The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-16
TO PROTEST AGAINST
AMERICAN MISRULE,
Eminent Lawyer of Havana Talks
of Corruption of Cuban
Administration.
WORSE THAN SPANISH RULE.
Outrages Have Been Committed
Against All Sense of Decency
and .Justice-Political Graft
ers Getting Rich.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington, Aug. 15.-The half has not
been told of the gratis In Cuba under the
Mckinley occupation, according to the
stories brought to Washington by Doctor
Jose Anto Frias. a lawyer of Havana. for
merly Mayor of Cienfuegos, and a profess
sor in the University of Havana.
Doctor Frias has come here to make
protest against the orders of General Wood
which initiate against the university in a
manner that the Spaniards did not dare at
tempt. despite the fact that the Spanish
Government regarded the university as a
hotbed of revolution.
Corruption Rules in Cuba.
The fact. however, that the secretaries Of
public instruction, public works. justice and
finance, of Cuba, have been appointed to
prefessorships in the university where they
will be well taken care of, as to salary af-
ter their usual terms as island officials ex-
pire, IS not the most startling expose that
follows the scandals connected with the
Rathbone-Neely and North American Trust
Company affairs
In conversation with your correspondent
to-day Doctor Frias recited matters coming
under his personal observation which lead
to the conclusion that the whole adminis-
tration of affairs in Cuba by the present
Republican administration of the United
States is honeycombed with intrigue, fraud
and corruption.
1t appears. according to Doctor Frias,
that the Fidelity Security Company of
Maryland Is enjoying privileges in Cuba
equal to those accorded to the North Amer
I ican Trust Company. in which the brother
| of Perry S. Heath1 now secretary of the
| Republican National Committee, figured
| conspicuouSly.
Mckinley's Nephew's Soft Snap.
| Every person required to give bond in
] Cuba. according to Doctor Frias, must OBJ
| tain it from the Fidelity Security Company
Of MARYLAND; This company has an abso-
| island. and the Cuban manager of this cor
| poration. according to the same authority.
| Is young man named Miller, who l.; said
; to be a nephew of President Mckinley; at
| least. he is introduced such relative TO
| persons OF authority in official and busi-
ness circles. The profits of the company are
! said to be enormous.
The Pan-American Express Company, ac
! cording to Doctor F'rias. obtained con-
| tract with all the railroad companies of
! Cuba. by which it was to secure tie carry
| ing of the baggage of all passengers. The
| company is controlled by Americans, at the
! head of whom is General o OBierne. now IN
A protest was made that the contract was
| In violation of the state regulations OF
| Cuba. General Wood, it Is said issued an
! order canceling the contract-ostensibly-
; but afterwards suspended the order in some
| manner, and now the express company is
| reaping handsome profits through It's mo-
| nopoly.
| other Evidences of Misrule.
| 1t Is said that for the rent of the ground IN
Pasa Caballo, the American camp in Santa
| Clara Province, which brought $lGO per year
under the Spanish regime, $500 per month is
! now being paid. 1t Is not known who gets
! all the benefit Of the great increase OF rent.
The waterworks Of Cfenfuegos. 1t Is also
declared. were taken away from the muni-
cipality and given to one Lopez Villa, to
conduct as a private enterprise. This was
| done. it is declared, against the advice or
| General Wilson, In command OF that prov
ince. and Major Bowman. the local COM
mander.
| 1t is also reported in Washington that
much dissatisfaction exists throughout Cuba
over the basis of representation accorded
to the various departments for the conVen-
ton which is supposed to formulate a con-
stitution and provide for an independent
government
1t is said that the representation has been
made very small and that some departments s
have more representatives than they ought
to have, while others have many less than a
fair apportionment would give to them. The
conclusion arrived at Is that the admins
tration here has figured the whole thing out
| so as to secure convention 1t can easily
control and 1t Is also conjectured that IT Is
designed to have the convention conclude
that the Cubans are not yet ready for inde-
|