The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-05
Cannot Understand Actions of the
Americans.
Discomfort AND UNREST
WANT A DEFINITE ANNOUNCE
MENT OF OUR POLICY.
Think Americans Are Paving the
Way For Annexation and That
Cubans VIII Be Denied a Fair Ex-
preston of Their Desires-Ruled
By Caprice.

Havana, Feb. 4.-Prominent Ameri-
cans who are studying the Cuban ques-
ton express the belief that if the
United States government would de-
fine its Cuban policy it would do much
TO ameliorate the feelings Of unrest and
fear and the lack Of confidence which
prevail among all elements.
From the Cuban standpoint, the ac-
tons of the United States are full Of
mystery and evil portend. If the gov
ernment's policy was more definitely
defined, Cuba would know who is to
pay the American army of occupation,
and statements to the effect that these
moneys are being collected as Cuban
customs would not evoke troublesome
sentiments.
La Lucna prints a long list Of Cuba's
alleged ills, from the pen of General
Enrique Collazo, from which the fol-
lowing extracts are taken:
The treasury department expresses
the intention of giving an honest adj
ministration, but it employs men who
were used to the dishonesties of the
Spanish regime, and the department
OF justice is administered as under
Spain. We hoped, but Vainly, that the
Americans would teach US new and
better ways. It was logical 90 believe
that they would break the old methods
and build on methods prevailing in
the United States. There laws based
upon the demands of the people pre-
vail, but il the American administra-
ton in Cuba, caprice rules with the
sword, and the CubanS are thrown
aside and almost communicated.
The Cubans demanded with one
voice the payment of their army, and
the United States responded with in
sufficient charity and food. The United
States come to instruct US in govern
ing, but they will not let US try to
show what we can do. They come TO
give US independence, but seem to pre-
pare for annexation. We may eVentu-
ally vote upon the question of anneXa-
ton, but with the reins of government
in the hands Of the Americans, there
is little hope of a fair expression of
the peoples wants. The Capitalization
of power is established by the fact that
General Brooke or the Washington
government makes the appointments.
We are growing to be a nation of
petty office-seel1ers; We have no po-
litical personality. The ways of the
Americans are daily becoming more
incOmprehensible. We hoped to see the
return of prosperity, but the country
cannot pay even the reduced taxes de-
manded.'
The variety in the rates of exchange
of Spanish and United States money
causes the Americans to complain that
they are cheated. The government
employees are paid in large bills and
cannot get small ones in exchange.
Governor General Brooke may consider
the fixing Of equitable rates for local
exchange without touching foreign
As Colonel John Carey Evans. su-
perintendent Of the department of cor
recuOns, was going home from police
headquarters last night he saw three
United States soldiers, a sailor and two
or three American civilians fighting
with a crowd of Cubans in a cafe on the
Prado Colonel Evans, who was not in
uniform. stopped the fight and arrested
all who were engaged in the disturb
ance. CoUrtmaTUials We're ordered this
for Jacob Strobel Of company
X and John Burns, company II, Tenth
regiment, and Frank Z. Johnson, COM ,
pany c. Second artillery. John Web ]
Der Of the ship Hartford was sent on
board his vessel badly cut on the head
By bottle. Three CUbans were beaten /
There are ,. $50 civilians here from the
United States. Much suffering exists (
among the discharged men of the Span (
sh army who are. still in Cuba. Tney
cannot find work. and have applied for (
to General Castellancs.
who replied that they had no right to
passage, and they are now appealing .
TO the Spanish war minister, begging
him to send them home before they die
# hunger.
The announcement that General Ca
ixto Garcias body is being brought
here on the United States gunboat
Nashville is very pleasing TO the Gu
BANS, and preparations are being made
'Cr the holding Of impressive funeral
services here. It is said that General
Ludlow viii permit 500 Cuban soldiers
Under arms TO enter Havana on the
lay set for the burial, and these, with
4 detachment of American troops, viii
'ender military hOnors to the dead COM