Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1899-12-21
THE NEW REGIME N CUBA.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Sees No Reason
Why He Should Ask to
be Relieved.
EXPECTS TO GET ALONG WITH GEN. WOOD
for Gen. Woods Reception at Ha-
vnnn-somc of the cuban Factions
VIII Tr. to "work" Him To Their
Advantage.

New York, Dec. 1S.--A dispatch to
The Herald from Havana says:
Gen. Fitlhugh Lee Is one of the de-
purtmcut commanders whose private
opinion regarding MUi.-Gen. Woods
promotion TO the supreme command o!
the island will not cause him to ask to
he relieved. lie gave a prompt mega
tive to the report, saying he had no en-
pCctation Of being relieved Of his pres
cnt command, which includes rnar
del Rio and Havana provinces outside
of the city.
gen. Lee Not Worrying.
Gen. Lee is confident that the pres
dent will ultimately provide for him as
brigadicr general in the regular army,
preliminary to retirement, and he does
not look for further active service out
side of Cuba, though some of the plans
attributed to the latter are not in CON
formity with Gen. Lees ideas. Gen. Lee
is strongly opposed to a further reduc-
ton of the American military forces.
His Department All Right.
'There is not ripple in my de-
pnrtmcnt,' he said. 1--WE are building
roads; the tobacco crop is good. and
everybody has work, and is too busy
for political agitation. But the moral
effect of the presence of troops is
great, and | do not think that the pco-
pie want them withdrawn"
Gen. Lee favors permitting the Gu
bans Ia hold IA constitutional conven-
ton when the census is completed, on
the ground that Cubaus will he as COM
pctont for Independent government
then as they will he in ten years from
row, but he would not Withdraw Amer
lean troops while the experiment is be-
ing tried.
Ns TO gen. ,hnfrcc.
\ hint is given that Gen. ChafTcc will
not succeed Gen. Wood i'm Santiago
",Ityc. Ills friends are against it on
the ground that the situation is unsat-
isiuctury. and that he would Ice COM.
PEELED to take responsibility which
should belong To others. Reports of
friction in Manzanilla and Guantana-
mo between Cubans and Spanarus.
and of a call for more troops in Man
camilla strengthen the views of Chat.
fees friends.
Brookc's opinion of santiago.
Gen. Brooke has maintained that
Santiago was the least satisfactory OF
allproyinces. lie opposed Gen. Woods
reduction Of % per ccuS. OF the mill
tary force and disapproycd the recom-
incubation for enlistments of Cubana
under American officers.
Extensive preparations are being
made for Gen. Woods reception. He
is likely TO he embarrassed 10y the ef-
feet of various Cuban factions 10
make out of the demonstration an in
dorSemcnt of themselves.
smoothing the Way for wood.
Ioratio $ Rubcns, former counsel
for the Cuban iunta. who came in ad-
vance to smooth the way for Gen.
Wood. is having much trouble inn rec
onciling that faction which demands
the removal of Gen Brooke'S insular
cabinet and II clean sweep of the OIL
fees. Leaders of the faction want 10
identify Gen. Wood with themselves.
All quiet In Havana.
Everything in this part of the is
land is quiet and is likely to continue
SO. Santiago is less satisfactory, bu;
nothing exciting is probable from pres
eni indications. Two weeks of Wood
administration will be long enough to
correct everything important.