The sun., 1898-02-07
ONE OF OUR OFFICIALS TO QUIT CUBA
spain's 1shunan WARFARE asa .the supine
Peiicy or Hip Gevernment,r ne says. MAY
Force HIN TO nesiEn-A Terrible Picture.

Shatba hb110Aa S1FhhIo bne tine bubthS
Peiicy OF lip Gsvernment,v ne says. MAY
Force Hiua to nesiEn-A Terrible Picture.
wAsHNGTow. Feb. a." II you had to undergo
all that am passing through yon would feel as
I do. / will not longer remain. II I am not very
much dcceived in myself, will not be in the
oficial service Of the United States after March
10. I pray that God may Undue me with wisdom
80 as not to do rash act. Now you have my
ultimatum. I cannot longer (as look upon iD
indorse the supine policy OF tho United States,
and thus become pa,ttceps crimfnis to what
regard crime"
Such are the words of a letter Just received
from high official OF the United States now
resident in Cuba. In the opening paragraphs
this letter declares that tho recent furry was
directly inspired by the Spanish Intransigeants,
because they say openly that as between the
two evils Of being ruled by the Cubans or the
Yankees they prefer tho Yankee. and that their
policy Is to compel the United States to inter
vene In the struggle. Tho letter then goes on
to say:
"As have said time and again, autonomy
was failure before Il left Madrid. As well try
to cross and medal tho man in the moon as to
bring these Cubans to accept any terms retain
ing them under Spain's nag. Tho State Depart
ment knows that every claim made by De Lomo
and Congosto 10 unsupported by scintilla of
fact. To-day, az under Weyler, the policy of
guerrilla warfare 10 pursued. This being the
case. the reconoentrados will not resume work
because they know tho guerrilles will slay them.
The guerrilla chiefs, Carreras. olavarricita. and
Largo are still in the saddle.
"The Cuban relief fund 10 exhausted and pop
ular subscriptions in the United States have
proved O failure. For myself can say thst It
would require moro than $4,000 per month
to keep alive the destitute In this province alone.
II can state positively and absolutely that
tho reconcontrados will not return to their
work In the country until the last Spanish
soldier as well as guerrilla has stacked arms.
This is because they hold life dear. and know
that 1t would be ruthlessly taken as soon as
they were out OF sight Of the authorities. There
fore this relief business must be kept up, or
these wretches must be left to starve.
"a sad case came to my notice only to-day. A
widow-her husband was an American TO the
manner born-with seven children-four daugh-
ters Just budding into womanhood-is mourning
husband crushed to death by his misfortunes.
He was rich at tho inception Of the rebellion.
For seven months his family has been existing
upon sporadic relief and subject to the uncer-
tainties Of tho relief fund. Now 1t is gone. She
called upon me this morning. and. weeping, re-
ferred to her young daughters delicately, but
unmistakably giving me to understand that she
was haunted by the narrowing dread that these
conditions might drive her daughters TO the
bad. which she said would carry her to I'LL q
grave beside her dead husband.
Heavenly Fatherl You know I have q nature
as sympathetic as God ever gave woman. II
you had to undergo all I am now passing
through you would feel as do. am haunted
day and night. Icannot. will not remain longer.
II am not very much deceived in myself. / will
not be in the official service Of the United States
after March TO-"
The letter goes on to say that the Spanish have
not lately regarded the sanctity Of the malls and
that IL is o chance whether 1t will reach the
hands to which It 10 addressed. 1t closes with
these words: 4--s, ss.s----.4....-.
II send you some photographs of starving
hildren-reconcentrados can provo all this
II Sehor de Lome denies II, and can prove fur
ther that his Spanish officers arc begging from
day to day as well as the soldiers. You know
Cuba has become barren when Spanish officer
cannot suck blood
This document Is in Washington. The name
signed to It is withheld, not on account of any
request of the writer. but because his friends
here arc afraid for his safety II 1t were made
public.