attributine to him the following scnsi-
ment: Spain fails to comprehend that Cuba
has. as IT were. two n,o.hers-a political one.
| which is Spain; q commercial one. which is the
United States-and the political mother fails
TO see that the commercial mother has any
| rights while the commercial mother cannot
shake off her responsibility. for God has made
| them neIt-door neghbors."
| Mr. Hyatt closes this letter as follows: "E
| do not believe that the Western continent has
| ever witnessed death by starvation equaled to
| that which now exists in Eastern Cuba
In Sa.un LII Grande.
| John Iowa, wee consul at Sagua Ia Grande
| under date Of Nov 10, 1897. gives his views OF
| the autononist policy promised by Spain. He
| takes strong ground against it and says that
| all autoEom!st party in that district could not
| exist After giving so:ie Of his reasons he
| says:
Taking ell these facts into consideration, 1t
| Is hard to see in what way Spain is going to
| establish this new system. 1t will always be
without stable foundation. without basis
| and maintained by very infirnl, insignificant
auxiliary. In TIE meantime the reconcentrados.
! majority OF whom were innocent persons who
had no more aspirations than to till their llttle
| farms, continue pershing. 1t is impossible to
| describe the extent and intensity OF such ire
| n-endous suffering. OF iniquitous, unjust and
| sinful inQuisition to annhlate thousands of
| women and childrsn. 1t this GGdless combina-
| seem an eXaggcration. Induced by fellow feel
| ing. with sensibilty Of heart. moving among
| the crowd of famished besgars one can scarcely
| do more than commiserate the Indeserved mis-
| fortunes. No history in the world. ancient or
modern. instance of this frightful
| dreadful suffering. Perhaps civilization has
| not seen It's like. In conclusion beg to state
| in my humble judgment that the efforts toward
| the enforcement OF the reform Of autonomy
| will plo"e altog ether futile