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{E SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 24 1848. HORRORS OF WAR Gallinger Denounces the Brutality ish Rule. Solemnly Declares the Time Has Come for America to Inter= fere in the Cause of Humanity. 0000000000000 000O] o “I have been asked many times, what of the Maine? I do not know. This, however, I do know: A Government that will deliberately starve 400,000 of its own people will do pretty much anything. If the ship was blown up from the outside, what should our Government do? Perhaps I should forbear to discuss that question now; but this I will venture to s: Human life purposely taken cannot be paid for in gold or silver. Mark my words—'purposely taken'— and if it shall appegr that such was the fate of 250 brave Amer- can sailors, then heaven pity the guilty partie: It will not be a question for arbitration, but a question involving the dignity and honor of this great repub- e ctract from a speech de- livered by Senator Gallinger. 000QO00000000000000000000000G 000000000000 0000000O00QO0ODOO0 0000000000000 00000 WASHINGTON, March 23.—The an- ticipated discussion of the Cuban ques- tion drew an unusually large crowd of spectators to the galleries of the Sen- ate to-day.. The galleries were packed swayed and long lir of people through the cor rs vainly seeking admis Eve! tor at the Cap- itol was in his seat. Mr. Tillm of South Carolina an- nounced that he would next Tuesday at 3 p. m. ask the Senate to consider the death of his col- resoluti league, the 1 \ator Earle. Bacon of a presented a joint on, declaring in favor of a ttiement of e present aid that owing to the impor resolution he would not a imme e considera- tion, permit it to lie upon until to-morrow. and with no attempt to - effect » bill providing for the - the survivors of the Maine dis to the Senate for of Mal - Af avorably and a once upon its pas- 1 without ed with- hate out amendmen The given Hampshire 3 [ upon the condition of affairs ir Mr. Gallinger has recently returned from the island. He received the most careful and thoughtful attention of every person within the sound of his voice. : In opening his speech Mr. Gallinger sald that after the calm, dispassionate and@ touching statement concerning Cuba made in the Senate recently by Mr. Proctor of Vermont, it might be il for him to remain silent, but, yielding to the expressed by many of his colleagues, he had con- sented to give a plain recital of some of his observations on that ‘“‘unhappy jeland.” He referred to the efforts in 1829, in 1844, in de by the Cub: in 1850, in 1851, in 1868 and agamn 295, to break the chains that bound | ‘> Spain in order that they mignt ves a free Govern- them t establish for them: ment “upon the soil that was rightly theirs.” Save the last all these effort had ended in failure. That failure was history and need not be recounted. Mr. Gallinger spoke of his reception onsul-General Lee. “General Lee,~ said he, “is deserv- ing of the highest possible praise for the manner in which he conducted him- self in Havana. Cool and fearless in the midst of difficulties and dangers, | he never loses sight of the fact that he is an American citizen, nor is he | unmindful of the tremendous respon- | gibility and duty of his position.” Referring to his call upon the Au- tonomist Cabinet, Mr. Gallinger said it | was evident that the President of the Cabinet was not encouraged the = in ork. 4 “The truth is,” Mr. Gallinger said “zutonomy is a flat failure, opposed alike by the, ultra-Spaniards and the | Cubans. The leaders of the insurrec- | tion have not forgotten how they were | treated by Spain in 1878, and the blan- dishments and bribes now being offered | them a1e spurned with contempt. ‘Bet- ter death than autonomy, a lead- | ine Cuban to me, ‘for autonemy i3 cnly | a pretense under which we would again | be slaves of Spain.’” | Mr. Gallinger recalled that he had | heard during debates in the Senate de- nials made that a state of war existed in Cuba, but it required only a brief ersonal observation to convince one That war actually did exist. A deso- lated country and its stricken people told the story more eloquently than it could be conveyed in words. < “The war in Cuba, however,” he said, “js a war of starvation and extermina- | tion—a war more cruel than the world | -ver before known.” ha?hfe Spanish troops do mot impress Americans as great soldiers, he said. They are under a lax discipline and