The sun., 1900-07-30
GEN. WILSON PLACES
LITTLE CONFIDENCE
IN THE Chinese
lie says he Regards Ii Hung
Chang as Being an Hon
est Diplomat.
IS ON HIS WAY TO CHINA
Was Interviewed at the Manhattan
Hotel, New York. and Spoke in
an Interesting Manner of the
Cuban People, Whom he
Says Expect Independ-
ence, and Also of
Affairs in China.
Special to The Sun.

New York, July 29.-General James
H. Wilson, who arrived from Cnba Fri
day night on the Ward liner Yucatan,
was released from Quarantine Yesterday
afternoon, and will proceed for China to-
day. General Wilson spent almost
year and q half in Cuba as Governor OF
the Provinces of Matanzas and Santa
Clara. When seen at the Manhattan
Hotel he said:
'The thinking people of Cuba unques
tionably desire the emancipation OF the
island as soon as it can possibly be ac-
complished, and the Administration
could make no happier move, so far as
the Cubans are concerned, than to hand
the government Of their country over to
them. They expect the Americans to
keep their promises in this respect, and
they are not suspicious OF any intention
to do otherwise.
"Unfortunattly the recent scandals in
connection with the postal department
have serve to lower the estimation in
which the Cubans have held the Ameri-
can Government and character. AL
though they were used to the thieveries
of the Spanish officials, they were shock
ed TO find that some Americans were not
above reproach. They expect, however,
that the guilty ones will te adequately
punished, and have not heard the be-
lief expressed that Charles F. W. Neelv
will be protected and not extradited by
| the American government.
| General Wilson stated that in his
opinion troops could be withdrawn from
Cuba without any fear of endangering
the peace Of the island and that there
was no necessity OF maintaining the
army in that country.
| In regard to the reorganization of the
Department of Justice in Cuba, General
Wilson said that he doubted the wisdom
of making any changes in the laws or the
method of procedure. He said that, il
correctly a ID effectively enforced, the
present laws would be quite good
enough.
With conditions in China General Will
son is familiar, having spent over year
travelling through tnat country, especial
| ly the northeastern provinces, and he
wrote book ON the subject, the second
edition of which was published by the
A opetons in 1895 General Wilson says
that he would not put much faith in the
veracity of the majority of the Chinese,
high or low, but he excepted Li-Hung
| Cnang, whom he considered an honest
| diplomat.
General Wilson is of the opinion that
the Empress used all her power to protect
the Ministers, knowing what their mas
sacre would mean to China. He believes
that Prince tuan and the Empress are
engaged in death struggle for supre-
macy, and that Prince Tuan has turned
the dissatisfaction among the poor
classes to the fuitherance of his own
plans.
General Wilson will leave San Fran
cisco on the America Maru, Japanes Sc
mail steamship, on August 8. He ex'
poets to make the trip from Matanzas to
China, a distance of about l2,0 600 mies
in twenty-six days, which will be nearly
record breaking time.
Met the General.
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson, daughter o.
General Wilson, and her husband went
to New York to meet him on his arrival
General Wilson was accompanied by his
two daughters, Misses Catharine ano
Eleanor Wilson. 1t is expected that Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson will return to Will
mington today accompanied by the
Misses Wilson.