New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-21
GEN. WOOD HERE FROM CUBA
TELLS OF RAPID PROGRESS OF THE
ISLAND AND CONVENIENT
OF PEOPLE.

General Leonard wood, Governor-GeneraI OF
Cuba, arrived yesterday on the Ward Line steamer
Fucatan from Havana He started al noon for
Washington. and will return TO Havana by way Of
Tampa, Fla, leaving probably on Wednesday
night General Wood said:
I came up from Havana at the request Of the
tl9enI ana 70 make PREPARATIONS 70 take my
up again during the winter I shall return TO
havana before the end OF October. IN order to be
hand for the Constitutional Convention vbicb
meets November . next Affairs are quiet In
Cuna, ana the people are busy preparing for the
than for many years. The recent increase in gel
low fever cases is attributed the large irIg-a-
munes and are susceptible to the disease moi only
on TINS account, but from the fact that they have
~ conception OF sanitation However, we are
making arrangements TO establish a quarantine
SysseL OF Oetal-llng tnern on hulks until they can
ne forwarded through their destinat tons in the
country districts OF course many will stay in
Havana finding employment in the warehouses
o-LCs' Gu W Z mus 5Aps-I 20 ma cases or
yellow fever among them The Spanish immigra-
ton has been very heavy, no fewer than forty
thousand individuals having arrived since last Oc-
In preparation for the Constitutional Convention
the Cubans will have 10 settle five or six cases of
disputed election shall not interfere with what
policy to permit the Cubans TO manage every de-
tail Of their constitution M king Tisb 70 svoi5
all imputation of having medded in this most i'm
future cr3ira+fon aesf7st the T4T+e5 S POSSIBLE
affair will be entirely Cuban, and I shall limit my
to declare ii open There will be absolutefv nofb-
ing that De tortured into the shape OF Ameri-
can coercion. As TO the constitution which the
convention Will adopt suppose IL viii closely re-
semble that Of the United States. No draft Of a
constitution has been offered for consideration by
any one authorized 70 represent the United States
Government. The delegates themselves I under
stand. have many drafts drawn from a busy study
OF all republican constitutions, from Argentina's
10 that Of this country Doubtless there will be
warm competition OF CodsIS, Dut N their own
they will probably finally settle, as I have said
upon something ike our own instrument.
I might add that Il Is al error as complete as II
is laDentable believe that any discrust OF the
United States exists in the minds Of the CUbaus.
A few indictments there are, OF course, but they
serve no attention. I assure you that the people
Of Cuba in the highest degree friendly 70 the
United States TO the Administration and to the
resident representatives or the Government With
this friendllness go perfect confidence in the pur
pose OF the United States TO redeem every promise
and unqualified contentnent with present progress
TIE march Of regeneration in Cuba mas been TOO
swift allow the rneanest Intelligence Of any hon
est Cuban 10 miss it, or to fancy that his liberia
tim revolution has been worked Almost 10000
children attend the schools. whereas under the
Wonders have been cone IN me way OF sanitation
hence reduction Of % per cent IN The death rate.
rot TO mention other almost incredible benedcent
As to concessions. none have been granted in
Cuba since the United States assumed control
When the municipal charter, now offered 10 the
people Of Havana. is adopted, I think il shortly
viii be, the city viii acquire the power OF making
contracts one OF The first be let viii be that
- T0a1yy vii
nave the same opportunity bid that other con-
tractors viii have-uo more. no less
General Wood said that he could not say how
soon the United States would relingush control o.
the island but that much depended upon the action
of the Constitutional Convention
General Wood was accompanied by his aid,
Lieutenant Frank r Mccoy. who had been tso-
Dor Of Havana. in order 20 make up his period OF
Gus ranLine.