New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-24
SENATOR GALL1NGERs SPEECH.
- ,-,>.,,,-,o>s rRt,vAILING N CUBA As TIE
SAW THEM oN HIS RECENT VISIT.

THEM on Ms M In
r....,-e,o, March Sin the Senate to-day. IN
s--o-dance with the notice gwen 49, -
~.,,.oe- 1-as recognized for speech on the con-
-. ~. e.irs IN Cuba. Nj GalhHger mas r.
-, -..,,-ras from The island. he received TIC
-. oa-oe,n and most thoughtful attention rom
every person within the sound OF ms 'o'Ue
" o,ar,ng his speech Mr. Gallihser S"'U no.
of,a- the calm. dspassionate ana 'ou''''H
-, ,,-cerr,nz cuba made IN the Senate recent!
-, ~, r,-oo,or ~ Vermont = might he well 10Y
ht ~ remain silent hut. yielding 70 'he oeS'e
oYc-essed 10y many Of his colleagues ne hau '0''-
.an.4l 10 give d plain recital or some o' MS W.
serva,ions IN that unhappy island. ne 'e'e.t'u w.
.he efforts made ny the Cuoahs IN ~ al -
,s.s r 1870 IN 1851 in 1865 and again N 1872 10
-, ~ chains that hound them 20 spain IN
- ,ho. ,hev mieh; establish FOR themselves
,,ea Government upon the soil that was Ht""N
,heitsH Except the last all these EFFORTS nave
..rd.d IN failure That failure is history. ana heeu
not be recounted ,
-a-oas 7oa ling I'D 10 his arrival in cuba and his
reception by Consul General Lee General Lee
said he rs deserving Of the highest possioie pA'se
for the manner in which he carries hi'hSei ~
havana Cool and fearless In the midst Of d!'hou-
60 and dangers he never loses sight Of the fact
that he is an American citizen nor Is ne u'lin'i'1
g., ~, .ne tremendous responsibilities and duties OF
Us position -
Referring 20 his call on the Autonornist oADn'e'
Mr. Galnreer said II evident that the fres-oei'
~. .ha Cabinet was no; encouraged IN the Work
..rhe truth is" said Mr. Galllnger, autonomy Is
O. a., failure opposed alike by the ultra -Span'ards
and the Cuhans The leaders Of the resurrection
have not forgotten how they Were treated by spain
in ISIS and the Establishments and hroes no" bel"s
offered them are spurned with contempt be''er
death than autonomy said leading Cuban 10 me
fo- autonomy IL only 4 prcience unoer "h'CH W.
would again he slaves 20 Spain
WAR OF EXTERMINATION.
NJ G,u,nrer recalled that ne had heard II de-
,ias IN debates in the Senate that state Of war
evis.ed IN cuba. but It required only href per
sonal observation 20 convince one that war actually
ID exist desolated country and us stricken
-orla ,,ld me story more eoquently than IL could
H. oo-ve-..1 I'm words The In Cuba. how
e-e- he sa!d - a var of starvation and extermi-
-.,ion-a war more cruei than the word has ever
known The Spanish troops do not impress Amer
cans as srea. soldiers They are under lax dis
c.,!in4 and IRE poorly uniformed and inadequately
fe- The high officials do most OF their fighting IN
ho-A'e end c9Cts the actual Aghtnc being done by
those q inferior grade on the contrary. ;he insur
gents are comfortably clad and under street DIS
c.pl.ne Th-v occupy large part or the Island
ava coma n nv Judgment take Havana or Matan
zas whenever q might suit their purpose aIth"lgn
.t-.e cities could rot te held for lack 81 navy
The scenes IN th- streets u Havana are harrow
i-g tev,r1 descrYticn Peop.e IN want and suffer
irg ar- everywhere seen and walking skeletons
meet one on every hard Naked children. emaciaied
ard -ass.d women ard diseased and starving men
.-ro,s ne streets tho hotel lobbes and every
place - public resort II terrible sight-one
.ta' ckens the heart and quickens every impulse
o. nIrar sympathy and love.
",-nder ne very shadow OF cathedra!s and
churches where SPANS authority IS absolutely
inquest oned the most horrible conditions are con-
ccG4I r0 exist, Many have refused 10 believe that
erea, Go.ernmcnt was waging q war Of eXtermi-
NATION Instead Of Of honor. yet such is an
aosolu,e fact; 4 v!sit was paid 70 the orpnanase
winch is now under he care Of Miss Clara Barton.
j. contains about Eve hundred children. almost
every o.e q whom S a victim Of starvation. D..
lesser one o. Miss Barton's assistants. Las had
expcr. IN the Armenian and Indian flmiAcs.
ou- ae declares has the famine In cuba is worse
TIA. tha, IN Armenia and The pictures he drew Il
tie terri bic suffering and starvation IN t"e island
NOR ihan confirm al that has been written upon
th- sahfec,
\ detailed story OF q visit 10 Los FOcas. ,he
Place whore The reconcertradOs daily rssombl" %
ger food. was also given. \ few weeks ago when
SIS Barton discovered the place. there were fi5
peoi" lying on the noors. many OF them entirely
nude AID an suffering the pangs Of starvation.
Much tas been done by the Red Cross Society 20
al"via'" the condition Of those who still remain.
Dli sores q men. women and children are Yet
Weie ga4nt and bOny almost a skeleton. many
u 'tem covered with sores directly uaceahle 10
ms eot food what chapter % horrors and
c-a't that. said Ir. Galllnger And st!n tho
tragedy goes one. How much longer 1t snail con-
THE largely depends upon the fo.bcnrance OF
gIeat people. WHO. through suffering and sorro"
achieved their own n1ependencc. and whose sym
pa'hts nave always gone oIt to The oppressed Of
al nations Of tae word"
AWFUL SCENES ~ MATANzAs
a vivid picture was then drawn D. Mr Galhnger
:" Trip 20 The cry OF Mstanz1s. All along the
ronie were wretctcd people IN rags. but not tcl'I
'e cay Was reached was the full extent OF the .
suffering realized 1T occurred iO me he said,
'a cooked upon tDc scenes Il suffering ana .
robots that the Cuba. Tec0nctnt.ados might well T
nave adopted the words % Dante. Who enters .
tete leaves hope behind when they were driven .
IRON tne fields a.d horded like cattle IA the cues
&ho towns Of this fertile land. The truth is that