Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-05-06
Cuban Relief.

The Cuban Industrial Relief Fund has
issued for free distribution small PAM
INLET entitled, "Cuba Under Our Flag
The illustrations are made up of views of
the beautiful country districts Of Havana
proyince and the human inhabitants as they
appear after three months of American
occupation. These pictures are direct
reproductions of photographs taken by the
general manager of the Cuban Industrial
Relief Fund in Cuba in March, 1899.
They represent Cuba as it is. From these
photographs it will be seen that the gen.
crosby Of the American government in
distributing millions of army rations to the
destitute and starving has really made very
little progress toward the proper recon-
struction Of the island. A mere distribu-
| ton of army rations will not enable the
| destitute farmers to resume the cultivation
OF their lands, as the desolation wrought
fby the infamous Weyler left the farmers
without oxen, farming tools, seeds or do
fmeestic ANIMALS. Although the govern
| ment is keeping these poor creature, alive,
| it is doing nothing to enable them to
Ereturn to state of self-support on their
desolated farms. There can be no return
Of prosperity to Cuba until the farmers are
able to raise crops to support themselves,
| for Cuba is an agricultural country,
depending. almost wholly upon the labor Of
her farmers for her general prosperity.
There is in the city Of Havana, at present,
hectic flush of unreal prosperity caused
by the presence of the American troops,
but that is not business. There can be no
real business until the farmers are at work.
The expected investment OF millions Of
American capital has not taken place,
owing chiefly to the unsettled condition OF
the island government. Capital is timid,
aud will not remain in Cuba until it has
assurances of long period OF peace and
security. When American capital does go
to Cuba it will 60 in large blocks, perhaps
a million at time. 1t will be used to
rebuild the large sugar mills and to capital.
Ize railways and various forms of construc-
tive work. 1t will not reach the small
farmers, upon whom the real prosperity Of
Cuba depends. The small farmers must
be helped by private philanthropic enter.
prise. The Cuban Industrial Relief Fund
a purely phi anthropic organization, which
has received the Endorsement of the gov.
{ernment in Washington and in Cuba, aim.
W hOiH NV Ouoou PCoA W bCip tuCmoclf6S
lIt'will give days work to the unemployed
] laborers and will assist the small farmers
to return to state OF self-support on theil
own lands. 1t will make advances of work
oxen, farming tools, seeds and domestic
supplies to small landowners, who will be
4 required to return the value of these
advances out of the proceeds of their first
crops. The money thus returned will be
used over again in the same way to help
lother farmers. Each farmer who receives
assistance from the fund will be required
to take into bis family one or more orphan.
to be cared for as his own children, under
direction of agents of the fund. In this
way it is hoped that many of the $50, OOO
helples, orphans Of Cuba will be perma-
nently provided for without going to the
Iexpense Of building orphanages and main
tanning large stats Of paid attendants.
Contributions for the Cuban Industrial
Relief Fund should be sent to the Cont
mental Trust Co 80 Broad Street, New
York City. Copies of the illustrated pam.
phlet may be obtained free of charge by
addressing The Cuban industrial Relief
Fund, Tribune Building. New York CITY.