are poorly uniformed and inadequately fed. 1s do most of their fight- The high official ing in hotels and cafes, the actual fighting being done by those of inferior | grade. On the contrary, the insurgents | are comfortably clad and under strict discipline. They occupy a large part of the island and could, in Mr. Gallin- ger's judgment, take Havana or Mat- anzas whenever it might suit their pur- ose, although these cities could not be | {:om for lack of a navy. Continuing, he said: The scenes in the streets in Havana are harrowing beyond description. Peo- ple in‘want and suffering are everywhere Been, and walking skeletons meet one on every hand. Naked children, emaciated and ragged women, diseased and starv- ing men' throng the streets, the hotel lobbies and every place of public resort. It is a terrible sight—one that sickens the heart and quickens every impulse of hu- man sympathy and love. Under the shadow of cathedrals and churches, where Spain’s authority is ab- £olutely unquestioned, the most horrible conditions are conceded to exist. have refused to belleve that a great GO ernment was waging a war of extermina- | occupied the house IN CUBA | \ of Span- var of honor, yet such | A visit was pald to | tion instead of a the orpha . ‘which is now_under the | care of Miss Clara Barton. It contains | children, almost about fifty very one of | ] starvatio) D! victim of 3 =l stants, | one of Miss Barton's | A4 experience in the nian and but he d that the | s worse than that in | he drew of the | terrible suffe arvation in the | island more tt confi 1 that has | been written upon the sub detailed story of avisit to Los | Aocas, the place where the reconcer trados daily assemble to get food, was | given. A few weeks ago, when Mi Barton discovered the place, there were 645 people lying on the floors, many of | them entirely nude and all suffering | the pangs of starvation. Much ha: been done by the Red Cross Society alleviate the condition of those wWho still remain, but scores of men, women and children are yet there, gaunt and | bony, almost skeletons, many of them | covered with sores directly traceable | to insufficient food. | “What a chapter of horrors and death is that,” he exclaimed. “And still the tragedy goes on. How much longer | it shall continue depends largely upon | the forbearance of a great people, who, through suffering and sorrow, achieved their own independence, and whose | sympathies have always gone out to | the oppressed of all nations of the | world. | A vivid picture was then drawn b_v; Mr. Gallinger of a trip to the city of Matanzas. All along the route were | wretched people in rags, but not until | the city was reached was the full ex- | tent of the suffering realized. Said h 1t occurred to me as I looked upon the ¢ suffering and horrors that the trados might well have > wor s of Dante, ““Who enters :aves hope behind,” when thevwere driven from the fields herded like cattle in the citi tile land. The tr vised 2 sorrow that put I shade and cony perous people in herd of suffering, starving unfortunates. 5 Matanzas is literally a place of begga and death. ver before did my eyes b hold such su i ne zain do I expect to see such havoc —wrought through a cruel and inhuman decree. = A | visit to the Matanzas hospitals revealed | an even more shocking condition than | that of the streets. Members of the Red Cross Society who had visited one of the hospi before were almo overcome upon overing that near! every one of the inmates at that time had | since died. Th sorrow and ering_were de] their worst ms. Children, ace, but with men and limbs terribly swollen; wo- the last stages of emaciation, and 1so there wi all rapidly drifting to death. If there was food In these hoy itals I did not discover it; neither w signs of medicine or of prop nursing and care. The Governor of Matanzas informed Mr. Gallinger that the first day he oc- cupied the place fifteen persons had died in the courtyard. He said, fur- ther, that in the city 1200 had died in December, 700 in January and 500 in February. The death rate was decreas- ing simply bex e the reconcentrado: through the ravages of death, were be- coming fewer. The number of people who have starved in Cuba will never be definitely known. It is estimated that 00,000 were driven from their homes into the cities and towns. I had it from Spanisn authority that, according to their figures, 225,000 al- ready have perished, but it is said that the Red Cross Society is in possession of figures showing that 425,000 Cubans have died as the result of sta ion and that 200,000 more inevitabl T have been asked many of the Maine? 