The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-09
GREAT pEs rITUrION
General Ludlow Calls on Amer
for Helm for Cubans

New York March s--Brig Generol Lud-
low has written a letter to the Evening
Post describing minutely the conditions
in the CUBAN capital and appealing for as
sistance for Cuban charities
That destitute he. says, are found IN
greater numbers In Havana than in the
other provinces.
I'm this department ne writes The gov
ernor. (which Includes the city OF Havo-
MA and It's suburban region west south
and east between the rivers Amendars
and Coumar- the destitute drawing ration
approximate 2ooo0 who must for the pres
ent be fed or permitted 90 storve Employ
ment of the able bodied males ON street
cleaning. collection of garbage. repairs TO-
streets aud road cleaning and disinfec-
tion OF large buildings and military struc-
lures and the like worN have con-u-
tuted an Immense assistance in This rec
spect by enabling the 2OoQ or 40" cm-
ployes TO feed themselves and those imn.-
dlate.y dependent upon them but there
is still very large reslduam for whom
at present occupation cannot be furnish
ed. II is one OF the distressing features
that a general proportion OF the destitute
are women and children whose men have
died or been killed I'm the last of war.
while 10000 or 10000 more nre stin aggrc-
gated as an army practically idle and de-
pendent upon the county for their main
tenance Instead OF being at work earning
their own living and supporting their fam
, iles
IL IS almost impossible. In the average
case OF the women to find anything for
them to do and this helpless class make
special appeal to sympathy.
The charitable institutions OF Havana
General Ludlow declares TO be quito In
adequate TO meet the emergency. lie cites
as an instance the Case De Las Vldas,
| 0Iome OF the widow a large structure
In the capital occupied by tie widows OF
Spanish officials. OF this institution Cen
eral Ludlow says:
Upon assuming direction OF affairs here
Il was found that the pensions of these
women had not been paid for over a year
and they had been LEFT behind when the
| Spanish forces abandoned the island abb
solutey without the means of obtaining
| food There are at present In the home
a total of over 200 OF all ages-,O women.
90 girls and 80 boys--wno are almost all
| entirely destitute. and, from prolonged
course OF semi starvation and the abb
sence of medical or other supplies are
dep.orably reduced and have much sick
ness among them. Many OF them are well
born, educated and accomplished They
| profess themselves. and Ia many cases
| doubtless with sincerity. willing to do any
work even the roughest; but without any
qualifications they will be practically use
less to an employer. They could teach.
perhaps, but the schools are not open
to them. They are allen to the communl-
| " In which they are compelled 20 live.
with comparatively few friends. aud those
few unable TO deal effectively for their
| relief"
TO meet the needs of these women Gen.
eral Ludlow suggested that IAN nssocla-
tion Of women in the states might take
account Of tye matter and perfect ar
| rangements by which the instiution
| sholud be otherwise maintained than as
a temporary eXigence. There are numer-
Gus kildly disposed and charitable peopie
in Havana-who are buisly engaged IN
| charitable work with the sick and th,
i orphans-bu their means are quite made
quate and assistance would be gladly re-
ceiyed from the oharltaby disposed In Ia,
United States"
The governor concludes by saying tina
Mrs Ludlow. who has taken strong I'm
terest In tho matter. would he very gla,
10 receive any communications on the sub
ject or such contributions OF food clothlnl
or money as might BE- forwarded