New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-29
IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL,
NO FRICTION OVER NAVAL STATIONS
MAJOR GORGAs's DEPARTURE.
Havana. September y

Havana September ~
President Palma. despite the attacks made upon
him by the dsgruntled Cuban press. continues tne
work OF reconstruction with the same hxty OF pur-
nose he has exhibited from the start He Is no
less optimistic about the future OF the island tnan
he was when be assumed power four months ago.
nor has all the tremendous pressure brought upon
him caused him to change his policy. he has not
devtated one step from his conservatism. His IN
huence Will prevent many mistakes by the Congress
The radicals the legislature have already talked
over plans for attack on the Platt amendment
The President said significantly TO The Tribune
correspondent that he contemplated no compat2n
against the measure
The location naval and coaing stations fer the
United States" he said. 'Is the most important
question In this connection. OF course the Cuban
people viii a naval station
Havana. They want other flag than theirs in
this capital Their location must be determined
by some reasonable agreement As to the main
tenance of sanitary system. the question OF in
ternaI peace and the making of loans these are
all common sense propositions which, with with
out the Platt amendment. would adopt We
would certainly look carefully after the sanitation
we would maintain peace and we would borrow
money without taking OF the sinking fund and
interest"
President Palma also talked OF the excellent pos
sibiIities for Cuban agriculture He said:
I shall encourage irrigation, Cuba grow
isins here. and hemp. too. is being grown
The President will not appoint successor 70
Emilio Terry. who resigned as Secretary OF Agr4-
culture until Senior Zaldo. Secretary OF State re-
turns New-York and the matter has been
talked over by the entire Cabinet
Major w c. Gorgas. U. S. A. formerly military
chief or sanitation IN Cuba. will sail next Saturday
on the steamer MORO Castle for New-York HA
is to report Washington No American ofactal
who has done duty here under the government Of
intervention has gone away from Cuba with mora
good wishes from the Cubans than he. The people
have for him genuine feeling Of gratitude and Il
was for the purpose of expressing this xratftuda
that President Palma entertained Major Csor9as
at dinner last Saturday night
It Major Gorgas. first civil chief Of
Havana and then military chief OF Sanitation
OF the entire island who stamped out yellow fever
He proved by experiments that the disease vas
spread solely by mosquitoes In a Surprisingly
short time he accomplished what the Spanisk
authorities had been unable or unwilling TO do
Kidding the country OF the much dreaded yellow
tack" and turning Cuba into one OF the healthiest
from what was for years the hlthiest and most
sanitary land in the tropics.
Cuban Government would follow faithfully the
system of sanitation installed by military xov
eminent Just how well the latter succeeded IS
TENDER Is since there has been a case OF yellow
fever reported Then there was only one case
Major Gorgas. il is understood here. Will have
along the route of the Panama Canal