New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-11
WANTS 4 CUBAN NAVY.
GENERAL LACRET AGAIN BREACHES HIS
sCHEME-A PRICE ON JUSTICE


sCHEME-A PRICE ON JUSTICE
Havana. June 10-General Iacret has brought
before Governor-General Wood the plan which
| he originated last year for forming q Cuban
navy, 10 be composed az the outset OF sixty YES
sells having in view for the present the p-otec-
ton Of Cuban fisheries and the prevention %
smuggling. He desires that all the naval prop
erty be turned over 10 the Cubans and thar a
large stan be employed the naval arsenal in
repairing ships which could be made self-sup-
porting. IN the scheme many officers are ar
ranged for. together with numerous clerks o. de-
partments and sub-deparIments. Last year The
entire plan was rejected as unnecessary II being
felt that twelve small revenue cutters would be
adequate and that these could be maintained
much cheaper in connection with the customs
department. General Wood takes the same
view, ard the Cuban navy therefore will prob
ably remain n allegiance until Cuba Is inda-
pendent
Cuban Justice IS recognized as having be-
come merely & matter OF dollars and cents and
the Cuban lawyers seem 10 object 10 all reforms
For instance the charge against Secretary Souzs
OF the Cathedral Court who was arrested Fri
day night for bribery. has not been referred 70
by any Havana paper printed in Spanish One
editor. when the case was called 70 his attention
said he could not afford 10 antagonize men hold
ing such positions Even though marked money
was found on Souzas person. and the CONVEX
sation between him and Carlos Bacarrisse IN
which he said that justice cost money was
overheard by a detective whom Bacarrisse had
employed al the suggestion OF Governor-General
Wood II is still felt that the Official will not be
punished
\ similarly gloomy view is taken with refer
ence 10 the outcome Of the Custom House fraud
cases. The Post" this morning said:
The relations existing between those CHARGED
with this crime and the members Of the court
before which they will be tried hay~ led the ac-
cused 10 brag openly that they Will come our Of
the struggle without scar.
4 brother OF one OF the accused is a son-in-
law Of the Chief Justice. In criminal matters
about the only protection Americans and other
foreigners have is the court OF Captain Pitcher
Police Magistrate. but he has very limited
power. the extent Of the penalties he may en-
force being ten days $40.
The banquet given by the Executive Commit
tee OF the Spanish Casino 10 the captain and off,
GERS OF the Argentine training ship Presidente
Sar1niento caused much enthusiasm among the
Spaniards Senior EspinOsa. speaking in the
name OF the Cuban press and proposing the
toast TO the Argentine Republic, said;
The Spanards in Cuba are glad 10 have an
opportunity OF showing their regard for the Ar
gentine Republic. an ofrshOot OF the old coun-
try. All OF them, and many other Spaniards
elsewhere. are interested in seeing the balance
OF power maintained in America The only way
OF doing this is for the offshoots OF the mother
her in the hour Of trial that the sympathy en-
gendered among the offshoot nations by the re-
cent losses more than counterhalance these. Ar
gentine sailors come 10 Cuba sad although
viii serve TO bury painful memories and 10 teach
the inhabitants OF Cuba that they do not belong
should work toward preserving the individuality
Of Cuba