The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-19

loudly voiced opinions Of Cuban mcapacity
for sslf-govemment. Il naturally fol-
lowed that "a doubt OF the good faith OF
the United States devel ped even within the
opening days OF the American occupation
The doubt persisted up 60 the very time OF
the transfer Of sovereignty In May, 1902
Mr.. Robinson goes on to say that 'apolo-
gists for our conduct Of Cuban Affairs are
disposed to ridioule this assertion but u re-
mains fact that our attitude and our ac-
tons in Cuba dur ng the first year OF the
occupation Ia q the foundat on for preVa-
lent belief in the island that the United
States intended to stay in Cuba IN
spite OF the Teller amendment to the
10 mt resoluti on In our authors
opinion, the weak point In our relations
with Cuba during 1899 lay in our failure to
work directly aud Enthusiastically toward
the fulfment Of the pledge expressed
in the amendment just named. The strong
point lay in the fidelity with which indi-
vidual representatives Of the Govern
ment Of Intervention discharged the du-
ties that were placed in their hands. IL
Is Mr.. RObinson's conviction that one fact
in the work Of the first year has been I'M
duly overlooked 1t has become the Gus
tom to give the credit for our achieve
ments in Cuba 10 Gen. Leonard Wood,
the successor Of Gen. Brooke. The truth
is our author testihes, that the broad
foundation and no small part Of the main
superstructure Of our work in Cuba we're laid
and built during the first year Of our occu-
patton. To the untiring energy Of Gen.
Ludlow is really due the credit for the
cleansing Of Havana. Gen. Brooke began
the establishment Of schools. Bliss in
the Custom House; Ladd in the Treasury;
Greble in the Department Of Relief Work;
and a score or two Of efficient men In other
and subordinate departments in Havana
and other cities. all had their work In eX-
ceent running order at the close Of the
year 1899, when Gen. Leonard Wood sue
Oeeded Gen. Brooke az Military Governor
Of Cuba" Then a material change oc-
CURED. The new incumbent reversed the
system which had been evolved under his
predecessor. Gen. Brooke's Cuban APP
pointees had made a tool Of their chief.
Gen Wood made tools Of his Cuban APP
pointees. Gen. Brooke's cabinet had es-
tablshed an elaborate bureaucracy. Gen.
Wood essayed autocraoy, and met with
notable success in his efforts
1t Ia we'll known that Gen. Wood was made
Governor General OF Cuba on the strength
Of the reputation which he had acquired
by virtue Of the success attributed TO him
in the capacity Of administrator OF the
Province OF Santiago. On page so Of the
book before us we learn just what basis
there was for this reputation. Current
report says our author, credited him
lGen. Wood, with the installation Of a
system Of sewerage in the city OF Santiago
by which that place was transformed from
a centre OF reeking pestilence into veri-
table health resort. II is true that a system
Of sewer pipes was laid. But, up to the
time when this volume was penned, no use
has been made Of those pipes. sewer
system obviously involves a water system.
Without abundant water to Flush them
sewer pipes are more Of a menace than a
benefit, II opened TO house connection. The
water system Of the city, installed by the
Spaniards in earlier days, was a trivial
affair, and utterly inadequate for sewerage
purposes. For more than six years after
his departure from Santiago, Gen. Woods
famous sewer system remained a system
Of useless pipes from lack Of a water supply
which would have made them effective