Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
UPHOLD CUBAN FINANCES
OUR OFFICIALS SCOUT CHARGES
OF EXTRAVAGANZA.
Legation Makes Reply to Alleged
Criticisms Of Bishop War
rem Gambler.

The Cuban legation has issued state.
ment denying charges alleged to have
been made by Bishop Warren Gambler
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
that crisis was feared in Cuba becaus
Of extravaganza on the part of the gov.
eminent.
Bishop Gambler, who is visiting Metho-
dist missions in Cuba, was reported to
have declared that excessive taxa ion in
order to cover the budget would cause
trouble in the country. The Cuban lega-
ton, quoting figures at length, AYERS that
the finances of Cuba never were in better
shape than at present, that the banks are
handling business to their capacity, that
the crop conditions are good and the
country and people generally prosperous.
The Cuban statement, in part, follows:
1.-The finances of the republic have
never been in better shape than at the
present.
Plenty Of Sugar.
Sugar and tobacco crops are excellent
with good prices. The approximate pro-
duction Of sugar this year is 1,70O,OOJ
tons, the largest crop Cuba has ever pro-
duced.
'.All the banks on the island are doing
THE department of public works has
completed, since February, 1909, to the
present dale, go kllometers of macadam
roads, without counting bridges. cuiverts,
construction and repairing of buildings
such as public schools, courthouses, hos
pitfalls, prisons and government office
buildings.
1.-The department of sanitation has kept
the good STANDARD in public health in
augurated under Maj. kean during Gov.
MagoLn's administration. Havana city
can we'll boast of being the cleanest city
in the world, considering its area, p.pula-
ton and enormous business traffic.
1.-The post Office and telegraph depart
ment is daily increasing the number OF
stations and putting UP new lines to the
remotest villages Of the island.
Large School Attendance.
1.-THE attendance of children at the pub
lie schools during the last year shows
marked Improvement over previous years.
Statistics of the department Of justice
prove crimes have diminished and crimi-
nal procedure has been consider ably
shortened by the activity of the cour>~-
THE appropriation for the department
of agriculture has been doubled, and spe-
cial attention is being gwen to the sugar,
tobacco and fruit crops.
1.-The urban and rural police are COM
posed of competent and active body OF
men, and the army is under careful anu
constant training and practice.
1.-The customs receipts are larger TINS
year than last, with an increase of lm-
ports of 1895 per cent, and exports IN
creased 27.56 per cent during the last nine
months, compared with the same p II
of 1908. The enlargement of the budget
Is due to the establishment or new de
partments and public services authorized
by decree Of the provisional government
which the republic has organized.
1.-The general p osperity of the country
and the order prevailing throug hout was
amnha sized in the annual CT nfere~ce OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
held at Santiago January IA, Bishop
Gambler presiding. being the largest neid
in the history of the Cuban branch or the
church. There were thir.y-two ministerial
delegates present, whose reports for the
wear demonstrated a very chee.fui con.
dition of affairs in every department. OF
the church, although Cuba is a Catholic
country