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Show WHAT D. S. ACHIEVED Uncle Sam's Work in Cuba Is Detailed. GOVERNMENT IS ORGANIZED Department of Sanitation Was Admirably Ad-mirably Administered, tho Death Rate Decreased and Yellow Fever Practically Stamped Out of the City of Havana Every Dollar of the Ilfty-Seven Million Dollars Collected Accounted for, Over Two Million Turned Over to Republic. Washington, Aug 10 The rture.itt of Insular Affairs of the oA nr depaitment has perpared a statement showing what the United Stntes achieved during the occupation of Cubi fiom the tlmo the mllltniy government was established, July 11, Wis, until May 1102. At the close of hostilities In Cuba. It Is stated the country was In n slate of devastation and ruin both In Its polltlcnl organisation nnd Its Indus-tilnl Indus-tilnl condition Without precedent to guile, nnd ninny of Ibeni without previous pre-vious experience In Slate iirfHlrs. the oillcers of the United Slates army ui once dcrlook to set up n form of gov en tent which would provide sultl-cient sultl-cient revenues fnr the Immediate needs and which might be devoted Into u staple and lasting system custom iioi'Bi: opp.vnD Sixteen custom houses were estab-Usher, estab-Usher, one nl the chief poit Havana, and others nt the prlnilpnl sub-ports of the Island, and tnrirfs weie put In force The prlnclpil chunges In the tariff ta-riff have been the gradual induction ot duties on export fiom time to time, until April 1, 1901 when these duties were entliely nbnllshed Postottlces were opencel throughout the Island nnd native postmasters were appointed. Mnj-o than 300 postotllees weie established Theie was established a department of llnanie, presided over by a general treasurer, and six provincial treasurers, one for ench prov Ince Subsequently these piovlnces were redistributed nnd formed Into eleven so-called IIschI zones Theseolllects conducted the ns. sessment nnd collection of coiiveyuuce Inheritance coiiiincitl.il and Industrial taxes and ndmlnlrlercd Internal nlTalis muulclpnl schools hospitals, public works, fostering Industries, nnd stocking stock-ing farms and pi mtatlons Thousands of blood cnttle nnd horses' were purchased pur-chased and resold to the natives on easy tenns. enabling them to resume wnik, which would not otherwise have been possible school nousr.s piiovidud. The mnnhei of school houses provided nenrly equal those In this count! y for n corresponding nrea There was constructed a telegraph line connecting with the prlnclpnl cities throughout the Island nnd maintained by the Unlled Slates Signal corps. Public roads wero opened throughout the Island, which together with the ninmrui lion linn iri'iirin in niKcn, uiicu been of Incnlculnblo bene lit to the inhabitants in-habitants stih:i:ts or rn n:s paved. As a sanitary measure the streets ot many of the cities were paved nnd extensive ex-tensive systems of sewerage construct- The harbors of the Island were greatly great-ly Improved, an admirable system of buoyn nnd beacons were established, goternment warehouses und docks were lepilred and constructed, and regulations, regula-tions, conforming to those in vogue In this country governing the lnrliors of the Island weie established MILLIONS OP DOLLAltS IIANDLKD. The total revenues from all sources collected dm Ins the occupation was JS7J00 000 nnd the expenditures therefrom there-from $ il.TJO 000, the remainder having been turned over to the Ilepublle of Cuba nt the time of the wlthdiawat of United Stntes nuthorlty, May 19, no: A fealur of Ihe expense account In Cuba vvnt4 occasioned by the condition of the various municipalities, all of which showed large detictts In their annua budgets In the lineal year lt99 mote tnun one million dollars was cou-ttibuted cou-ttibuted to defrny these deficits, and thereafter the schools, police and municipal mu-nicipal hospitals and chnrlttes weie maintained entirely nt the expense of the Insular government. Tills condition condi-tion has been largely overcome, and the mijorlty of the municipalities are now self-sustaining. Tho following shows soinii of Ihe expenditures made from Cuban, tcvenues: Justice and public Instruction. 11101m llurnl Kimrd and administration f.II'.'U Agriculture, lnelustiy nnd commerce com-merce . . . 1 123 845 II tracks and quirter . 2 512,1,12 Public buildings, works, ports nnd harbors .... 6 tr.,M0 rhurltliH nnd hospitals .... ei:sft-,7 banllallnn . ... 0 9)3,157 The buildings selected for barracks and qunrters for tho nrmy were used only tempomrlly by the troops, und when put In thorough repairs and good sanltnry condition were turned over to tho municipalities us hospitals. Many of the most completely appointed hospitals hos-pitals In the Island have been lilted out in this way onh nooi) nnsuLT. That tho administration of the Do-pnitment Do-pnitment of Sanitation was Judicious and thotnugh In its results Is nppareut In Iho large decuasc of the death rate In the Island blnce modern sanitation measures have pievalled The death us eighty and ninety In the thousand rate prior to this time had been as high but dec-eased to less than twenty-three In one thusand, nnd during the season Just opened when ellow fever was foimerly nt Its helg1, Iluvniu was entirely en-tirely free fiom 11 epidemic. v sritiUD or nisi i: puuvuntrd. Tho marine quarantine conducted by the United States Marino hospital service serv-ice has been effective In preventing the spreud of contagious diseases1 and this seivlce has gieully aided the other of-tlcets of-tlcets In their crforls to establish health-ful health-ful conditions The gulf Slates of tho Union have also ptoflted by these mcas. ures 00Vi:nNMP.NT OKOAN1ZHD. All branches of tho government were organized and hud been gradually put Into the hanels of native oillcers who had been associated In the respective departments with American administrators, adminis-trators, whereby opportunity was given for u full understanding of our methods meth-ods ot government The former assistant auditor under the American ndmlnlstratlon became the audllnr for the new republic, tho assistant treasurer became the treasurer, treas-urer, tho nitlve ndnilnlstrntors of Justice, Jus-tice, tlnance public Instruction nnd public vvotks continue to hold olllco undo! un-do! the Cuban government. A clear title to the buildings, roads, whurvis nnd school house.) passed to the Cubun people. |