The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-17
AS VIEWED AT WASHINGTON
THE ADMINISTRATION not Al ALL
PLEASED WITH THE SITUATION.
Tact L. the Real Cause of
All the Trouble.

Washington, May 16 Administration
officials are not feeling at all comfortable
over the Cuban situation
The action Of General Gomez IN refus-
ing further to participate in the dstri-
button OF the 81 Oc0 moo and the disarma-
ment Of tho proposed benehciaries. taken
in connection with intmatons Of a pos
sihle uprising forebodeg serious trouble
H. Is feared before the cuban problem
has been finally solved
Although General Brooke In his dis
patches to the war department takes an
optimistic view Of the situation. ex-
pressing the belief tnat he can accom-
| plish the distribution and disarmament
Of the Cuban army without the aid of
, General Gomez, he authorities are not
little concerned over tho attitude OF
other Cuban leaders. They fear that their
influence with the rank and file VIII be
sufficient 10 prevent an amicahle arrange
ment being reached with the Cuban
soldiers
The dissatisfaction which exists In cuba
according % those on the inside grows ont
Of the lack Of ability Of General Brooke,
military governor al the island. TO adapt
/ nlTnkPlI 10 inc NbDulAANN0 WHiEu NpulfNll
him, and 10 exercise that tact and dlplo.
macy which is essential In order 10 pacify
the Cuban pcople He is riding rough
shod over them az though they we're 50
many Of his subjects with a ruthless dis
regard Of their traditions and customs.
He is trying 10 enforce laws that have
made puritanical New England a byWoid
all over the world
Senior A Laduma prominent CGhap
Z planter, who is on short visit 10 Wasn'
ington, confirms the reports that are
4 slowly finding their way 10 the National
capital that much OF the mischief making
( is OF the Americans own creailop ~ "
quoted as saying Cuba was oetteF OF
one month ago thap d Is today ana t1is
/ nae been brought about ny none other
than General Brooke H is endeaYoTipS
"a enforce American cuatoms, when 90
not apply 10 Cuba AS result the peo-
pie have become dissatisfied wflh us man
egemeut Of the islands aiiair'
The same thing may ne sald OF Gen r
eral Ludlow. who has supervision OF tAe
city OF Havana He does not seem to rea f.
4 lie that ha Il Ia a tropical country aud
that the city Of which be II the military
head has alwavs accorded rs citizens inc
efcatest pereonnl freedom. wholly a. Ydri
ance wth the surGay law regulations
that be Is trying 70 force upon them FoF
hidding the iab1ring element n appear
PUBIC IN tnElI QHAEAFAlllf0 AZ - Mfs-4At%'
where the thermometer does not feel com
Portable unless fl IS at the 100 degree
mark. and IN atmosphere 20 humid thar one
has 70 be webfooted 10 live in. and con-
verting the CAV festive Havana sunday
win its amusementE and reereationF intc
one more like that OF Washington In gen
eral looks Is not calculated 10 make them
feel kindly toward their American rulers
nor impress them very favorably with tne
stable government on the island that has
beer established
The administration people who hereto
fore have been unwilling 10 accept thi:
view az the situation are beginning q
realize that there must be some grounds
for the discomfort They allege, however
that Gomez is still playing politics and
that he has no serious purpose whatever
Of Swing this country trouble.
/ In view OF What has happened the au.
thoriiies here think that General Brook,
VIII have TO deal with the disarmament