The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07
GEN. WADE HERE AGAIN
RETURNED TO RESUME COMMAND
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DAKOTA
WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT CUBA
Will Require a Large Force on the
Island for Reasons Which He Elk
plains - Questions If Gomez
Knows the Size of His Own Army
a Lot of Sanitary Work Still
Needed In Havana

Gen. James +. Wade returned to st.
Paul Yesterday morning and resumed
command of the department of Da-
kota. which he relinauished at the be-
ginning of the Spanish war when he
went to the front He was accom-
panied by, his aides. Lieut. John Wade
and Lieut.. Read. who will be stationed
with him in this department Gen.
Bacon. whom he relieves from COM
mand here. will proceed to Cuba in a
few days and take command of his
regiment. the Eighth cavalry. which
is now in that island.
Gen. Wade expressed pleasure at be-
ing again stationed in ST. Paul, though
the troops under him will not be as
numerous as they were before the war
broke out.
Il do not know he said to a reporter
for The G o b e. whether Fort Shell
ing will be enlarged or not. and can
not say until the fate Of the army re-
organization bill is settled If the
cannot be larger force stationed at
Smelling. The bill has passed the house
Of representatives but it must run the
gauntlet in the senate
Gen. Wade said there was not much
to say regarding the Eagan court
martial Of which he was a member
Il never heard Of embalmed beef
while I was with the troops" he said
1--WE had beef. but 1 never heard any
complaints against 1t.
Gen. Wade was interested in the
news from Manila and said the action
of the Filipinos showed what kind Of
people we have to deal with there.
II do not anticipate such trouble with
the Cubans." he said. ut will require
large force of troops on the island
for some time until the conflicting ele-
ments there become accustomed to the
changed condition of things, and then
perhaps the Cubans may be left to
manage affairs. But there has not yet
been any plan proposed to place the
island under the control of the Cubans
The feeling between the Cubans and
Spaniards is bitter. and if left alone
now they might have serious trouble.
1 think the educated poI ton of the peo-
pie, the Spaniards and the land own
erS. would welcome out and out an
nexation. The proportion of illiterate
persons in Cuba is. of course, very
large and they are the most difficult
to deal with.
There is Cuban government some
where and it disputes the right Of
Gomez to accept 50 000. 900 for the Cuban
army. How large that army is I do
llOl hilOW 10 DOI UGllCFS NOIHcZ
knows how many men he has under
arms. but it has been estimated at 49,
600. Whether these men will cause
trouble cannot be known until later.
The difficulty in communicating with
different sections of the island make
1t the harder to restore order and eS-
tabliSh a complete understanding.
When the railroads are built it will
be easier to control the island. A num-
Nov ~ 20 i1yoo dc hr1t hos
are only planned.
There is room for great work in Ha-
vana. The city must be cleaned. Much
has already been done In that way.
but there is room for greater improve
ment. The city has been cleaned by
the troops. but more than that must
be done. The sanitation must be made
perfect and permanent to kill yellow
fever. The harbor of Havana Is a
source of much sickness in that city.
Michael ]. Dady. Of Brooklyn New
York. claims to have a contract for
a sewerage in Havana. He made 1t
with the Spanish but affairs are so
tangled that it is hard to say whether
Days contract is any good.
Capt. Mccullough. formerly chief of
police in New York, is at the head of
, a police system in Havana, but 1 do
not know just what he has accom-
plished. The plans have been changed
several times since he took charge. He
has enlisted native Cubans and very
few foreigners"
Gen. Wade said the scene at the time
of the surrender of the island to the
United States was very impressive. He
laughed at the story Of the finding Of
a secret torture chamber in the home
of Gen. Pando, and said it was the
product of lively imagination. The
so-called riots at the Hotel Ingleterra,
he said. were merely the result of
row between a Spaniard and a Cuban
and few bystanders who were look
ing on were injured
Gen. Wade will make the acquaint-
ance of his subordinates today and will
decide as to whether changes in his
staff are to be made