New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-29
GEN CARPENTER ON CUBA.
TIC s1rccrss N GETTING THE NATIVES
~ PUERTO PRINCIPE TO DlsARM'
OPINION AS TO THE FUTURE OF THE
ISLAND WHICH POINTS chhAi'''i
ANNExATTON AS THE
OUTCOME.

OUTCOME.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept % Especial. -,
co,eral Lewis II. Carpenter coiohei u -.
Covalrv. until recently Military Governor - ,,a
D,oo ond relieved on account of the co''7o'ua
,,or ~ provinces has had CONVERSATIONS
the President and General CorDlh' A.
Tho President showed deep interest," J" ,
oesairs OF the country's new posseS'o ~.
80, co,oroI Carpenter whether he would IKE
TO 90 to the Philippines ana .1s .ho.
a.ar T., the affirmative. The President saiu '""'
~ ,o,,,ro FOR the right men for the places
IN, nan and merit alone would determine '"e
.a,oc,ion General Carpenter COMMANDED INC
erst troops landed in Puerto Principe Hi'e' ''e
oorture of Santiago With only six troops u '"o
Sch Cavalry in advance. he arrived al NueI'"N'
tho eeaport Of the province. on November To-
..rhora 7 found" said he, in narrating his eX-
o-,onoa ~tbree thousand Spanish infantry IN
trercbed. the Spanish cruiser Alfonso All anu
two p,nboats in the harbor ana hVe tnou'a'u
moro troops in Puerto Principe, forty-hVe ili'e'
in the interior by railroad.
1.-THE Spanish division commander e'"'
Emilio at Nuevitas met on shore ana ''au al
interview with him. explaining the agreement
reached by the Commissioners on the hVacua-
tion Of Cuba He withdrew his objections anu
l landed my troops
..rho, took q few officers without arms 20
p,er,o pr,nc,pe town. and there met Colonel
conzeles Everywhere I was treated with the
greatest kindness.
q then met General Leporecio, OF the Third
Cuban Insurgent Army Corps. and most Of his
officers. six miles from the city.
81 told him I thought their object was accom-
! nrshed and that II was not necessary for them
! 70 remain under arms: that the American GOV
| ernmcnt would occupy the country: that two
| military Jurisdictions were unnecessary that II
they remained under arms they could have no
rations; that II they did disband could appoint
them 70 the Offices vacated by the Spanish
officers
"Tbev saw the point and named a day to sur
render their arms told them they could make
as much Of a fiesta as they pleased providing
only that they deposited their arms and disband-
ed as an organization This settled the business
The Spaniards left on November ~ ano
raised the flag few days afterward the Cuban
troops entered the town. had their parade de-
posted their arms and disbanded
CtBANs DIsBANDED PROMPTLY.
u then appointed as many could to the
Spanish offices | employed many men on inc
nublic works and streets many were needed by
the railroad company and others obtained Work
on the sugar plantations between Puerto Prin-
y
THAT was the only province on the island
where this course was pursued In the rest the
army would not dlsband until the men were
maid ST. head As We know. it was months
hofore even that was done IN the other prov
inces.
q appointed Lopes Retio Military Civil
Governor Everything was accomplished with
out expense TO the Government All dehciencies
were made good from funds from the customs
at Havana
"The people as a result Of the war are in great
royerty Puerto Principe Is less in area than
Santiago but the two are more than one-haf
the island. Cattle raising is the most important
Industry There are two small railroads. II Is
important to get their products TO market II is
q rolling country. with fine meadows, woods and
water The cattle are the same rs are raised
IN Honduras and Colombia. and fatten easily.
The eastern people Of the island have pref
udice against Texas cattle. When the war
with Snain broke out there were over 1.pF'Vh
/ head in the province; when 1t ended there were
but 5000 .h
island The road from Nuevitas should ne
extended through Puerto Principe to santa
Cruz on the south. 1t matters no' WIZ '' ~,
Croakers at home may say the WhoIe coi'uu.t ~
aNairs IN cuba has been a success. Governor
General Brooke is conservatives carfiul ~
! every step, and makes no mistakes. -. er,,,
AN the shopkeepers and merchants are span
ish The better class ~ Cubans are plahtei
and ranchmen. Many persons are rl'm. "u' NV
ANYTHING left favor annexation. ihose VINO VINO, '" ~
everything look forward TO getting contIoi ~
! an onportunitv to make themselves rich IKE ti,,
Standards The majority on a free vote "uuI.
e probably be for Independence not "ne-''i''
'It would not he safe to take away the support
~ our Government There is no safe anchoraE'
3 now, In the province had the education OF me
masses seemed tho proper thing Therefiore g.,
started primary schools and one hgh sCn9,t 81
4 | Puerto Principe and In otner mum -,
II | perhans in another generation theY ma.
Il he abe 10 govern themselves but they shou''
. | no educated TO that point. -,
!, .'rhere are Obligations fixed in the treaty VIII
q Spain. We guarantee protection 70 op Spans
q property and people. TO 90 ulls '''o'' '
J. ,Their barracks are better as a rule than W.
d have in the United States We cleaned th i,
s and disnfected them. Ihey are yam g. down
! We have had no epidemic. Should there pc an
2 danger We would move out me 9pailsdH a sp'
q dlers were well disciplined Wen penaN' ,, "a
4 respectful. The American ol"O'''
n treated.
=! SPANISH TACTICS WERE BAD.
RS ..rhe Cubans have no discipline. are general
10 ,nAo,o,t and ignorant and oppose the idea
10 American occupation for reasons Of their OWL
he From what have seen. It is safe ca'cuiauo
70 that one American in any kina OF nght coul
IN ,,hin Ave ~ them. The Spaniards dld hot 20 =
10 the fighting properly. W HeH d - 49, . CO..
would move out Of town to break up Cu a.a
as force the Cubans. in parties or iour 81 IN
he Icould harass their tanks. The Spanlards WEI
unable to get at them in the jungle. the coui ?,
would stop and send detachments against u
,,,s,,r,erts who would disappear When the co
unn started to move ahead again. the f'ank a
he tack would be repeated. Soon the spanish cor
r. n,ander would have many wounded on ms hano
80 Then ne would be obliged to move back 10 low
~ In the whole war there were only three actu
- | conflicts ,.ooo 49,, l-..,,
THE SpaniarGS Hhu l"'''v' oii. '''N -
or ebout 10000 electives. An invading army
le- always larger than those on the defensive T.
49,, I proper way to campaign would De SIMPLY 10 -
rel tend an army across the island. and swe