1 do not know. die. What | how- | will ever, I do know: A Government that deliberately s e 400,000 of its own peo- | ple will do pretty much anything. If the ship was blown up from the outside what should our Government do? Perhaps I| should forbear to discuss the now; but this T will venture to say: Hu- man life purposely taken cannot be pai for In gold or silver. Mark my words— “purposely taken”— and if it shall ap- | t such was the fate of 250 brave | question | | an_sailors, then heaven pity the v parties. It will not be a question | for arbitration, but a question Involving | the dignity public. Discussing the question of Spanish | rule, Mr. Gallinger referred to the mat- | ter of taxation. In addition to direct | nd indirect taxes on real estate, there | is a tax on every door, every window | and every chimney in every house; on every letter in every business sign and | on every name in every hotel register. | Licenses are required to build houses and to paint houses. There is a tax on food animals as a whole, special taxes on the horns, the hoofs and the hide. In addition to all this, the interest on | the debt is a tremendous burden, the salaries of the Spanish officials are be- yond all reason, and the amount of money wrung from the Cubans to keep the Madrid Government from complete insolvency is simply enormous. “American interests in Cuba,” said he, in conclusion, ave already suf- fered enough. We have patrolled our coast in the interest of Spain as long as we should, and we have spent quite too much money in protecting our peo- ple from epidemic diseases coming to our shores because of the unsanitary | conditions of the harbor and city of Havana. Spain has failed to meet the requirements of an advanced civiliza- tion. Let the United States or Cuba | take up the problem and solve it.” | MURDERER MONDAY ' SEEKS HIS RELATIVES. Police at New York Unabie to Find the Family of the Man Confined at Folsom. NEW YORK, March 23.—The police to- day received a letter from Warden Aull of the prison at Folsom, Cal., as&0s iheul to look for the relatives of Daniel Mon- day, now in prison under sentence of death for murder. Monday said that he lived here until 1872, when he enlisted in the army and was sent to Vancouver. ‘When he left home his family consisted of his father, Daniel Monday, a tanner, a | sle’pmolher and a stepsister. They were | living then in Fifth street. He had not heard from them since and now was anx- jous to know if any were alive. ! The police sent to the address given, but | the Mondays were not living there nor could any one be found who could re- member that a family of that name ever and honor of this great re- | | ish inquiry now pending. ‘}lis father, Freder | pas: | the incompetency of some of Miss Bar- | ary 26th at Danby Station. Cronin was a SPAIN'S INQUIRY STILL GOES ON Blanco Objects to Blow- ing Up the Wreck of the Maine. There Is Great Activity in‘Com- pleting the Defenses of Havana. s Miss Barton Suddenly Announces That She Will Abandon Re- lisf Work in Cuba. Copyrighted, HAVANA, March 23.—It will not be possible to begin the use of dynamite to expedite the disintegrating of the Maine wreck until after the Spanish divers have finished the work now be- ing done for the Spanish Board of In- quiry. In reply to Captain Sigsbee’s request for permission to begin the use of dynamite to-morrow he received this morning a most courteous but firm re- fusal in a note from Captain General Blanco. The Captain General pointed out in diplomatic language the advisa- bility of permitting the Maine’s bottom | to be undisturbed by dynamite, at least until after the conclusion of the Span- | | 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. The report of the American Court of Inquiry having now been finished, it would appear indiscreet for the Ameri- can officers by the hasty use of dyna- mite to expose themseives to the pos- | sible charge of destroying the evidence | on which their conclusions were based. Sigsbee sees the force of this susges- tion and will not press the matter, at ished. Captain Sigsbee and all the other | officers of the Maine now here, except | Lieutenant Commander Wainwright, | will probably be ordered north next | Saturday. Mr. Wainwright will con- | tinue in charge of the wreck of the | Maine, directing