The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-02
Gen. Wood as Governor Is the Right Man
In the Right Place, He Says.
HIS RULE IS iS FIRM AS IT is WISE.
Some Of lhs focp's Az impatient for immediate
EslabIshmln. Of an Entirely Independent
4. Government ssibhes Of The IsIcnd.

Washington. April 2-The sub-com-
mlttee OF the senate. consisting OF SEN
ators Platt OF Connecticut. Aldr.ch and
Teller. which went to Cuba for. the pur-
pose of persC.,ally Investigating condi-
atoms on the island. with view TO in
aeliigent action by congress with re-
spect 10 Cuba has returned TO Wash
ington. Senator Platt, chairman of the
sub-comiqittee, last night authorized
the following statement concerning the
b-committee's observations.
I'VE inquired as carefully and com
pletely as we could with the limited
time at our disposal into the condition
Df the people OF the island. their needs
and the prospect Of the establishment
OF an independent. satisfactory and
stable government by and for the peo-
pie of Cuba. Ii may be said OF all
classes in Cuba that they are looking
10 the establishment of an independent
government. a Cuban Republic. few
are impatient and wish for immediate
and complete Independence. Others
are less impatient believing that suffi-
cient time should be taken 10 avoid
IN stakes and set up the .new govern
ment on such firm basis as to in
snre its success and permanence. All
are looking forward to the municipal
elections that are to take place In the
latter part OF May, regarding such elec-
tions as the first step toward the es-
tablishment of the new gofernment.
Much VIII depend upon the result of
these elections. The problem Is COM
pncated by the fact that self-govern-
ment is an uirtred experiment by n
people who have had little opportunity
Ctts 1t- &c ,atfta fnln fat1 tC
necessities or its responsibilities.
A GOOD ADMINISTRATION
1--WE were very much impressed by
the evidences of good administration
of the affairs OF the island under Gov
\ ernor General Wood. He has a very
difhcult and complicated problem to
deal with. conditions growing out of 800
years of Spanish IN sruie and the con-
sequent character OF the people of
cuba make every step in its solution
embarrassing. but we are convinced
he is the right man in the right place
and that his administration, though
firm, Is as gentle as possible and cal
culated TO lead the people wisely To the
establishment OF an independent gov
ernment which shall have close rela-
tions with our own and in which the
interests both OF the people OF Cuba
and Nne United STAKES shall be surely
observed
There are great possibilities in the
island. 1t is fertile. has great natural
resource and is capable of supporting
a population four or five times larger
than IL numbers at present On the
whole there has Been marvellous recu-
perations since the declaration OF
peace, and II needs Anne -'ican capital
and American enterprise which nesi-
tate as yet to go there. English and
German capital seems more confident
and Is being invested. ourely our own
people ought to have as much conf
uence in the future of Cuba as foreign
ers have. On Nne whole. we were MUCK
pleased and encouraged. The people or
the United states and Of Cuba should
ankle exercise patience. beng assured
that thereby progress will be most GER
tain.
MIR. TAYLOR'S VIEW.
New York, April Elm talk on the
situation in Cuba. Hubert G.. Taylor of
Bro cklyn. who has just returned from
"A six weeks trip through Cuba and the
Wes, Indies, said:
II have high hopes for a bright flu
ture for Cuba. AS far as | could learn,
all the best citizens i'm Cuba who want
good government are de.srous of an
nexation to the United States. English
money is pouring into Cuba fast. Ow-
ing To the fact thal Englishmen are
more accustomed 10 investing i'm colo
nial securities, they seem 10 be more
ready TO invest IN cuba than the Amer
leans. AS for the country districts OF
Cuba, they are as healthy as almost
any part of the United States
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