The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15

m'lnS of support. rendered destitute of
shelter, LET: poorly rl1i All exposed TO the
most unS1nitdry conditions
a story of Mi'cry and Death
As the scarcity Of food increased with
dcvaStati N Of the dcpopI,itiOl arcls OF
production. de ~titutIon and wan became
misery and starvation Tnc monthly death
rate increased in an alarming ratio by
March lS)7. according to conservative
estimate from onlcial spanish sources. the
mortality among the concentrate from
starvation AMI the d'S,isc' thereto Incl.
dent, Cyccc led 30 per utum ot their to-
tai number No practical relief was ac-
corded 10 the destitute
The ovtrburi' mel tDwls a'rtaiy Sunrr-
Ing from the & neral dcarth could give no
aid.
S,-callcd zones of cultivation. established
within the immediate area Of effect We nit.
itary control about the cities and fortified
camps proved illu'ory ~ a rcm,ij 70. the
suffering
UnciviiIzod Warfare
The u~nfo-tunatc,, h.lrC for the mo t part
women ana children Win aged aud II 'lp-
less men, cnfccblcd by diS'aS, and hunger,
could not have titled the soil without tools.
seed or shelter. for their own support or
for tn, sun Wy of the C tlcl Rcconccntra-
tion, a1op "a avowcdly 4, a war measure.
In order to cut off the res ,urccs of the in
surgcnts. WORKED It's prcic>tincd result.
As ] said In NV MESA e OF las. Dssc III Der.
Ii was uncivilizcd warfare. 1t was EXTERN
nation. The pnl' peace 1t could hcget was
that of the wilderness ana the grave.
Insurycnts ut IInvnna's walls.
Meanwhile tn mi itary sltultioi in thc
island has uidc golc a nOtlce able change
The extraordinary activity that character
iHrd tht sscoll year of the war. VIII IN tho
insurgents nvlicd even the hithc- to nm
harmed fields of Piuar del Rio and carried
havoc and dcstitution up to the walls Of the
city ot Havana itself, has relapscd Int a
logged ~struggl, in the central aud eastern
provinces The Spanish arms regaincd a
measure OF control In rinar del Rio aud
parts OF Havana but, under the existing
conditions OF the rural country. without
lmmcjiit' Imp Ovcmcnt of their product
I've situation. Even thus partially restrict
ed. the rcvolutionists held their own and
their slbm ssipn put forward by spain as
the essential and sole basis of peace,
seemed as tar distant a. ~ the OUTSET,
Confronted By Duty.
In this state of affairs my Naturalization
fodnd itSHt confronted with I'll, grave
problem of It's duty. My message OF last De-
cembcr reviewed tie situation lld detailed
tue steps taken with a view of relic wing IT,,
aud opening the way To some
form OF h norablc settlement The assa>Si.
natioh OF the prime minister Cinovas. lei
~ N'''NN W b'Nti hll-llS w spun
\ Liberal Cabinets Pledge.
The form + administrator. pledged 10
the >ubiug ttiOl without concession gave
place 10 That OF a more liberal party, COM
III TIED long in advance To a policy of re-
form involving the wider prinCip.c OF home
Tor Cuba ana Pucr.o Rico, The over
lures OF this government made through
IL new envoy, General WophfOrd, and
looking to an immediate and effective anne.
OF thee old ton OF the island al.
though not accepted to the extent of adj
United mcdi .tion in any shape, were met
by assurances that nome rule, In an al
V ,nced phase. would he forthwith offered
10 cuba without waiting for the wal To end.
and that more humane methods should
tncnceiorth prevail In tlc coaluct OF hos.
t~lliti.s.
Release OF American Prisoners.
Incidentally with these declarations the
new government OF Spain continued and
competed the policy already bcgun by its
: PREDECESSOR of testify ny ir.cn ity regard
ioi TN, ntt,on 10y releasing American citi-
lenS held under ons charge or another con.
with the in,urrtctIou so that, by
the end OF November not 4 single person
IN any way to our nttiDnil protc.-
ton, remained th a spanish prison.
America, Work of Relief.
While these negotiations were In progress
'N '''iN"'i'S b'Sh'AuNipu VI Tue Uu1DtluI-
ate rcconccntradoi AMI the alarming NOR
tality among them claimed carncs: atten-
tlo1. the success which had attended the
measure of relief extended to the
sui ring American CItlZ'nS among them
by the JudiciouS expenditure through the
agcn,icS OF tbs money aDpro-
rriatcd expressly for their Succor by the
Joint resolution, approved May -. 1897, !
the humane cNtcns. on of a similar
scheme OF aid to the great b. ~ of sufferers.
DThc message then ~rcCi;cS the relief work
doAe by this country and continues: The
necessity tor i Chdnge IN the COud ton Of
tlc icconc"ntrados IL recogni d by the
spanish government. within a few DAYS
past the orders of General Viewer have
been revoked. the rcCOlCcntrados are, 1t 1,
TO .c permitted to return to their
homes aud aided to resume the sclf-sup-
porL ,g pur'ult' OF pcac, public works
nave be'n ordered 10 give them en- 10y
m"nt and a sum OF $50 has beea APP
propriatcd foc their relief.
Victory for Nsithcr In Si.ht.
The war In Cuba IL OF such a nature that
short 81 Suhlugltlol or determination "A
final military VI tory for either side seems
lnlpracticable. The alternative lies In the
physical cXh luStion of the on or the other
parry. or perhaps both-a condition which
in effect cndtd the Ten Year war by the
truce OF Xlnkon. Tue prospect of such a
protractlon an conclusion OF the present
strife Is a contingency hardly t. be contcm-
p aled with ~cqudn.mity by the civilized
world, and least ct ali by the United stltcs.
affected and injured as W. are. deeply and
intimately by It's very cxl,teach
Ills Armistice Proportion.
Realizing this, It app,ar,dto be my duty.
In 4 spirit OF true fricnd,in,Ss. no less L.
SPAN than II I G tubanS who have 81
much 10 lose 10y the prol1ngation Of the
struggle 10 seek To bcing about an immc-
date termination OF the war, 10 this,
to the 27th ulttmo. as a result If
inuch representation and correSpoulcnCc'
through thc United States minister at Mad
rid, propositions to the Spanish government
looking 10 an arm stlcc until October lst
Tor the negotiation OF peace with the good
Offices of the President.
In addition l ask the immediate reyoca-
ton of the order of concentration 50 as In
permit the people to return to their farms
and the nccGy To he relieved with proytS-
ions ana supplies from tle United States,
c. operating with the Spanish authorities
50 asst aifJrd fall relief