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January. Mr.. Hyatt continues the pre-
sentatlon of this sad feature of affairs |
in eastern Cuba, saying; THE military |
situation is completely overshadowed |
In Importance by the starving, strug..
Cling, whose cry is Bread or PERISH |
This consulate Is besieged to an extent |
that blocks the entrance and greatly !
retards business. They have heard |
that the people of the United States !
are giving funds for their relief and
have not the patience to walt. | could
name three Americans here who con-
tribute over $500 monthly toward feed
Ing the poor. but 1t as nothing COM
pared TO the necessity.
Men, women and children. homeless
and almost naked, walk the streets
begging of every one they meet or at
every door they pass, and sleeping Mt
times anywhere they can find n place
to lie down. If the present death rate
should continue there would not be
soul left in this city at the end Of five
years. For the masses 1t is speedy
help or sure death"
Mr. Hyatt writes on the list of Feb
ruary last as follows: "'rhe era of
good feeling is passing away. while
bitter words and cruel acts are again
coming to the front. Those engaged
in works OF mercy are denounced for
keeping alive tribe that ought to he
dead but 1t cannot be said there is no
excuse for harsh Judgment. The stop
| page OF all agricultural pursuits and
| the blowing up of cars containing IN
nocent 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 n deep feeling of personal hatred
| pervndes their breasts.
Gen. Blanco's mild and humane
! policy meets with but n feeble response
| from his own followers, while the in
/ e. ,sv1 nj a
| throws seeds and grass, instead OF
! stones. Autonomy is already dead
/ issue while buying insurgent leaders
thus far is not a marked success, the
| insurgent generals having already i'm
! prisoned several officers suspected OF
| venality."
! MIR. Hyatt closes this letter ms fol-
lows: III do not believe that the West
| crn continent has ever witnessed death
by starvation equal to that which now
exists in eastern Cuba.
on the 26th of February Mr.. Hyatt
| reported the particulars of the first
four days distribution of food sup
| niles received from the United states,
The rutlons were issued In the court
| attached to the consulate, the people
being admitted by the police through
! a carriage driveway. AS l write, ne
saws, the street is blocked by the
hungry throng for nearly n square
above and below the entrance. ! nave
requested the police to admit the most
delicate and feeble subjects frst as
many Of them are unable to stand very
long in such crowd" He estimated
that at the time there were $4,000 peo-
| ple in that city needing relief,
In the last communication OF the
series from Mr.. Hyatt, dated March
oath last. he says: properly hoiuers
| without distinction of nationality win
Tow expenditure s.~orrl'' desire annex
ION. having but little hope of stable
| government unuer either Of the con-
tending forces and they view with re-
, greet the Indifference, nay, repugnahce
of the American people 10 sucn
circumstances will yet bring II ABOUT
. but such condition would NOT pe pup
, ular among the masses. c..
/ John r. iowa, vice consul at gag u ~
Ia Grande. under date OF November 10,
/, 1897. gives his view of the autononist
, nolicy promised by Blanco. He takes
> strong grounds against it,, saying tina,
, | an autonomist party In that district
! could not exist. After giving some oil
: his reasons, he says:
: "Taking all these facts into consid-
: Grafton, il is hard to see in what way
spain is going to establish this new
, system. 1t will always be without q
stable foundation, without basis and
. maintained by a very intir1n, insgnlh'
. cant auxiliary. In the meantime re-
Q concentrates, a MAJORITY Oh whom az
| innocent persons, who had no more
: aspirations than TO till their little
farms. continue perishing. 1t Is i'm
q possible to describe the extent and in
I tenslty of such tremendous suffering
of such inidultous. unjust and sinfu
inqulsition. to annihilate thousands o.
q women and children. If this CODES!
: | combination could be accurately repre-
q scented, II would seem an exaggeratiur
q Induced by stirred fellow-feeling, witt
: senslhility of heart.
o Moving among the unceasing GROVE
d of famlshed beggars. one can scarcely
. do more than commiserate the unde
: served misfortunes. No history In thu
;. world ancient or modern, saw an in
e stance OF this frlghtful, dreadful suf
g fering. Perhaps civilization has no
: seen its like. In conclusion, l beg t,
IL state that in my humble judgment tn.
efforts toward the enforcement of tn,
o reform OF autonomy will prove alto
y gether futile"
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