The evening times., 1899-04-26
LAWS REGULATING
). CUBAN IMMIGRATION
Measures Adopted Give Gen
eral Satisfaction.
Same Rules Apply as in This Coun-
try.
Chinese Lnborers Not to BE Ad.
mitted-Eniisting Former Sol
dIers as Police.

Havana, April 26.-The instructions re
ceived by Governor General Brooke fror
Washington to declare applicable to Cub
the immigration laws of the United State
are certain TO give general satisfaction
here. For one thing, the new regulation
will prevent the ingress of any more Chi
nese laborers, who. though useful in Ger
tain employments notably truck garden
ing are from their habits a constant men
ace to the public health. The sanitary bu
reau has been forced to burn out the filth
quarters in which the various Chinese col
onies here have been living, there being n,
other way to purify those centres Of CON
tagion. Another undesirable class of I'M
migrants is likely TO be prevented undel
American law from overrunning the east
ern half of the island. This class is COM
posed of shiftless negroes from Jamaica
Haiti, and San Domingo, who may wish
to better their fortunes at Santiago and
elsewhere in the east. General Wood fore
saw this embarrassment some time ago
and quietly put in force in his province
an order returning the would-be immi-
grants who could not show $40 each in
ready money. General Brooke's decree
will establish restrictions OF this sort at all
Cuban ports on arrival of those who
threaten to become charges on the island.
While the present conditions of agricul-
tural prostration last there will be little
or no room here for additional labor OF
the unskilled class.
The council of secretaries, or insular
cabinet, submitted to General Brooke yes
ha of nrnvidiUR
the registration of aliens under the terms
of Article TX of the Treaty of Paris. After
the registration bureau is opened Span
iards who desire to remain in Cuba VIII
have year in which to decide whether or
not they will surrender their nationality.
This postpcnement of a final choice on the
part of SO many OF the actual residents of
Cuba may complicate to some extent the
problem of instituting a representative
government for the island before native
constituent assembly can be elected. Some
satisfactory definition of Cuban citizenship
must be evolved. Not a few of the leaders
here who are now struggling for political
power are technically aliens. General Go
mez is a Sarto Dominican general; Julio
Sanguily is. or was, naturalized citizen
of the United States and dozens of the
revolutionary leaders and agitators took
out similar papers before engaging in the
revolt against Spain.
Only day or two ago Cuban lawyer
presented himself as candidate for place
on the new supreme court bench. He admit
ted that he was naturaliZed American
and when asked whether he would aban-
don his acquired citizenship 10 become a
Justice protested vigorously against the
necessity of any such renunciation. He
had an estate in the interior of the island
and could not afford TO give up the rights
involved in surrenderng such a safeguard
Some difficulty has been experienced in
filling the places on the supreme bench
Two more declinatiOns TO serve have been
received one from MatanZas and one from
Puerto Principe. Senor Eduardo Tamayo,
of Santiago. a prominent lawyer. tele-
graphed today. however. that he would
take one OF the vacant posts.
very sensible experiment is being tried
by the Havana police authorities. This
consists in the enlistment of special squad
Of American ex-solders, which is TO be
used in patrolling those parts of the city
most frequented by Americans The new
patroimen are expected to introduce an
element of GOODNESS and method into the
service. and to minimize the friction now
existing between the soldiers and the po
lice. They will be especially valuable in
handling such Americans. soldiers. team
sters, and others, who become disorderly
in the streets and cafes.
The police force continues to engage in
shooting affrays. Two detectives in plain
clothes shot a saloonkeeper yesterday, ap-
parently without sufficient justification. and
one roundsman was himself mortally
wounded last Saturday by an antagonist,
who escaped.
General Carpenters administration in
Puerto Principe seems to have won general
public favor. leading Cuban newspaper
in that remote province. commenting on
his retention in command. pays him this
evidently sincere tribute: Though We
have occasionally attacked the general in
these columns, it must be admitted taken
ali in all, that he has made for us good
governor. He is discreet, and seems TO
have the best interests of the province al
ways at heart. He has had many Difficult
ties to surmount, and yet has surmounted
them all and won the applause even of
those who at first were loath to give to him
the moral and material support which he
deserved. We should greatly lament his
recall or transfer
The Cuban telegraph operators are the
latest native body to complain of Ameri-
canism. They say that they are being dis
placed by operators from the United States
and have written TO General Gomez TO ask |
his influence to restore them to favor.
American operators are. in fact, in great |
demand in Cuba. owing to their greater ex-
perience and skill.