Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-03-13 | Page 2 | Help for the Porto Ricans

HELP OR fOR FO THE S I GENERAL DAVIS MAKES APPEAL APP TOE FOR MORE ROOD FOOD I Farms Cannot Ca not Be Worked and Poor People Are In Danger of Starving lug ing New Jev York March 12 Accompanying the report of or Brigadier General Davis governor general gener l of o Porto Rico in re fe regard feard retard gard tard ard to the situation in the island is a report made by Captain H S Bishop j of the Fifth cavalry stationed at Man ManIla Manus an Ila us in he makes a strong appeal for food foo j Captain Bishop states that the pres pressure pressure sure re for relief supplies is greater today than it Jt W was s before the hurricane Many of or the large farmers have bave cleared their farms er or nearly so 0 and no longer em employ employ employ ploy laborers As no rations have been Issued in and Arecibo Captain Bishop reports repots many persons persona have drifted drift into the district under his charge and in places they are border borderIng lag ins on starvation The sugar augur s gar industry will give employ employment employment ment meat to only a few leaving the balance of o the class without any occupation tion or means of support In some sec see sections I they the are beginning to raise sweet potatoes but inthe center of oC the Island i 1 or the coffee district there is nothing I I for tor the poor to eat Bananas and plan plantains plantains I II I taIn will not be ready for tor from two I I Ito to four tour months m I If the rations are not oot continued Cap Captain ap t tain tam Bishop states there is almost j I tain tam to be an n outbreak k of lawlessness and an increase Inor ase of Mines illnesS and the death rate He lIe says nays he had hoped to reduce I I Ithe the rations but reports from all see sec ec ecI I I of ot the district indicate increased I destitution j I I General Davis states that such of the j coffee cotTee planters as could have cleared I up the weeds In their fields j I 1 and having no money to pay their I i hands have laid them off of Workmen t j f and their families lacking money to j I ji II i live are ar drifting into the towns de tie demanding I manding food General Davis asks for fora I a second shipment of tons ot or rice i Ir I codfish and bacon in usual proportions i ito ito I r to follow the tons to go on March 16 I