the work of the| wrecking company. Captain Sigsbee | is very anxious to get away and rarely | comes ashore now. Those who will probably leave here with him are Chief | rgineer Howell, Chaplain Chidwick, | Paymaster Ray, Surgeon Henneberger | and Naval. Cadets Holden and Clu- | least until the Spanish inquiry is fin- | { | oral Blanco just now seems de- termined to demonstrate to the volun- teers that they are no longer a power | in Havana, and that the Government has no desire to curry favor with them. Yesterday Blanco appointed to | a high position under the colonial Gov- ernment Luis Capdevila, a young lad whose only claim upon the Government is the long standing enmity existing between his family and the volunteers. | -0 Capdevila, was | tudents who | He | fought bravely to those boys and never c their execution as murder. | refused to join the volunteers’ organi- | zation, which was responsible for the execution of the students, and for that reason his appointment to office at this time is significant. 1 Senor Dolz, autonomist leader and | Secretary of Public Works under the | Colonial Government, is responsible for | Capdevila’s appointment and he fs ac- cordingly the object of bitter hatred among the conservatives. Feverish haste is displayed by those having charge of the- coast defense work in the neighborhood of Havana. | Large forces of men are at dork on the | embankments about the new batteries, which have been installed at Venedao. A drive along the shore road yesterday | demonstrated that the Government is | not misleading itself regarding peace, | neither is it wasting any time. In addition to those at work upon the defenses, forces of men were busy making ready ammunition for any | emergency. Visitors are strictly barred v from entering any of the reservations, | and all along the shore road sentries | are posted who closely scrutinize all | sers-by, and those who appear too curious are promptly turned back. In Morro Castle it is said that there is great activity, too, and that large forces of men are at work, though just what they are doing is a secret which has not yet reached the public. An officer of the American navy recently told me that there are good reasons for belleving Morro contains a number of masked batteries of heavy guns, whose presence will some day be dis- closed, by breaking through port holes, this work having been completed ex- cept for a few inches of stone on the outer surface, which was left to conceal the guns from the curious eyes of those entering the harbor. As predicted in previous dispatchss to the Herald, Miss Clara Barton has withdrawn from relief work in Cuba, and though she says she may return, it is known that the Red Cross has practically given up the fleld. This | condition of affairs is the result of sev- eral wecks of friction between Miss Barton and those in America who have directed the work of relieving the re- concentrados. This friction was trans- ferred to Havana with the coming of Louis Klopsch, the third member of | the committee appointed by President | McKinley, the other members being former Mayor Charles A. Schieren of Brooklyn and Stephen Barton. ‘When Mr. Klopsch’arrived in Havana | two weeks ago he says he found the relief work at a standstill because of | ton’s assistants. Some provisions were decaying in the warehouses while the starving continued to starve and die. Miss Barton admitted that this con- ditlon existed to a certain extent, but declared it was the result of the inter- ference of the Spanish officials and was not due to the negligence of any one connected with the Red Cross work. Nevertheless, several stormy _inter- views tock place between Miss Barton and Mr. Klopsch, the former seemins to think that because of the contribu- tion of $10,000 made by the committee of which he was a member he could attempt undue interference. Twice | Miss Barton tendered in return a check | for $10,000, saying she would be relieved of the responsibility it implied, and | each time Mr. Klopsch refused. . To-day matters came to a crisis when Miss Barton suddenly announced | that business affairs necessitated her | immediate return to Washington ana she would sail on the Olivette this af- ternoon, taking Dr. Eagan with her. This news astonished all concerned in the relief work, but she would not be deterred by argument of any sort. CRONIN’S ASSAILANT CAUGHT. Appolonio Romero Arrested by a Deputy Sheriff at Mojave. _ SAN BERNARDINO, March 23.