The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-17

Mr.. James Gordon Benefits Paper stn
Fighting Spain,a Battle.

Fighting spain's Battle.
HAVANA. Dec. 3,-The Ns,b York Herald pub
lished on Nov. "a a despatch from Havana
headed Greene oonouers Chaos" which has
caused the greatest surprise TO oil American
officers here. from Gen. Greene himself down.
The article SAYS that those intrusted by the
American Government with the task OF pre-
pairing for the reception and care OF the army
OF occupation" have shown great incompe-
teney. and that Gen. Greene. as soon as he ar
rived here. set about applying the only possi-
BILE r~emedy-that OF oentralizlnR authority and
compelling concerted action" 1t further says
that the plan to construct piers at ReEla and
Mariana for tho landing Of the American
troops has been q failure. and that Gen. Greene
has pronounced one Of the piers to be "a piece
OF gross folly" Naturally enough. the article
deals extensively with the alleged incompe-
tency OF Cuban physicians In the treatment OF
yellow fever and the individuality Of employ
ing Cuban laborers. two favorite pro-Spanish
views OF Mr.. James Gordon Bennett,
Now. It should be made known that Gen.
Greene has not pronounced any pier to be "a
piece OF gross folly - neither has he central
lied authority and compelled concerted ac-
tion." nor has he expressed to the Neio York
Heralds correspondents In Havana any opin-
Ions rejecting on those intrusted by the
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pairing for the reception and care OF the army
OF occupation" On the contrary. since his
arrival here Gen. Greene has worked In har-
mony and friendliness with Col. Hecker and
the other Commissioners he has met In Ha-
vana. and has expressed In reference TO their
efforts opinions contrary to those which the
Herald ascribes to him.
1t is easy to understand with how great sat
i~sfaction the departing spaniards read the
Rerdlds articles about Jealousies and ~quarrels
among the representatives Of the American
Government in Cuba. They know hat these
articles are simply fakes. because they them
selves inspire them. 1t is not n piece OF news
that Mr.. James Gordon Bennett is an old friend
OF Spain. But they reprint with Joy In their
papers here the Herald's articles. and In com-
menting on them. publish the grossest insults
to Mr.. Mckinley and his Cabinet. La linton
Ybericc. La Union Espaaola and other papers
OF the kind appear every day full of translations
from the Herald and OF unjust attacks on the
Americans.
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett's paper quoted
Spanish officials hero as saying: Americans
are now responsible for Cuba. II crime 10 TO be
put down lot their soldiers como In and
attend to It. For three years they have
said we are brutal In our treatment OF Gu
ban criminals. We shall watch their meth
DDS with great interest" Now. as q mat
ter OF fact. the largo majority OF criminals
here are not Cubans. but Spaniards and ne
Rroes. and they were shipped back from Spain
after the war was over by the Spanish Govern
mont itself 'purpossly to cause trouble and.dis-
order during the American occupation OF the
island.
And It may further ba said that for three
yearslthe Americans have Observation-Disclosures
iards, as sthe Herald SAYS. of-brutality toward
Cuban criminals" but OF the most cowardly
and sanguinary outraRes against Cuban pa
triots and innocent Cuban reconcentrados. Mr..
James Gordon Bennett. in spite Of all his:ef-
forts to defend Weyler.and Spain. could never
throw dust enough into the eyes OF the liberty
loving people Of America to keen poor Cuba
tied with the chains OF Spanish tyranny.
Ell Mambi. a Cuban paper. says: I'm this
campaign against the Cubans and these con-
slant exposures Of internal divisions among
the Americans. the Herald has an ally in the
Associated Press. that bureau. Of fake news
that has slandered our people for 30 many
years. II the republic Of Cuba is ever estab-
lished. we will demand from the Government
the immediate expulsion.from the island OF
the Associated Press agents as enemies to the
country"
A prominent American in office said to The
Sun correspondent: Perhaps the only reason
l have to desire the establishment OF the re-
public Of Cuba Is to see such a law in force.
Indeed. perhaps we ought to enact it also in
the United States"