Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-25
SENATOR PRoCTOR's SPEECH.
How the Reconcentrados Live.
Their Wretched and Hopeless Condition
---MiIitary Forces tn the Eield---No
Houe for Autonomy.


NOPE TOT
In The Phoenix OF last week there was
given that part of Senator Proctors speech
~, .,o senate describing what ne saw on
t--......:...,. C,,,o In ,yb;cb no told
MS ..,-... - -,
now the couH"! PoPu'a'iOH ii',
driven, 10y Neyler ORDER into the tortured
towns. and how these people are kept there
r- ,,oo,s ot t-ocbas and forts. or block
- .-..,. .t,. rune of Snanisb soldiers
l.. 400
covering every ue"iS VI ''''' w.
miles OF railroad rides. III Ihe paciueU
section comprising the western part of the
island senator Proctor saw mo- house or
- ..,t..,.,.,,t or domestic animal
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NO HN4u- oe-N- 'AN' P' '''
cit is not peace nor Is 10 wal l. Is ues'.
latOu and distress and concentration ana
starving In other words 10 Is Weylers
u,o,i,oa,ior of the way these conceu-
,,,,,,.li,.l -, 1.-Two Senato-
UI"uo's
Proctor SAL ..,.,,,-..,
heiI s'"Hu"lU "l Ooll'0'' "Hu - Us 80
IN ihtr own MONIES was NO. HI-u ' -,a-
urec 10y our own. bU'' "OOulu 'I.- w ~
STANDARDS ana Ie4"''0 uieIl''- nv NJ.
lliloAs Oh 4-I' NeiV s"' 49,
hVeu mostly .A N"''ns Hl"IJ w pN -i '''
WOODEN houses oull'e vi - ii''l'
OF stone '"e "'"uAeu'U "a.'s ~ ........
al IH"' Itlna'" p. a"'H '1',., -,
was ever IAua"i''-' J. ne ms o'""1' VI
"eyleI olue- .eaus a. lo'io"s
y orueI anu coLn 'n"Iu
fliS' a. .Hy ma .'''ii.s
country u- ""19lu' u. ..i' my VI 49,
elghl days coHceli'Ia ,e Iiell9V'' We IA ~
loWH SO occuplel NY NV .lOup9 IL
dlvldual VINO aIIeI tnt eAplIa'lon vi 1uls
period Is Iouuu III me uLiitiilaoi'.u f''''
VIII De cohslueIeu Iepei anu 'iie" 81
sucL- .,,, =.
Inc O1uel LII ee scCcttiioHs ~ '.i'
Trans 'a'lu" vi pIo' islolIs - ~
Town 10 ahoIue. "lVuoUv tLle pei iliSsIoIi VI
Inc nllIIaIS SuunoIl,l' uiIeCO .te ~
OF ca'.le 10 oI'u- 'neuL nv tne ~" 10
prescroe Ina. 1ue e4suC uaSs srHu o'
counted IRON tle puOllc"'lon VI Ulle pi 80,
NATION 10 lue neau to"H Vi Ine ~
uisIIlo's' anu SUaV0 'i~' - ho" 70 ~ "a
OF lhe enelnS "nlcH can os maui maui use Oi' At
Will serve as d Ieeolhiielua'iOn ,..
MANY uouoIless uIu no. lealH Vi ms
oIuel. O'ueIs iaiIeu 10 grasp rs ueIII" 'l
meaning 4Is eAeCu'IoH wa Iel' la SO',
10 Ine sueIlN@s 10 uIINg ~ a.! 'LA1 Hlu ny
ooeyed' anu J was sa''sueu Ina, IN many
cases loren was appNeu 10 Ihe-I MONIES one
Win no uoU.-e' anu tue lHln"''s "'" " ''"
such rIotA-A- as IheN might nave u"' 1ue-l
stocA anu o'As- oeloA-' ~: uv-L- apilo -L
aueu nl me ----I--@s. men 'lel Ie't .il.
LAe 'u"u 0ue2 were "I'"eu /" "u-'" N"'.
u1 PAIN ie"ls III .nr s"'U' Us ""u .@0''-'
pl"tes "4LA.- Tue .locAas' anu iV-. '' i.,
u tuel co'-". linen mus are ANU. ~
ol I'D ieel III sI--' anu ~. wan "' sPal'
are ar, usually o"ueu 'o-eOu'l very c'ose.l
4uel nave no "''' o"' 0H, -'OuH- an" ','.! AZ
4ulIt4'U'o t. ana a''eI " yea NeNl ou. '''e,
clo1A.uS except sucA stray substitutes d.
they can extern poI41t
ia IAIse Ialnll'es or VIII more uHaA
one ii InIs HJIIe space the commences san
ltaIy PROVISIONS are lllposslole' OoAult u.
are uIulentlonAole III ms respeC0' LOTT
from lhelr MONIES Win loui eafIn' loui a.!
IouI "ateI anu ioui ioou OF none VIVA
"ohueT thaI oHe-halI nave uieu anu liza
one-IoufIh OF lhe ilVlhs are SO diseased
Ihat lhey cannot ne saved a form O
dropsy Is common disorder resulting
from these condlllohs. Llttie chlldren ar
SUI walking ABOUT VIII arms ana chest'
Terribly emaciated' eyes swollen ana aodo
men oIoateu 10 Ihree Times Ihe HAIura
size. Inc physicians say THESE cases arr
hopeless;
Dealhs III Ihe streets nave no' Deel
uncommon. was loIu by one OF our con
suls Ihat Ihey nave Oeeh round deAd aDou
Inc markets IN the morning, Where the.
had craWleu' hoping 10 get some stray olt
OF 1000 from Tue early hucKsters' ana ina
lhere nad Deeh cases "here lhey ma
dropped ueau INSIDE Ihe market surround
cd py lCoI' 1hese people were lnaepend
ent ana seH-supportlns beiore Weyler
order 1hey are not Deggars even now
az Pie.i's VI ~ oiessloiiaI DesAsis II
but these county peonle. the reconcentra
dos. have not learned the art. Rarely is
hand held out TO you Tor aims when goIn!
among their nuts, but the sight OF then
makes an appeal stronger than words.
General Blanco's order of November J.
last somewhat modlnes the Weyler order
but is OF little or no practical benefit, 1t
application is limited to farms 'properl,
defended. and the owners are obliged u
build centres of defence. It's eXecu
ton is completely IN the discretion of tn
local military authorities, and they know
the terrible military efficiency of Weyler
order IN stripping the country of all possi
bic shelter, tocd or source OF information
Tor an lnsurgent, and will be slow 10 sur
render this advantage In fact, thoug
the order was issued four months ago,
saw no benehcent results from ii wort
mentioning. l do not impugn Genera
BlancO motives and believe him to be a
amiable gentleman. and that he would b