The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-22
PREFERS TO TEACH IN CUBA
superintendent Frye Does Not want
to BE School Comm, issioner.

superintendent Frye Does Not want
to BE school Commissioner.
HAVANA, Dec superintendent Frye
has published letter addressed 20 the
teachers of Cuba, in which he says It IS
rumcred that owing to in-health the
present school commissioner has resigned,
and that many requests have been made
by teachers that he Frye be appointed
in his stead. Mr. Frye declares that he
is convinced that if the present commits
Sioner has resigned another Cuban should
De appointed to the place. He asks the
teachers not to make any more requests
that he be appointed, as he would Tot
accept the position He does not wish 10
have anything to do with the executive
part of the school work, but desires to
remain a teacher He would rather te a
teacher in the humbIest school in Cuba
than rule the world.
Mr. Frye recently published another
letter addressed to the Cubsns, in which
he said that the words Of the Cuban na-
tionaI hymn should be changed in order not
to offend the feelings of Spaniards, who
are therein called towards. The Spaniards.
he said, were the ancestors of the CuDans.
The hymn should also be changed where
it says that the Government OF Spain Is
not feared, to read that no foreign Gov
eminent is feared. The "Diario de Ia
Marina" says that the old reading does
not offend Spaniards. but should offend
Cubans. who should not be supposed to be
capable of fearing anything after not
having feared American Intervention
Mr.. Frye's first letter, in which he ap-
peais to Cubans to make nation OF Cuba,
is we'll received by the Cubans, but Amer
leans regard it as sentimental. It Is said
that Mr. Frye wants to become Governor
CT Cuba, but he says this idea is ridioEE-
lous. He adds that he has never culti-
waited acquaintance with any Of the Cuban
leaders and that his object in writing the
letter was to stimulate enthusiasm for
the schools.
4 number of Spanish bankers have called
On General Wood and informed him that
they we're disposed TO take up the Havana
city loan OF SIS, GOO, 600. They, however,
wanted recognition by the military gov
eminent OF the legality of the loan IN or
der to make il binding on the succeeding
government They also want the income
from certain municipal properties pledged
! for the payment OF interest. The bankers
say they have made no arrangement with
American bankers. though they count on
them for support They would make the
loan through Senior De Armas-
Collector Bliss has written 10 General
Wood concerning the order from Washing
ton allowing officers of the army and all
who are IN the employ of The Government
TO have Christmas presents brought into
the island free OF duty until February 10.
He says that last year there were many
employees in the custom house and post
Office VINO held high appointments from
Washington. This year there is none in
the custom house and consequently he
thinks the order should not apply TO the
ordinary American employees who are do
ing the same work as Cuaans and who dc
not hold direct appointments from Wash
ington. Otherwise an inTidio1s oistinc-
| ton might be made between Cuban and
/ American employees.
The Conservative papers are calling at
/ tention to an article published in the RE
/ view of Reviews" which virtually declares
that Cuba Is self-goverping colony
These papers consider that the aTsisle sas
/ inspired by the Administration, and point
| out that the revolutionary papers have not
protested against 1t. They declare that
/ this fact is a good sign. rs it shows 9
/ change for the better IN the JacobiEs. who