The times., 1899-11-11
10 LUDLOW
Cuban Newspapers Critieise Ha-
Vana'S Mil airy Governor.

Various Reasons Assigned for His
Return TO the United Statcs-Tt Is
said That the President Wishes
to Ask - Few Questions Con-
ccrninS His Course IN the Island.
The return of General Ludlow from Ha-
vana is the text for gossip in official cir
cles. There are those who give it as their
opinion that General Ludlow returns to the
United States that President Mckinley may
consult with him in the matter of the
proposed substitution OF civil for military
authority in Cuba. There are also those
who give 1t as their opinion that General
Ludlow returns to the United States that
President Mckinley may ask of him a
few pertinent questions relating to his ad-
ministration of the office of military gov
erHor of Havana.
General Ludlow, to judge from the COM
ments of the native press, is not the most
beloved man in Cuba. Judging from the
comments of a very considerable part of
the Cuban press, General Ludlow is not
loved at all. He is criticised courteously
but strongly by newspapers throughout the
island, and among those which have re-
Gently published articles condemning he
official behavior are the Reporter" OF
Mauzanillo; the Herald" of Cardenas;
the Echo" of Ho!guin; the 'Horizonte,"
of Villeclara; the Free Cuban" of Santa
e
1t has been said that the Havana papers
have refraned from criticizing General
Ludlow through fear of suppression. The
peremptory suppression of the "Reconcen-
trado" on the ground that it was a black
mailing sheet and that it published OBJ
scene matter. was warning. it is said, to
the Havana press It was widely observed
at the time that if the "Reconcentrado'
really offended in the manner charged 1t
should have been proceeded against in the
civil courts General LudlOw's action was
endorsed by General Brooke the Military
Governor-General. but then, General
Brooke's administration of his office, it
is said, has neither been wholly salts
factory TO the Cuban people nor to Prest-
dent Mckinley. 1t is said to be notorious
that one of President McKinley's reasons
for desiring a change of government in
Cuba IS his desire to retire General Brooke
without creating a scene. The name OF
General Brooke has not been mentioned in
connection with the Office of Civil Gov
ernor of Cuba. Those who have been most
frequently mentioned as eligible men for
hat office are Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and Gen.
Leonard Wood. It has been announced on
excellent authority that President McKin-
ley mas been displeased because Of the in
difference Of General Brooke to suggestions
from Washington, and at the Independent
attitude assumed by him in matters in
which the Federal Government assumed
TO have some voice.
One of the grievances which the people
in Cuba claim 10 have against General
Ludlow is the position taken by him in the
strike of artisans at Havana. These men
learned from the United States that eight
hours, as rule, constitute days work in
this country. They struck for an eight
hour day. There was no disturbance, it
is said, yet General Ludlow is charged
with having caused the arrest of the labor
leaders and with having cast them into
prison, threatening to keep them incarcer-
ated until they should agree to return to
work on the terms offered by their en-
ployers.
The Reporter" published at Manza-
Milo, in a recent issue, declared that Gen
eral Ludlow had done more than any other
man to dscredit American prestige IN
Cuba It was maintained that he was ig-
nOrant Of conditions in the island, care
less Of the rights Of the people, and aFbi-
trary and self willed.
There have appeared in the Cuban papers
several times requests that President Nc
Kinley should enquire into the cours2 of
the Military Governor OF Havana.