The sun., 1899-05-22
RAISED S37O,OOO FOR CUBA.
SPLENDID WORK OF THE CENTRAL
CUBAN RELIEF COMMITTEE.

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aponse to tho Cry or suffering People-
Committees Report to tho Secretary of
State Showing the Work IL Did in Con-
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How prompt and universal was the response
to the call for aid to the starring CubanS Is
accurately shown In tho report. lust published.
OF the Central Cuban Relief Committee. New
York city. to the Secretary Of State. This COM
mittee was established as the general collector
and distributor OF supplies for the Cnbans. and
great part OF the relief which went out from
this country to Cuba passed through this
channel. The committee says in it's report:
The bountiful responses from committees
and individuals from Maine to California and
from Washington and Oregon to Florida. in so
short PERIOD has been truly marvellous, and
with It there has been scarcely any manifesto
ton Of acrimony toward the Spanish methods
which produced such scenes OF suffering. Our
impulses have seemed to have been stirred al
manity. Surely such peope ought not to be
s, ,.t Ms, ,I ~,
% charged with ,,., wlIiu %ronsdoins vi, in the de-
work Of relief"
The report opens with the call of President
Mckinley for aid to Cuba in December. 1897.
Then comes the visit of Miss Clara Barton.
fresideht OF the American National fed cross
Society. to the President. and the letter from
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noee 70 MISS barton accepting the alu OF the
which letter the following is an extract.
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The hrst necessity Is the organization In
ol ore,a'.ons. o, CON .nmi.,oe whose lunctlon
u VIII pe 10 appeal 10 the Rihdiy sentiments OF
the American people in behalf OF the sufferers
In Cuha. IN recaiva contributions In n,onay or
kinu anu 70 lorwaru @ lhe same 10 havana. con,
'e .aans II; tte t p,acrt oy 1 t'e Ir"s.aen'
IN sole lena, eharee OF the receipt and application
whole to act under the SUPERVISION and direc. re .
t,on - ,ha sonratarr -, Sta.a ,,it, " -, :,
may correspond on all matters Of business
arising and requiring direction. in the name Of
the Government of the United States"
The formation OF the Central Relief Com
80 ~ - wv ta", I o,a.hi sa.s
o. On money Ia 'I9S 1so ana bs began
its first sh pment, 1850 cases Of condemned milk.
to Consul General Lee at Havana. The rail-
To Ta9 SbnTre n
relief supplies sent to the committee.
AN Of the roads compo;;i1}iE the he &asso.eiatonn
other in hastily volunteering their services
Similar acGa vas hyontsEry and speedily
Company. also by the great trunk lines west OF
the limits Of the joint Traffic Association and
n NsT EnEand In fact the railroads which
three in number All OF the coastwise steam
boat lines from Maine to Florida and the Ward
Mallory and Munsop lines running to Cuban
customers" " Wv ''''>' '
All such freight, it was stipulated. should be
specifically marked to prevent fraudulent
shipments for private benefit. Notwthstand-
ing this. there was some effort to take advan
fapa of ia and ono hoy ad
dressed to a private Individual in Gen, Lees
care care was was opened , by the Spanish customs ON;
cheap Jewelry. which could scarcely come
under the head Of relief for the starving
packed in storehouse in this city obtained
for the p1rpTse Soon there arose neees
ates at S"aso 5e dc Cuba s
zas: Sagua la Grandc and other points. to
shipments. The scope OF the committee was
Gu5a [esR s@s into
direct relationship with the Red Cross. and the
GIuban representative. Of the committee; Miss
Barton IVA vas already in Cuba doing Red Gross
war broke out and the Red Cross, by advice OF
hd ee Th1
ship State Of Texas, loaded her with food.
clothing. medicine. doctors and nurses. and
the fleet to Cuba and did good service for our
sick and wounded.
Upon the outbreak OF hostilities the collec-
tion OF supplies and money was temporarily
discontinued. and 400 tons Of assorted supplies
accumulated in Brooklyn warehouses were
sold and with the proceeds cornmeal bacon.
hard bread. rice. lard. potatoes, prepared foods
and medicines were purchased, Boston. It is
stated. proved its local patriotism by sending
300 drums of dried Goldfish which were for
warded to the Cubans Mention is made Of the
seizure of supplies sent on the schooner Mary
\. Morse in September to Baracoa and Gibara.
for Holguin and other interior places. in these
words
We have, already advised your department
that. upon the arrival of United States troops.
under command Of Col. Hood. some ten thou
sand dollars worth Of our supplies were forci-
of that officer. and our distribution to the
thousands OF suffering at Gihara. Hoguin and
other places in that locality was abruptly
brought to an end. We have no knowledge Of
what became, of these supplies. our agents
having moved forward to Matanzas and Ha-
them"
The list OF cash contributors printed In the
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