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Five tonso Of rations were also sent to the idiot
This schedule shows. nearly 10000 people
who have received and are receiving RELIEF
through the medium OF the committees thus
In the latter part Of January Maior.Gen:
upon the working OF these committees among
other things, and his report was summarized
in ali respects most Complimentary not only to
the methods employed, but manifested thor
opyShh satisfaction With the here results ,hts Obtained 6tsn SLm.
Der Of representative men tprobably 800 or
1.Qo0l who are working on these various com
mitted to do any public work before. and are
s!ttEpnge 70 such work l. seems ms 81 cSti iimPosii
lba butt To fprssticR n2y carry Snly % out et tRise l fGs + siSast t%sE
in all its details as they have succeeded in do
There was only one matter upon which paE-
| s~olutely ignored in ali these committees; the
members. were, pledged to work for the COM
m mSn % SssIrsS to It iS Tss Taae] polIfisal t dIscu Is don
into the workings of these, committees, he
should promptly be requested to resign; There
1t was absolutely understood on all sides, and
up TO this time has been adhered to most
One more shipload of provisions is necessary
to tide oyer the six weeks which must still
duce their crops of maize and sweet potatoes.
Until these crops are ready to be harvested the
flock back to the cities, their labors wasted,
once more to beg their bread rs Pau2ers; The
S S4d has ss'' Just nHs 0q retur IN dne l 80 far % as Known
none. of the committees has received any
food from the supplies the Comal carried. Inc
| committees of Sagua and OF santa Clara and OF
Havana and of Cardenas are telegraphing that
they must suspend their work unless they re-
ceive q further issue of rations. 1t would seem
sinful to. omit finishing the work they have so
well undertaken. Every man who, has had a
part In it has been instructed. and Is a better
citizen and a better man to-day for the public
spirited work he has done. He has had the
best of all lessons-a practical lesson in self
How far this work has drawn the attention Of
1ns american AnoWns Il et bss bse m d 1nS tiya and II fa HIfa "
don lone; ,r A. an any t rate e t should N The 6 eitiee 5ne az aft t6e
United States. for our own reconstruction is 9
entirely depends upon the people in this coun-
do this u' work. WAN WHAT one q Us could &c
thrills and the scoundrels2 How could any
and the men who should be compelled to starye
unless they work ? Only onlyt hhse,inn h habit P6rS OF the the
bred on the spot. can act intelligently in mat
tiers OF this kind. Already the papers have
sfsfe Gdv snas p% ct Haaan are le es'ns RRffs s fres ai 50
tribution Of food has made the servants in that
capital unwilling to work kioI Three n Fee weeks d;sks,b in-
ton Of food will do more to Iauperize a
be adopted. 1t would seem not only a
better method. but SO far as Americans are
CONCERNED a labor-saving device, to permit the
Cuban committees to attend to the necessities
of their own people and to encourage the
Cubans themselves to attend to the labor OF
their own reconstruction. =,
This great work--for it is q great works.
entirely due land it is only fair to make the
statement) to the President Of the United
States. To him personally and for the first
time the individual Cubans made their appeal
II was signed by more than 10000. he per.
sonally granted their petition and provided the
food for Distribution oIco +. The e. re isdiUst ab f%et s r.
was justified in his action.