New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
NAILS FOLLOW THE FLAG.
AMERICAN METHODS AND PRINCIPLES
APPLIED. so FAR AS LOCAL con-
DITIONS PERMIT.
, Emory Smith. In Golfers Weekly.

Charles Emory Smith In Golfers Weekly
pdT3e ne Extension % Of the American postal service TO
slons and TO Cuba as our ward tor the time being.
Sati e oI De most interesting features of the new
spain The mails at least follow the flag, The expsn
sion or the postal system is accomplished fact IL
Ken TO be Developed and Perfected but has
methods. their energy Integrity and thor
onShneSs for the old corrupt, uncertain. ir-ospon
sloie administra ton is a revolution in itself.
No one can realize the greatness and value OF the
former service Those who are ONLY accustomed ned
70 the che1pness regularity. reliability and
utter looseness and decentralization which marked
the other Islands of Sna %3 'e ] mails n N |qp9 i a1 @
Hmsrca [Ih Page OF ge2eTa staJerenS When The
found mass of registered mail matter embracing
over two thousand pieces coverirE three or four
years or accumulation and containing declared
These pieces had collected through long period.
been mads ,, I5tfriE,I, .I- 1[ SUiI et Isd
GERS immediately delivered all OF the letters ad-
spain ''''-' u S'''' 10 tue 7s'''efS II
But the story of the old regime which was TO be
sacredness in the mails, There was no assurance
thha letters would not be examined or would reach
o1ces but at outside agencies. and it is said that
oined and the letters thrown awaV There Vas
no free delivery The carriers who made the teIiv-
cry were paid by fees which they were allowed TO
smaller places when the mail arrived it was dumped
To- ofir
were were allowed TO sort over the pile and select their
The plan was to model the postal service Of
Cuba on that OF the United States applying our
tions would permit The frsr thing y3s ~ iDsnirs
confidence in the integrity of the mails stamps
was prompt: free delivery was established: carriers
G Tgie rot allowed 70 Gnrge any zee collections and
Ned and made sacred; the money order system
and great popularity, the railway mail service was
CoinnPietTty reorsan!zed. and the handling OF the
/ y M St-vca car
and carried on In a separate and secure cornpart-
The introduction of the money order system
~ TspeCiaaE Was a9seiher new and proved eminent
had greatly needed such facilities, but had
no banks in Cuba. The methods in vogue In more
aTaabIS The mercbant Sr H0'S{ 10 eXSnaHSfs & are not
70 70 send money TO Havana lacked The means with
money order service on the lines Of the system IN
m sne n,G nIeG & Stats supplied the channel which was
h SHOWN by The surPrisng extent of its use Fer
Sued S aaanns 81 in S the ' e9Sy 90 SF I @ SsF
while for the second quarter m number ~ cTsers
was nio2 and the aggregate amount $40 13t q.
both number and agsregate being substantially
how quickly general coHnJenGe was Inspired and
now now ready the people were to avail themselves Of
nlan which assured security, prompyness and cheap
ness Indeed the efficiency and economy of the
sign II came to be used for large banking
The ruling principle which has guided all this
work has been 10 make a Cuban service for the
perts organize and direct the system and 10 train
the Cpbans for efficient participation hut the pur-
smallest number Of Americans compatible with
these requirements and To the natives wherever
. possible. The roster shows that there are $50
pi3yes N the postal service of Cuba OF whom only
IVt are Americans. and these chiefly IN the de-
nartment headquarters and the Havana pOStOf4Ce
There 21S postottices on the island. of which
-2l are In charge Of Cubaus The remainder are. for
the present under the direction OF American sctins
poStmasters. who are nStructinG their sUo0rdnates
ana hitting them TO assume control As fast as
these assistants become qualified they MADE
postmasters and the Americans retired. In this
way the Cuhans Will have the benefit OF American
methods. while holding the service In thAx ~