The evening times., 1900-02-03
FAIRS IN CUBA.
The -ecretH as Public works Ex-
nt.l.. ~. Authority.


cr.Gs Ets Authority.
II EENt . A misunderstanding
regiiftIE rE of Governor General
Woo a.-.. sing the functions OF
the c. re 81. t.1.i and limiting those OF
the u.iI+su althsrities when possible
has sa saUrf .UHafc,, Secretary of Public
Wor 81 e. authority. He has
publ 1.6 .u 3aeta OfciaI' an order
annulll { between the Pan
Anne mpany and the rail-
road lmpany was given a
mon ress business. The
act at- Ina.E p. the long continued
prott aI "..gaa's, it being alleged
that He eal I ces were 80 per cent
high, ,hsa ,fa tgreement contained
in tn char ur air Dads. The charters,
howe r. ON freight rates.
= a g.. um States, the express
H.aaa n freight charges.
4e..ued that the best in
0untry demanded the an
al contract He warned the
@. intention without, however.
gl 4 the military authorities n
hr a..r.r Had General Wood been ne e
Ea H.' )bdbly have done so, but in
--t Senor Villalon went ahead n
i- possibility.
rsss people appealed to Colonel
-t.. he acting head of the mi itary
este aent. Colonel Richards a-ke
lalon to suspend action until
Woods arrival. Senior Villalon
that he could not do so. and he
.-r VAS published in the 'Gaceta. -
aa life Colonel Richards communicated
. feneral Wood. who directed that the
-tl be suspended until his return. 1t is
."aH-ful II Senor Villalcn has any authority
the railroads.
Fle old department of pubic works CON-
jed the departments of agriculture, con-
rec, and mines. Railroads were then
thin its purview. Since the division into
80 departments. public works and mines
agriculture, and commerce. railroads will
probably fall under the head of commerce,
of which department Ruls Rivera is see
retary. This is another point for General
Wood TO settle SenOr FilalCn's mistake
vas natural under General Woods order.
but it is not believed that the Governor
General will permit the Cuban secretaries
to go so far as 10 issue orders Of this char
acter.
II each secretary was empowered. with
out consultation with the Military Gov
crnor to issue orders which would be par
amount TO the laws of the county endl- IS
confusion would result. However anXioJs
General Wood is to give the fullest swirg
to the Cubans in the management OF their
own departments the necessity for ore
central source on executive authority is
bound 10 be recognized and insisted upon.
Under General Brcoke's regime every gen
eral order issued from division heldquar-
tiers was placed on file there and was read
lily Obtainable.
Narciso Gelats. Charrtan of the Havana
Chamber of Commerce. has written TO
Perfecto Lacoste. as president of the Gu
ban Planters Association. declaring that
the letter and intent of the Foraker-reso-
luton are not carried out. as there have
been violations of the tariff. changes be-
Ing made admitting crude petroleum in
favor OF the Standard Oil Company and
that orders permitting the landing of Il
new cable by the Western Union TelC-
graph Company and establishing differen-
tial coffee duties in favor OF Porto Rico
which are prejudicial to the Cuban bean.
have been issued. None OF these changes
was asked by or is in the interest of The
people of Cuba. Senior Gelats says that
while he would gladly see the resolution
modified so as TO permit the creation of
provincial mortgage and loan associations
ture, he is opposed to its total abrogation
He believes that the resolution has been a
check on the intervening government.
which otherwise might have granted con-
cessions that would have been harmful
TO Cuba's future. His view is not shared
by majority of the commercial element.
The Cuban Planters Association has
been endeavorfng lately by correspondence
to ascertain the views of leading Cubans
in all parts OF the island concerning the
advisability of urging the repeal of the law.
Many answers have been received which
are divided into two classes by the asso-
citation, political and commercial Those
looking at the question from the political
viewpoint are opposed to the repeal of the
resolution because of their suspicious of the
American Government. The commercial
in the main. favors notifications
to permit special concessions varying with
the minds of the writer's.