The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-25


There has been no arnelioration OF the
situation except through the charity Of
the people OF the United States. There
has been no elimination in the death rate
among these reconcentradoes except as
the death supply is constantly diminished.
There is no relief and no hope, except
through the continued charity of the
American people, until peace has been
fully restored in the island.
Spain cannot put an end TO the exist
ing condition. She cannot conquer the
insurgents She cannot re-establish her
sovereignty over any considerable portion
Of the interior OF the island. The revo-
lutionists, while able to maintain them
selves, cannot drive the Spanish army
from the fortified seacoast towns.
The situation then, is not war as We
understand il, but a chaos Of devastation
and depopulation of underlined duration,
whose end no man can see"
In detailing the incidents and reciting
the facts that came under his observa-
ton. Mr.. Thurston said he had no de-
sire 10 deal in horrors
IF I had my way" said he. IT would
shield the American public even from the
Photographic reproductions of the awful
scenes that viewed in all their original
ghastlness.'
SPANISH SOLDIERS SICK OF 1T.
OF the DOS 600 soldiers Spain had sent to
Cuba, less than so. 600 were now available
for duty. The remainder were dead. sick
in hospitals or returned to Spain incapaci-
tated. It was currently reported that
$1,000 were now sick in the hospitals on
the island. The army was in poor con-
dition and under lax discipline.
Il do not believe" said he. chat the
entire Spanish army in Cuba could stand
an engagement in the open field against
5000 we'll disciplined American soldiers"
OF the Spanish soldiers. he said that
they, of all the people on earth. would
most gladly welcome any result which
would enable them to return to their
homes
THE MATANZAS INFERNO.
1.-The pictures in the American newspa-
pers of the starving reconcentradoes are
true. They can all be duplicated by the
thousands. I never saw. and please God
sight as the reconcentradoes in the SUI
burbs of Matanzas. 1 can never forget
until my dying day the hopeless anguish
in their despairing eyes. Huddled about
their little bark huts. they raised no
voice of appeal to US for aims as we went
among them.
Men, women and children stand silent.
furnishing. Their only appeal comes from
their sad eyes. through which one looks
as through an open window into their ag-
onizng souls.
In Matanzas the people had done all
they possibly could do for the reconcen-
trades. but II was too true that many
Matanzas people who reside In fine houses
scarcely knew where their own next
meal was 10 come from. The governor
was willing that the reconcentradoes
should repass the trocha 70 their homes.
but the great majority were physically
unable to go. Their fate was a slow
death by starva ton. The governor OF
Matanzas. Mr. Thurston said. could see
no end to this condition OF affairs and
could suggest no relief except through
the United States.
SPAIN WON'T GIVE A DOLLAR.
"The government OF Spain has not and
viii not appropriate one dollar TO save
dered and nursed and ministered TO by
the charity OF the United States. Think
Of the spectacle. We are feeding these
citizens Of Spain: we are nursing their
sick; We are saving such a s we can save.
and yet there are those who will say il
IS right for US TO send food. but we must
keep hapds of I say the timeh as come
when muskets ought to go with the food
Il shall refer 70 these horrible things
no further They are there. God pity
ne; I have seen them; they VIII remain
n my mind torever-and this Is almost
the Twentieth century. Chris. died 1870
years ago, and Spain Is Christian na-
ton: she has set W more crosses in. more
lands. beneath more skies. and under
them has butchered more people than all
the0 Their nations Of the earth combined
Europe may tolerate her existence as
long rs the people Of the old world wish
Cod grant that before another h-istrnas
morning The last vestIge q Spanish ~
raruy and oppression will have vanished
from the western Hemisphere.
LET THE MAINE CASE CO.
Discussing the remedy which should -
applied % the evils he fouad. Dir. Thurs
ton said.
7 c7unsaled silence ard moderation
from this floor when the passion II she
nation seemed a: white heat over TIRE -
st-uctioa % the Maine. but * seems q,
re the time for action has row come
No- action in ne Maine casa 7 hope and
trust that this government VIII take ae-
ton 81 Tire Cuban situation entirely out
side q the Maine case v-her ne sfsira
report Is received. Il II SsfourE that r7-
ship and sailors we're blown Up By some
outside explosive. we vii have arB.a reo-
ara:soa without quibbls Or delay, and y
TIE explosion can BE- traced 20 Spanish O.
Hc!al sources there VIII - s1eh svif; and
terrible punishment ad5u5Ked a. VII -
main warming % TIA Ec-sS forever
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
What shall The United states d. wr
President
For answer AIr. Thu-s-on, zs E Regu1-
iicsz. turned u the last "a tsozzl plat
FORM q his party. vh.ca declared thzt
''the United States should actively Use
IS Influence an. good ofzcss % restore
peace ard give independence y the -
lad" II accepting the no-aiua tlea te-3-
cred h.rl BY The convention which lad
aso1:ss ne usan plank VIII "zssa;y