—The District Attorney received a telegram to- day from Deputy Sheriff Keyes of Needles stating that Keyes had arrested at Mo- jave, Appolonio Romero, who stabbed James Cronin nearly to death on Febru- section foreman and Romero was a sec- tion hand. ¥or some fancied insult the latter attacked his superior and inflicted serfous wounds. Cronin's life has hung by a thread ever since, and he may die. | push negotiations for such ships | construction. FICTITIONS LABELS [TALY WILLING T0 SELL SHIPS Not the Friend of Spain When Money Is in Question. Has a Torpedo-Boat Destroyer That May Be Avail- able. It Is m Vessel of the Class That Is Most Needed by This Coun- try Now. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 23.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Italy is now the center of negotiations for ships which are being conducted by this Government. According to information received by the authorities the Italian | Government is favorable to the idea of permitting an increase of the Ameri- can navy by the purchase of men-of- war under construction for her service. This information is contrary to reports which have been published indicating that Italy, anxious to .aid Spain in every way possible, has no desire to sell to the United States. The officials are satisfied that they will be able to pur- chase any Italian vessel not actually in commission, and they propose to as seem desirable. Unfortunately, none of the armored cruisers under construction is advanced sufficiently for the purposes of this Government. The Varese, which is re- ported to have been sold to Argentina, | and the Guiseppe. both of which are| being constructed in a Genoese yard, | will not be ready for sea under eicht | or nine months. Embassador Draper at Rome, wha i« carrying on the ship negotiations on behalf of this Government, will prob | ably succeed in purchasing the torpedo | boat destroyer which is nearing comple- | tion at Sestri Ponente. This vessel has a nickel steel hull. She is 200 feet lons by 21 feet 8 inches beam and has a dis- placement of 208 tons. She is propelled | by two serews and will have a speed of | twenty-eight knots. She burns only | liquid fuel. Her srmament consists cf | five six-pounder quick fire and three torpedo tubes. Commander W. H. Brownson, | has been inspecting the Brazilian bnt- | tle-ships building in_France, has In- | formed the Navy Department that | i | these vessels will not be completed for some months to come. It i{s probable, therefore. that no-action will be taken by this Government looking to thefr | purchase unless it should develop that | Spain proposes to buy them. In this event it is possible the President might feel it was to the interest of this Gov- ernment to secure the ships. e | A TORPEDO BOAT UP IN THE AIR.| The War Department Is Looking for All Kinds of Machines to Be Used in Warfare. | NEW YORK. March 23.—Thomas I | Brown, dispatcher on the Missouri Pa- | cific at Sedalia, Mo., and who was re- | cently granted a patent for an aerial | torpedo boat, received a letter to-day | from Captain J. C. Ayres, recorder of | the Board of Ordnance and Fortifica- tions of the War Department. Captain Ayres asked Brown to forward to him | at once drawings and plans of his boat, | and that they would be treated as con- | fidential. This will be done at once. | Brown claims that he has invented an aerfal torpedo boat to be built of aluminum, which can sail from New York to Madrid or Havana and carry sufficient high explosives to be dropped | on either city to completely destroy it, | while a ship would be at its mercy. The | cost of the boat would be $10,000, and it | would require but a few weeks in its He has a model, but his scheme is a secret. He said to-night that in his report to the War Depart- ment he would put the Government in full possession of his secret. Brown has made no efforts to bring his tor- pedo boat before the War Department, and it is believed Captain Ayres’ knowi- edge has come through the Patent Of- fice in Washington. Captain Ayres asks for a full and minute description and plans and also complete drawings, showing that the Government is looking out for new in- ventions in warfare. Brown is confi- dent that his boat will be a success from the start. AND MR. BARHAM Argument by the Californian Before the Ways and Means Committee. Says the Cummings Bill Is in the Interest of the New York Importers. