The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-25
llAGOON REPORTS
ON CUBAN AFFAI IRIS
Shows Country is Now Ready
to Govern Itself With
Perfect Safety.

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WASHINGTON. D. O., Jan. s5-
In bis second annual report for the
year ending December lsos. to thel
secretary OF War. Charles e. NIagoon.
governor OF the provisional admins
tratipn Of the government % caba
which win come TO an end with the
inauguration OF President Jos Miguel
Gomez next Thursday states that the
provisional government Of Cuba has
proceeded satisfactorily during the
hast year. During the two and one
half years Of It's existence there has
been a condition of peace and tram
GUILTY In the island thar Is screditable
10 the highest degree. All Of the
flaws which the Peace Commission. of
t1s06 deemed Indispensable have been
either enacted or are now so far ad-
vanced IN process OF enactment that
shey will become laws before the
termination Of the present govern
ment. In addition. many other laws
essential to the welfare OF Cuba have
been enacted. During the last year
two important elections. have taken
place, namely the municipal and pros
yIncial election and the national cleo
ton both of which were conducted
without confusion or disorder. The
national election marks an epoch in
the history Of Cuba. The registration
for both elections was secured by a
national census,
The. provincial administration has
been able to meet not only the usual
and ordinary expenses OF the govern
INIT but in addition thereto to dis
charge the cost OF the instruction,
including the obligations incurred by
the government in attempting to pro-
vide for the national defense, also the
damage inflicted by the insurgent
forces. It has also discharged large
amount of interior Indebtedness of
the Cuban government including the
execution OF the contract for the pur-
chase OF the church property eptered
into by the military government in
1901; It has maintained the Rural
Guard at force fixed by the Cuban
congress at the time OF the insurrec-
ton of 1906, being an excess of 2.400
over the size OF the rural guard prior
to August, 1906: IT succeeded in extir-
pating an epidemic of yellow fever
prevailing In the island at the time
the Provisional Government was es-
tabllshed
The Provisional Government has
done much for the sanitation of the
cities and towns of the island, and in
addition entered upon and made sub
stantial progress in the execution OF
a broad plan of public improvements,
including road and bridge building.
harbor improvements. water works
the erection Of court houses. custom
houses, school houses slaughter
houses. market houses, and other mu-
nicipal works; also the construction,
repair. and reconstruction Of the char
table. penal and reformatory instf-
tus.ons; rebuilt and extended the
government telegraph and telephone
systems. increased the number Of
post offices and improved the mail
service; accomplished many reforms
in the customs house and adopted the
methods to encourage and promote
trade and commerce. Especial atten.
S!on has been given to expanding and
increasing the efficiency Of the pub
lie school system of the Island. in
struction in English being introduced
and special attention devoted to in
structon in the domestic sciences.
While on the establishment OF the
Provisional Government there was
apparently s1O,OOO.oOO In the Cuban
treasury, yet of this amount the Gu
ban congress had by special laws an
propriatcd approximately $4,000. 900
for various pubic purposes In. addI-
ton to the regular budget. There
were numerous acknowledged and
audited debts OF the Cuban Republic
remaining unpaid, and a number of
additional obligations incurred as a
result of the instruction ana tho re-
sulting Increase of the rural guard
1t was also manifest that 1t would be
necessary to pay large amount be-
cause Of damage due to the insur-
rection. An examination OF the treas
ury within a month OF the establish
ment OF the Provisional Government.
showed an estimated deficiency ar
S4.O0oSoe0 after meeting existing OBJ
legations. In making this appraIse-
ment 1t was necessary to estimate the
cost TO Cuba of the instruction M
1906. Results have shown that this
estimate was something over $4,000
O0e less than what proved to be
actual cost OF this brief disturbance.
Il As a result of this condition Of NE
Cuban treasury it was necessary
Temporarily 10 suspend a number 81
the special acts OF the Cuban Congress
appropriating money. IN order to an
ply these sums to Iiquidate obligations
Of the class heretofore indicated.
All Indebtedness OF the Provisional
Government up to and including No