The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-31
YANKEES MAKE A
HIT WITH CUBANS
100000" CHANCES FROM THE
NATIVES SHOW HOW TICKLED
THEY ARE AT CHANGE.
OPEN ARMSEVERYWHERE
Says Report on Conditions Just Issued,
BY War Department-Wha OFF
fcuties That Yet Exist Are
Not Serious.

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/ partment T. sued statement today
concerning the situation in Cuba,
which indicates that the unse tied cor
ditions in Santa Clara Province are
ngt alarming. and that the labor tron-
Bile in Camaguey is net serious. In
explanation of the Santa Clara trouble
the s.atement says:
On Christmas evening a dispatch
was received from Governor Ma
goon saying that he had received
word from some plantation owners
expire sing fears cf depredations #
the small bands OF robcbrs under
ood to he infesting the province OF
Santa Clara and he accordingly or.
/ jered practice marches of two troops
Of cavalr.' in hat province. He also
mentioned the existence If a strike
| in Camaguey which might possibly
| lead 10 some disorder
! The statement continues:
"A let ar under date Of December
90 has been received from Governor
! Magoon which contains the following
pa sage: The present situation is
fun Of hope and confidence that the
provisional government will have no
occasi n to deal with a public upris
! ing. The continued tranquility Of the
island under our administration is as
satisfactory as anything can be in
Cuba.
The Canaguey Strike.
He also SAYS with reference TO the
strike at Camaguey:
There is d fair prospect Of a
strike BY the worlmen in the railway
hops in Camaguey. and | sen, 80 ar
tilerymen there last night, and this
morning am advised that the matter Is
Enninportant.
The following has beea received by
the department inia private letter from
mill airy officer hclding a high sta
ton in Cuba. under date Of December
l22: Everything goes on quietly here,
and there is no marked change in any
respect. VIE have continual ntima-
ton from all sorts OF sources that
matter what happens in the elections
one side or the other will take to the
woods
Il suppose an Anglo-SaXon will
never understand these people, anil
can neye- hope ID do So They arr
something like children who tell ghost
stories o each other until they fright
en- themselves to. a poiat whore they
cannot sleep Apart from mutterings
such as I have referred 70. and which,
in my opinion, amount to nothing at
this time there is nothing to cause
any uneasmess at this time. IN fact
our rule has been so quiet ard orderly
and the presidents injunction to re-
frain from hurting the feelings or
wounding the susceptibIlilies Of The
Cubans so strictly observed, that the
people welcome the troops everywhere
and get down 10 work wherever they
appear.
overawed BY Soldiers.
"The daily reports ind cate hat the
practice marches and the reconnais-
-agce parties which are moving
around the island in every direction
are having most salutary effect
Under instructions from headquar ers
one Of the principal duties Of he offic-
ers in command is to reassure the
pc Pile quiet the'r nerves and induce
them TO go to work. This they seem
to be doing, and the cu ting of cane
and planting Of obacco are going On
quietly and steadily everywhere The
only objection that could possibly be
raised again { the system is that the
feeling os securi v which the peopi'
have from the presence Of 70 ps is 50
gratifying that they may i0.n ang
party which might be formed to delay
our departure.
"Onc of the most marked features
Of this situation is he number Of
houses that are being built throughout
the co ntry districts On q ride Of q
miles from here into the country 70
ward Mariel ] counted 50 new hcusee
eoiug up where they was not one in
process Of construction after our ar
rival in Havana There is a regular