Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-04-27
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immigration Laws ~ the United >.
Wili Help Matters.

WIN Help Matters.
Havana. April 2e. The instruc,iaa
received by Governor General Broo.e
from Washington 70 declare.applicable 70
Cuba the immigration laws Of the Uri..
ed States 1re certain TO give satisfaction
mere For one thing. the new regula.
uons Will prevent the ingress Of any
more Chinese laborers which. though
useful In certain employments. notably
truck gardening, are from their habits
constant menace 10 the public health.
Inc sanitary bureau has been forced 10
burn out the filthy quarters in which the
various Chinese colonies have been pa.
ing there being no other way 10 purity
those centers Of oontagion.
Another undesirable class Of hmm.
grafton Is likely to be prevented AN .er
American law from oyeuunninz rio
eastern half Of the island Thi. els. b.
composed Of shiftless negroes from
Jamaica Hayti and san Domingo w.o
may wish 70 better their fortune. AZ
Santiago and elsewhere In the ea,-
General Wood f0resaw this embarrns..
ment some time ago and quietly put IN
force In his province an order returning
the would BE- immigrants who could not
show 80 each In money.
General Brooke's decree will establish
restrictions Of this sort at all Cabgn
ports on arrival Of those who threaten
TO become charges on the island While
the present conditions Of agricultural
prostration lasts, there will b. little or
no room here for additional labor of the
unskilled class
The council Of secretaries. or insular
cabinet, has submitted 10 General
Brooke the draft Of decree providing
Tor the registration Of aliens under the
terms OF article il Of the treaty Of
Paris. After the registration burenu !.
opened spaniards who desire 10 rem n
IN Cuba win have a year in wh!rh 20
decide whether or not they will snrrcn.
der their nationality. This postpone.
men' Of a final choice on the part Of .o
many OF the actual residents OF CRIB.
may complicate the extent Of the rr,o. /
lem Of instituting a representative gov.
eminent for the island before native /
Constituent assembly can b. elected
Some satisfactory definition Of Cuban /
citizenship must be evolved Not a few |
OF the leaders who are now struggling
Tor political power are Technical G.n
Gomez IL Saint Dominican. General
Julio sanguilly Is or was a naiurahzed
citizen of the United States. and dozens
Of the revolutionary leaders and ag.ta.
tors took ont similar papers before en-.
gaging in the revolution against spain
Only day two ago Cuban LAWYER
presented himself as a candidate for
place on the supreme court bench II.
admitted that he was a naturalixed
American. and when asked whether he
would abandon his acquired citizenship
70 become justice, protested vigorous
y against the necessity OF any such re-.
iuneiation. He had an estate in the in.
error Of the island and could not afford
o give mp the rights involved In surrep.
iering such a safeguard Some Difficulty
has been experienced in filling the place
N the supreme bench Two more dec.
nations TO serve have been severed Ono
rom Maianzas and one from Puerto
'rincipe, Senor Eduardo Tamayo. OF
'antiago' a prominent lawyer. tele.
raphed, however that he would take
me Of the vacant posts.
A very sensible experiment is beipg
ried by the Havana police authorize.
his consists in the enlistment % spe.
ial squad Of American cx-soldiers which
TO be used IN patrolling those most
requentcd parts by Americans The
Jew patrol are expected to introduce AN
lement Of coolness aud method into N,
ervice and to minimize the friction now
Eisting between the soldiers and these
olice They will ba especially valua.
lie in handling such Americans sol.
iers, teamsters and others who become
isorderly In the streets and cafes
The Cuban telegraph operators rr,
he latest native Doc TO complain ~
They say that thoy ara
eing displaced by operators from tho
.nited States and have written 70 Gen
iomez, TO ask his influence 10 restors
hem to favor. American operators arc
, fact in good demand in Cuba. owiny
their greater experience and skill.
Killed Instantly.