New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
GENERAL WOOD on CHINA
rrRA's GOVERNOR-GENERAL WOULD
LIKE To GO THERE.
,vprvEs FROM HAVANA AND TALKS OF
CONDITIONS on THE IsLAND-PLEAsED
WITH RESULT OF RECENT
ELECTIONS.

Nstor-Ge1eral Leonard Wood. Governor-General
4 cuba hls wife and their three children and Miss
r L5u6ey and Miss c. Souss arrived yesterday
,o--trE from Havana on the Ward Line steam
Az Havana Lieutenant n E. Hanna. aid to GEN
"a Wood. and the Generals private secretary.
eeaor Gonzales were with the party.
General Wood IS an immune from yellow fever
sn6 50 was not detained al Hoffman Island
v-sers his family and Lieutenant Hanna u7usr re-
r-s.- u--.- Thursday afternoon He lefr rba~a or
f5s ruz Governor Flower little after 10 oclo-lr fo
New-yo-k- As soon his family is released from,
cazrsr-i-e Dee VIII 80 on 10 Washington 10 reDorr
ts ne Secretary OF war. according TO orders
Il a. interview the General said
have nor Been called home TO consult about
TAX over Ezaer4 matters in relation TO nv 3os
Ereeis --- -.-= ---l---E loss IS an awful shock I
v-o-l --@s 49, q 90 10 China No. I DO NOT
: EEn- ~ 60 Ay family viii stav yyt-b NJ No. 60
mt -A-Es-ss- .-n1 shan 60 OF TO Washington
ss s252 25s 55- q ca5a is such a. 70 please very
s--1--io1- Tie entire island IS n ngost ran35IiI
STATE -7- ~ gradual retlrn OF prosperity and
gratifying There are no more law abiding peonla
tzEn ne --2=ls. and The proof Of II Is found in
aroused considerable rivalry and some bar5 fouSSS+
------ ---- = BLOW was exchanged or pistol
Tie aE-.-.-r1-al outlook il growing better and
double w-a- r was las- wear -ns customs -e
csg-s are increasing steadily and surely the sugar
x
20 T--rz- --7-7Es- -S - .;-g oeeh laForahle
E-ec- -1e -a-roacs are putting their roadbeds into
Fooc condition. and they LOOK 70 co & very large
business El-z-E the nexr Few months.
A large number Of small farms are il operation
Ea5 supply -le markets with all kinds OF fruit and
be-1E r-e equal u those grown anywhere. The
Americans required 70 make success IN Cuba are
nose o -T1-s--oEs habits Ttrh small capital.
IS 80 y y @ saG1 mere great future;
o15r he--e- prospects Investors should 20 In for
growing either oranges, lemons coffee. cOC0arurs
"a "a ne amount of Iaad and the CAPITAL invested
Fer larger capitalists there Is great deal OF
ger and asbestos
General Wood regards the country districts as
s1ceec-nEly Iealthtul. as has been exempliAed by
9he condition CT the troops who have been ex-
cePconal-y healthy. there having been this year
D1y tsw cases oc yellow tever and those directly
:-soes5ls 70 large ci-tes. This too is what is
knew a yellow fever year. and yet there has
been nothing approaching an epidemic, only & few
Ecz-tsrsd eases. mostly IN Santa Clara. General
Wood thinks Z 100 soon 70 speak definitely about
the success q municipal government II Cuba
Es tas elections have only 5us- taken place. but
rom 81 indications he believes II will prove 8
success
The people generally" said General Wood are
E-Iols for the proposed constitutional convention,
which Il al probability VIII be held this fall
There are many men. however. even among the
noEt ardent believers II ultimate Independence who
desire 70 make sure OF things and 60 slowly This
6 ire opinion q those whose interests IL the island
srs deepest rom property standpoint
The PROOF q The order now existing IN the isi-
End Is the fact of TIE withdrawal Of large portion
Y the troops, which has been done upon my ad-
Woe though i- IS z0r likely that vii be with
crswu Immediately, unless regiment of infantry
should De required for any special purpose IN which
case could be spared Except II The provinces OF
Santiago and Puerto Principe the rural guard VIII
Be EpA- - and divided. becoming the mounted p0-
Lee q -Le different UlGLtctDa lilies
re General added that probably the most in
portRzc work accomplished since he became Gov
e--or-Eenera1 the holding CT the general cleo
l.ons- but considerable had been done II the es
Tat.3sh-snc and equipment OF schools snd the
Putting t--o effect Ct the new school laws which
are basel largely those OF the State OF Ohio.