The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-06
WOODS WAY N CUBA
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than sharp New York lawyers are in the
habit Of invoking IN similar cases. The
only sinister feature was the effort to
arouse an anti-Amettcah sentiment on po-
ltical grounds, and thus influence tho
courts into acting as though II were per
secution and not prosecution.
General General Wood met this attempt
squarely. He caused It to known that
he expected the Cuban judiciary to vindi-
cate itself from the tnsinuations that it
could be Influenced by political or cor
rupt motives, General Wood also gave
plain hint that ne expected the ma
chinery Of justice 10 move without de-
lay. That is where the matter now
stands, and a few weeks will determine
whether the Cuban judiciary Is going 70
sustain the American idea that a Latin
custom-house must be administered hon
estly. The fiscal, or prosecuting, attorney
says the evidence Is overwhelming, and
that no court can fail to convict on it.
The shrewd lawyers for the accused per-
sons practically admit as much regard
ing the evidence. but they expect 80 get
around # through appeals to the senti-
rnents of the courts and through the
agencies which have obtained I'm past
times All this makes the custom-house
cages, to my mind. about the most inter
estine feature Of the situation.
But there are other things also OF in
terest. The plan OF doing things" which
Gensrai Wood Is following Is for further
relaxation Of military methods and for
affording opportunity Tor growth in ci-
william administration The new Cabinet
which he named has broad powers, both
in formulating measures and in admits
tertne them Instead OF asking the Gov
ernor General what they shall do. they
are told 70 go ahead ana prepare their
measures. only bringing them to him for
fhA APPROVAL. Some OF tht American
commanders are fndlhg out
that the military power Is really confined
to supervision and inspection, rather than
to actual administration.
II were 70 select the Cabinet portfolio
in which General Wood himself shows
the gheatest personal interest, # would
probably be that Of education. The sys-
TEN he has In mind Is fairly well under
stood By the 6pan6h and Cuban eduoat- |
OTIS. and they deem To be making eone !
progress IN carrying IT OUT General |
WTo6d's 4nT0itton RtlI net be sratihed I'M |
oil Il Is carried % the pointwhere he can !
see country school houses whenever he
bhavets Throughout the isiand. The pro
AAss q Necessarily 4 SloW one, and pa |
fence is the chief factor.
Havana responds TO the efforts FOR |
Standardization more readily than the /
est Of the island. but even here there
$ in reality not MIRA, except that the b.
,ycle II euprkne and the streets are
lean. Th4rs are also new buildings go
NJ ID and s5rns cthsr es1deAces % en-
erpr4se. The Spanish theatre and the
french opera have not been displaced By
ne American va,ldeviile. The base han
.ttbs from the states have lately been
hey aii not do when they first came.
1, The Clubs ne playing Is stiJ rsckissS.
nd Americans continue 70 learn tost the
,ransarA os ere Cuban e not - % net
n level ground efth bscc2rz,- WfAls
ne playing is high a. both TIA Spanish
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