The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-27
NO STATEMENT AT PRES SENT.
Result of the Cubans' Visit VIII Be
Made known L-ter.

General Leonard Wood was at the
White House this morning and had :
parting conference with she President be
fore returning to Cuba Accompanied by
Mrs. Wood whose chief object in coming
to Washington at this time ewas to see her
sister, who was in Pel1ip ElIiie the lega-
tons were besieged. General Wood viii
leave Washington tonight for Jackson
vile. and from there viii &c to Havana
The Cuban Commissioners, who bade the
President and Secretary Root gOod-by
this morning. viii leave Washington to
night for New York and sail for Havana
on one of the steamers OF the ward line.
Speaking of the visit OF the Commis-
sioners and affairs in the island, General
Wood said:
AS to what statements have been made
and what decisions and agreements have
been reached between the President and
Secretary Root and the Commissioners.
can say nothing now In fact. there is
an understanding to the effect that moth
ing shall oe saiG in this respect until
after the Commissioners have returned to
Cuba Then it is probable that some
statement viii he made.
The Commissioners occupy. a very deli
cate position and are the subjects for at
tack by the various conflicting political
parties in the island. II is not fair that
these papers should be afforded an oppor-
! tunity to make their attacks while the
Commissioners are here. Hence it has
| been decided to say nothing as to the re-
suit accomplished at preseft. 1 can say,
however, that personally, socially, and
officially all of the Commissioners are
| very much pleased ana thoroughly salts
| fied with the cordial manner in which
| they have been received and the hospi-
| tally extended them.
AS regards Cuba, conditions generally.
| are very favorable, particularly so when
| considered in the light of the situation
as it existed two years ago Then the
| island was in little better than a state
| of chaos There was not a organized nu-
| nicipality, not a school in operation. there
| were no hospitals, no money, no stabili-
/ ty in anything. Now every town is Or
| ganized and its government Is moving
| along smoothly, there are $3.50 schools.
| and more than $500 teachers with 49,
/ V0 children in attendance. Nearly 81
| t90,07p has been expended during the past
/ two years for hospitals, training schools.
! and nurses. The best talent has been
| brought from New York for this work
! and the island is now in a .healthful con-
| dition- Not a municipality. has a dollar
| of outstanding Indebtedness incurred
! since the American occupation, and there
is ROW a surplus of s1,501,000 in the Cuban
treasury.
Some mistakes have undoubtedly beer
! made, but what man or body Of men is
! free from error Some things have beer
/ done which it would have been better tc
| have left undOne or to nave done differ
! entity, but human Judgment has never beer
/ infaIIible.
| Cuba must be judged by net results
and these. it must be admitted. have beer
! favorable II must be remembered that we
| have had 10 deal with a people differine
from Us in race, religion, and the genera
| character Of institutions, with a people whc
have been misgoverned for hundreds o
years. which has made them suspicion:
| and inclined them to think all men de-
ceptive- OF course. there are cranks any
| dfsturbers here and there, but. on the
! whole, the Cubans have very friendly
feeling for the United States and are con
| tented and happy
Our people travelling through the isl
| and are treated everywbe eye with tbs
| greatest courtesy and consideration. Two
years ago we were feeding about 20O. 90
people, now they supporting and
! a visitor passing through Havana woul(
not see to exceed half a dozen hegga rs
| So It must be conceded that the condi
ton Of CUBA at present is satisfactory