The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04
CONDITIONS IN SANTIAGO PRoTIycE.
Gen. Woods Report of His Trip of Inspec-
ton Through the Interior Towns.


ton Through the Interior Towns.
WASHINGTON. June 3-The War Department
made public to-day the following report by
Gen. Wood OF his inspection of Santiago prov
tnce. 1t says:
Il have just returned from long trip
through the interior and along the north coast
OF this province This, with the preceding
trip completed about ten days ago, has in
eluded every town Of importance in the prov
tnce, as well as most of the smaller ones. The
people are all at work peaceful. cuntented and.
as far as one can see. fairly happy During
both trips | was not approached by Il beggar.
nor did have single personal application for
assistance. Many Of the municipalities are
unable to meet current expenses. but the peo-
pie as body are improving in general condi-
ton. | visited Santa Lucia. near Sama and the
estates OF the Boston Fruit Company near
BancS, Everything AT these places was quiet.
and there was no hrigaI,lagc there. The re-
port which had alarmed them were. "a far aS
cruhl learn, circulated by an old sruuudr-
called l"Iia. lie has spent his time. apparent
~. in circulating reports of hr gandag'. and
actually melting some ignorant men 20 COM
hitting some lawcss acts in order to give color
t. his reports. and following W this work with
kilograms to Havana requesting that he he
authorized to pursue the bandits. and Incl
deutally bc given a command and big pay.
TOOK him OfTQLirtly and told him that M y orders
20 my officers and to the Guardia Rural we're
to xiv" all men Of his description n short shift
Il they were caught engaged in any work of
this sort that he was II marked individual.
was closely watched and would I've summary
dealt with. Most Of these reports that have
reached Won hav" been gotten mp in this way.
and they mean nothing Now and then there
l. a cast Of stealing or robbery, !uS' IL th"r" j.
IN al our Western stats, bur nothing more.
-" tn" wlol" problem to-day IN cuba is work.
Put ia" idle lCOplr who now reading the
in'"ud AIRY press to work, r"."Gat" t" back
sat the ro Iti",ans. whose PR sent importaur"
rests civ on the attentions they are r"rC wing
from our pe9plc, and they will not hay- follow
ere "uouEh left TO them the slightest I'M
Inrt"pre or weight in IN" rommunlty AG ti,
province, but they cannot do 1t. SIMPLY because
"" have given the people somethinG to do and
put them in a condition SO good that they viii
not leave it for a lawleSs life unless absolutely
forced to. The people who are creating the
q ~'Uihanc"s to-day N Cuba 40 not represent
50 | was ordered last winter by Gen Chatrce.
IN III" same Il the commanding General to
take summary measures against the press IN
cas- they used d,sieSpertful language about
III" Am"rcan administration, | have not had
or"'~"p to take any acton nI' ,h yeS,erday
printing any Neutrality-suspicious. or discussing
aISr"-u"cttuliy tn" American administration.
do not personally believe that any notice
should hetak"n OF them unless their articlesa are
actually inr"ndiary. as paying any attention
70 them simply cXaggerates their Importance
Cuban troops in arms in this province, ahso-
Not a ana s yEf we C mbHr h HrSy
most uf its desperate officers 1t is impossible
for them to tai Sc their men from their fields
Is question Of labor. not Of politics, and the
factions warning ~ the press would be lmme-
aarT w.% S"T IN amv ind Of 5y w"Tk
believe there is money enough, with the reven-
nus to accomplish this end; not to the detri
mrutuf our administration. but to its evcrlast-
Ing benefit"