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, March 23. The House Committee on Ways and Means to-day gave a hearing on a bill introduced by Representative Cummings, which provides that section 3449 of the Revised Statutes be amended so as to read as follows: “Whenever any person sells or keeps on hand for sale, ships, transports and removes any spirituous or fermented li- quors or wines, whether foreign or do- mestic, in bottles, casks or other pack- ages, under any other than the proper name or brand known to the trade as designating the kind and quality of the contents of the bottles, casks or other packages containing the same, or causes such act to be done, he shall forfeit said liquors or wines and bottles, casks or other packages, and be subject to pay a fine of $00 and to be imprisoned six months for the first offense, and to pay a fine of $1000 and be imprisoned one year for the second offense.” Representative Barham made an argu- ment before the committee to-day, in which he said that although the bill on its face appeared to be an innocent meas- ure, it would prevent every manufac- turer of wine or liquor in " the United States from putting upon the bottles or packages the labels “Cognac,” “Zinfan- del,” “Bordeaux,” “Champagne,’ etc., because these are the names of foreign brands and are in most cases taken from the places where the wine or liquor is made. Under the proposed bill wines made in California must be labeled with domestic names, as, for instance, Sono- ma, Los Angeles, Cloverdale, Napa. It could not be labeled sherry or zinfandel, because this would be a misdemeanor. This bill was prepared by New York im.: forters for their own benefit and would f it became a law have the effect of ren- dering liable to prosecution and convic- tion .any one who might so brand his wine. This would crush out all domestic wines and liquors, said Mr. Barham. 8- NN | the | is consi GETS MONITORS READY FOR WAR Secretary Long Has a Busy Day Moving War Vessels. Old Defenders of the Nation Will Be Put in Order. New Revenus Cutters That the Treasury Department Will Give to the Navy. Special Dispatch to The Call. ‘WASHINGTON, March 23.—Secretary Long had an extremely busy morning. Mr. Roosevelt and the various bureau chiefs were with the Secretary for some time, perfecting the plans for the speedy completion of the old monitors. The Bureau of Engineering can put in the three new boilers with little delay. The Ordnance Bureau has little to do on the monitors, owing to the good con- dition of their guns, armament, etc. The quota of powder for their 15-inch guns is already sacked and can be put aboard in a few hours. Mr. Long also saw a number of public men, including Senators Proctor and Lodge. Secretary Long determined to-day to order the double-turreted monitors ritan and Terror to Key West, where they will re-enforce the squadron in those waters. He also determinéd to bring into service the eight single- tur- | reted monitors at the League Island navy-yard, Philadelphia, two of which will be sent to Boston, two to New York and four held in reserve at Phila- delphia. The Puritan and Terror take the place of the battle-ships Massachu- setts and Texas, recently withdrawn from the squadron at Key West. It was said at the Navy Department that this move was in accordance with a pro- gramme previously agreed upon, al- though this programme has not been announced heretofore. The Puritan, by many experts, is regarded as the most | formidable fighting machine in the navy. In addition to other prepara- tions for possible trouble, the Navy De- partment to-day took steps toward util- izing ten of the sea-going revenue cut- ters for use along the Atlantic coast. Captain Shoemaker, chief of the reve- nue cutter service, conferred with As- sistant Secretary Roosevelt during the day on the plans for turning over these cutters to the navy. sent to Norfolk, where additional guns will be mcunted and then will proceed to Key West and become a part of the squadron there. Their main service will be as naval pickets, a fleet of these cut- ters being maintained outside the crui- sers and battle-ship The revenue cut- ter service now has ready for instant and active servi 124 line officers, 74 engineers, 200 enlisted men and 19 ves- sels, of which 14 are on the Atlantic coa. Two others are in course of construction and with rush orders can be ready for service within three or four weeks. The Manning, the Gresham, Alquoin, the Onondaga, and the Windom are all new, fast and efficient vessels