New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
GENERAL ERNST ON CUBAN AFFAIRS.
SAYS AMERICAN OCCUPATION MUST CONTINUE


FOR A LONG TINE TO COME.
The new Ward liner Havana. which has been in
Quarantine since Tuesday, after her record-break-
ing trip Of two days and twenty hours from Ha-
vana reached her pier yesterday afternoon at 33O
O'Clock She was crowded with fifteen hundred,
happy cheering soldiers, who have been oischarged
and are home for good. Among the CUBAN pas
seneers aboard were Generals Butler, Ernst, Has
brouck and Parsons; Majors G. r. Smith, G. H.
Logan J. b. Kenner and s. H. Tyler.
General Ernst who has been inspector-generaI
or tho stefY of General Brooke. was seen on the
pier. and while his baggage was being examined
he talked at length Of conditions IN Cupa' III 'he
course OF his remarks he said;
..T,bora has been a wonderful transformation in
the sanitary condition OF Havana since arrived
there on January l. Then the vultures were to be
-or boyartne around; now there is not one to be
soor Tbe citv has quieted down. and there IS little
no disorder ~, .h no~. .,o,s.s
haven't much to say. The properly interests are
IN favor of 1t eventually but they hrs' want lhue
-adence. then annexation. The Assembly wao
pt,1a. h,t bodv got together by Gomez 70 give
49,, a standing before the world. He didn't want
10 nose as a dictator and he TOOK tha' means u
change the appearance OF Things , ..,.
IT, oueston of paying off the Cubans Was one
~ detail-how to begin. We couidnt get soihs
ea,oro an arrangement entered Into with
Cor
tour weeks to get to Havana. Then a1ter we were
told where the rolls were, Gomez was renho'eu
sron, b,s- command by the Assembly F1haiiy' on
Anru n they were turned over TO u.s. But they
had fortv-eieht thousand names including onleets
ga mon and we had 100000 to distribute, which
80, less than SIS man. Mr.. Porter and all OF
us had estimated about thirty thousand. In ofder
-. r0,oo ,ho number II was decided to leave or
the ust all commissioned officers VINO )olhed ai'er
Julv II and all in the employ OF the ~oVernnient'
This left about thirty-elght thousand names we
don't believe there were any such NUMBER OF soi-
ders hut we accepted the figures our system OF
paying. however. will reduce thein' A',o ~
prepared for the use OF our paymastefs haVo Sei
tincates which must be signed by the company
commanders who thereby identity each man
When he comes for his pay he is required 10 de-
posit his arms and equipments. We recognize 'ha'
the Cubans must have some sentiment about giving
up their arms and have arranged that they shail
be deposited In an armory and guarded oy Cuoa"'
and our own men both .,
1T will be a long time before we shall be able
10 give UP control. The end OF our occupailon @ is
not yet In sight doubt whether there ls any
one fitted TO be President. and capable or taHhk
matters In hand. Gomez is not fitted TOT eiVli
office; besides which, he has many bitter enemies
US only as long az we dange Cuba Liose' In nis
eyes, eyes ,S,s Hs would Hako all tho trouo'o no ooo''
General Ernst went direct to Lakewood TO join
teer rank OF brigader general 20 his Regular Army
rank Of Northumberland OF engineers py an lhe
disbanding OF the large volunteer force. lie VIII
60 on to Washington soon and got his new oraefs'