The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-04
CUBAN OFFICERS GOT MONEY
FOR GIVING CERTIFICATES OF SEN
VICE 10 THE PRIVATEs.
Editor" of One of the Papers
that lie Has Suppressed.

Havana, August 3.-A Cuban general in
a letter published in the Independence
to-day says some commanders OF the Cuban
army have taken advantage of the SO 000,-
600 gratuity to get money from the SOL
diers for granting them the certificates
necessary to collect their quota. He gives
three cases of men who We're charged
money by Ramos. colonel in the Cuban
regiment. In another instance 1t appears
a man could not get his certificate owing
to the lack of money to pay for 1t. The
writer says: Every day sees that the
Americans are more and more right. Many
years must pass before the Cubans learn
how to handle money without letting It
stick to their fingers"
Tho general then asks In view OF the
facts adduced what would have happened
If the Americans had intrusted the dis
tribution Of the gratuity to Cuban COM
missloners.
Senior Casanova, commissioner and d.
rector OF the newspaper Guacamayo. has
been arrested under the decree recently
issued by Major General Ludlow, governor
OF the department OF Havana. Senior Case
nova has repudiated his responsibility In
connection with any Objectionable article
that appeared In the paper, SEEKING to
throw the blame for their publication on
the Jail editor, so-called because he takes
thu responsibility for whatever appears In
the paper. The Jail editor has not yet
been arrested and in the meantime Senior
Casanova is detained in custody.
Ell Diaro Marina published letter today
which says that the condition of the young
Cubans has become bad. A large number
We're deprived of their parents by the war
and have been left without support or
guiding influence. Naturally in many
cases they fall a prey to vice, as Is shown
by the very large proportion of young girls
who figure as criminals In the police
dockets. The writer of the letter sug-
gested the establishment Of homes for
waits.
These he would have connected with
suitable tracts OF lands where the children
could be brought up out of harms way
and could be taught to till the soil.
The Democratic OF Manzapilo says:
Tho proposition emanating from the
United States. TO bring over 100000 ne
groes for Cuban colonization is beyond
all right and reason. Naturally the United
States desires to get rid of what is an in
cumbrance to the country and 1t may
be that under this pressure there are
those who fancy II would be possible to
make use Of these negroes In Americana.
ing Cuba. 1t looks as II the Americans
had launched themselves here at a time
when the Cubans are too excited TO real
ize."
I'll Dlaro dc la Marina, citing these re-.
marks, asks Democracio what remedy II
has to propose.
The Patrle, while rejoicing at the sup
preston OF the Reconcentrado, deplores
the fact that any excuse has been given
to the intervening government for having
recourse to the military law and says
that the civil law should be expected to
protect individuals against such treat
ment.
Discussing the effect Of an American
protectorate today, the Discussion and Pa
trie say that Cuba IL sufficiently protected
by the Monroe doctrine,
Judge Advocate Davis has directed that