The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26

free. all the land it needed. This settled the
ihnsurEent General in his own district. had
given orders to his troops to build or assist in
used by the Cuban farmers, known as bohios;
which threatened to block the movement. 1t
was then suggested ste that that perhaps err a6sr am NOM 1 Sn%Ss
present pres s9 Ynss one er co sa o % i 0Tan w9 3or WON" one
yoke of oxen in a day could plough land enough
TO make a kitchen garden for I'VE families or
received, and then, it was urged that as the
committee were to be relieved from furnishing
money which they had hitherto expended for
that purpose. and WHICH left the recipient at
beginning. for the purpose OF procuring seeds
and implements go that the pauper should be-
come q producer and a nenent 70 the T S3mm this
point was reached It seemed as II a great
weight had been lifted from the hearts and
as m'" II the h a. way A. was clear for their action
upon the lines Indicated. and they at once laid
preScedentf for the distribution OF rations should
be labor. In other words. no work no food;
promising to work should be Inspected from
time to time to see that they perform their
f ii,,ps oh 9f course 2on snd as fns a i G9f5I9IlaT yef to to ah rece iRe
had already left ior Isabella, which is The port
road transported free the forty tons # pro.
Visions to Initiate the work OF the committee in
Right. here it should be said that the rail-
roadso OF Cuba. almost entirely owned by Span;
iards. not only vb inInlsne nes sPeSia, yo SnTS ahv
and without charge. but transported from
point to point all the food free;
ing was held OF the principal citizens OF that
town, which, was. even better attended mar the
two or three days were spent. for not only was
the committee to be. formed in Sagua itself,
but all the outlying towns In that somewhat
large jurisdiction were to form subcommittee
to act under the direction Of, the central COM
mittee; Meetings were held time aitef me =
dustrial life was gone into with great eager
ness and with an open mind on the part OF the
was displayed. and men who had never in their
lives been permitted to work upon q public
committee at once evinced remarkable aHl-
For their W guidance and the guidance Of
their sub7committees they drew np, pFintteea
Committee OF Fomento industrial develop
msntl, which Sqn he + i r9 fT6hs su UNI bea up t as
sRrSS.ie Worf Which has been done In recent
""The committee is formed with a perfectly
independent character. Its work Is initiated
With t tine ld tawS Ur G IKE ETeLpesstsbIisRm eG in our j
country districts OF the many families who
have been driven 1la into 81 the %a t9%ns sD Hhf tSus sf BRING ne
b9eE To- the normal state the Cuban country
life. The committee and sub-committees al
number OF their members any such person as
they think can advise them to their advantage
throughout the whole district Of SaRua, who
will also be practically Independent. when VIII
draw their ir, Supplies ppIE sa irem The those eea Bubbles e9% When
the central committee Is satisfied mat proper
nnSecessity exists ,sa ci fer n sald f nf pe Psi@s o ,ss1sa;
, land TO assist in this movement. and to give
free ground to all poveIty-strlcken people VINO
may may W %' the 70 crescent crisis. That where families
like to settle on this land and work - a satiSt
thai no single man will be allowed to do so. on
the supposition that single men wlthoutwives Of
children can obtain work, IsewHs Sfeii ha an nI0s a.
33eed d0s aP PedeP'ff the wnf iedifRoSWllns headings: l., able
bodied heads OF families; z, women and chi,
Work. That every effort will be made to find
work for EACH class and t4 gi He reiIsi 10 PP egns
every effort made TO encourage local in
d~ustries. so that, the people who I've IN
S9an So ysc %llI es aa.s for % f the r sIPf th"t & sisea;
to them: THAT where absolutely Y, h Necessary essay
but only so long as these forces work IN mar
mony with the committees; That ratlonS never
time to time. as the committee may see IL; to
ali persons who are in receipt OF Geiiei Ihat
%sin on the reconstruction work OF the
nonntry and that this If done OF the Tree
will Of the American Government 10 as.
sist the rapid reconstruction Of, CUBA Jnal
| the committee In all cases TAKE cure Ihai
any person wishing TO work will he provided
with land. although such person may have no
property OF his own nor any means 20 REM
property, The committee VII examine mo
every case brought before. their notice ana ue-
| eide whether II Is deserving OF relief or not
Tha will further endeaVor 10 oDtaln
land 10 establish an industrial farm toE orphan
boys, where they will be looaea caam 11Gp it fna
no matter where IL is formed, will try and as
sist other committees, and although they are
not obliged to do it. they bind themselves 70
"""Ihat the committee have to consider wher-
ever a sub is appointed ana applleA
TO them for relief. whether mat snD-eomm ~ h. "
given the relief for the people in whose named
they ask. That the committee VIII always re-,
send out from the towns the families that nave
heen thrown In there by the order oil reconeeh-
tratinn, and that they VIII use theiI
Efforts to put the people pack IN Ins
country districts from which thHy cane
yided into various sub-commlttees, eacl
to make a particular study OF the sn1lecd lol
which they are designated. For lnstAnce' Y
cnmn,ittee be detailed to investigate the con
dillon OF The people living ~ the snburpsi an,
other TO investigate the condition oil the pe9pI'
living outside OF the town another 70 nnusrr
take the work OF seeing how far asylIms car
dition OF ALI families In the town who nave nc
means have always lived there. ana az,
stsryinR to-day; another. y
sSDerintend the Werk Of the soup kitch