Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-05-04
Help for the cubans.

THE CUBAN INDUSTRIAL RELIEF FUND
has issued for free distribution small pamphlet
entitled, "Cuba Under Our Flag" The illus
trations are made up of views of the beautiful
country districts of Havana province 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 1893. They repre-
sent Cuba as it is. From these photographs it
win be seen that the generosity of the American
government in distributing millions Of army
rations to the destitute and starving has really
made very little progress toward the proper re-
construction of the Island. mere distribution
of army rations will not enable the destitute
farmers to resume the cultivation Of their lands,
as the desolation wrought by the infamous
WEYLER left the farmers without oxen, farming
tool, seeds or domestic animals although the
government is keeping these poor creatures alive
it is doing nothing TO enable them to return to
a sta OF self-support on their des0iated farms.
There can be no return of prosperity to Cuba
until the farmers are able to raise crops to sup
port themselves, for Cuba is agricultural
country, depending almost wholly upon the labor
Of her farmers for her general prosperity. Their
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 invest ment of millions of Ameri-
can capital has not taken place owing chiefly to
the unsettled condition of the Island government.
Capital is timid, and will not remain in Cuba
until IL has assurances OF long period OF peace
and security. M1en American capital does go to
Cuba IL will go in large blocks, perhaps million
at a time. 1t will be used to rebuild the large
sugar mills and to capitalize railways and various
forms Of constructive work. Il will not reach
the small farmers, upon whom tbs real prosper
tyef Cuba depends. The small farmers must be
helped by private philanthropie enterprise
The CUBAN INDUSTRIAL RELIEF FUND, purely
phiianthropic organization, which has received
the Endorsement of the Government In Washing
ton and in Cuba, aims TO help the Cuban poor TO
help themselves. Il will give days work to the
unemployed lab0rers and viii assist the small
farmers TO return to state of self-Support on
their own lands. 1t will make advances of work
oxen, farming tools. seeds and domestic supplies
TO small landowners, who will be required to
return the value of these advances out Of the
proceeds of their first crops. The money thus
returned viii be used over again in the same way
to help other farmers Each farmer who re-
ceives assistance from the Fund will be required
TO take into his family one or more orphans, 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 10000 helpless orphans of
Cuba will be permanently provided for without
going to the expense of building orphanages
and maintaining large stats Of paid attendants.
Contributions for TIE CUBAN INDUSTRIAL Re-
LIEF FUND should be sent TO the CONTINENTAL
TRUST Co, 80 Broad Street, New York City,
Copies of the illustrated pamphlet may be OBJ
tanned free of charge by addressing TEE CUBAN
INDUSTRIAL RELIEF FUND, Tribune Building, New
York City