and could go anywhere and per- form any service t any vessel of their cl can perform. The Manning red an 18-knot boat. All of them, it is said, could be quickly con- verted into torpedo-bcats or dynamite cruisers. Whether this last move will be made is not yet definitely decided. Secretary Long said to-day that it had | become evident that torpedo boats could not be bought abroad, and could nct be built soon enough in this coun- try so that we might have to equip other craft with torpedoes. The Navy Department opened bids to-day for ex- tensive improvements at Dry Tortugas and Key West, a formal transfer hav- ing been effected as regards Tortugas, which passes from the Treasury to the ‘War Department. These consist of two solid steel piers to be constructed at Dry Tortugas, with two extensive coal sheds and an elaborate mechanical equipment for loading naval vessels with coal. At Key West the improve- ments consist of a steel pier and two coal sheds, with similar machinery for loading warships with coal. The bids ranged from $1,151,000 for the entire work down to about $400,000. The awards will be made within a day or two. SAN PEDRO HARBOR MATTER HELD UP. The California Senators Will Do Their Best to Get the Appropri- ation Put Through. WASHINGTON, March 23.—There were no new developments to-day in the San Pedro-harbor matter and it is still doubt- ful whether the appropriation passed by the House of Representatives will be re- tained In the sundry civil bill. Senator Perkins has. been working industriously among his fellow members of the Ap- propriation Committee and said to-night he believed that the appropriation would | be included. eIn any event ne action will probably be taken by the Senate until White returns. It is understood that Senator White will leave Los Angeles on Thursday and will be here on Tuesday next. They will be first | PRESIDENT TO FEED CUBANS If Spain Resents This There Will Be War, Perhaps. Policy Having an English In- itiative to Which Opponents of the Administration Do Not Give Approval. Call Office, Riggs House, [o§=3=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3:3-3-3-3-5-3-0: - Washington, March 23. | “Thrice is he armed who hath his|i GOVERNOR BUDD quarrel just.” This is to be the ad- |3 ministration’s text in dealing with the o ON THE MlLlflA‘ Cuban problem. President McKinley |4 e and his Cabinet realize that the Ameri- | NEW YORK, March 23 —There can l\a\aj‘ Court’s flpdmg will be that } & is some difference of opinion ex- the Maine's destruction resulted from |g pressed by adjutant-generalsand an exterior cause, but that the agency | & Governors of the several States will always be a matter of doubt. The | & 553 Territories as to the right of liability of Spain for indemnity Will| the President to call upon State therefore be questionable. It was de- |3 troons should oceasion arise. termined a week ago by the President |5 aany hold, in answer to ques- and his advisers that no demand forY¢ tions from the Herald, that the indemnity should be made unless the | & procident, as commander - in- Naval Court's report clearly showed |g cpjer of the military force of the that the Spanish Government, through | & {rjjteq States, is empowered to its harbor and police regulations, hadiq call upon military organizations been negligent in protecting a United | % and send them where he pleases. rSlx&le; war t\x'essel in the harbor of a| & Others hold to the contrary, but riendly nation. ool | 4 08 n in The President is anxious to have the | &lmost all say that the men 0 sympathy and friendship of Buropean g e 58 ° UL IERONC B 0 nations and of the world, and therefore it is believed that unless the Naval Court’s report clearly shows an side explosion and gross negligence on harbor the President will waive his de- | the part of Spanish officers in Ha\'anu‘ | mand for indemnity. He believes that a demand for the relief of the suffering Cubans would be sanctioned by the civilized world, and that if Spain should refuse to allow this Government to al- leviate the distress of the Cubans and attempt to restrain the President in his humane work the sympathy of all the nations would be with this country. If Spain should by armed resistance seek to prevent the United States affording relief to the victims of Spanish cruelty the President would have a just cause for armed intervention and European pations would not interfere. This, in brief, is the policy to be pur- sued by the administration, and