The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-12
TO
INTERVENE
(con.inued From First Pase)


we're increased. both by tic dispatch ~
Trash levies 10 Cub; and by the addition
70 the horrors Of t6e st,ite OF new ana
inhuman phase. happily unprecedented
IN The modern history OF civilized Chils-
tan peoples
CONCENTRATION ORDER.
.The policy of devastation ond coneen-
traitor inauguratcd by the C1ptain-Grn-
eraIs bando Of October o. 1886 IN tho
Irovlhc2 o. Fmar del RIO was thence
oxt1nCed 70 embrace 81 Of the Island TO
which the power OF Spanish arms was
able 10 reach by occupation or by mill
tary. operation. The pensIutry' including
All dwelling In the open agricultural m
terior. were driven into the garrison
towns or isola.ed places held by the
troops The raising and movement OF
provisions Of an kinds was in,erdicted.
The fields were laid waste. dwellings,
uaroofed and hred mills destroyed, and.
In shot, everything that cou.d Soldte
the land and rencer Il unit Tor human
hati.ation or support was commanded
bN one or The other Of the cOnteud.ns
nartes. and executed by all the powers
al their q sDosal By the time the present
administration took Office. n year ago. re-
concentration. so-caled had he y ma e et-
feoilvo over the tAtter part Of the FOUR
central ard Western Provinces. sai a
Glars Matauzas. Havana and Plnar del
RIO.
HORRIBLE RESULTS.
The agricultural population. TO the esti-
mated number OF 10000 or more was
herdtd within the towns and their I'M
mediate vloinaGe deprived OF the means
81 suouort rendered destitute Of shelter,
lef RORY olad and exposed to the most
unsani'arv Co~ditors.
IS the secretly q food increased with
fhe devastation Of the d populated areas
of production destltution and want be-
car,s misery ard starvation. Mon'h bv
r,ooth TIE death rate incre~ sed IN on
ala-r,lnr ratio. By March 1877 acco-1ing
% conservative es.imafos from otn"lal
r~srieh sources the mortality among the
rrcorcent-a6oes. from starvation ard the
dfs-asfs there incident. evcsAdCd ~ oer
cenfum OF their total number. No prac-
teal relief WIS accorded 20 tho desi'n'e'
The over-hurdened towns already suffer-
ing from, the General dearth. could give
,, eii se-cored zones Of cultivation
es.abiishad within the ir1r10diatc area OF
effective military control about the elites
md fortified caups proved illusorv rs
rer,edv FOR the suffering. The sufferers
boiue for the most part women. with
o~~d ana hcI~'ess men erfeehlcd hv d.
gcase ard hunger. covld not have tNed
I'VE so1 without tools sod "r shelter
~ 'hei~ rv.1 support or for the support
NJ the cites.
WAS FxTERNuNATION.
RECOMMENDATION. aro7ted avowed'v as
"a war measure. in ord r TO cut or the
reeruces Of the insurger ts. worked IT'S
o~fdssslncd result As ] said IN my
l~erso~. or lest TeceTber Il vas not
civilized warfare: IT was cVtermi0ai'o1
-he tn'v peace ~ could bcget was that o.
tto -v"dn~e ss and t1s grave
Meanwhile. the mi i.arv situation IN the
is'and had and -rgone a noticeable change
TIRE evfraor7ina~c activity that cha~ac-
ferizAd the second year OF the war. when
the insurgents invaded even The hitherto
unframed fields of Pi0ar del Rio and
carried lavoc and destruction mp 20 the
walls 81 the city OF Havana Itself. had
relsDsed into n logged struggle IN the
rt-al ard Eastern Provinces.
The Spanish arms regained measure
of ccntroi in Pirar del RIO ord parts
~ Uavara. hut u71er The cvis'ine con-
ditiors OF the rural country without I'm
mediate !ronrovo ment Of 'hc'r reD-0duc-
tive sitroU1n Even fhvs ra-'ia'lv re-
s'riotrd the rcvolut'ooisfs held TIER own
ma their cS~ovest and sub~oiFsion. pvt
fo-word rv Sraip az the ass>ntial and
sole hasis of ne7ce. seemed as far distant
as - ne outset
In this stat, n affairs. my adr'0istra-
ton ftrrd i'sa'f confronted with the
,,-av. Drohie-1 ~ SOS DUTY NV rnaesqge o.
last December reviewed the situation and
ra~-afs1 me ste~s taken with Wow TO
relieving Us scufsqess ard opening the
,--v 10 s-.ac form Of honorable settle
menG
CHANGES IN SPAIN.
The Assassination Of tho Prime Min
lister CanOvas. LED 20 a change or gov
eminent In Spainf The former admins
lrauon pledged % suhiugaion without
concession gave place 90 that Of more
literal Marty. commit ed long in advance
20 .po.icv OF reform involving the wider
rrlnciD!e Of home rule 20 T Cuba and
Puerto Rico The overtCres o. this gov
ernrent. rrade through its new Envoy
General Woodford ana looking TO an i'm
meCic.e and Effective amelioraron Of the
condition Of The island, although not
accented 10 the extent % admitting
mediation IN any shape wore met by as
surances that hone rule IN az advanced
phase would nc forthwith cHered 10
cuba. without waiting FOR tho war TO
erd and that more humane methods
should henceforth prevail N the conduct
OF hostilit,es.
Colncidentally with these declarations
me new government ~ Sca'n continued
and completed :he policy already begun
~ its Predecessor OF testifypg friendly
rerard foI this nation by releasing Amer
ican ciuzens held under one charge or
another connected with the instruction
so that, by the end of November. not
SINGLE oersou entitled In any way 10 our
neucaal rrotectcn, remained in
spanish prs
RELIEF MEASURES.
Wine these negotiations were In pro-
grsss tie Increasing destItution OF the
reooncentTaGoes and the alarming NOR
.aMty among them claimed earnest at
tent.on The success which mad attended
the limited mea sule OF relief extended 10
the suffering American citizens among
them by the judicious expenditure
through the consular agents OF the
money appropriated expressly for
their sueeor by the Joint resolu-
ton approved May ~. 1897.
siall0r scale IN aid OF the greater body
o. sufferers. 4 suggestion 70 this end
was agreed 70 by the Spanish authorities
on the 24th o: December losr caused
10 10 issued an appeal 10 the American
ieonls inviting contributions IN money
or IN kind for the succor Of the starving
sufferers IN Cuta following this on the
Sth OF January BY a similar public an
noUncerrcnt Of the formation OF a CEN
trail Cuban Relief Committee with head
,.ur~fcrs in Nov York city composed Of
three members representing the American
National FED Cross and the religious and
business elements Of the. community
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.