The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
THE .rRoMINENT CITIZEN.
OF Cuba Does Not Like TO Sec His
Name In Print.


Name In Print.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Havana. August Sit must appear some
can papers to frequently see illusions In
stories from Cuba to "a prominent mer-
chant says" or certain well known Gu
bans say without giving the names OF
the people referred to- The reason for
this is, 1t is almost impossible to get in
formation from any one of Latin blood
resident in Cuba who thinks that what
he says is going into print unless he has
an absolute assurance that he Will not be
quoted.
AS an instance of this. prominent man
the other day called upon General Ludlow
and told him Of some abuses that were
being perpetrated The general replied
that he was very glad that he had called
and told him about the matter and said
though he was aware such things were
taking place he had been unable to get
1 the necessary evidence, and he would have
( his callers words taken down and type
written, so that he could sign the docu-
ment.
| "oh, no." replied the man. II can not
do that.
| Why"
Because do not want to be stabbed III
I the back"
Well" said the general II will have
I the case before the courts and call you
as witness to testify as to what you
told me-"
Il shall deny it," replied the man. l
shall say you misunderstood me; can
not afford TO have my name connected with
it."
n seen,s IA he "a ,rnit tbot 10 uniyarsal
throughout Cuba that IL man does not
give an interview where his name appears
and If any exception is taken to anything
he has said and he thinks there are any
possibility of 1t causing him any trouble,
he is absolutely sure to deny that he sud
anything of the kind. Consequently those
writing for the newspapers are very much
I hampered in theN efforts TO get the truth
! as IL they use the man they got thelr m
formation from ne Is more than APT TO
DENY IL and on the other haha II ne Goes
not use the name, 'he people VINO reau 'nn
ei.ie" ~ i'auie W uouo. tny s,9' y"
account OF the name oelnS Wlthheio,
me tha"se III Vhe i'o'ice io.ee "".s wv
LOON place rev wc N,A aso On wv
.itetleh' VI l' W. 80 az ~, NJ II,
sssso" ". S' eni 10, - ~ nan
Ill Ma nnn,,lar and h,,l ,al,ow waIi
80 M, - p,a,,,. ~ m,, ,.anl, ~, ala
49, ". III o;,y I'D his anod nature very
often interfered with the strict enforce, F.,
n,an, ~ the ietter If HIS own laws which
Ala moi irnnrove the efficiency of the police
force ON the other hand Cardenas is a
man of n rather reserved type and exceed
ingiy strict. and the probability is that If
he had brother who disobeyed an official
order that he gave him the offender would
suffer lust the same as any other man
The consequence was that Cardenas had
hardly taken over the reins of office he
fore some prominent heads began to drop,
men who had been suspected of taking
brides from certain places that they might
be allowed TO run in violation of the law
and other offense against the good name
and good management of the police force,
II was only natural that the friends of
these men should commence to talk about
Injustice shown to their respective chiefs
a., ~ s an nnonestioned fact that the
nolico force today is in a more perfect
sta,o &c disc;nIine than at any time since