it is expected the President will take the first step in his policy of ‘‘peaceful in- terventicn” next week in the form of a | request for money at the hands of Con- gress to feed and clothe the reconcen- trados of Cuba. complete arrangements to sufferers. Congressmen believe Spain may not permit this without protest or perhaps armed resistance. The feed- ing and clothing of the reccncentrados would practically destroy the . whole ‘Weyler-Blanco system of campaign and the last hope of starving the people of the island into submission. The Presi- dent is said to believe Spain will refuse permission for the landing of the pro- visions, and the United States will then | proceed upon her charitable mission, using force if necessary to save the| victims of Spanish inhumanity. If any blood letting results from this effort to feed the starving and clothe the naked, the President would expect to have his arms upheld by all the na- tions of the civilized world. Opponents of the administration crit- icize this proposed method of interven- | tion and characterize it as “kindergar- ten statesmanship.” They believe Spain will certainly see through this milistone and will be prompt to announce her ac- ceptance of American charity, and that our country will simply be compelled to support the reconcentrados indefinitely or until the close of the war. It is said_the suggestion of offering | to feed the Cuban people was originally made to the President by Sir Julian Pauncefote, who assured him of Eng- land’s warm approval. Bernabe, the Spanish Minister, was asked by The Call correspondent this | evening if his Government would permit America to relieve the reconcentrados. He said it was a quéstion he did not feel free to answer. BOARD INSPECTS MERCHANT VESSELS: NEW YORK, March 23.—The board ap- | pointed to select merchant vessels for the use of the United States navy resumed out- | The money will un-| doubtedly be promptly forthcoming, al- | though it is now estimated that it will | cost eight or ten millions of dollars to | properly | care for the hundreds of thousands of | Senor Polo de | | Government. Governor Budd of California telegraphs: “The President {s empowered to call the militia into actual service to suppress rebellion, to repel invasion or to enforce the law, and, when so called, he is their commander-in- chief. As such, in my opinion, he may order them to such lo- calities, even without the coun- try, if necessary, to accomplish these purposes. I am confident that our National Guard will go wherever ordered. The proposed law giving the President power to call upon the militia direct without communication with the Governors I deem unwise and unnecessary.” 308 408 €00 08 98 408 108 108 08 108 108 100 108 108 108 108 108 Y0F 0K 308 100 10K 08308 108 300 0 308 108 100 40K 308 408 08 100 100 08 108 100 0% 308 0% X ok pegeReRugaguReaRugaguPegaPug=Regu=Puye] f=g=3=Fug-FoFRaguPag=Reg=RaT=R=2=33 | its sessions to-day. Several steamers | were examined. The negotiations between the Morgan Towing Company and the Government for the sale of the steel tug DeWitt C. Ivins, were concluded to-day. On receipt of a dispatch from Washing- this afternoon the naval auxiliary | cruiser board took possession of the tug | and proceeded to the navy yard, where she was formally turned over to the Gov- ernment. The price paid by the Govern- | ment for the boat could not be ascer- tained. The DeWitt C. Ivins was launched last October and is a powerful sea-going tug of fifteen knots. It w: aid at the office of the Morgan Towing Company that the auxiliary board is negotiating with the company for the purchase of the P. P. Wise and IR" C. Veit, sister tugs of the DeWitt C. | Ivins. —_— PERU'S PROVINCES TO BE GIVEN BACK. Chile Will Allow Her Beaten Foe to Pay a Round Price for the | Territory. VALPARAISO, March 23.—I am in- | formed to-day that the Cabinet will not be dismissed, as was said, but after the | settlement of negotiations with Peru on | the Tacna-Arica question, will resign. At a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday and another to-day the 'tacna-Arica | question was considered. President Br- | razuriz and Vice-President Billinghurst | were present. It said the Cabinet de- cided to return without a plebi , & Peru every facility for paying 10,000,000 soles for them. ‘War talk is heard on all sides, but there | seems to be little reason for it just now. 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