. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 11 In a report issued by Gen- Calls It eral Rivas, Havana's chief ail of police, is the statement Exaggeration that idleness and mendi- cancy prevail to a degree as to warrant corrective steps. Gen. Rivas finds an increasing and most alarming indisposition to perform any use- ful labor, which results largely from the prevailing passion for office hunting which affects Cubans of all classes. These office- seekers, the general says, throng the en- trances of all governmental departments, pestering the chiefs for appointments of any kind without the slightest re
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 11 In a report issued by Gen- Calls It eral Rivas, Havana's chief ail of police, is the statement Exaggeration that idleness and mendi- cancy prevail to a degree as to warrant corrective steps. Gen. Rivas finds an increasing and most alarming indisposition to perform any use- ful labor, which results largely from the prevailing passion for office hunting which affects Cubans of all classes. These office- seekers, the general says, throng the en- trances of all governmental departments, pestering the chiefs for appointments of any kind without the slightest reference to competency, but merely in the guise of politicians demanding recognition for ser- vices either allegede to have been rendered, or to be given at the coming election. While this rush for offices is going on. General Rivas says, there is a constant unsatisfied demand for skilled workmen and for labor of all kinds in city and coun- try. Worse than this, the general finds a rapidly decreasing number of young Cu- bans employed in factories and in the va- rious trades, so that the indications, he savs, are that ere long Cubans will be di- vided into two classes—beggars and office holders. Which leads the Pittsburg (Pa.) Dispatch to say that such a pessimistic view '"must be, if correctly reported, a purposely exag- gerated review of the ; It says, "it is impossible to conceive that there are so few Cubans engaged in industry, agricul- ture and business as to justify such a sweeping indictment. If that were even ap- proximately true, where could the govern- ment find means of maintenance, to say nothing of the people themselves? Yet Cuba's commercial progress has not been reported so impaired as to indicate any- thing of the ; Railzi'av Mail' Service There was established on October 6th a train mail service between Santiago de Cuba and Bayamo, using the new line established be- tween Santiago, Palma Soriano and Ba- yamo. By this daily and fa
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