The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-18

non struggles ana Jtndnc1Gt up
heaUal, is coming fast into promi-
nence again through reUival of
its prosperity Friendship of the
United States IN practical form,
first eGtended IN 1898, is again the
cause. IN Cuban-American history
General Enoch H. CroaUder, 1oW
reconst1ucting the islands finances,
bids fair to rank Nth General
Leonard Wood, a0ho cleaned up
Havana and enforced sanitation
after the aOar of 1898.
What General CroaOder has &C
complished IN the feao months that
he has been In Cuba IS told graphi-
cGlly IN the accompanying article.
BY GEORGE F. AUTHIER.
Copyright. 1921, by THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington ID. c., Sept. II.
Attest information from Cuba shows
that the tangled affairs OF the
Island are becoming disentangled
and the country is again approaching the
highway to prosperity. This happy out
threatened the necessity of American in
tervention has made possible an appraisal
of the work. performed by Major-General
Enoch III. Crowder, to whom was assigned
the task of bringing order out of the Cuban
chaos
When General Crowder was sent to
Cuba by President Wilson, in the closing
days of the last Administration, his task
was comparable to that of the man as
signed to carry the message to Garcia. 1t
was acknowledged that Cuba was in ser-
while the finances of the island were mex
tricably confused. The situation was not
definitely known in Washington but Gen.
eral Crowder was told to proceed to Ha
vana, find out what the trouble was, and
remedy it If possible
Within few months he had Strengthened
out the political tangle while the financial
problem is on the point of being solved
Will Remain in Cuba
OHtI w OTk is FInISheQ
General Crowder has not completed his
task Continued in his mission by Presi.
dent Harding, he will be retained there
until the job is finally completed. The
Cuban Government has just authorized the
appointment of commission which will
review the revenue situation of the island
evolve methods of reducing expenses and
of raising more Governmental funds, re-
write the Cuban tariff law and generally
brush up the entire revenue machinery of
the Government. General Crowder will be
an ex-offcio member of this commission.
will sit with it at every session and will be
it's chief adviser.
When this is done his work will prob.
ably be regarded as completed and he will
be given a well earned rest.
Just at present the Cuban Government
is negotiating directly with the State De-
partment through special mission, headed
by the Cuban Secretary of the Treasury
Senior Gelabert, for permission to float an
American loan of $50,000,00O. Under the
Platt amendment, all loans of this charac-
ter must be approved by the American
Government. An additional domestic loan
of S40,000,000 which was under considera
tion, has been discarded upon the advice
of General Crowder and of the State De-
partment DIS probably unnecessary.
The external loan OF $4,000, 900 has not
yet been approved by this Government, but
II is expected 1t will finally meet the o. X.
of the State Department.
The financial situation with which Gen
eral Crowder has had to cope may be Wis
ualized when 1t is recalled that, when
President Zayas assumed the Office of Pres
dent of Cuba he inherited from former
President Menocal deficit of S46000,000
while customs receipts and internal rev.
enues had been reduced almost to the van
ishing point.
In the last year of Menocars Admins
tration the Governments expenditures
we're S134, 100000. AS a result of General
Crowders advice this has been so reduced
that the budget for next year amounts to
S64,000,O00, or a reduction of S70,000,000
This budget Is being subjected to further
pruning and il Is hoped to reduce IL ma
terially from the amount now estimated
II Is also anticipated that the revenues for
the next three years will approximate s7s.
100000 annually.
Wild Extravaganza Ends
Soon After General Arrives
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