The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
GEN. j. H. WILSON'S REPORT.
BEHAYIoR OF OUE TROOPS IN OUBA
GENERALLY EXCELLENT.


Esca,ved by the Cubans with Evidences of
yriendship AID Gratituds-Ths Cuban
People as Ready for ssif-Govsrnment
n, They Arc Likely to No in the Future.
WASHINGTON, Oct THE War Department
has received from Brig Con. James H Wilson.
United States Volunteers, commanding tho Do
partment OF Matanzas and Santa Clara, his annual
report Of the work Of the army In that department
Ito says:
The behavior Of our troops has been geneally
EXCELLENT Whatever friction has occurred has
been duc to the fact that some Of our less inolgen
soldiers and our camp followers (tesmsters packers
&c cagre hero without a proper conception oI
onr friendly and conciliatory mission, and with
the idea Of Americaniling the country and impos-
ing their ways and wishes too much in the manner
Of conquerors
While there have been a good many court
,uartias Of enlisted men, generally for minor ofen-
,,s due In a great measure TO tho large number
Of recruits in the carly part of tho year. when the
volunteers were occupying tho Island. the work
4 the Judge Advocate has largely consisted Of
m. determination Of civil questions By close
,pplication the present Judge Advocate has made
oimsct familiar with tho local laws, and has
,onducted his Office in an eminently satisfactory
manner Owing to tho complete tranquility, IL
las not been necessary to scatter the troops TO any
greet extent
The Cubans ha received us everywhere
md At all times " zee. every evidence OF friendship.
and in most localities with a cordially that in
.Iic,tes genuine gratitude. The Cuban army
n.s given no trouble; 1t maintained order until
,sli.ved of tho responsibility. Its members had
generally been disbanded and gone TO work before
III, United States sent out Its paymastors with
the money allotted 10 Them from the treasury.
Une newspaper at Cleniuegos claiming 70 speak
for the Cuban army, out actually the mouth
piece Of few dissatisfied otnoers has been at
tunes incendiary In It's utterances' out the depart
men, is absolutely Tranquil lie and property
are safe ana uefe ID piooaoiy iese .iino anu uis-
ofuei mere 'naii ~ '-' S ~ ~
Inc leeiine Vi uiie'' Al .i'e'o WV pio'hi.e
~ Que NANNY W 'ie SUSPICION ,a' We w ho'
Intend 10 i've up W '"o '0'ui' pieuS 'o"'atneu
In the lo'n' ieeo'u"UA W 'l'o1 'en,'o" us
feeling Is perhaps vi 'no inei'a'e anu Is eheoui
aged by poiiIical asia'ois anu newspaper 90
lar as can discover 'he Nu"an peopie III INC prov
1nces oil this department arc no" as reouy iof
SELF government as 'ney arc hkeiy 10 DC az any
time in the near future IL Is my dehoerate luas-
ment that any o'nef course VIII Involve unnecess-
AIRY 'c'HS anu "I t-,,al y, tl;aIN,, W ,u.n.'
Ne','as' y, . ,n. r,,h.n ,o,,,. s -,
.,.,I ,ho 1-,i,ed States "a will no bv . l.ck ~
,ea,r,o &, IN. business fptu,. ard hv oon
,iru.r,. NJ the denression in the AGRICULTURAL
and commercial interests ~ IN. Island ~ not
ind.sd nv an actual increase Of local disord.,
,srha r,.ds b,v. been On Ior, n.o,oc,od a.,
,,sv ara neorlv useless There are in SAINT.
,l.,. o7o miles NJ stsnds ri Ouape railroad ard
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t, 81 ,h.s. ,uo rroyinc.a 1n,li, hinor.. ,,,,o,,
,ha ,o.s,ohI;shment ot so,icn,,Iro "a o.,,,.
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60. and co,seousnt suscsnt;hiIi,, a. H..
nh. issrc If r,tions IN the dsst;tute b.s 49,, 90.
,lIy decreasing and II 10 believed tia, /, 90, r.,
$40, entirely suspended The sanitation NJ III.
..i,iss has been pus,Jed with un,emi,,ino .n.,o,,
first by the military commanders and lattcrlv NV
the Alcaldes, still under the supervision OF line
officers and surgeons of our army"
RsferripV to conditions in the ,pi,;t.r,, ,.-;.
-, his den.T,ment Gen Wilson s.v..
Az ns pl. ', - " I n arc comfortably
aua' ~'.u' - S.,;at $50 inieiiy oc'
buildings which have been erected for the nurno.o
and which, although cheap and Of a ,empororv
nature are quite comfortable The numh., -,
officers absent on various ties from the regiments
serving in this department seriously ,trecta III.
instruction and efficiency of these regiments rba
officers in the regular establishment sbould ho
materially increased This subject deserves III.
seri,us consideration OF Congress II has hoon
necessary TO detach many officers for work of -.
civil nature and those duties often of the r,os,
delicate character, have been performed in A man
her which reflects credit upon the officers concerned
and upon the country they serve, They b.v.
thereby contributed in no small degree to render
their employment in a strictly military c,n,citv
unnecessary
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,.,aI 49,, 49, o,id.m;c ~ ,..,Ion ,,. .""i
- w., j., C;.nt,,ocos I'm, h., -. "ou'u
in,o,,,,.., ,aho, With the cordial srnna,, anu
;., .,,,l,.;,i.o ,his d,e,d 49, " VIC
"a, ha., ,,,ovon,.d" ' 80